EDUCON

EduCon 2025 is an annual educators' meet under the auspices of the Australian Society of Microbiology (ASM). We warmly welcome you to Adelaide for the 12th EduCon event.

EduCon is ideal for teaching and research academics, education-focussed academics, education-researchers, research-focussed academics with teaching duties, and leaders in Microbiology (& related science) education. This includes those from universities, research institutes, TAFE, schools, colleges and education industry partners. EduCon provides plenty of opportunities for presentations, networking with educators from Australia and beyond, and meaningful discussions on current teaching-industry focussed topics.

Shaping Future Education Practices in Microbiology

Thursday 17 July (2:30pm-5:00pm) - Room E2
Friday 18 July (9:00am-4:00pm) - Room RB2

Adelaide Convention Centre

Register independently for both days or add day 1 to your Full Conference registration.

Keynote Speakers

Enabling Student Success in a Digital Era

Professor Angela Carbone
Associate DVC - Learning, Teaching & Quality
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University

Harnessing the Powerful Link Between Teaching and Research in Education!

Professor Carlos C. Goller
Teaching Professor - Department of Biological Sciences, Biotechnology Program (BIT)
North Carolina State University

EduCon Abstract Submissions

If you are interested in submitting an abstract for an oral presentation or poster please use button below. 

The deadline for abstract submission is April 11th, 2025 (Friday, COB)

You will be notified of the outcome by May 16th, 2025

ABSTRACT FORMAT:

The background, methods, results, and conclusions of the work  should not exceed 350 words. 

The entire abstract i.e. along with the title, author names, affiliations and email ids, should be within 500 words.

Abstracts should be submitted through this online portal only.

Please email  edsig.asm@gmail.com with any queries you might have. We look forward to your active participation!

 For more information about EduCon, contact the Education SIG