Announcing the 2016 Fall Meeting Mobile App!

The app is now available to download. Here are the features of the mobile app.
  • The conference app keeps you organized with up-to-the-minute exhibitor, speaker, and event information
  • SCHEDULE you’ll find a complete listing of conference sessions you can browse by day
  • MY SCHEDULE allows you to organize your conference schedule
  • SPEAKERS gives you a complete listing of Fall Meeting Oral and Poster Presenters with links to read their abstracts
  • MESSENGER allows you to see who else is at the Fall Meeting through ATTENDEES and connect via CHATS or exchange a “virtual handshake” by both persons tapping the orange circle in the lower right hand corner of your MESSENGER, and just SHAKE your phone. This allows you to exchange contact information
  • The ACTIVITY or “Heartbeat” is where you go to find alerts on updates or can share “Statuses”. Through status share a quote, a picture, memory and more. Session room and event changes will feed through ACTIVITY /“Heartbeat”.

Download the app, set up your profile, start browsing the sessions and speakers and begin setting you your schedule! (Information will update according to revisions or changes made, so on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 check for final updates)

Downloading the ASM TX FALL MEETING App
  • For iPhone, iPad, other tablets and Android phones, visit your App Store on your device
  • App Name: UTDallas Research Events
  • On the “Pick a Community” dropdown, select “ASM TX Fall Meeting”
  • Click Continue and you are on your way. Just create you profile and explore!

(Suggestion: Select “Register” and use your university email to create an account. You will have to create a password. With this email and password combination, you will be able to log in and out as you please.)

Everyone loves a good scavenger hunt! A photo scavenger hunt that is...

Starting Thursday, November 10th at 6:00pm, play our Photo Scavenger Hunt Game. Experience this years’ Fall Meeting and 75th Anniversary through the eyes of fellow attendees with a photo scavenger hunt. The goal is to encourage networking and interaction amongst all attendees.

How To Play:
  • Use the Event App to Post Your Pictures from the above categories.
  • Go to the Activity Tab and tap the “orange dot with a plus sign in it”, located in the bottom right corner.
  • Select Status, click on the Camera icon and snap a picture.
  • Include the Category you are posting (i.e. Texas is the Best)
We hope you will play along and photograph the following:
  • Meet A New Friend
    • Snap a picture of you & a new friend you made by attending the 2016 Fall Meeting
  • Opening Session
    • Who are you with at the Opening Session? Send us a picture of you with a group of ASM- TX Branch Members preparing to take part in the Opening Session.
  • Texas Is the Best
    • Snap a picture of 4 attendees having fun together from 4 different schools (make sure we see those name badges!)
  • Vendors of Splendor
    • Send us of picture of the Exhibitors
  • Milestone in Microbiology Site
    • Snap a Picture of the building recently dedicated as a Milestone in Microbiology Sites?
  • Posters! Posters! Posters!
    • Send picture of your top 3 poster presentations
  • Who’s Got Spirit?!
    • Snap a picture of someone showing UT Dallas Spirit (Must have on at least 2 UT Dallas items)

To be entered to win a prize, you have to upload 7 items before Friday, November 11th at 4:00 pm.