For more than four decades—dating back to the first biennial symposium in 1982—IS-MPMI has served as the premier forum where our community gathers to share breakthroughs, spark  collaborations, and shape the future of molecular plant–microbe interactions. Year after year, the society has provided the meeting ground and professional home that connects trainees and established investigators across disciplines and borders, uniting researchers who work on the full spectrum of plant-associated microbes and interactions.

As we look ahead, sustaining that impact depends on all of us. Please renew your IS-MPMI membership to help ensure a thriving, inclusive scientific home for decades to come—and submit your best work to the Molecular Plant–Microbe Interactions journal (MPMI), a flagship venue for rigorous, field-defining research in our discipline. Your continued engagement—through membership, participation, and publication—directly strengthens IS-MPMI’s ability to champion our science, elevate new voices, and keep our community’s premier forum vibrant.

To keep pace with rising costs, IS-MPMI will be updating membership rates. New and renewal membership rates will apply after January 31, 2026 (final rates will be set by the IS-MPMI Board). Through January 31, 2026, members renewing a two-year membership may still renew at the current rate.