NDPIA members are invited to participate in the symposium "Bacterial Membrane Vesicles – Function and Implications" 15-16 February, 2018 in Tromsö, Norway. The symposium is offered within the framework of the Norwegian Graduate School in Infection Biology and Antimicrobials (IBA).

Link to information about the symposium

All NDPIA members who want to participate in the symposium are required to submit an abstract to bvm@uit.no and present their research orally (if selected) or at the poster session.
Please use the abstract template found via the link above (under the green registration/application button).

Application and abstrac submission deadline – 15 January 2018
Link to registration/application

NDPIA members are offered free accommodation in Tromsö 14-16 February (via IBA) and NDPIA co-funding of travel costs up to a maximum of SEK 3000.

Questions related to the symposium can be addressed to bvm@uit.no.

If you are admitted to the symposium, please contact Anna Mazzarella (a.v.b.mazzarella@ibv.uio.no) as soon as possible and she will book accommodation for NDPIA members in Tromsö.

For application of NDPIA co-funding of travel costs, please send an e-mail to anna.holmstrom@umu.se after having been admitted to the symposium.

Information about the World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2017 can be found via:

http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week/en/

Related Twitter chat 14 November, 15:00 GMT:

http://email.id-hub.com/q/1HfawwzYo9VKhn2s21qTW/wv

NDPIA members are invited by the collaborating partner the Norwegian National Graduate School in Infection Biology and Antimicrobials (IBA) to participate in:

A) The IBA Annual Meeting (Oslo, November 13^th-14^th 2017)

Link to additional information and registration

Registration deadline 8 September

Poster presentation 13 November is mandatory for NDPIA members

B) A Symposium on Microbial Symbiosis, advanced PhD course (University of Oslo, Blindern Campus, November 14^th-17^th, 2017)

Link to additional information about the course

Registration deadline 13 October

Application to participate in the course is to be made via e-mail to Anna Mazarella (a.v.b.mazzarella@ibv.uio.no) with a copy to Anna Holmström (anna.holmstrom@umu.se).

Confirmed speakers (for the symposium):

For questions related to the activities, please contact Anna Mazzarella (a.v.b.mazzarella@ibv.uio.no).

The number of seats for NDPIA members at the meeting and at the symposium are not set yet (if fully booked 10% of the seats will be reserved for NDPIA members).

NDPIA members are offered free accommodation in Oslo (via IBA) and NDPIA co-funding of travel costs up to a maximum of SEK 2000.

For application of NDPIA co-funding of travel costs, please send an e-mail to anna.holmstrom@umu.se after having been admitted to the activities.