The International Society for Microbial Ecology is the principle non-profit scientific society for the burgeoning field of Microbial Ecology and its related disciplines. ISME fosters the exchange of scientific information by organizing international symposia as well as specific workshops, sponsoring publications, and promoting education/research. ISME provides services to the scientific as well as the wider community.
The ISME symposia, organized every two years, are the largest international meetings addressing the wide range of topics in Microbial Ecology.
The next meeting, ISME15, will be held in Seoul, South Korea 2014. The ISME Journal (owned by ISME and published by Nature Publishing Group) currently holds impact factor 8 and addresses interdisciplinary microbila ecology.
The society enjoys close collaborations with other key scientific organizations, and has established effective scientific interactions in all geographical regions through a network of scientific leaders who serve as ISME National Ambassadors.
ISME is registered at the Chamber of Commerce in Arnhem, The Netherlands (#09191073).
