ISSM 2008 ISSM 2008 --- 7th International Symposium for Subsurface Microbiology
November 16-21, 2008
Last Updated: 2008/07/04
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New Session on Soil environment opens! See the scientific session for detail.
Last chance for poster presentation is postponed to July 31.


Key Dates
May 16, 2008 Deadline Abstracts for Travel Awards
June 30, 2008 Abstracts Submission for Oral
July 31, 2008 Abstracts Submission for Poster
July 31, 2008 Early Registration
September 30, 2008 Regular Registration
After October 1,2008 On-site (Walk-in) Registration
November 16-21, 2008 Symposium

Preliminary Timetable
  Morning Afternoon Evening
November 16     Registration
Get Together
November 17 Registration
Opening Sessions
Scientific Session
Scientific Session  
November 18 Scientific Sessions Scientific Sessions Symposium Dinner
November 19 Excursion
November 20 Scientific Sessions Scientific Sessions  
November 21 Scientific Sessions Closing Ceremony  


Welcome message
The application of molecular approaches to the study of subsurface microbial ecology has been most encouraging in the past decade. As would naturally be expected - the deeper we delve the more diverse the discoveries. This is just as well, because concern is increasing about the conditions of, and within, the ground upon which we walk. We hope from the following list of selected topics some steps will be achieved to alleviate such concern.

Scientific session Current status of 30th May, 2008
1. Microbes in aquifer: nature, contamination and its biotechnological alteration.
2. Evolution of geochemical and microbiological systems.
3. Search for life on Mars and other environments.
4. Interaction between surface and subsurface in terrestrial and marine systems.
5. Meta-genomics and its future in geobiology.
6.Geological radioactive waste disposal and subsurface microbiology.
7. Subseafloor microbial life and biosphere.
8. Petroleum and gas hydrate.
9. Technology for subsurface sciences.
10. Soil: top of subsurface system.
11. Other topics.

Any additional suggestions to the above list will be very much welcomed for consideration.

Kenji Kato, Chair, ISSM 2008



Contact Address
Prof. Kenji Kato (Chair)
Sanami Nishida (Secretary)
836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
Japan 422-8529
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E-mail :shizissm(a)ipc.shizuoka.ac.jp (a)=@