Save the dates in your calendar and come to Smolenice to meet and talk about yeasts with colleagues and friends who study and research them from very different perspectives. You'll likely make new contacts, opportunities for collaboration, and maybe even inspiration for the future direction of your research.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I cordially invite you to the 49th Annual Conference on Yeasts, which will traditionally take place at Smolenice Castle (Slovakia) from 13 to 16 May 2025.

Milan Čertík, chairman