The 13th Congress of ECCO in numbers
6,676 delegates attended the 13th Congress of ECCO in Vienna
The 13th Congress of ECCO – Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2018, which was held on February 14-17, 2018 in Vienna, Austria, attracted a total number of 6,676 delegates from 86 different countries. Since the inaugural ECCO Congress in 2006 in Amsterdam, at which there were 350 delegates, participant numbers have steadily increased, as shown in the graph below:
 ECCO Congress participation 2006-2018 © ECCO |
 ECCO Congress participation 2018 - Top 20 countries © ECCO |
| The pie chart on the right shows the attendance at the 13th Congress of ECCO from a continental perspective. Approximately 73% of all participants came from Europe and about 27% from outside of Europe. |  ECCO Congress participation 2018 Continental perspective © ECCO |
The pie chart below illustrates the professions represented at the 13th Congress of ECCO. The majority of participants were physicians (43%), followed by representatives from industry (23%). Other attendees included IBD nurses (6%), followed by endoscopists, scientists, endoscopists, fellows/trainees, clinical researchers (3% each), surgeons, pharmacists, and students (2% each) as well as paediatricians, dietitians and research nurses (1%). Pathologists, Histopathologists, patient advocates, psychologists and radiologists represented approx. 5.22% of all delegates.
 ECCO Congress participation 2018 - Professions © ECCO |
High-quality Abstracts
A key component of the success of the ECCO Congress is the rising number of high-quality abstracts accepted for oral, digital oral and poster presentations. An outline of the evolution of abstract submissions is displayed here:
 Accepted versus rejected abstracts 2007-2018 © ECCO |
 Abstracts 2007-2018 - category split © ECCO |
Industry exhibition
This year’s industry exhibition attracted 40 exhibitors, mainly from the pharmaceutical but also from the device/instrumentation, medical, publishing and non-profit sectors. The total net exhibition area was 2,137 m2 – yet another record number in ECCO’s history, which demonstrates a massively growing interest from industry.
 Net exhibition space 2018 in m² © ECCO |
More statistics
More statistics Detailed statistics and impressions of the 13th Congress of ECCO can be viewed online at www.ecco-ibd.eu.
Furthermore, video recordings of scientific talks and selected educational courses are available for ECCO Members in the e-Library under Webcasts on the e-CCO Learning Platform: www.e-learning.ecco-ibd.eu.
All presentations of the ECCO Congress can also be found in the e-Library under Documents on the e-CCO Learning Platform at: www.e-learning.ecco-ibd.eu.
Availability of recordings and presentations is subject to the authorisation of the speakers.