The conference committee welcome you to join in the 1st World Conference on Microbiology, Virology and Infectious Diseases (MVID 2026). The congress will be held during March. 25th-27th, 2026 in Kyoto, Japan. MVID 2026 includes plenary forum, 16 breakout streams, as well as poster exhibition in the three-day scientific program. The topics will focus on Advances in Virology Research, Pathology & Microbial Genomics, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Medical Virology & Disease Management, Vaccine Research and Development, etc. MVID 2026 is planned as a hybrid event. We are hopeful that many of you will be able to make the trip to the beautiful city to see old colleagues and make new friends.