On behalf of the Australian Society for Antimicrobials, I would like to invite you to the Society's 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, "Antimicrobials 2023", to be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition, Brisbane, on Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th February 2023.

I am pleased to announce Juan Pablo Horcajada, University Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona; Lloyd Reeve-Johnson, University of the Sunshine Coast; and David Paterson, University of Queensland will be participating at the meeting. Juan will be presenting the plenary "Confronting the challenge of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa", Lloyd will be presenting "A Holistic Approach to Future Healthcare for Man, Animals and Our Environment", and David will be presenting the plenary "Treatment of Resistant GNBs – Now and in the Future". 

The 2023 Howard Florey Oration will be delivered by Dr Sally Roberts from Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.

The programme's symposia cover many different aspects of antimicrobials and sessions include "GNBs – The Red Plague", "Surfing the Pipeline", "COVID", "The Pros and Cons of Rapid Phenotypic Susceptibility Testing", and "AMS".  In addition, we have pharmacy and EUCAST workshops on Saturday afternoon. Two literature review sessions will also be presented, including Tony Korman’s "The Year in Clinical Microbiology" and Trish Peel’s "The Year in AMS". Six proffered papers and two poster sessions are also planned for the meeting.

To promote discussion and interaction between delegates and the invited speakers, the meeting's registration includes lunches, morning and afternoon teas and admission to the Howard Florey Dinner.

I am confident that you will find the meeting's program both scientifically stimulating and informative and we look forward to meeting you in Brisbane.

Geoff Coombs
President ASA