Are you passionate about food safety or want to learn more about World Food Safety Day? Here is your chance to attend a Symposium organised by Food Microbiology Academy!
Interact with like-minded individuals, build connections, and have fun learning about food safety!
Registration is quick and easy, just fill in a google sheet and click submit! Anybody can register to attend the Symposium. In fact, we encourage anyone and everyone to attend. Yes, it is relevant to everyone – academics/faculty, food industry staff, food service and hospitality workers, research students and especially the general public. Come learn and come contribute.
The symposium will be on World Food Safety Day, 7 June 2025, with a starting time of 05:00 UTC, with conclusion at 13:00 UTC.

CALLING ALL COURSEWORK STUDENTS!
Passionate about food safety and want to share your thoughts? Here is a chance to present your ideas and achievements on World Food Safety Day within this year’s theme – Science in Action.
Remember, registration is free for everyone!

If you are:
- Enrolled in a coursework (i.e. non-research) course at the time of the Symposium
- Passionate about food safety
- Keen to share your thoughts and innovative ideas.
Why should I join?
- Expand your network with like-minded peers from across the world.
- Certificate of participation.
- Feedback will be provided on your presentation along with a score.
- Be inspired!
I have so many ideas, I don’t know what to present!
Here are some ideas:
- Industry challenges that have been addressed, for example during an internship
- Scholarly research
- Community problems solved
- Any other ground-breaking idea!
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW!
- Limit of 250 words.
- Multiple authors allowed, but the presenting author must be a current coursework (undergraduate or postgraduate) student.
- Indicate the presenting author and the corresponding author.
- Attach proof of your coursework student status to the google form below
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES SATURDAY 3 MAY 2025 at 23:55 UTC.
Sponsorships are available, as follows, with full details of benefits to sponsors on our sponsorship page.
- $500 AUD – Symposium naming rights
- $300 AUD – Platinum
- $200 AUD – Gold
- $100 AUD – Silver
- $50 AUD – Bronze
These will adjusted based on cost of living for sponsors in different countries. For example, these are the sponsorship tiers for sponsors located in the Philippines:
- ₱10 500 PHP – Symposium naming rights
- ₱6 500 PHP – Platinum
- ₱4 000 PHP – Gold
- ₱2 000 PHP – Silver
- ₱1 000 PHP – Bronze
Check back often for updates or e-mail us at symposium@foodmicrobiology.academy with all questions
