Congress of the European Society of
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Register here to participate in the 2026 ESCMID Global congress of high-level panels, discussions, and workshops with leading experts who are pushing the boundaries of the infectious disease and clinical microbiology fields. Join professionals dedicated to staying at the forefront of research, and applying the latest scientific advancements to clinical care.
Registration for ESCMID Global 2026 will open on 29 October 2025.
For more information regarding group and third-party registration please scroll down.
The registration fee for individuals includes access to all scientific sessions and the exhibition. Onsite attendees will also receive an ESCMID Global congress bag and public transport within the city limits is also included during the event dates (Day Pass holders, Exhibitors and Exhibition Only visitors excluded). There are two different registration types, Onsite or Online, to best address your specific needs and budget.
All price changes occur at midnight CET.
Onsite registrations allow attendees to join ESCMID Global onsite in Munich, Germany during the congress days as well as granting full access to the virtual congress platform. Benefit from meeting your colleagues in person and getting the most out of this networking opportunity as well as getting access to session replays, ePosters and more via the online platform.
This fee includes the pass for the full congress including the sessions on Education Friday and a 5 day city pass. This fee does not cover special sessions or workshops, which require a separate registration, and will be posted at a later date.
All attendance tickets are not subject to VAT.
Online registrants gain access only to the virtual congress platform where they can follow all scientific sessions which are live-streamed and recorded for replay as well as accessing all ePosters.
1 Young Physician / Scientist as defined by the ESCMID Young Scientist Membership
2 Currently matriculated undergraduate/PhD students. Copy of student ID required (English language)
3 Proof of employment status required (English language)
4 Low- and Lower-Middle Income Country (LMIC) member of ESCMID and LMIC Membership required
5 Can be purchased in advance from 12 March 2026 or at the venue on the day. The Day Pass includes access to the entire onsite programme and Exhibition on the selected day. The Exhibition only ticket is limited to the exhibition area. Transport or online access are excluded from both pass types.
Registration includes the following for all congress participants:
* Only applicable for onsite participation
Note: Meals are not included in your registration fee.
Please be advised that children under the age of 18 are not permitted to accompany ESCMID Global delegates. There are no tickets for accompanying persons - everyone who wishes to access the congress venue needs to have a valid congress registration.
ESCMID Global also gives the option to register a third party or a group for institutions or companies to assign delegates at a later date. You can find all necessary information for this process here.
To register someone else or several people, please use the group registration link below and follow these instructions:
To register your group, you need the following information:
More information for the Italian Delegates registration process can be found here.
Here are some key facts that you should know to get you started:
Registrations received by email are subject to an administration surcharge of 20 EUR (€) per person. Therefore, we encourage you to use the online registration system that is safe, quick, easy and also gives you immediate confirmation along with the invoice.
If you are not able to complete the online registration process, please contact us using the contact form.
Upon receipt of the registration fee, participants will receive a confirmation of registration.
Online participation: Instructions and log-in details for online access will be provided by email to registered participants at several points leading up to the congress.
All ESCMID Global fees are in euros (EUR, €). For individual registration, payment is only possible by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express).
A registration is only valid after it is confirmed by email following receipt of the full payment by the indicated deadline. A copy of the bank transfer or other proof of payment will be required if registration fees were not credited to the ESCMID Global account on time.
During your online registration, you can enter a separate invoice address if needed. Any changes of the invoice address after completing your registration incurs a processing charge of 30 EUR (€).
All cancellations must be sent to escmidregistration(at)escmid.org. Cancellations are not possible for online registrations.
Participants have the right to cancel their registration within 14 days from the receipt of the registration invoice email. The right of withdrawal is lost if the participant attends the congress before the expiry of the right of withdrawal.
Changes and/or cancellations are not possible on online registration tickets.
Name changes are possible until 10 April 2026. Each name change is subject to a handling fee of (EUR) 50€.
As per guidelines for pharmaceutical exhibitors, during the online registration you will need to state whether you are qualified to prescribe.
The participant acknowledges that they have no right to sue the organisers for damages should the congress not be held for unexpected political or economic reasons or because of "force majeure", or should the non-appearance of speakers or other events necessitate programme changes. With their registration, the participant accepts this proviso.
Looking for more information? Get in touch with an ESCMID representative today!