ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

Showcase your work

Due to the expected attendance in Melbourne in 2026 the program committee have extended the program to allow for more oral and poster presentations across the three days.

Higher attendance means more people to see your work via an oral or poster presentation.

Despite the extended program, space is still limited and extensions to the submission dates will not be granted.

Criteria

When you submit your abstract for the 2026 ASM you can select one or more of the following criteria:

  • ASM Oral Presentation -Present in front of a live audience as part of the main program.

  • ASM Poster Presentation - Display your work in the exhibition hall and engage with delegates during one of three dedicated poster sessions.

  • CliniCon Oral Presentation - Present in front of a live audience of clinicians.

  • CliniCon Poster Presentation - Display your work during one of the poster sessions.

Review Process

All abstracts will be blind reviewed by established and senior industry peers in accordance with a determined criteria to ensure a fair and equitable outcome.

Higher scored abstracts will be offered an oral presentation in a suitable session. Unsuccessful abstracts will be offered a poster presentation. Both oral and poster presentation will be judged onsite at the meeting with the best of each receiving an award. Click here for more details.

Abstracts that do not meet a minimum level of content, completeness or appropriateness will not be accepted into the program.

All submitters will be notified of the review outcome prior to the Earlybird deadline: Friday 24 April 2026

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE

Submission Deadlines:

Oral Presentations: Friday 13 February 2026

Poster Presentations: Friday 27 February 2026

Note: Ensure you click the “Finalise Submission” button on the last page.

Categories

During submission you can select one primary category, then additional secondary categories on a subsequent page.

  • Diagnostic and Clinical Microbiology

  • Public Health

  • Microbial Genomics

  • Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Virology

  • Food and Agricultural Microbiology

  • Biofilms

  • Host Pathogen Interactions

  • Drug Discovery and Novel Therapies

  • Environmental Microbiology

  • Gut Microbiology

  • Vaccine Development

  • Veterinary and Animal Microbiology

  • Education

  • Molecular Microbiology

  • Microbiology not listed above