2008 General Meeting

Two New Hotels Have Been Added
Deadline to Make a Reservation: May 23

ASM is pleased to announce the addition of two hotels to the General Meeting hotel block, the Long Wharf Marriott Hotel ($268/nt) and the Cambridge Marriott ($258/nt). Please call Experient at 800-974-3621 within the U.S. or 847-940-2155 outside the U.S. by 5:00 p.m. CDT on May 23 to make a reservation. Please do not call the hotel directly.

The American Society for Microbiology will
hold its 108^th General Meeting in Boston,
Massachusetts from Sunday, June 1 to
Thursday, June 5, 2008. Plan to attend all
five days of a spectacular scientific program
to be held in the Boston Convention and
Exhibition Center. Consider also staying
through the weekend to explore Boston, the
seat of American History and one of America's
best dinng and shopping experiences.

Premeeting workshops precede the meeting
and will be held both Saturday and Sunday,
May 31 and June 1.

The scientific program will feature nearly 300
individual colloquia, symposia, roundtable
discussions, award lectures, & poster sessions.
The 27 division chairs & the General Meeting
Program Committee have devoted their
energies to creating a well-rounded program.

Each year students are offered an
opportunity to compete for travel
awards. Details may be found
under the Call for Abstracts menu.

This year's schedule will begin on
Sunday, June 1, 2008, at 5:00 p.m.
with the presentation of scientific
topics of general interest to the
society. It will be followed by the
ASM Lecture at 6:00 p.m.