ECCO Membership

Individual Membership

The Members of ECCO are healthcare professionals, and scientists interested in IBD. ECCO offers various levels of Membership to its Individual Members.

Regular Members

This membership type is available for medical professionals with a special interest in IBD (completed university degree). If you are under 35 or are still in training, please refer to the Y-ECCO Membership. The following professions may register for this membership type: Clinical researcher, Endoscopist, Histopathologist, Industry, Paediatrician, Pathologist, Physician, Radiologist, Scientist, Surgeon, Other professions.

Annual fee

EUR 120-

3-year Membership fee

EUR 300.- (save up to 20%)

Y-ECCO Members

This membership type may be attractive for young medical doctors under the age of 35 (born in 1991 or later) or still in training. If you are over 35 but still in training, please submit your certificate of training status to the ECCO Office. The following professions may register for this membership type: Clinical researcher, Endoscopist, Fellow/Trainee, Histopathologist, Industry, Paediatrician, Pathologist, Physician, Radiologist, Scientist, Student, Surgeon

Annual fee

EUR 100-

3-year Membership fee

EUR 240.- (save up to 20%)

IBD Nurse

This membership type is open to nurses and includes access to educational events and activities especially targeted at IBD nurses. The following professions may register for this membership type: IBD nurse, Research nurse.

Annual fee

EUR 25-

3-year Membership fee

EUR 75.-

Affiliate Members

The Affiliate Membership is open to a holder of a post-graduate non-medical degree professionally affiliated with the field of IBD (e.g.: dietitian, pharmacist, psychologist) who is not an industry representative. During the application process you will be asked to submit a certificate proofing your affiliate status.

Annual fee

EUR 25-

3-year Membership fee

EUR 75.-

Honorary Members

Honorary Membership is awarded to individuals who have made a significant contribution to ECCO with a substantive impact on the association’s development and success in achieving its mission and goals. Currently, ECCO has 16 Honorary Members who provide advice and guidance by participating in the Strategic Council.

Information: Please note that ECCO Membership is an annual membership (valid from January 1 – December 31 of a year, irrespective of time of membership application).

To reach our mission, our members can access the following ECCO Initiatives

Reduced registration fee for the annual ECCO Congress for the year of membership (according to congress website)
Free subscription to online JCC – Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis (12 online issues/year) *
e -CCO Learning including e-CCO Courses and e-CCO Library
eNewsletter on all ECCO activities and latest news on IBD
Access to the quarterly ECCO News – The online society’s magazine
Voting rights in the General Assembly (access to reports/CVs via the ECCO Portal)
Educational and networking activities for graduates, fellows and nurses
Eligibility to participate in Guidelines, ECCO Fellowships, Grants and Travel Awards

* For Regular Members (incl. Y-ECCO) only; online access only

Note: As of 2013, Regular/Y-ECCO Membership includes online access only to the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis (JCC) for the year of membership.

ECCO 3-year Membership

Pay now already for 3 years in advance (membership for 2025-2027) - no need to renew each year! Regular and Y-ECCO Members can save up to 20% by paying for 3 years in advance.

Group Membership

It is now also possible to apply and pay for ECCO Membership for a group of people online. With the option "Add Membership" one or more existing ECCO Members can be selected for renewal, and/or new persons can be registered for membership. Please contact the ECCO Office by email ecco@ecco-ibd.eu if you require further information, and to receive an invoice for group membership payments.

Membership application

If you fulfill any of the membership criteria above and are interested in becoming an ECCO Member, please click here:

For any questions related to individual membership, please contact the ECCO Office.

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