General information
Dates
The Scientific Spring meeting will be held on: 31 March and 1 April 2026 in Hotel Papendal, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Accreditation
Accreditation for The Scientific Spring Meeting KNVM & NVMM 2026 will be requested at a later stage.
Language
The conference language will be English
Important deadlines:
19 September 2025: Submission deadline session proposals
12 December 2025: Abstract submission deadline
19 December 2025: Westerdijk Award
19 December 2025: Van Leeuwenhoek Award
19 December 2025: PhD Thesis Fund
19 december 2025: Kiem Award
31 January 2026: Fanny Hesse Award
31 January 2026: Mike Jetten Award (Master thesis prize)
31 January 2026: Kluyver award
8 February 2026: BaMa abstracts submission deadline
Congress Committee 2026
The Scientific Spring Meeting KNVM & NVMM 2026 is organized by the Dutch Society of Medical Microbiology (NVMM) and the Royal Dutch Society of Microbiology (KNVM).
Scientific committee
- Guido Bastiaens
- Clara Belzer (Chair)
- Annemarie Boleij (Treasurer)
- Girbe Buist
- Dennis Claessen
- Jakko van Ingen
- Akos Kovács
- Coretta van Leer
- Eelco Meijer
- Daan Notermans
- John Penders
- Chantal Reusken
- Juliette Severin
- Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski
- Marcel de Zoete
