Symposium Program

From scientific sessions and invited speakers, to social activities and business meetings, all attending Delegates to the 2023 Joint Symposium of ISEB and ISSM will have a range of formal and informal opportunities to learn, listen, and interact. A full schedule of events is planned!

Scientific Program

The Scientific Program includes keynote, plenary, and invited speakers, as well as volunteered Delegate oral and poster presentations. Sessions will seamlessly link the Joint Symposium themes of both organizations.

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Social Program

A range of social and networking events are planned throughout the week for everyone, from students to retirees.

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Awards

A panel of judges will evaluate student oral and poster presentations to award top prizes for research presented at the symposium. Also, any early-career biogeochemistry investigator or student may compete for the Wolf Vishniac Memorial Award, presented by the International Society for Environmental Biogeochemistry. 

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ISEB Business Schedule

ISEB will have executive committee, international board, and membership meetings throughout the week.

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ISSM Business Schedule

ISSEM will have executive committee, international advisory board meetings, and other events throughout the week.

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Field Excursions

The town of Banff and the surrounding region have a range of activities to pursue throughout the week.

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Group photo from the 2017 International Symposium for Subsurface Microbiology in Rotorua, New Zealand.

2023 ISEB & ISSM

About us

The International Society for Environmental Biogeochemistry and the International Society for Subsurface Microbiology teamed up in 2005 for their first joint symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This 2023 gathering of both societies will be the  2nd joint symposium, but separately will be the 25th symposium for ISEB and the 11th symposium for ISSM.