After two years of pandemic, we are grateful to be able to invite you to the 9th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology held in Potsdam, Germany as presence meeting, on 9-14 October, 2022.

We cannot offer a hybrid mode option for participation but aim to stream selected talks each day for free, to broaden the audience.

The Potsdam meeting will be a continuation of the eight highly successful previous meetings of this conference series.

The objective of the Potsdam meeting is to bring together researchers from all over the world to discuss various aspects of microbial diversity, function and activity related to cold-adapted microorganisms in polar and alpine environments. Our aim is to foster discussions about recent developments in the field and to exchange ideas and experiences on an international scale.

The meeting will cover different aspects of polar and alpine microbiology:

•     Microbial diversity and biogeography in permafrost environments
•     Metabolic activity at subzero temperature
•     Mechanisms of microbial adaptation and survival in permafrost environments
•     Permafrost astrobiology
•     Plant-microbe interaction
•     Microbial communities and global change
•     Carbon and nitrogen turnover
•     Microbial gene pool of cold environments
•     Biotechnology for cyrospheric microorganisms
•     Eukaryotic microbial diversity (e.g. algae and fungi)
•     Viruses in polar and alpine environments

We are looking forward to meeting you in Potsdam in October 2022.