EPSO schedules May 2027 workshop

The European Plant Science Organisation said on September 7 that it will hold its seventh Workshop on Plants and Microbiomes on May 31, 2027 in Tulln, Austria. The half-day event will run from 12:00 to 17:00 and is scheduled immediately before the miCROPe 2027 conference in Vienna, which is set for June 1-3. EPSO said the workshop will be dedicated to cereal plants and microbiomes and will be organized by its cereals microbiome task force. ### Where and when is the workshop taking place? Tulln, Austria, will host the workshop on Monday, May 31, 2027, according to EPSO’s announcement. The organization said the timing is intended to let participants combine the Tulln meeting with miCROPe 2027 in Vienna, which opens the next day. (epsoweb.org) The announcement was posted by EPSO on September 7, 2026, and the group’s Plants and Microbiomes working-group page also lists the next meeting as planned for Tulln on May 31, 2027. EPSO describes itself as an independent academic organization representing more than 200 research institutes, departments and universities from 31 countries in Europe and beyond. (epsoweb.org) ### What will the meeting focus on? EPSO said the 2027 workshop will be dedicated to cereal plants and microbiomes. A PDF announcement issued in Brussels on September 7 said the Plants and Microbiomes working group has established a task force on the microbiomes of cereals. (epsoweb.org) The task force seeks to consolidate European expertise, harmonize research approaches and accelerate the transition from microbiome science to agricultural innovation, EPSO said. EPSO’s broader events page says its workshops are designed to bring disciplines together and that participants compile white papers that are communicated to the European Commission and national policymakers. (epsoweb.org) ### How does this fit into EPSO’s existing microbiome program? EPSO’s Plants and Microbiomes working group has held a series of earlier meetings tied to major plant-microbiome gatherings. The group’s working-page says its sixth workshop took place in Utrecht on April 8-9, 2024, while EPSO separately announced a sixth workshop in Malaga, Spain, on November 3, 2025 as a satellite event before the 6th Plant Microbiome Symposium. (epsoweb.org) More than 100 researchers attended the Malaga workshop, according to EPSO’s November 2025 outcome note. EPSO said discussions there covered European microbiome initiatives, synthetic microbial communities, metadata requirements for plant microbiome samples and other topics linked to sustainable agriculture. (epsoweb.org) ### Why might students and early-career researchers pay attention? Vienna-area participants would be able to reach the Tulln workshop without long-distance travel and then continue to miCROPe 2027 in Vienna the following days, based on EPSO’s schedule. The pairing creates a two-stop sequence for researchers, students and other participants interested in plant-microbiome science and related agricultural research. (epsoweb.org) EPSO’s events page says its workshops are intended as high-quality forums in emerging areas of plant science. The organization also says scientists and PhD students from EPSO institutional members can access seminar recordings through its members website, underscoring its focus on research networks and early-career participation. ### When will more details be available? (epsoweb.org) October 1, 2026 is the date EPSO gave for further information on registration and presentation offers. The organization said those details will be provided ahead of the May 31, 2027 workshop in Tulln, with miCROPe 2027 in Vienna following on June 1-3. (epsoweb.org 1) (epsoweb.org 2)