PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE Monday 26 March 2012 10.30 - 11.15 Opening and Keynote Lecture 11.15 - 13.00 Session 1: Beneficial microbes and host-microbe communication 14.00 - 15.45 Session 2: Effect of beneficial microbe metabolites on the host 16.15 - 18.30 Session 3: Shaping and modulating microbiotia composition 18.30 - 20.00 TNO's Lounge Party + poster session Tuesday 27 March 2012 08.30 - 10.15 Session 4: Mining the metagenome and microbiome of the gut 10.45 - 12.40 Session 5: Can beneficial microbes prevent diseases? 13.30 - 15.45 Session 6: Validated in vitro and ex vivo models 16.15 - 18.00 Session 7: Towards successful claims for pre- and probiotics 18.00 - 19.30 Drinks + poster session 20.30 - 23.00 Conference dinner Wednesday 28 March 2012 08.30 - 10.30 Session 8: Recent successful applications of beneficial microbes 11.00 - 13.00 Session 9: Future developments – new tools 13.00 Closing of the conference