10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME) Microbial Planet: Sub-Surface to Space Cancun, Mexico, August 22-27, 2004

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Sunday, August 22

11:00	Registration opens
16:00-18:00	Opening Ceremony and Opening Lecture
18:30	Get-Together reception

Monday, August 23

Invited lectures	08:30-10:30	Environmental biotechnology Hall A	Biogeochemical cycles Hall B	Comparative genomics of ecologically relevant bacteria I Hall C	Microbial activity and remote sensing Hall D		Life at the edge of the earth and beyond Hall E	Pathogen ecology and evolution Hall F	Symbiosis Hall G
	10:30-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
Contributed talks	11:00-13:00	Environmental biotechnology I Hall A	Biogeochemical cycles I Hall B	Comparative Genomics and Community Metagenomics I Hall C		Molecular community Analysis Hall D	Life at the edge Hall E	Pathogen ecology and evolution Hall F	Symbiosis Hall G
	13:00-16:00	LUNCH BREAK
	13:30-14:30	ISME MEMBERS REPORT AND DISCUSSION
	13:30-15:30	ROUNTABLE SESSIONS
	16:00-17:00	KEYNOTE LECTURE
	17:00-17:30	COFFEE BREAK
	17:30-19:00	POSTER SESSION
	19:00-21:00	POSTER DISCUSSION

Tuesday, August 24

Invited lectures	08:30-10:30	Impact of microarray technology and bioinformatics on microbial ecology Hall A	Diversity and function of microbial communities in the marine environment Hall B	Comparative microbial diversity and biogeography Hall C	Microbial consortia Hall D		Subsurface microbiology Hall E	Evolutionary ecology Hall F	Bacteria- fungiinteractions Hall G
	10:30-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
Contributed talks	11:00-13:00	Advanced technologies in microbial ecology Hall A	Diversity and function of microbial communities in the marine environment II Hall B	Comparative Microbial diversity and biogeography I Hall C		Microbial consortia Hall D	Environmental biotechnology II Hall E	Evolutionary Ecology Hall F	Global regulators and environmental sensing Hall G
	13:00-16:00	LUNCH BREAK
	13:30-15:30	ROUNTABLE SESSIONS
	16:00-17:00	KEYNOTE LECTURE
	17:00-17:30	COFFEE BREAK
	17:30-19:00	POSTER SESSION
	19:00-21:00	POSTER DISCUSSION

Wednesday, August 25 - At Leisure

Thursday, August 26

Invited lectures	08:30-10:30	Molecular community analysis Hall A	Bioremediation Hall B	Comparative genomics of ecologically relevant bacteria II Hall C	Biofilms Hall D	Microbial: Plant interactions Hall E	Water Quality Hall F	The Microbial Ecology of Cultural Heritage Materials Hall G
	10:30-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
Contributed talks	11:00-13:00	Molecular community analysis II Hall A	Bioremediation I Hall B	Microbial diversity & biogeography II Hall C	Biofilms I Hall D	Microbe- plant Interactions I Hall E	Water quality Hall F	Subsurface microbiology Hall G
	13:00-16:00	LUNCH BREAK
	13:30-15:30	ROUNTABLE SESSIONS
	16:00-17:00	KEYNOTE LECTURE
	17:00-17:30	COFFEE BREAK
	17:30-19:00	POSTER SESSION
	19:00-20:00	POSTER DISCUSSION
	20:00	BEACH PARTY

Friday, August 27

Invited lectures	08:30-10:30	The blue planet Hall A	Community metagenomics Hall B	Emerging technologies for microbial ecology Hall C	Global regulators and environmental sensing Hall D	Fronteras en ecologia microbiana Hall E	Microbial ecology in the space environment Hall F	Microbe-mineral interactions Hall G
	10:30-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
Contributed talks	11:00-12:30	Diversity and function of microbial communities in the marine environment II Hall A	Molecular community analysis III Hall B	Bioremediation II Hall C	Biogeochemical cycles II Hall D	Microbe-plant interactions II Hall E	Biofilms II Hall F	Microbe-mineral interactions Hall G
	12:30-13:30	CLOSING LECTURE