1) to promote scientific knowledge and encourage research and technology in the field of microbial ecology and its relation to diseases;

2) to disseminate information relative to this field;

3) to unify the efforts of those concerned with the field;

4) to cooperate with national and international organizations concerned with the field of microbial ecology and disease and related biomedical and biological sciences;

5) to hold and sponsor scientific meetings at frequent intervals to expedite the afore mentioned objectives.