It is our privilege to announce that the International Society of Environmental Indicators will be hosting the 22nd International Conference on Environmental Indicators (ICEI 2017) on August 1-5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. The Conference will feature highly respected speakers who will share and discuss significant new developments, overall views and scientific advancements that will impact the ways we monitor our environment and promote healthy living and our relationship with the microbiomes. The planned program will provide keynote lectures, lectures, seminars, symposium and excursions with learning opportunities for students, biologists, chemists, physicists, other scientists, microbiology experts, process developers and environmental engineers, medical specialists and clinicians from all fields of endeavor, as well as world-class content for researchers and industry supporters.

The main theme is: "Microbiome and Health: Indications of Sustainable Agriculture and Food-Chains". This motif is underlining our unity with the global environment. Food production and health maintenance or promotion include all biotypes: the fields and forests, waterways and oceans, deserts and mountains, as well as our industries. The human contribution to the status of the ecosystems, their functionality, diversity and sustainability is a central factor in global development.