ICME SERIES

association of Microbial Ecologists

 ICME stands for International Course in Microbial Ecology. These courses aim to share knowledge about methods, techniques, background and practical tips of daily utility in the laboratory of microbial ecology. The courses are known for the free horizontal transfer of knowledge, meaning that instructors and participants are truly networking. It  often happens to find job opportunities during a course or vice versa to find the perfect fellow worker.

The series unofficially started in 2009, with the SiTEMicro group, made by Italian Microbial Ecologists within the SITE-Società Italiana di Ecologia.  4 courses were organised with a strong participation. Therefore the need to structure the activities and create more advanced courses. After SAME13  conference in 2013 and the official birth of Microb&co, the ICME Series started with annual meeting hosted in different research institutions.

Working in the laboratories under the supervision of expert researchers made the course very effective for learning techniques and  practical tips. The massive introduction of metagenomics and bioinformatics in microbial ecology also increase the need to hands-on training. 

association of Microbial Ecologists

Timeline

2023
2023

Verbania – ICME 12

 CRASH COURSE ON NANOPORE SEQUENCING FOR MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

24 September 2023

2022
2022

Stelvio – ICME 11

Integrating traditional and molecular approaches in ecology of glacial habitats

2019
2019

Milano – ICME 10

Hands-on training in prokaryotic and eukaryotic metagenomics

2018
2018

Bruxelles – ICME 9

Hands-on training in prokaryotic and eukaryotic metagenomics

2017
2017

Verbania – ICME 8

Microbial metagenome analysis: Hands-on training

2016
2016

Catania – ICME 7

Publishing dos and don’ts for Microbial Ecologists

2015
2015

Trieste – ICME 6

Exploring microbial community functioning in aquatic ecosystems.

2014
2014

Venezia – ICME 5

Deciphering microbial diversity and function in the environment through Next Generation Sequencing

2012
2012

SItEmicro Methods in Microbial Ecology: who does what? – Stazione zoologica Anton Dohrn – Napoli

2011
2011

SItEmicro From Cultivation to New Molecular Methods – University of Messina

2010
2010

SItEmicro Detection and quantification of Microbes in natural Environments CNR – IRSA Roma

2009
2009

SItEmicro Microbial ecology laboratory: from theory to practice – ISE Verbania