# Course announcement: 2021 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/course-announcement-2021-isb-virtual-microbiome-series/20647
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [September 3, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/course-announcement-2021-isb-virtual-microbiome-series/20647 "2021-09-03T19:38:03Z")
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### Author:  [@cdiener](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/cdiener)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/course-announcement-2021-isb-virtual-microbiome-series/20647/1 "2021-09-03T19:38:04Z")
After the amazing participation last year, the [Institute for Systems Biology](https://isbscience.org) will host the next iteration of its virtual course and symposium on the microbiome.
This year’s course and symposium will take place from October 13th to October 15th and will concentrate on the ecology and evolution of the gut microbiome.
> **[2021 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series](https://isbscience.org/microbiome2021/)**
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> On October 13 - 15, 2021, ISB hosted a virtual course and symposium on the latest cutting edge microbiome research.
ISB will host a one-day course on analyzing amplicon sequencing data with QIIME 2 on October 13th, followed by a one-day course on metabolic modeling of bacterial isolates on October 14th. The symposium will take place on October 15th and will feature talks by six amazing speakers.
The event is free of charge but requires [registration](https://isbscience.org/microbiome2021/#register).
Looking forward to seeing the Qiime 2 community at the event!
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### Author:  [@MarwaTawfik](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/MarwaTawfik)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/course-announcement-2021-isb-virtual-microbiome-series/20647/2 "2021-09-05T18:25:36Z")
> [@cdiener](#):
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> Qiime 2 community at the event!
Thanks for sharing Christian