June 23 2013

A one-day meeting Trends in the diagnostic as aspergillosis will be held in Paris, France, on June 23, 2013. The meeting focuses on diagnostics and azole resistance of Aspergillus species. Registration is compulsory here; the program can be found here.

July 3-5 2013

An EMBO Workshop on AIDS-related Mycoses will be organized in Cape Town, South Africa, 3-5 July, 2013. For information, see here.

July 18-20 2013

The next FISH: Fundamentals and Applications Workshop will be held at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP), Oporto, Portugal, 18-20 July, 2013. Following a very successful workshop on FISH (Fluorescent in situ Hybridization) held in Riga (Latvia), we now present a follow-up workshop on FISH technology with a strong component of microbiology, including method development, troubleshooting and novel advances in the area. Participants also have the opportunity of a “hands on” experience of the technique in a one-day practical course. Apply quickly here as the deadline has already past. Download the flyer here

July 19-20 2013

The Scientia Akademie organizes a series of German-language workshops on Infections in Intensive Medicine. The next issues will be in Landshut, Germany, 19-20 July, 2013, and in Osnabrueck, Germany, 16-17 August, 2013. Full information is available here.

July 20 2013

A one-day symposium on Invasive fungal infections will be held on 20 July, 2013 at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, in Ponekkara, near Kochi, Kerala, India. For information and program overview, click here.

July 21-25 2013

The 5th Congress of European Microbiologists, organized by FEMS, will take place in Leipzig, Germany, July 21-25, 2013. This large congress also contains sections of medical interest. This is the website.

July 31-16 2013

A course entitled: "Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis" will be organized in Woods Hole, USA, July 31 - August 16, 2013. This dynamic course provides state-of-the-art training in molecular methods for studying fungal pathogens and fungi-host interactions. Full information can be found here.

August 4-6 2013

At the next BIT Congress on Microbes, WCM-2013, see here, also a section on medical mycology will be organized. The congress will take place in Chongqing, China, 4-6 August 2013.

August16-17 2013

The Scientia Akademie organizes a series of German-language workshops on Infections in Intensive Medicine. The next issues will be in Landshut, Germany, 19-20 July, 2013, and in Osnabrueck, Germany, 16-17 August, 2013. Full information is available here.

August 19-24 2013

The Asian Mycological Congress 2013 will be organized in Beijing, China, 19-24 August, 2013. There will also be sessions on medical mycology. Click here here for further information.

September 5-7 2013

The 47st Scientific Meeting (MYK) of the German-speaking Society of Medical Mycology will be held in Tuebingen, Germany, 5-7 September, 2013. For information and preliminary program, see here. This is one of the larger meetings in medical mycology; the major part will be in the German language.

September 29-3 2013

The XIth International Fungal Biology Conference will be organized in Karlsruhe, Germany, 29 Sept - 3 Oct., 2013. The program contains several plenary reviews on themes in medical mycology. The full program and registration information can be found here.

October 2-4 2013

The 8th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics will take place in Scheveningen / The Hague, The Netherlands, October 2 – 4, 2013. The emphasis of the meeting will continue to be on novel technology and its consequences for (new) clinical molecular diagnostics. The format of the meetings will also be maintained: general, introductory lectures by internationally renowned experts in combination with free presentations in dedicated workshops. Poster session and industrial exhibits will be an integrated part of the meeting. In conjunction with the meeting a number of business meetings of the participating society and sponsors will be organised. For information and registration, click here.

October 2-4 2013

The 8th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics is scheduled in Scheveningen, The Netherlands, 2-4 October, 2013. For information, click here.

October 2-4 2013

The ISHAM Working group on Sporothrix is organizing the 1st International Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting will cover cell wall, host-fungus interplay, clinical and veterinary aspects, host immune response, genomics and proteomics. The website with Preliminary Program, Registration form and call for Abstracts will be available in the first week of March. For more information contact Leila Lopes Bezerra or Hector Mora-Montes.

October 11-14 2013

The 6th Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM) will be held 11-14 October, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Click here for the website. We will keep you informed when program details are released.

October 19-21 2013

The  7th Iranian and 2nd International Congress of Clinical Microbiology will take place in Shiraz, Iran on October 19-21, 2013. Participants from elsewhere in the world are cordially invited. Information can be found here.

October 30-31 2013

A two day hands-on training workshop on 'Yeasts of Medical Importance' will be held 30-31 October, 2013, in Manipal, Karnataka State, India. For information, contact Prakesh Peralam Yegneswaran prakash.youngisham@gmail.com.

October 31-2 2013

The 6th Mycology Masterclass will be heldat Mantra, Salt Beach, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia, on 31 October -  2 November, 2013. For information, click here.

November 4-8 2013

An updated program of the Course in Veterinary Mycology, to be organized by the ISHAM Working Group on Veterinary Mycology, and to take place in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 4-8 November, 2013, is now available here. For registration, click here. Deadline for application is 15 July, 2013..

November 14 2013

The yearly scientific meeting of the Belgian Society for Human and Animal Mycology will organize its next scientific meeting in Ophain, Belgium, on 14 november, 2013. The theme will be: ‘Health care associated fungal infections: epidemiology and prevention‘. The program is still in preparation and will be announced in a subsequent ISHAM News.

November 18-29 2013

The CBS Course in Medical Mycology will be in Guangzhou, China, 18-29 November, 2013. This course will be in Chinese and partly in English, with synchronous translation of the English sections. General information on the course and the city can be found here, and a tentative program is posted here.

November 29-1 2013

The next workshop of the ISHAM Working Groups on Black Yeasts and Chromoblastomycosis will be held in Guangzhou, China. Will have a combined meeting in Guagngzhou, China, 29 November - 1 December, 2013, entitled "The black fungi around us - harm and benefit". Click here for program and further information.

Januari 9 2014

A one-day workshop on clinical Fusarium and fusarioses will be held on the 9th of January 2014 at the PSG medical college in Coimbatore, India, in conjunction with the SIHAM conference held from 10-12 January. The workshop will consist of a combination of short presentations and demonstrations. For more information you can contact Savitri Sharma (savitri@lvpei.org)  or Anne van Diepeningen (a.diepeningen@cbs.knaw.nl).

Januari 10-12 2014

TThe 10th Annual meeting of the Society for Indian Human & Animal Mycologists (SIHAM) will be held in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 10-12 January, 2014. Full information can be found here.

Februari 26-1 2014

The 6th Advances Against Aspergillosis (AAA) will be hosted in Madrid, Spain, 27 Feb – 1 March, 2014. This is a major congress for anyone working with Aspergillus. Information can be found at the website here. It includes the Scientific Committee, hotel information, as well as dates for abstract and scholarship submissions. Please continue to check the website for conference updates as well as the list of faculty and the full scientific and social programs.

March 3-28 2014

The next Spring Course of Medical Mycology of the Institut Pasteur will be held in Paris, March 3– 28, 2014. The course will be taught in English and is aimed to microbiologists (MDs, PhDs and veterinarians) with previous practice in a medical mycology laboratory. The course will be divided into interactive lectures, bench sessions and panel discussions during 4 weeks. Application deadline is Sept. 30, 2013. For information and registration, click here or contact cnrma@pasteur.fr.

March 23-27 2014

The 12th European Conference on Fungal Genetics will be held in Seville, Spain,  March 23-27, 2014. For full information, click here.

March 26-30 2014

The 12th ASM Conference on Candida and candidiasis will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., on March 26-30, 2014. The program includes sessions on pathobiology, host-fungus interactions, infection and antifungal therapy; see here.

March 31-3 2014

Micom 2014, an International Conference on Microbial Communication will be held in Jena, Germany, 31 March – 3 April, 2014. Full info can be found here.

July 27-1 2014

The next congress of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) is scheduled July 27 – August 1, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. website

August 3-8 2014

The 10th International Mycological Congress will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, 3 – 8 August, 2014. This is one of the major congresses in mycology, with a significant medical section. This is the website www.imc10.kasetsart.org.