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Background to Special Interest Groups | Special interest groups (SIG) are specific groups of members within the NZMS, originally created in 1997, to enable networking and encourage interaction between microbiologists with similar interests.

Purpose | The founding of specific SIG should:

increase communication between group members

encourage collaboration between microbiologists

increase public awareness of microbiology by acting as media spokesgroups

contribute to the organisation of the NZMS Annual Conferences

arrange meetings in specialist areas of microbiology

disseminate information through the newsletter

liaise with the relevant Australian Society for Microbiology SIGs

Currently there are four active SIG:

Education

Eukaryotic Microbiology

Food Microbiology, Water- and Food-Borne Disease

Microbial Ecology

Currently there are seven inactive SIG:

Medical Microbiology & Infectious Disease

Immunology and Serology

Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Microbial Systematics

Molecular Microbiology

Plant-Microbe Interactions

Virology

Note: If no convenor is listed for the SIG in which you would like to take part, please feel free to contact the secretary and put your name forward to act as convenor.

new(s) at NZMS

> 12. September, 2011 | details of the new collaborative AusSM/NZMS postgraduate research travel award announced ... more

> 12. September, 2011 | details of the new student speaker award for NZMS2011 announced ... more

> 05. October, 2011 | RSNZ have announced that they are preparing a consultation on the HSNO act and are calling for input ... more

> 23. December, 2011 | the deadline for applications for the AusSM/NZMS research and travel award has been extended to 31. January, 2012 ... more

frequently updated

> NZMS2012 | the 57th annual scientific meeting (world famous (and) in New Zealand) will be held in Dunedin; early-stage planning is now underway ... more

> AGM2011 | the next annual general meeting of nzms will take place at NZMS2012; documents related to this years AGM be available shortly ...

> Conferences | national & international meetings of interest updated ... more

> Jobs | positions in microbiology & related disciplines are frequently advertised ... more

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