Skype connections between IMD commemoration points

On the 17th September 2019, Prof Isabel Sá-Correia, President of the Portuguese Society of Microbiology performed a Skype Call to connect the commemorations at Instituto Superior Técnico and several other national and international commemoration points.

First, Centros Ciência Viva from Porto, Coimbra and Algarve were contacted and showed their activities and visitors. Then, we contacted FEMS members deeply involved in IMD – Joana Verran, IBBS member and Bad Bugs Book Club promoter, who was at the time lecturing on FEMS Summer School in Greece; and Joseph Shuttleworth representing FEMS Office, organizer of the Microbe Art Contest, that provided help to the IMD team on how to promote the event and disseminate the word through Social Media. A Skype connection with the commemorations happening on IST in the Chemistry Garden was also achieved, showcasing the exhibitions and short talks from several ULisboa schools. ITQB also joined by skype call, and showed their celebrations in Jardins do Palácio Marquês de Pombal and a ULisboa team was at Rua Augusta contacting with the general public and tourists.