1. Personal communication over indiscriminate social media
Building on the value that ECCO gives to personal communication and encounters, which has been nurturing the ECCO Family spirit throughout the past decades, ECCO has taken a conscious decision against indiscriminate social media presence. In working with its communication channels, ECCO aims for quality over quantity.
In the ever-growing competition for our attention, sustainable communication recognises the attention of individuals as a precious resource instead. ECCO therefore considers it a social responsibility to keep the number of ECCO channels contained.
By focussing the promotion of ECCO activities, educational content and publications on the ECCO Website, the ECCO-IBD App and the e-Newsletter, ECCO caters to an audience with different news platform preferences. At the same time, it limits the stressful, resource-intensive production of content, inputs and monitoring required for a professional, safe and legal online communication space.
Experts of the IBD community may use their own personal social media accounts to bring important ECCO News to their professional networks. Whilst ECCO welcomes these personal networks as a great opportunity for promotion, ECCO trusts in the personal integrity of all members of its community not to misrepresent ECCO positions or initiatives, to respect copyright and confidentiality.
2. General regulations
ECCO Logo
The ECCO Logo is the property of ECCO and is protected by Copyright. The logo must not be used, reproduced or associated with any event, website, article/document or press release without prior authorisation of ECCO.. (Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
3. Use of official ECCO photos and videos
As event organisers, ECCO and OCEAiN reserve the right on their legitimate interest (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR) to use ECCO Congress photos and film footage of the official ECCO photographers and film team (as also stated in the ECCO Congress registration terms and conditions) as well as to use photos of other ECCO events in which you might be captured. Should you wish to object to the use of a specific photo or film footage, you can address the ECCO Office as outline in the privacy policy.
These photos and film footage are intended for reporting about the event on the ECCO Website, ECCO App, the e-Learning Platform of ECCO, in the ECCO eNewsletters, in promotional material (such as Congress break slides) and in printing material (such as the ECCO Anniversary Book series, posters and flyers).
Official ECCO images may only be used with prior authorisation of ECCO. Use of official images in any print or digital publications must be accompanied by copyright reference to the official congress photographer. (© ECCO / “Name of photographer”).
Video material: videos displayed on the ECCO Website may not be used on external channels.
4. ECCO Congress Media Policy
ECCO Congress wording
The ECCO Congress should always be referred to in one of the three following styles: .: “20th Congress of ECCO”, ”ECCO 2025” or “ECCO’25” in any printed matters, publications or press releases published by media representatives.
Copyright
The information presented during the scientific and educational programme of the ECCO Congress is the intellectual property of the authors/speakers and all rights remain with the respective authors. Please note that the responsibility for the content of each presentation lies with the presenting author. No reproduction, re-use or transcription for any commercial purpose or use of the content is permitted without the written permission of the authors. Requests for permission for re-use can be directed to the author via the ECCO Office.
Congress photos, filming and recording
It is forbidden to film, take screenshots or record any presentation during the scientific or educational programme and any e-poster or poster presentation without the consent of the organiser (including smartphones, mobile devices, etc.).
No specific permission is required in order to film, take photos and/or record in the entrance hall (defined as the hall/area where the registration area is located) and outside the congress centre.
In the exhibition hall, only exhibitors are allowed to take photos and/or record at their own booth.
Official ECCO Congress images may only be used with prior authorisation of ECCO. Use of official images in any print or digital publications must be accompanied by copyright reference to the official congress photographer. (© ECCO / “Name of photographer”).
Video material: videos displayed on the ECCO Website may not be used on external channels.
Embargo policy
All abstracts will be available on the congress website approx. 1 month prior to the congress. Information in abstracts accepted for the Congress of ECCO will be under embargo from release until the start of the Congress of ECCO.
Data from abstracts of oral & digital oral presentations and poster presentations accepted for the Congress of ECCO are under media embargo until the date and time of their presentation as part of the official scientific sessions (Time zone CET). For the posters, the date of the presentation is the Monday of the Congress week.
Copyright for abstracts on the website resides with the respective authors. No reproduction, re-use or transcription for any commercial purpose or use of the content is permitted without the written permission of the authors. Requests for permission for re-use can be directed to the author via the ECCO Office.
ECCO expects media representatives to respect this embargo policy.
Press registration requirements
ECCO welcomes the attendance of accredited journalists at the ECCO Congress. Registration is free of charge to journalists who are in possession of a valid, recognised press card. Freelance journalists need to provide an appropriate letter of assignment on headed paper from the employing organisation. Please note that company business cards or other membership cards are not accepted as press credentials.
Press registration is not available to representatives of public relations companies, advertising agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and marketing or communications representatives. These representatives are welcome to register as regular participants at the congress. Applications for media registration made via pharmaceutical, marketing or public relations companies will not be considered. It is highly recommended to register in advance. This enables the ECCO Office to deal with any questions or issues prior to the congress.
Press onsite or online registration
Journalists who register onsite will only be admitted upon presentation of a current recognised press card. The press card needs to be presented together with a valid passport/ID card at the registration desk.
Name badges must be worn at all times and need to be shown to enter all congress locations.
Journalists who want to register online during the congress to watch the live transmission of the Scientific Programme will only be admitted after emailing the scan of a current recognised press card and a valid passport/ID card at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Only then, the ECCO Office will send out the link for the press registration.
Access for registered press
The press registration entitles the media representative to access:
- Onsite scientific programme of the ECCO Congress or via the Congress Platform
- Onsite Digital Oral Presentations or via the Congress Platform
- Industry exhibition area (subject to media affiliation)
- ECCO Booth & Help Desk
According to the national compliance regulations of a congress destination, non-Healthcare Professionals individuals may not be allowed to be exposed to any kind of promotion of prescription medicine. This can have direct effects on the press access to the industry exhibition, industry-sponsored satellite symposia and advertising at the Congress of ECCO.
Third-party press activities
Third parties including pharmaceutical companies exhibiting and sponsoring satellite symposia are responsible for their press activities and related press materials.
Please contact the ECCO Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. prior to scheduling any live or virtual event taking place during the Congress of ECCO to avoid any potential overlaps and conflicts with the congress organisation.
ECCO does not provide media contacts to third-party organisations.
Third-party press releases related to scientific or abstract presentations at the congress must be labelled with the abstract number, date and time of their presentation at the ECCO Congress and are under embargo until their presentation at the Congress of ECCO.
Third-party media materials must not include the ECCO Logo without written permission and must not be presented as if to imply endorsement by ECCO.
Press clippings/Links to articles
ECCO kindly asks all registered media representatives to send their press clippings or links to their articles after the congress to the ECCO Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).