Congresses & Events

The ECCO Congress represents a key date in the international IBD calendar. The ECCO Congress has been held annually in February since 2006, with over 7,000 delegates hosted in 2020. The annual ECCO Congress provides a unique opportunity to gain access to the latest and best scientific information and education in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and gastrointestinal surgery with its major focus on IBD.

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The scientific programme is structured around basic science, translational medicine and clinical sessions, given by some of

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The educational programme of the 16th Congress of ECCO is scheduled prior to the official start of the ECCO Congress.

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Statistics of past ECCO Congresses

Science and education

The scientific programme is structured in basic science and clinical sections. Furthermore there are oral and poster presentations of accepted abstracts and ECCO Fellowships and Grants are announced. The educational programme consists of a variety of activities focusing on different areas of interest within IBD. More information on the scientific and educational programmes can be found here.

ECCO Interaction

The ECCO Interaction: Hearts and Minds is the grand networking event during the ECCO Congress. It is now an institution of the ECCO Congress and is an essential highlight on the delegates' calendar.

Past Congresses

Congress	City and Country	No. of Participants	Net exhibition area	Statistics
15th Congress of ECCO February 12-15, 2020	Vienna, Austria	7,307	2,308 sqm	Country General
14th Congress of ECCO March 6-9, 2019	Copenhagen, Denmark	8,034	2,415 sqm	Country General
13th Congress of ECCO February 14-17, 2018	Vienna, Austria	6,676	2,137 sqm	Country General
12th Congress of ECCO February 15-18, 2017	Barcelona, Spain	6,249	1,811 sqm	Country General
11th Congress of ECCO March 16-19, 2016	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	6,265	1,563 sqm	Country General
10th Congress of ECCO February 18-21, 2015	Barcelona, Spain	5,420	1,219 sqm	Country General
9th Congress of ECCO February 20-22, 2014	Copenhagen, Denmark	5,175	931 sqm	Country General
8th Congress of ECCO February 14-16, 2013	Vienna, Austria	4,515	767 sqm	Country General
7th Congress of ECCO February 16-18, 2012	Barcelona, Spain	4,282	786 sqm	Country General
6th Congress of ECCO February 24-26, 2011	Dublin, Ireland	3,509	682 sqm	Country General
5th Congress of ECCO February 25-27, 2010	Prague, Czech Republic	2,610	586 sqm	Country General
4thCongress of ECCO February 5-7, 2009	Hamburg, Germany	1,905	503 sqm	Country General
3rd Congress of ECCO February 28 – March 1, 2008	Lyon, France	1,614	446 sqm	Country General
2nd Congress of ECCO March 1-3, 2007	Innsbruck, Austria	816	422 sqm	N/A
1st Congress of ECCO February 8-11, 2006	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	350	No data	N/A