It is our great pleasure to announce the National Symposium on Zoonoses Research 2015 which will take place from October 15 - 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. This year's symposium theme is "Research meets Public Health". Building on last year's success with over 350 participants the symposium will once again bring together students and professionals from different zoonoses research areas and the practical users of this research. Whatever your zoonoses research area is – bacteriology, virology, parasitology, epidemiology or diagnostics – the symposium will provide scientific input for all disciplines involved in zoonoses prevention, control and treatment.