Organized by

The Microbiological Society of Korea (MSK)
Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology (JSME)
Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology (TSME)

Organizing committee

Chair:
Chang-Jun Cha, Chung?Ang University, Korea

Board members:
Jang-Cheon Cho, Inha University, Korea
Tae-Ho Lee, Pusan National University, Korea
Jun Murase, Nagoya University, Japan
Koji Hamasaki, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Natsuko Hamamura, Ehime University, Japan
Shir-Ly Huang, National Central University, Taiwan
Hong-Thih Lai, National Chiayi University, Taiwan
Jyh-Yih Leu, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Executive advisors:
Sang-Jin Kim, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Korea
Kazuhiro Kogure, The Unviersity of Tokyo, Japan
Shiu Mei Liu, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan

Woman scientist roundtable organizers:
Kyung-Sook Whang, Mokwon University, Korea
Natsuko Hamamura, Ehime University, Japan
Shir-Ly HUANG, National Central University, Taiwan

Student representatives:
Jangho Lee, Yonsei University, Korea
Kenshi Suzuki, Shizuoka University, Japan
Tai-Hung Lin, Fu-Jen University, Taiwan

Jong-Shik KIM (Gyeongbuk Institute for Marine Bio-industry, South Korea)

Yeast community associated with wildflowers and screening and characterization of biosurfactants produced by yeast

Woo Jun SUL (Chung-Ang University, South Korea)

Earth's most diverse ecosystem - soil, within reach of high throughput sequencing

Hiroyuki OHTA (Ibaraki University, Japan)

Microbial ecology in early soil development

Kazuo ISOBE (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Introduction of our new challenge: from metagenomics to ecosystem functions

Roland KIRSCHNER (National Central University, Taiwan)

A necessary complement to phyllosphere microbiology: Fungi

Mei-Chin LAI (National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan)

Deep sea methane production team