Frequently Asked Questions

First, you must create an ECCO account on the ECCO Portal.

Once your account is created, you will receive an automatic email with your username. If you do not receive your login details immediately, please check your spam folder before contacting the ECCO Office at ecco@ecco-ibd.eu. With these login details you can then apply for your ECCO Membership and register for the ECCO Congress.

Note: If you have registered last year for the ECCO Congress, you can use the same login details to register for the upcoming ECCO Congress. If you have forgotten your password, please use the “Don’t remember your password?” function on the ECCO Portal.

Please find all information about ECCO Membership here.

You can change your password in your ECCO Account, after signing in via the ECCO Portal. Click “Change my password”.

You can update your ECCO Account after logging in to the ECCO Portal. Click "Update my profile".

The programme for ECCO’27 Copenhagen Congress can be found here.

Payments can be made online via credit card (Mastercard, Visa and AMEX) or by bank transfer. Online payments by credit card are only accepted up to a limit of EUR 5,000.- Payments exceeding that amount must be performed by bank transfer. Please include the invoice number and/or registration number as a reference.

Please be aware that a registration is considered valid only once your payment has been received on the ECCO Bank account and you have received a confirmation email from the ECCO Office. Therefore, please keep in mind that bank transfers could take up to 7 days from some countries.

We do not accept cheques.

Following the submission of your registration, you will receive an automatic e-mail with your registration details. A separate confirmation email will be sent to you after we have received your payment.

Following the submission of your registration, your registration record can be accessed by simply logging in here with your username and password.

Yes, this is certainly possible. To add further items to your registration, please log in to the ECCO Portal with your username and password and then click on “Congress Registration”. Any additions made after your registration is invoiced and will appear on a new invoice that will be e-mailed to you.

In order to register for educational activities, you need to have a valid ECCO Membership for 2027.

Please note that the educational activities are only available onsite in Copenhagen and will not be live streamed online.

No, access to the satellite symposia is included in your congress registration, no separate registration is needed. As the number of seats is limited, some satellite symposia organisers may require advance registration (free of charge) – details would be announced in due course by each organiser.

Please sign in to the ECCO Portal, under “Congress Registration” select “Register myself” then choose “Educational activity only” or in the extras the ECCO Interaction. In order to register for educational activities, you need to have a valid ECCO Membership for 2027.

In case of difficulties please feel free to contact the ECCO Office at ecco27@ecco-ibd.eu and provide the following details:

• Name
• Invoice address (incl. VAT Number if applicable)
• Educational activity you would like to sign up for

 The ECCO Office will then set up your registration manually and you will be able to pay for the course(s)/ticket(s) by credit card or bank transfer.

The registration deadline for educational activities is February 10, 2027 (midnight CET). Registration for these courses will be on a first come, first served basis.

No, exhibitors/staff and delegates only visiting the industry and poster exhibition can register online by logging in to the ECCO Portal, clicking on “Congress Registration” and selecting “Exhibition access only” fee (EUR 215.-)

A cancelled registration can be taken over by another participant (name change) free of charge until February 10, 2027. In case you do not want to transfer your registration to another participant, the following fees apply:

• Cancellation until November 25, 2026: A refund of 50% of your registration fee is granted.
• Cancellation after November 25, 2026: No refund can be granted.

There is of course the possibility to watch the scientific programme via live stream and on demand if you cannot attend the congress in person.

In order to benefit from the early registration fee, your payment must be received by November 25, 2026, otherwise the standard registration fee will automatically become effective.

Before obtaining an invitation letter, all registration fees must be fully paid. Individuals can request their invitation letter by logging in with their username and password here, click on “Congress Registration”, “View/Add extras/Pay”, “Manage/Pay” and then “Request VISA Letter”.

Group leaders can also request invitation letter/s on behalf of their group's participants by proceeding the same way. More information on visa letters can be found here.

If you received an e-Voucher code, you need to activate it in your ECCO Portal account under “ECCO´27 Congress Registration”.

How to activate your e-Voucher.

All delegates will receive a QR code shortly before the congress to print out congress badge in the entrance hall during the opening hours. Please note that in order to pick up your pre-paid badge onsite at the registration desk, the QR code or passport/ID must be shown.

We kindly ask you to log in to the ECCO Portal and fill out the online evaluation form. You will be able to download your individual CME certificate immediately upon completion of the survey. For delegates attending the scientific programme on the congress platform, please make sure to watch all the sessions to receive the full CME credits.

After the congress, you will be able to download your certificate of attendance online via the ECCO Portal within your account.

Reprint fee of EUR 75.- will apply.