A “Microbial Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems” meeting will be taking place on the 22nd and 23rd June at Media City UK. 
The first day will consist of a number of talks that cover the diverse ways that microbes influence the ecology of organisms and ecosystems. During the second day there will be a “Horizon Scanning Workshop” – the aim of which is to identify the next big questions in microbial ecology (similar to previous events run by Prof. Bill Sutherland). This is a really valuable exercise with high potential for impact, and all participants will be listed as co-authors on the resulting peer-reviewed publication.
More information on the event is available here: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/getting-involved/special-interest-groups/microbial-ecology/
If anyone is interested in attending, it is FREE TO BES MEMBERS! In order to sign up the BES (which comes with a whole host of benefits including access to a number of student/early career/outreach grants) please visit: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/membership/<http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/getting-involved/> It’s only £42 for ordinary members and £21 for students! An absolute bargain for a two day meeting!
Then you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/microbial-ecology-from-individuals-to-ecosystems-tickets-22687312362
And submit an abstract for a talk here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ACAYeAWWKyY6Xs8_cYchfQ_DKgejNhCru69MsGz-ZNM/edit
Horizon Scanning workshop questions can be submitted here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_URGHmgOHwceTfQaCw0lYs1KDOxUh5dD55mwZvf4f7M/viewform?c=0&w=1