The congress format has been changed but the goal has not: We intend to organise the leading world congress for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, this time virtually.

What will you get?

• Highly diverse scientific programme adapted to the virtual format.
• Various educational activities adapted to the virtual format.
• Possibility to ask questions.
• Networking to interact with the IBD community.
• E-Poster exhibition.
• Industry exhibition.
• Satellite symposia from the leading companies in the field of IBD.
• ECCO Booth for updates about ECCO initiatives and interaction with the ECCO Office Team.
• Help Desk.

Execution

• All talks will be live transmitted with the possibility to ask questions and recorded for on-demand viewing.
• All talks will be pre-recorded as back-up solution.

Availability

The congress platform will be accessible as of end of June. The educational programme is scheduled for July 2-3, 2021 and the scientific programme will take place on July 8-10, 2021.
The platform will be accessible 24/7 as of end of June and it will remain available until the end of October. Until then all registered delegates can access the content of the platform, watch the sessions on-demand and visit the e-Poster and industry exhibition.

Delegates can claim their CME credits even if they did not manage to watch a session live but on-demand. The EACCME accreditation for recorded sessions will be valid for a period of three months from the starting date of the event.

Virtual Platform & Organisation

• The name of the Virtual Congress Platform is cmVirtual.
• The provider of the Virtual Congress Platform is located in Belgium.
• The platform will be accessible for registered delegates only.
• The congress management is done in Austria by OCEAiN GmbH, the congress business unit of ECCO.