Scientific Programme
and Poster
The Congress will offer 4 Plenary Lectures, 6 Plenary Sessions and 3 Parallel Sessions for oral presentations selected among poster contributions.
Venues
The Opening Lecture, the first Plenary Session and the Welcome Cocktail will take place on September 17 at the Rectorate of The University Roma Tre (Viale Ostiense 133).
The SIMGBM Congress will continue at the Department of Law, Roma Tre University, from September 18 to 20 (Viale Ostiense 163-165, 260 meters from the Rectorate).
How to get there
From Fiumicino “Leonardo da Vinci” airport
You can take the “Leonardo Express” direct train from Fiumicino Airport to Termini Station.
The train takes 32 minutes and runs every 30 minutes (from 6:23 to 23:23).
Train tickets can be purchased at automatic machines or ticket offices at Fiumicino Airport and Termini Station.
For timetable and further information visit http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en.
Then you take the underground from Termini train station.
From Termini train station
From Ciampino airport
You can get the coach TERRAVISION SHUTTLE from Roma Ciampino Airport to Roma Termini Railway Station (and back). Tickets can be purchased from booths at Ciampino airport (opposite the arrivals hall). For timetable and further information visit http://www.terravision.eu.
Then you take the underground from Termini train station
You can take the bus to the Anagnina underground Station (terminal station of the underground). The bus runs every 30 minutes until 22:40. Route time about 5 minutes. From there, take the underground (Line A) towards “Battistini/Termini” and get off at Termini.
You can take the bus 720 to Laurentina. Then you walk about 3 minutes and take the underground (Line B) to Basilica San Paolo.
Registration deadlines
and fees
ON MAY 5
Deadline for early registration with abstract submission
€ 290
(Professor, Researcher, Assistant Professor)
SIMGBM Member Junior Participant early fee:
€ 140
(BSc, Master, Specialization, PhD student, research fellow)
SIMGBM Non-Member Senior Participant early fee:
€ 390
(Professor, Researcher, Assistant Professor)
SIMGBM Non-Member Junior Participant early fee:
€ 190
(BSc, Master, Specialization, PhD student, research fellow, younger than 31)
Deadline for early registration without abstract submission
€ 290
(Professor, Researcher, Assistant Professor)
SIMGBM Member Junior Participant early fee:
€ 140
(BSc, Master, Specialization, PhD student, research fellow)
SIMGBM Non-Member Senior Participant early fee:
€ 390
(Professor, Researcher, Assistant Professor)
SIMGBM Non-Member Junior Participant early fee:
€ 190
(BSc, Master, Specialization, PhD student, research fellow, younger than 31)
Deadline for late registration
€ 420
Junior Participant late fee:
€ 200
Important notes:
Registration fees must be paid by bank transfer or credit card.
Receipt will be sent by email after payment is cleared.
To benefit from the SIMGBM member reduced fee, membership payments must have been paid regularly including 2025.
SIMGBM Member Junior Participants (BSc, Master, Specialization, PhD student, research fellow) must submit an official studentship certification.
SIMGBM Non Member Junior participants (BSc, Master, Specialization, PhD student, research fellow, younger than 31) must submit an official studentship certification.
If older than 31, SIMGBM Non Member participant will be considered as a Senior Participant.
Registration will be considered complete only after payment is cleared. Please, make sure to take care of the payment with greater advance if payment is handled by a University or Society administration.
Please remind that SIMGBM is a no profit scientific Society and has no VAT number but only Tax ID number (Codice Fiscale). SIMGBM will issue receipts and not invoices.
After August 22, registrations will only be possible on-site.
Abstracts
ABSTRACTS ARE ACCEPTED EXCLUSIVELY DURING ONLINE REGISTRATION.
Submitted abstracts will not be considered if the corresponding registration payments are not received within June 30.
The abstract should be submitted by the presenting author only.
The abstract text must be no longer than 250 words.
In the registration form you will find details for abstract editing.
During the submission procedure, the presenting Author must choose between oral and poster presentation and indicate a specific session (A, B, C):
A: Microbial genetics and genomics
B: Environmental and industrial microbiology
C: Interactions between microbes/viruses and their hosts
The Session Chairs will review all abstracts proposed for oral presentations and will select 12 abstracts for each session among those presented by young researchers. Selected abstracts will be granted by FEMS.
- Participants selected for oral presentation will be notified in due advance.
- Non-selected abstracts will be presented as a poster.
- Abstracts selected for oral presentation can be presented also as a poster.
Abstracts
Title (Arial black, 10pt)
Presenting Author, Authors (Arial, 10pt)
Affiliations (Arial, 10pt, italic)
Text (Arial, 10pt) – Max 250 words
Posters
Poster size is 70 x 100 cm (width x height).
Poster number will be indicated in the Abstract Book.
Further details on poster sessions will be available before the Congress.
Welcome Cocktail
A Welcome Cocktail will be offered to all participants on September 17, at 19.30, on the terrace of the Rectorate of the University Roma Tre and a Jazz band will play live music during the event.
Participants are kindly requested to indicate if they will attend the welcome cocktail upon online registration to the Congress.
Social Dinner, Music and Drinks
Social Dinner will take place on September 19, h 20.30, at the Restaurant “Il Biondo Tevere” https://www.albiondotevere.it/
The restaurant is located in Via Ostiense 178, at 3 min walking distance (200 m) from the venue.
Menu – See map
After the dinner, the night will follow at the Circolo degli Illuminati, a cocktail bar/Disco, where participants will enjoy some music in a private room
https://www.circolodegliilluminati.it/.
The entrance includes a drink.
This cocktail bar is placed in Via Giuseppe Libetta 1, at 5 min walking distance (350 m) from the Restaurant.
See map
Participants are kindly requested to indicate whether they will attend the event and any particular food requirements upon online registration to the Congress. The cost is € 50,00.
Hotel Information
Since there will be the Jubilee and September is peak season for tourists, we suggest to book the hotel as soon as possible.
