Microbiology and infectious diseases · Thu 29 Oct 2026 · London time
What’s new
9 new and 1 updated since the last run. The digest now holds 56 verified events checked against organiser pages, plus 4 unverified. A LinkedIn search for leads was also checked, and every lead was confirmed on the organiser’s own page before it was counted: 2 new verified, 0 unverified, and 1 existing entry updated with details from the organiser. 10 events have a deadline in the next 30 days; see the Closing soon tab.
Also worth knowing
- MICROCON 2026: 49th Annual National Congress of the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM) is under way now (28 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 (under way today)).
- Infection Control Unfiltered: Sharp Issues, Tough Choices (CIDS Chennai Chapter) is under way now (Thu 29 Oct 2026, 20:00–21:00 IST (14:30–15:30 GMT)).
- IDWeek 2027 is now confirmed on IDWeek's own submission page: 6–9 Oct 2027, Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston.
- ESCAIDE 2026 (ECDC, 18–20 Nov, Stockholm and online) is free; in-person places are full, but online registration stays open.
- By region: UK and Europe 43, US 5, India 5, Others 7. Courses and webinars 29; online or free 23.
For UK and European clinical microbiology, ID, AMS and IPC trainees (FRCPath focus). Prices and deadlines say “not stated” wherever the organiser’s page does not give them. Please check the organiser link before booking or submitting.
Closing soon 10
One row per event, with its nearest deadline in the next 30 days (to Sat 28 Nov 2026), soonest first. Day counts are from Thu 29 Oct 2026.
- 1day left12th Advances Against Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis (AAAM 2027)Nearest deadline: Early-bird registration closes (23:59 GMT) on Fri 30 Oct 2026 · Also: Abstract deadline (23:59 GMT) on Sun 1 Nov 2026Closes tomorrow
- 1day leftIDWeek 2027Nearest deadline: Session suggestion deadline (session proposals, not abstracts) on Fri 30 Oct 2026Closes tomorrow
- 4days leftESCMID course: The Structure and Position of AMS and Antimicrobial Stewardship Aspect of Management of InfectionsNearest deadline: Course registration closes on Mon 2 Nov 2026Closes in 4 days
- 8days leftBSAC Winter Conference: Infection 2026Nearest deadline: Poster abstract deadline (17:00 GMT) on Fri 6 Nov 2026Closes in 8 days
- 12days leftMicrobiology Society Annual Conference 2027Nearest deadline: Abstract deadline (23:59 GMT) on Tue 10 Nov 2026Closes in 12 days
- 14days leftESCMID course: Clinical trials, from generating the initial idea to reporting final resultsNearest deadline: Course registration closes on Thu 12 Nov 2026Closes in 14 days
- 17days leftMICROCON 2027: 22nd Annual Conference of the UP-UK Chapter of IAMMNearest deadline: Early-bird registration closes on Sun 15 Nov 2026Closes in 17 days
- 18days leftAntimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference (ACC) 2027Nearest deadline: Abstract deadline, poster and oral (17:00 GMT) on Mon 16 Nov 2026Closes in 18 days
- 18days leftESCMID course: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and ControlNearest deadline: Course registration closes on Mon 16 Nov 2026Closes in 18 days
- 20days leftESCMID Global 2027Nearest deadline: Abstract deadline (17:00 CET) on Wed 18 Nov 2026Closes in 20 days
UK and Europe 43
In-person and hybrid meetings in the UK and Europe, plus international or online events run by UK and European bodies. Soonest first.
Spotlight on AI in microbiology: Can machines discover function in the code of life? (webinar)
Microbiology Society (Microbiology Horizons journal)
- Dates
- Mon 2 Nov 2026, 14:00–15:30 GMT
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar with Q&A)
- Price
- Free to Microbiology Society members; £10 for non-members
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Part 2 of a three-part AI in microbiology series. Speaker César de la Fuente (University of Pennsylvania), on AI-led antibiotic and peptide discovery; chaired by Tania Dottorini. Recording for members only.
AMR Innovation Exchange (AMRIX): The challenges of placebos and regulation; experiences delivering infection therapeutic trials
Microbiology Society with the GAMRIF team at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- Dates
- Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Sign-up form for Microbiology Society members and MHRA invitees only; no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Open to Microbiology Society members only, or by MHRA invitation. Speaker listed as Fergus Hamilton (University of Bristol); the page's programme table carries an older session title, so check the page.
HIS Insight Webinar with IPC Partners: Behaviour change and IPC
IPC Partners with the Infection Prevention Society and HIS
- Dates
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 15:00–16:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (IPC Partners states its Insight Webinars are free to attend; the HIS page gives no price)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Updated 28 Oct after checking the HIS event page: accredited for 1 CPD point by the Royal College of Pathologists. Speaker Dr Giorgia Gon; co-chairs Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter. LinkedIn said 'one week left to register' but no closing date is given on the organiser pages.
Antimicrobial resistance: Steps Towards a Safer One Health Future (symposium)
University of Oslo (Scene Domus Bibliotheca), with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, NORSE and RESISFORSE networks
- Dates
- Fri 6 Nov 2026, 10:00–15:30
- Venue
- Scene Domus Bibliotheca, University of Oslo, Norway
- Format
- In person (streaming also available; a recording will be shared after the event)
- Price
- Free and open to all
- Registration deadline
- Sign-up link on the organiser page (in-person attendance); no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Programme covers sustainable access to antibiotics, AMR research, infection prevention and control, behavioural change in IPC (Michael Borg), antimicrobial market incentives and microbiota transplantation.
ESCMID course: Ethical dilemmas in infectious diseases (clinical practice, research and AMS)
ESCMID
- Dates
- 9–10 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Online
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an elective module of the ESCMID AMS Certificate programme (programme applications are closed); open registration for other attendees is not stated on that page.
HIS IPC Training Day: Reducing harm to patients and improving quality of care
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Tue 10 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Welcome to the Lab: Careers in Medical Microbiology (National Pathology Week)
Royal College of Pathologists with the British Infection Association
- Dates
- Mon 16 Nov 2026, 18:00–19:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (registration essential)
- Registration deadline
- Not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Aimed at people considering a career in medical microbiology.
ESCMID course: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses for guidelines development
ESCMID
- Dates
- 16–19 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Preliminary programme listed; registration status not stated.
UK-PAS paediatric antimicrobial stewardship webinar series (BSAC)
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), UK-PAS network
- Dates
- 18 Nov 2026; 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 17 Mar, 21 Apr, 19 May, 16 Jun, 21 Jul 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (per BSAC events listing)
- Registration deadline
- Not stated (register via the UK-PAS site, free account)
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Session times not stated on the pages fetched. UK-PAS site: https://uk-pas.co.uk/
HIS Innovation Forum: CPE and the Hospital Water Environment
Healthcare Infection Society (SPARC special interest group)
- Dates
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 12:30–13:30
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free to attend (recording for a limited time; longer access for HIS members)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Part of World AMR Awareness Week 2026.
IPC Partners Journal Club: Enterococcus, the surface survivor
IPC Partners
- Dates
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 15:00–15:45 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (journal club)
- Price
- Free (the organiser says its Journal Club and Insight Webinars are free to attend)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Lead: Dr Ruby Harsnet; Q&A with Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter. Found on the organiser's schedule while checking the HIS behaviour-change webinar.
ESCAIDE 2026: European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (20th edition)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Dates
- 18–20 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Waterfront Congress Centre, Stockholm, Sweden, and online
- Format
- Hybrid (Stockholm and online)
- Price
- Free of charge for in-person and online participants
- Registration deadline
Online registration stays open until the conference days (no capacity limit). In-person places have reached capacity and are only… More
Online registration stays open until the conference days (no capacity limit). In-person places have reached capacity and are only open to those with a registration code (speakers, abstract presenters and guests); a waitlist is available.
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: ECDC's annual conference on infectious disease epidemiology and public health microbiology. Session recordings stay available on the online platform after the conference.
ESCMID course: Clinical trials, from generating the initial idea to reporting final results
ESCMID
- Dates
- 19–21 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Valletta, Malta
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Registration open until 12 Nov 2026
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
ESCMID course: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
ESCMID
- Dates
- 20–22 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Registration open until 16 Nov 2026
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
AMR in Focus: Navigating science, public engagement and policy (versatile skills to work across AMR)
Microbiology Society (Knocking Out AMR project) with NextGenAMR
- Dates
- Mon 23 Nov 2026 (time not stated; times are UK time)
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (the AMR in Focus series page says these events are free and all are welcome)
- Registration deadline
- Sign up on the event page; you must register more than one hour before the start
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Marks World AMR Awareness Week. Speakers Ava Drake (University of Stirling) and Larissa Chicoski (SRUC). Aimed at early-career researchers. Recording for members and attendees.
FIS International 2026 (Federation of Infection Societies)
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) with the British Infection Association (BIA)
- Dates
- 24–26 Nov 2026
- Venue
- SEC Centre, Glasgow
- Price
- not stated on the organiser pages fetched (rates are on the FIS registration site; super early bird ended 1 May 2026)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- Closed (was 29 Jun 2026)
Note: 20 RCPath CPD credits. Also: https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis-2026/ and BIA listing.
BSAC Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms (ARM) Workshop for Researchers 2026
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 25–26 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, Birmingham
- Price
- Standard £360; student £270; industry £720 (includes two-day course, one night's accommodation, meals and networking dinner)
- Registration deadline
- not stated (refund cut-off 25 Oct 2026 has passed)
- Abstract deadline
- Closed
Note: 8 RCPath CPD credits.
ESCMID course: The Structure and Position of AMS and Antimicrobial Stewardship Aspect of Management of Infections
ESCMID
- Dates
- 26–27 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Registration open until 2 Nov 2026
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
BHIVA Autumn Conference 2026
British HIV Association (BHIVA)
- Dates
- Fri 27 Nov 2026
- Venue
- County Hall, London SE1 7GP
- Price
Listed between £55 (student/LMIC, community) and £235 (industry) inc VAT depending on category and member status; the page table… More
Listed between £55 (student/LMIC, community) and £235 (industry) inc VAT depending on category and member status; the page table headings are ambiguous, check the page before booking. Invoice payment ended 26 Oct 2026; card only now.
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: HIV-focused; scholarship outcomes were due 16 Oct 2026.
HIS IPC leaders' course on outbreaks
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Thu 3 Dec 2026
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Encephalitis 2026
Encephalitis International
- Dates
- 7–8 Dec 2026
- Venue
- Royal College of Physicians, London
- Format
- Hybrid (in person plus virtual; on-demand for 60 days)
- Price
not stated on the registration page fetched (professional members of Encephalitis International get 20% off; free virtual places… More
not stated on the registration page fetched (professional members of Encephalitis International get 20% off; free virtual places for LMIC participants)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
BSAC Winter Conference: Infection 2026
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 9–10 Dec 2026
- Venue
- QEII Centre, London
- Format
- Hybrid (in person plus online)
- Price
BSAC members (NHS/non-profit) £80 one day / £140 full conference; non-members (NHS/non-profit) £140 / £240; commercial £350 /… More
BSAC members (NHS/non-profit) £80 one day / £140 full conference; non-members (NHS/non-profit) £140 / £240; commercial £350 / £450; student and LMIC concessions £25 / £50 (members) and £50 / £100 (non-members). Accepted abstracts get 50% off registration.
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- Poster abstracts: 17:00 GMT Fri 6 Nov 2026
Note: 12 RCPath CPD credits. Accepted abstracts published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.
HIS Insight Webinar with IPC Partners: Dry surface biofilms and IPC
IPC Partners with the Infection Prevention Society and HIS
- Dates
- Wed 9 Dec 2026, 15:00–16:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
HIS GENOTIPE special interest group: inaugural meeting
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Thu 10 Dec 2026, 12:00–14:00
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- Free (organiser page: 'free to attend'; registration via Zoom is open to members of infection societies)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Updated 28 Oct after checking the HIS event page: free to attend; a recording will be available for a limited time (longer for HIS members). Questions can be submitted via Slido by 9 Dec 2026. Chairs: James Price and Elita Jauneikaite.
HIS/UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC
Healthcare Infection Society with UKHSA
- Dates
- Modules from w/c 14 Dec 2026; five live online afternoons in Mar 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Exact March dates not stated on the diary page.
BIA Dilemmas Day 2027: Virology and HIV (joint with the UK Clinical Virology Network)
British Infection Association (BIA)
- Dates
- Tue 26 Jan 2027
- Venue
- Millennium Point, Birmingham
- Price
Early-bird: members (BIA or CVN) consultant-level £10; members in training, nurses, pharmacists and non-consultant scientists £0… More
Early-bird: members (BIA or CVN) consultant-level £10; members in training, nurses, pharmacists and non-consultant scientists £0; non-members £160. Card only; group bookings of three or more via the organiser.
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Programme includes viral encephalitis and BIA guidelines update, transplant virology, HIV in pregnancy (BHIVA update).
ESCMID course: Antifungal Stewardship from Primary to Tertiary Care
ESCMID
- Dates
- 28–29 Jan 2027
- Venue
- Leuven, Belgium
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an AMS Certificate module; applications to that programme are closed; open registration not stated.
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference (ACC) 2027
BSAC with GARDP (collaborating organisation: EUP OHAMR)
- Dates
- 9–11 Feb 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (virtual)
- Price
- Free to attend
- Registration deadline
- Registration open (closing date not stated)
- Abstract deadline
- Poster and oral abstracts: 17:00 GMT Mon 16 Nov 2026; decisions by 14 Dec 2026; posters and recorded orals due 18 Jan 2027
12th Advances Against Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis (AAAM 2027)
AAAM conference organisers (listed by ISHAM and BSAC)
- Dates
- 25–27 Feb 2027
- Venue
- Rennes, France
- Format
- Hybrid (in person plus online access)
- Price
In person, full conference (early / standard / late): standard delegate €440 / €545 / €730 (ISHAM members €350 / €435 / €580)… More
In person, full conference (early / standard / late): standard delegate €440 / €545 / €730 (ISHAM members €350 / €435 / €580); student or retired €180 / €220 / €280; commercial €1,000 / not offered / €1,250. Online access only €350 (student €130). Free online registration for people from low and lower-middle-income countries.
- Registration deadline
- Early-bird registration closes 30 Oct 2026; standard closes 31 Dec 2026; registration closes 19 Feb 2027 (all 23:59 GMT)
- Abstract deadline
- 1 Nov 2026 23:59 GMT (poster and oral); status notified by 1 Dec 2026
BSAC OPAT Global Summit 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 11–12 Mar 2027
- Venue
- QEII Centre, London
- Format
- Hybrid (in person plus online)
- Price
BSAC members (NHS/non-profit) £80 one day / £140 full; non-members (NHS/non-profit) £140 / £240; commercial £350 / £450; student… More
BSAC members (NHS/non-profit) £80 one day / £140 full; non-members (NHS/non-profit) £140 / £240; commercial £350 / £450; student and LMIC concessions £25 / £50 (members) and £50 / £100 (non-members)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- Oral: 17:00 GMT Fri 8 Jan 2027. Poster: 17:00 Fri 29 Jan 2027 (page says BST)
Note: 12 RCPath CPD credits. Limited grants for nurses and pharmacy technicians involved in OPAT (registration only).
ESCMID course: Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in primary care, a behaviour change approach
ESCMID
- Dates
- 22–23 Mar 2027
- Venue
- Oxford, UK
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an AMS Certificate module; applications to that programme are closed; open registration not stated.
ESCMID Global 2027
ESCMID
- Dates
- 9–13 Apr 2027
- Venue
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Format
- Hybrid (onsite and online)
- Price
Onsite, +25% Swedish VAT (early / standard / late): non-member regular €593 / €936 / €1,070; member regular €413 / €754 / €916… More
Onsite, +25% Swedish VAT (early / standard / late): non-member regular €593 / €936 / €1,070; member regular €413 / €754 / €916; young physician or scientist member €249 / €425 / €493; student member €131 / €354 / €504. Online (early / standard / late): non-member regular €593 / €829 / €922; member regular €413 / €648 / €800.
- Registration deadline
- Registration opens 28 Oct 2026; early ends 10 Feb 2027; standard ends 10 Mar 2027; late from 11 Mar 2027
- Abstract deadline
- Abstracts: 17:00 CET Wed 18 Nov 2026; late-breaking abstracts 1–12 Feb 2027
Note: Registration opens today (28 Oct 2026). ESCMID Global 2026 replays and ePosters stay available until 31 Oct 2026.
Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2027
Microbiology Society
- Dates
- 12–15 Apr 2027
- Venue
- ICC Birmingham
- Price
Full conference: full member £840; concessionary £364; affiliate £964; student £318; non-member £1,486. Shorter options… More
Full conference: full member £840; concessionary £364; affiliate £964; student £318; non-member £1,486. Shorter options £435–£1,020 depending on category.
- Registration deadline
- not stated (crèche requests by 29 Mar 2027)
- Abstract deadline
- 23:59 GMT Tue 10 Nov 2026 (250 words, via Oxford Abstracts); outcomes in Dec 2026
Note: RSB 54 CPD points. Society Events Grant applications 14 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 (23:59 GMT).
BHIVA Spring Conference 2027
British HIV Association (BHIVA)
- Dates
- 26–28 Apr 2027
- Venue
- Leeds, UK
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Only the date and city are on the events listing.
BSAC AGM 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 18 May 2027
- Venue
- Virtual
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
BSAC Spring Conference 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 20–21 May 2027
- Venue
- ICC Birmingham
- Format
- In person (hybrid not stated)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Save the date; only listed on the BSAC events page.
ESPID 2027 (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
ESPID
- Dates
- 31 May – 4 Jun 2027
- Venue
- CityCube, Berlin, Germany
- Format
- In person (online access not stated)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- Regular: 23:59 CET Tue 19 Jan 2027; late-breaking opens 16 Mar and closes 23:59 CEST 30 Mar 2027
Note: The important-information page still says TBA for some details.
HIS Annual Conference (HISCON) 2027
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- 8–9 Jun 2027
- Venue
- Royal College of Physicians, London
- Format
- In person (not otherwise stated)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Topics, programme and registration to be released.
Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and its Applications (short course)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine with the UK Health Security Agency
- Dates
- 14–25 Jun 2027 (10 days, full-time)
- Venue
- LSHTM, London, or online live
- Format
- Hybrid (choose in person in London or online)
- Price
- £2,970 full fee; £1,485 for lower- or middle-income countries
- Registration deadline
- Applications open; deadline 23:59 UK time Fri 14 May 2027
- Abstract deadline
- Not applicable (no abstracts; no formal assessment)
Note: 26th year. Certificate of attendance. Bring a laptop with Excel; Berkeley Madonna licence and course book provided.
ESCMID Summer School 2027 (25th edition)
ESCMID
- Dates
- 27 Jun – 3 Jul 2027
- Venue
- Hotel Zonar, Zagreb, Croatia
- Price
- ESCMID member €1,300; non-member €1,600 (single room, six nights, meals and coffee breaks included)
- Registration deadline
- Registration opens 4 Jan 2027 (closing date not stated)
- Abstract deadline
- Student presentations: topic given at registration (no abstract deadline stated)
Note: Attendance grant applications open 3–30 Nov 2026 for ESCMID full members (including Young Scientist Members) and LMIC members. EACCME accreditation applied for each year.
FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027
Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS)
- Dates
- 5–8 Jul 2027
- Venue
- GR Ljubljana Exhibition & Convention Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Format
- In person (not otherwise stated)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Early 15 Mar – 14 Apr 2027; regular 15 Apr – 3 Jun 2027; late 4 Jun – 8 Jul 2027
- Abstract deadline
- 23:59 CET 15 Dec 2026 (abstract and grant submissions open from 2 Sep 2026)
BSAC UTI Conference 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 23 Sep 2027
- Venue
- Royal College of Physicians, London
- Format
- Hybrid (in person plus online)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Save the date; only listed on the BSAC events page.
BSAC Infection 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 18–19 Oct 2027
- Venue
- ICC Birmingham
- Format
- In person (hybrid not stated)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Save the date; only listed on the BSAC events page.
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Verified meetings in the United States, soonest first.
CMPH Back to Basics: Body Fluid Cultures (free webinar)
ASM Press (American Society for Microbiology), organised by the CMPH co-editors
- Dates
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 ET (17:00 GMT)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar with Q&A)
- Price
- Free (free seminar series)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Speaker: Nicholas M. Moore (Rush University Medical Center). Culture-based work-up and reporting for sterile body fluids.
ASTMH 2026 Annual Meeting
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
- Dates
- 18–22 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, USA
- Price
Standard rates now apply: regular member $870, student member $435, emeritus member $455, non-member $1,215. Optional CME add-on… More
Standard rates now apply: regular member $870, student member $435, emeritus member $455, non-member $1,215. Optional CME add-on $200.
- Registration deadline
- Not stated (no refunds after 20 Nov 2026)
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
2026 Sergio Rabinovich Infectious Disease Conference
SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
- Dates
- Wed 2 Dec 2026, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM (local time)
- Venue
- Illinois Education Association, 3440 Liberty Drive, Springfield, Illinois, US
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: The organiser's continuing-education page confirms date, time and venue only; it states no price, programme or deadlines. Registration needs a HighMark CE account.
ASM Microbe 2027
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Dates
- 22–25 Jun 2027
- Venue
- Chicago, USA
- Format
- In person (not otherwise stated)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- Abstracts open mid-November 2026; deadline not stated
Note: Three meetings in one: ASM Health, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Mechanism Discovery.
IDWeek 2027
IDSA, SHEA, HIVMA, PIDS and SIDP (IDWeek)
- Dates
- Wed 6 – Sat 9 Oct 2027
- Venue
- Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Dates and venue are confirmed on IDWeek's own call-for-session-suggestions page (IDWeek staff, program@idweek.org). idweek.org's home page still shows 2026. Registration and abstract deadlines not stated yet. LinkedIn lead (ABTS post) verified.
India 5
Verified events from Indian organisers (IAMM, HISI and chapters), soonest first.
MICROCON 2026: 49th Annual National Congress of the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur, for the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM)
- Dates
- 28 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 (under way today)
- Venue
- AIIMS Nagpur, MIHAN, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
- Format
- In person (online access not stated)
- Price
Spot registration listed on the congress page (the regular-rate windows have ended): IAMM members ₹19,000; non-IAMM delegates… More
Spot registration listed on the congress page (the regular-rate windows have ended): IAMM members ₹19,000; non-IAMM delegates ₹20,000; postgraduates ₹12,000; foreign delegates $325. Workshop ₹1,200 (one day) or ₹2,000 (two days); CME ₹2,200; accompanying person with banquet ₹8,000.
- Registration deadline
- Banner on the congress page: last date of registration 25 Oct 2026 (spot registration is still listed in the fee table)
- Abstract deadline
- Closed (7 Sep 2026 for free oral papers and posters; 15 Aug 2026 for IAMM awards category)
Note: Theme: Microbial Threats: Trace, Target, Treat. Pre-conference workshop 28 Oct; inauguration 29 Oct. Also listed on the IAMM site.
Infection Control Unfiltered: Sharp Issues, Tough Choices (CIDS Chennai Chapter)
Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS), Chennai Chapter
- Dates
- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 20:00–21:00 IST (14:30–15:30 GMT)
- Venue
- not stated
- Format
- Not stated on the organiser page
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Needlestick injuries and PEP (B Praveen); panel on reuse of single-use devices in India. Format and joining details are not given on the page.
International Symposium: Antimicrobial Stewardship and One Health (Hospital Infection Society–India)
Hospital Infection Society–India (HISI)
- Dates
- 31 Oct 2026 (time not stated)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (virtual symposium)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed on the HISI home page with date and 'Online' only; programme, time, price and registration link are marked TBA.
Best of CIDSCON: The Final Chapter (CIDS-PG Education Subcommittee)
Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS), India
- Dates
- Tue 3 Nov 2026, 20:00–21:00 IST (14:30–15:30 GMT)
- Venue
- not stated
- Format
- Not stated on the organiser page
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Talks: community-acquired pneumonia cases (P Senthur Nambi), MBL/NDM infections in ICU (Parikshit Prayag), antimicrobial dosing in the critically ill (Neha Gupta). Format and joining details are not given on the page.
MICROCON 2027: 22nd Annual Conference of the UP-UK Chapter of IAMM
Department of Microbiology, B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur (UP-UK Chapter of the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists)
- Dates
- 5–6 Feb 2027 (workshop and gala dinner 5 Feb; scientific sessions 6 Feb)
- Venue
- B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Format
- In person (online access not stated)
- Price
Early bird to 15 Nov 2026 / 16 Nov – 15 Dec 2026 / spot: UP-UK IAMM members ₹5,500 / ₹6,500 / ₹7,000; non-members ₹6,300 / ₹6,800… More
Early bird to 15 Nov 2026 / 16 Nov – 15 Dec 2026 / spot: UP-UK IAMM members ₹5,500 / ₹6,500 / ₹7,000; non-members ₹6,300 / ₹6,800 / ₹7,500; PG (JR) students ₹3,500 / ₹4,000 / ₹4,500; non-medical or research ₹3,000 / ₹3,500 / ₹4,000; international delegates ₹9,000 / ₹10,000 / ₹11,000; accompanying person ₹2,800; workshop ₹2,200.
- Registration deadline
Early bird 1 Oct – 15 Nov 2026; late registration 16 Nov – 15 Dec 2026 (the page's key-dates list says '15th December 2027' but… More
Early bird 1 Oct – 15 Nov 2026; late registration 16 Nov – 15 Dec 2026 (the page's key-dates list says '15th December 2027' but its fee table says 15 Dec 26)
- Abstract deadline
- Online abstract submission 1 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027; PowerPoint submission by 3 Feb 2027
Note: A regional chapter meeting of IAMM, not the national congress.
Others 7
Rest of the world, plus international or online-only events with no single host country.
ESCMID course: Ethical dilemmas in infectious diseases (clinical practice, research and AMS)
ESCMID
- Dates
- 9–10 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Online
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an elective module of the ESCMID AMS Certificate programme (programme applications are closed); open registration for other attendees is not stated on that page.
Strengthening STI and BBV Prevention through Nursing Practice (webinar)
ASHM Health with the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
- Dates
- Wed 11 Nov 2026, 19:00–20:30 AEDT (08:00–09:30 GMT)
- Venue
- Online (Microsoft Teams)
- Format
- Online (live webinar)
- Price
- Free (ASHM members enter payment code ASHM11 when registering)
- Registration deadline
- Register via the organiser page; no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- Not applicable
Note: Australian nurse-practitioner webinar on STI/BBV prevention, screening and HIV PrEP. 1.5 CPD hours (ACNP-endorsed). Speakers Mark Thompson and Shannon Woodward.
CLINICAL24 Forum: Finding the balance between rapid diagnostics and traditional microbiology
SelectScience (sponsored by Oxoid Remel Microbiology)
- Dates
- Fri 13 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT (60 minutes)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (live forum with Q&A; recording for registrants)
- Price
- Free to attend
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Industry-sponsored discussion forum. Covers rapid diagnostics versus culture and AST, diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship. Certificate of attendance for live attendees.
UK-PAS paediatric antimicrobial stewardship webinar series (BSAC)
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), UK-PAS network
- Dates
- 18 Nov 2026; 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 17 Mar, 21 Apr, 19 May, 16 Jun, 21 Jul 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (per BSAC events listing)
- Registration deadline
- Not stated (register via the UK-PAS site, free account)
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Session times not stated on the pages fetched. UK-PAS site: https://uk-pas.co.uk/
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference (ACC) 2027
BSAC with GARDP (collaborating organisation: EUP OHAMR)
- Dates
- 9–11 Feb 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (virtual)
- Price
- Free to attend
- Registration deadline
- Registration open (closing date not stated)
- Abstract deadline
- Poster and oral abstracts: 17:00 GMT Mon 16 Nov 2026; decisions by 14 Dec 2026; posters and recorded orals due 18 Jan 2027
BSAC AGM 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 18 May 2027
- Venue
- Virtual
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
5th International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics (ECA 2027)
MDPI, journal Antibiotics (Sciforum)
- Dates
- 23–25 Jun 2027 (CEST)
- Venue
- Online (Sciforum)
- Price
Fees apply to present or get a certificate (amounts on the registration page, not checked). A free non-presenting listener option… More
Fees apply to present or get a certificate (amounts on the registration page, not checked). A free non-presenting listener option opens after 26 Apr 2027.
- Registration deadline
- Early bird 30 Apr 2027; presenting-author registration 24 May 2027; regular 17 Jun 2027
- Abstract deadline
- 23 Feb 2027 (submission free of charge)
Note: Publisher-run virtual conference (MDPI). Chairs: Manuel Simões (Porto) and Marc Maresca (CNRS, Marseille). Sessions on hospital antibiotic use, One Health AMR, resistance mechanisms, AI in antimicrobial development, biofilms, stewardship and IPC.
Courses and webinars 29
Training courses, webinars and special-interest meetings, soonest first.
Infection Control Unfiltered: Sharp Issues, Tough Choices (CIDS Chennai Chapter)
Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS), Chennai Chapter
- Dates
- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 20:00–21:00 IST (14:30–15:30 GMT)
- Venue
- not stated
- Format
- Not stated on the organiser page
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Needlestick injuries and PEP (B Praveen); panel on reuse of single-use devices in India. Format and joining details are not given on the page.
International Symposium: Antimicrobial Stewardship and One Health (Hospital Infection Society–India)
Hospital Infection Society–India (HISI)
- Dates
- 31 Oct 2026 (time not stated)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (virtual symposium)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed on the HISI home page with date and 'Online' only; programme, time, price and registration link are marked TBA.
Spotlight on AI in microbiology: Can machines discover function in the code of life? (webinar)
Microbiology Society (Microbiology Horizons journal)
- Dates
- Mon 2 Nov 2026, 14:00–15:30 GMT
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar with Q&A)
- Price
- Free to Microbiology Society members; £10 for non-members
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Part 2 of a three-part AI in microbiology series. Speaker César de la Fuente (University of Pennsylvania), on AI-led antibiotic and peptide discovery; chaired by Tania Dottorini. Recording for members only.
AMR Innovation Exchange (AMRIX): The challenges of placebos and regulation; experiences delivering infection therapeutic trials
Microbiology Society with the GAMRIF team at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- Dates
- Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Sign-up form for Microbiology Society members and MHRA invitees only; no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Open to Microbiology Society members only, or by MHRA invitation. Speaker listed as Fergus Hamilton (University of Bristol); the page's programme table carries an older session title, so check the page.
Best of CIDSCON: The Final Chapter (CIDS-PG Education Subcommittee)
Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS), India
- Dates
- Tue 3 Nov 2026, 20:00–21:00 IST (14:30–15:30 GMT)
- Venue
- not stated
- Format
- Not stated on the organiser page
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Talks: community-acquired pneumonia cases (P Senthur Nambi), MBL/NDM infections in ICU (Parikshit Prayag), antimicrobial dosing in the critically ill (Neha Gupta). Format and joining details are not given on the page.
HIS Insight Webinar with IPC Partners: Behaviour change and IPC
IPC Partners with the Infection Prevention Society and HIS
- Dates
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 15:00–16:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (IPC Partners states its Insight Webinars are free to attend; the HIS page gives no price)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Updated 28 Oct after checking the HIS event page: accredited for 1 CPD point by the Royal College of Pathologists. Speaker Dr Giorgia Gon; co-chairs Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter. LinkedIn said 'one week left to register' but no closing date is given on the organiser pages.
CMPH Back to Basics: Body Fluid Cultures (free webinar)
ASM Press (American Society for Microbiology), organised by the CMPH co-editors
- Dates
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 ET (17:00 GMT)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar with Q&A)
- Price
- Free (free seminar series)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Speaker: Nicholas M. Moore (Rush University Medical Center). Culture-based work-up and reporting for sterile body fluids.
ESCMID course: Ethical dilemmas in infectious diseases (clinical practice, research and AMS)
ESCMID
- Dates
- 9–10 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Online
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an elective module of the ESCMID AMS Certificate programme (programme applications are closed); open registration for other attendees is not stated on that page.
HIS IPC Training Day: Reducing harm to patients and improving quality of care
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Tue 10 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Strengthening STI and BBV Prevention through Nursing Practice (webinar)
ASHM Health with the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
- Dates
- Wed 11 Nov 2026, 19:00–20:30 AEDT (08:00–09:30 GMT)
- Venue
- Online (Microsoft Teams)
- Format
- Online (live webinar)
- Price
- Free (ASHM members enter payment code ASHM11 when registering)
- Registration deadline
- Register via the organiser page; no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- Not applicable
Note: Australian nurse-practitioner webinar on STI/BBV prevention, screening and HIV PrEP. 1.5 CPD hours (ACNP-endorsed). Speakers Mark Thompson and Shannon Woodward.
CLINICAL24 Forum: Finding the balance between rapid diagnostics and traditional microbiology
SelectScience (sponsored by Oxoid Remel Microbiology)
- Dates
- Fri 13 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT (60 minutes)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (live forum with Q&A; recording for registrants)
- Price
- Free to attend
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Industry-sponsored discussion forum. Covers rapid diagnostics versus culture and AST, diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship. Certificate of attendance for live attendees.
Welcome to the Lab: Careers in Medical Microbiology (National Pathology Week)
Royal College of Pathologists with the British Infection Association
- Dates
- Mon 16 Nov 2026, 18:00–19:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (registration essential)
- Registration deadline
- Not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Aimed at people considering a career in medical microbiology.
ESCMID course: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses for guidelines development
ESCMID
- Dates
- 16–19 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Preliminary programme listed; registration status not stated.
UK-PAS paediatric antimicrobial stewardship webinar series (BSAC)
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), UK-PAS network
- Dates
- 18 Nov 2026; 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 17 Mar, 21 Apr, 19 May, 16 Jun, 21 Jul 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (per BSAC events listing)
- Registration deadline
- Not stated (register via the UK-PAS site, free account)
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Session times not stated on the pages fetched. UK-PAS site: https://uk-pas.co.uk/
HIS Innovation Forum: CPE and the Hospital Water Environment
Healthcare Infection Society (SPARC special interest group)
- Dates
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 12:30–13:30
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free to attend (recording for a limited time; longer access for HIS members)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Part of World AMR Awareness Week 2026.
IPC Partners Journal Club: Enterococcus, the surface survivor
IPC Partners
- Dates
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 15:00–15:45 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (journal club)
- Price
- Free (the organiser says its Journal Club and Insight Webinars are free to attend)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Lead: Dr Ruby Harsnet; Q&A with Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter. Found on the organiser's schedule while checking the HIS behaviour-change webinar.
ESCMID course: Clinical trials, from generating the initial idea to reporting final results
ESCMID
- Dates
- 19–21 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Valletta, Malta
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Registration open until 12 Nov 2026
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
ESCMID course: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
ESCMID
- Dates
- 20–22 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Registration open until 16 Nov 2026
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
AMR in Focus: Navigating science, public engagement and policy (versatile skills to work across AMR)
Microbiology Society (Knocking Out AMR project) with NextGenAMR
- Dates
- Mon 23 Nov 2026 (time not stated; times are UK time)
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (the AMR in Focus series page says these events are free and all are welcome)
- Registration deadline
- Sign up on the event page; you must register more than one hour before the start
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Marks World AMR Awareness Week. Speakers Ava Drake (University of Stirling) and Larissa Chicoski (SRUC). Aimed at early-career researchers. Recording for members and attendees.
ESCMID course: The Structure and Position of AMS and Antimicrobial Stewardship Aspect of Management of Infections
ESCMID
- Dates
- 26–27 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Registration open until 2 Nov 2026
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
HIS IPC leaders' course on outbreaks
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Thu 3 Dec 2026
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
HIS Insight Webinar with IPC Partners: Dry surface biofilms and IPC
IPC Partners with the Infection Prevention Society and HIS
- Dates
- Wed 9 Dec 2026, 15:00–16:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
HIS GENOTIPE special interest group: inaugural meeting
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Thu 10 Dec 2026, 12:00–14:00
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- Free (organiser page: 'free to attend'; registration via Zoom is open to members of infection societies)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Updated 28 Oct after checking the HIS event page: free to attend; a recording will be available for a limited time (longer for HIS members). Questions can be submitted via Slido by 9 Dec 2026. Chairs: James Price and Elita Jauneikaite.
HIS/UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC
Healthcare Infection Society with UKHSA
- Dates
- Modules from w/c 14 Dec 2026; five live online afternoons in Mar 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Exact March dates not stated on the diary page.
ESCMID course: Antifungal Stewardship from Primary to Tertiary Care
ESCMID
- Dates
- 28–29 Jan 2027
- Venue
- Leuven, Belgium
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an AMS Certificate module; applications to that programme are closed; open registration not stated.
ESCMID course: Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in primary care, a behaviour change approach
ESCMID
- Dates
- 22–23 Mar 2027
- Venue
- Oxford, UK
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an AMS Certificate module; applications to that programme are closed; open registration not stated.
BSAC AGM 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 18 May 2027
- Venue
- Virtual
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and its Applications (short course)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine with the UK Health Security Agency
- Dates
- 14–25 Jun 2027 (10 days, full-time)
- Venue
- LSHTM, London, or online live
- Format
- Hybrid (choose in person in London or online)
- Price
- £2,970 full fee; £1,485 for lower- or middle-income countries
- Registration deadline
- Applications open; deadline 23:59 UK time Fri 14 May 2027
- Abstract deadline
- Not applicable (no abstracts; no formal assessment)
Note: 26th year. Certificate of attendance. Bring a laptop with Excel; Berkeley Madonna licence and course book provided.
ESCMID Summer School 2027 (25th edition)
ESCMID
- Dates
- 27 Jun – 3 Jul 2027
- Venue
- Hotel Zonar, Zagreb, Croatia
- Price
- ESCMID member €1,300; non-member €1,600 (single room, six nights, meals and coffee breaks included)
- Registration deadline
- Registration opens 4 Jan 2027 (closing date not stated)
- Abstract deadline
- Student presentations: topic given at registration (no abstract deadline stated)
Note: Attendance grant applications open 3–30 Nov 2026 for ESCMID full members (including Young Scientist Members) and LMIC members. EACCME accreditation applied for each year.
Online and free 23
Online-only events, and events that are free to attend.
International Symposium: Antimicrobial Stewardship and One Health (Hospital Infection Society–India)
Hospital Infection Society–India (HISI)
- Dates
- 31 Oct 2026 (time not stated)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (virtual symposium)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed on the HISI home page with date and 'Online' only; programme, time, price and registration link are marked TBA.
Spotlight on AI in microbiology: Can machines discover function in the code of life? (webinar)
Microbiology Society (Microbiology Horizons journal)
- Dates
- Mon 2 Nov 2026, 14:00–15:30 GMT
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar with Q&A)
- Price
- Free to Microbiology Society members; £10 for non-members
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Part 2 of a three-part AI in microbiology series. Speaker César de la Fuente (University of Pennsylvania), on AI-led antibiotic and peptide discovery; chaired by Tania Dottorini. Recording for members only.
AMR Innovation Exchange (AMRIX): The challenges of placebos and regulation; experiences delivering infection therapeutic trials
Microbiology Society with the GAMRIF team at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- Dates
- Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- Sign-up form for Microbiology Society members and MHRA invitees only; no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Open to Microbiology Society members only, or by MHRA invitation. Speaker listed as Fergus Hamilton (University of Bristol); the page's programme table carries an older session title, so check the page.
HIS Insight Webinar with IPC Partners: Behaviour change and IPC
IPC Partners with the Infection Prevention Society and HIS
- Dates
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 15:00–16:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (IPC Partners states its Insight Webinars are free to attend; the HIS page gives no price)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Updated 28 Oct after checking the HIS event page: accredited for 1 CPD point by the Royal College of Pathologists. Speaker Dr Giorgia Gon; co-chairs Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter. LinkedIn said 'one week left to register' but no closing date is given on the organiser pages.
CMPH Back to Basics: Body Fluid Cultures (free webinar)
ASM Press (American Society for Microbiology), organised by the CMPH co-editors
- Dates
- Wed 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 ET (17:00 GMT)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar with Q&A)
- Price
- Free (free seminar series)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Speaker: Nicholas M. Moore (Rush University Medical Center). Culture-based work-up and reporting for sterile body fluids.
Antimicrobial resistance: Steps Towards a Safer One Health Future (symposium)
University of Oslo (Scene Domus Bibliotheca), with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, NORSE and RESISFORSE networks
- Dates
- Fri 6 Nov 2026, 10:00–15:30
- Venue
- Scene Domus Bibliotheca, University of Oslo, Norway
- Format
- In person (streaming also available; a recording will be shared after the event)
- Price
- Free and open to all
- Registration deadline
- Sign-up link on the organiser page (in-person attendance); no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Programme covers sustainable access to antibiotics, AMR research, infection prevention and control, behavioural change in IPC (Michael Borg), antimicrobial market incentives and microbiota transplantation.
ESCMID course: Ethical dilemmas in infectious diseases (clinical practice, research and AMS)
ESCMID
- Dates
- 9–10 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Online
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Listed as an elective module of the ESCMID AMS Certificate programme (programme applications are closed); open registration for other attendees is not stated on that page.
HIS IPC Training Day: Reducing harm to patients and improving quality of care
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Tue 10 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Strengthening STI and BBV Prevention through Nursing Practice (webinar)
ASHM Health with the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
- Dates
- Wed 11 Nov 2026, 19:00–20:30 AEDT (08:00–09:30 GMT)
- Venue
- Online (Microsoft Teams)
- Format
- Online (live webinar)
- Price
- Free (ASHM members enter payment code ASHM11 when registering)
- Registration deadline
- Register via the organiser page; no closing date stated
- Abstract deadline
- Not applicable
Note: Australian nurse-practitioner webinar on STI/BBV prevention, screening and HIV PrEP. 1.5 CPD hours (ACNP-endorsed). Speakers Mark Thompson and Shannon Woodward.
CLINICAL24 Forum: Finding the balance between rapid diagnostics and traditional microbiology
SelectScience (sponsored by Oxoid Remel Microbiology)
- Dates
- Fri 13 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT (60 minutes)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (live forum with Q&A; recording for registrants)
- Price
- Free to attend
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Industry-sponsored discussion forum. Covers rapid diagnostics versus culture and AST, diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship. Certificate of attendance for live attendees.
Welcome to the Lab: Careers in Medical Microbiology (National Pathology Week)
Royal College of Pathologists with the British Infection Association
- Dates
- Mon 16 Nov 2026, 18:00–19:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (registration essential)
- Registration deadline
- Not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Aimed at people considering a career in medical microbiology.
UK-PAS paediatric antimicrobial stewardship webinar series (BSAC)
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), UK-PAS network
- Dates
- 18 Nov 2026; 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 17 Mar, 21 Apr, 19 May, 16 Jun, 21 Jul 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (per BSAC events listing)
- Registration deadline
- Not stated (register via the UK-PAS site, free account)
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Session times not stated on the pages fetched. UK-PAS site: https://uk-pas.co.uk/
HIS Innovation Forum: CPE and the Hospital Water Environment
Healthcare Infection Society (SPARC special interest group)
- Dates
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 12:30–13:30
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free to attend (recording for a limited time; longer access for HIS members)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Part of World AMR Awareness Week 2026.
IPC Partners Journal Club: Enterococcus, the surface survivor
IPC Partners
- Dates
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 15:00–15:45 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (journal club)
- Price
- Free (the organiser says its Journal Club and Insight Webinars are free to attend)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Lead: Dr Ruby Harsnet; Q&A with Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter. Found on the organiser's schedule while checking the HIS behaviour-change webinar.
ESCAIDE 2026: European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (20th edition)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Dates
- 18–20 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Waterfront Congress Centre, Stockholm, Sweden, and online
- Format
- Hybrid (Stockholm and online)
- Price
- Free of charge for in-person and online participants
- Registration deadline
Online registration stays open until the conference days (no capacity limit). In-person places have reached capacity and are only… More
Online registration stays open until the conference days (no capacity limit). In-person places have reached capacity and are only open to those with a registration code (speakers, abstract presenters and guests); a waitlist is available.
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: ECDC's annual conference on infectious disease epidemiology and public health microbiology. Session recordings stay available on the online platform after the conference.
AMR in Focus: Navigating science, public engagement and policy (versatile skills to work across AMR)
Microbiology Society (Knocking Out AMR project) with NextGenAMR
- Dates
- Mon 23 Nov 2026 (time not stated; times are UK time)
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- Free (the AMR in Focus series page says these events are free and all are welcome)
- Registration deadline
- Sign up on the event page; you must register more than one hour before the start
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Marks World AMR Awareness Week. Speakers Ava Drake (University of Stirling) and Larissa Chicoski (SRUC). Aimed at early-career researchers. Recording for members and attendees.
HIS IPC leaders' course on outbreaks
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Thu 3 Dec 2026
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
HIS Insight Webinar with IPC Partners: Dry surface biofilms and IPC
IPC Partners with the Infection Prevention Society and HIS
- Dates
- Wed 9 Dec 2026, 15:00–16:00 GMT
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (webinar)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
HIS GENOTIPE special interest group: inaugural meeting
Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
- Dates
- Thu 10 Dec 2026, 12:00–14:00
- Venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Price
- Free (organiser page: 'free to attend'; registration via Zoom is open to members of infection societies)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Updated 28 Oct after checking the HIS event page: free to attend; a recording will be available for a limited time (longer for HIS members). Questions can be submitted via Slido by 9 Dec 2026. Chairs: James Price and Elita Jauneikaite.
HIS/UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC
Healthcare Infection Society with UKHSA
- Dates
- Modules from w/c 14 Dec 2026; five live online afternoons in Mar 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Note: Exact March dates not stated on the diary page.
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference (ACC) 2027
BSAC with GARDP (collaborating organisation: EUP OHAMR)
- Dates
- 9–11 Feb 2027
- Venue
- Online
- Format
- Online (virtual)
- Price
- Free to attend
- Registration deadline
- Registration open (closing date not stated)
- Abstract deadline
- Poster and oral abstracts: 17:00 GMT Mon 16 Nov 2026; decisions by 14 Dec 2026; posters and recorded orals due 18 Jan 2027
BSAC AGM 2027
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Dates
- 18 May 2027
- Venue
- Virtual
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
5th International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics (ECA 2027)
MDPI, journal Antibiotics (Sciforum)
- Dates
- 23–25 Jun 2027 (CEST)
- Venue
- Online (Sciforum)
- Price
Fees apply to present or get a certificate (amounts on the registration page, not checked). A free non-presenting listener option… More
Fees apply to present or get a certificate (amounts on the registration page, not checked). A free non-presenting listener option opens after 26 Apr 2027.
- Registration deadline
- Early bird 30 Apr 2027; presenting-author registration 24 May 2027; regular 17 Jun 2027
- Abstract deadline
- 23 Feb 2027 (submission free of charge)
Note: Publisher-run virtual conference (MDPI). Chairs: Manuel Simões (Porto) and Marc Maresca (CNRS, Marseille). Sessions on hospital antibiotic use, One Health AMR, resistance mechanisms, AI in antimicrobial development, biofilms, stewardship and IPC.
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These could not be confirmed on the organiser's own page. Please do not rely on the details, and keep them out of circulation until checked.
Disease Control & Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference (Chicago)
Listed on Eventbrite as 'CDPH' (the LinkedIn post names an individual organiser)
- Dates
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM Central
- Venue
- Malcolm X College, 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612, US
- Price
- Eventbrite page says 'Free public health conference' (not confirmed by an official health-department page)
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Why unverified: Not confirmed on an official organiser page: the only source is an Eventbrite listing whose organiser is named only 'CDPH', with no website, so the organiser's identity could not be confirmed. Speakers listed include Nicholas Moore, PhD, D(ABMM).
5th Annual International Conference of the Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology
Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology (organiser page not checked)
- Dates
- 21 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Dubai, UAE
- Format
- Not checked
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Why unverified: Listed on the BSAC events page (BSAC members get 20% off), but the organiser's own page was not checked.
International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC)
Organiser page not checked (listed on the RCPath CPD calendar)
- Dates
- 7–9 Dec 2026
- Venue
- SMX Convention Center, Manila, Philippines
- Format
- In person (not checked)
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- not stated
Why unverified: Appears on the RCPath calendar with 28 CPD credits, but I did not confirm dates, price or deadlines on the organiser's own site.
HISICON 2026: HISI Annual National Conference on Infection Prevention and Control
Hospital Infection Society–India (HISI)
- Dates
- To be announced
- Venue
- To be announced
- Format
- Not stated
- Price
- not stated
- Registration deadline
- not stated
- Abstract deadline
- To be announced
Why unverified: The organiser's own page lists HISICON 2026 but gives no date, venue, price or abstract deadline ('to be announced'), so there is nothing to confirm yet. Worth re-checking in future runs.