Organization
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies is governed by a Council of Member Society Representatives (Delegates), a Board of Directors and it is supported from the FEMS Business Office in Delft, The Netherlands.
Board of directors
- Dr Jozef Anné
- Dr Stefano Donadio
- Dr Colin Harwood
- Dr Hilary Lappin-Scott
- Dr Per-Eric Lindgren
- Dr Bauke Oudega
- Dr Jim Prosser
- Dr Joanna Verran
President
Dr Bauke Oudega
Email: president@fems-microbiology.org
BUSINESS OFFICE
- Dr Catherine Cotton
- Dr Frédérique Belliard
- Carianne Buurmeijer
- Dr Vi Nguyen
- Matt Harvey
- Lotte Nielsen
- Dr Erwin Ripmeester
- Dr Goda Sporn
- Martijn van Veen
Council
The FEMS Council meets annually with participants consisting of Delegates from all Member Societies, alongside officers of the Board of Directors.
Previous Meeting
The Council Meetings and the 42nd Annual General Meeting were held in Athens, Greece on 16-17 September 2016.
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