The theme of PAM 2017 will be “Coming in from the cold: Microbial roles in the warming cryosphere”. This theme should reflect that PAM 2017 will place emphasis on novel research showcasing the roles of microbes in the rapidly changing polar and alpine environments.

Abstracts are invited in the following categories:

• Permafrost microbiology
• Interactions between psychrophilic microorganisms and the environment
• Glacier and snow microbiology
• Microbiology of sea ice and cold oceans
• Physiology and evolution of psychrophilic microorganisms
• Methods to measure Microbial activity at polar and alpine systems

Abstract submission extended to 18 April.

For more information, visit the PAM 2017 conference website.