Scientific Program

The scientific program was accompanied by a full call for abstracts, with abstract submission closing on April 15th, 2017, and by registration arrangements set out in the fees section.

The scientific program of this antibiotic resistance meeting is structured around three contribution formats: keynote lectures, oral contributions and poster presentations, spanning four days in mid-June. Keynote sessions set the thematic frame for the conference, while oral presentations allow invited and contributing speakers from multiple countries to share detailed findings on bacterial resistance in human, animal and environmental contexts. Poster sessions remain a central element, drawing together the wider participant body for informal exchange and discussion.

Because antimicrobial resistance is treated as a global concern rather than a narrow laboratory issue, the program deliberately mixes perspectives. Contributions cover the emergence of resistance genes and their spread between humans and animals, resistance mechanisms at the cellular level, epidemiological surveillance of resistant infections, and the policy responses shaped by public health agencies worldwide. This breadth reflects the view that controlling resistance requires coordinated action across medicine, agriculture, food safety and environmental management.

Methodological breadth is another feature of the schedule. Presentations address proteomic approaches and other analytical techniques used to study resistant pathogens, the discovery and development of new antibiotics and alternative therapeutic strategies, and the broader clinical, economic and social factors that influence prescribing behaviour. Each strand is intended to give attendees usable knowledge for their own work, whether that sits in a hospital, university or public health setting.

The scientific program is also designed to encourage exchange between researchers at different career stages. Posters are presented in dedicated sessions, and open discussion time follows contributions, allowing questions from the floor to shape the conversation. The conference aims to stimulate new collaborations, share approaches to overcoming resistance, and build connections that continue beyond the meeting itself.

Attending researchers can follow the schedule through plenary sessions, invited and contributed oral talks, and the poster sessions, with the full program and abstracts available in advance on the conference website. Attendees are encouraged to review the timetable carefully, note the sessions matching their interests, and prepare to contribute actively rather than simply listen. The result is a compact but varied agenda built to mirror the multidisciplinary reality of antibiotic resistance research.