ECP goes hybrid!
As ESP is fully committed to providing highest quality education and cutting-edge scientific results to all professionals working in the pathology field, we are excited to announce that….. this year’s ECP goes hybrid!
An interactive virtual format will be available for those who may choose to participate from a distance.
Online Registration / Fees
On-site attendance in Basel - what is included in the fees?
ESP Members, Non-Members, Residents and PhD students:
- Admission to all scientific sessions (incl. additional One-Day Symposia)
- Admission to Networking Reception
- Admission to poster exhibition and technical exhibition
- Coffee breaks and lunches from Sunday to Wednesday
- Congress material (delegate bag, final programme, etc.)
- Access to all sessions on demand (until 7 October 2022 for non-members or 7 December 2022 for ESP members)
Additional One-Day Symposia:
- Admission to all scientific sessions of the respective Symposium
- Admission to poster exhibition and technical exhibition on the day of the Symposium
- Coffee break and lunch on the day of the Symposium
- Access to all symposium-related on demand content (until 1 month after the congress)
Accompanying Persons:
- Admission to Networking Reception on Saturday, 3 September 2022
- Sightseeing Tour of Basel
Please note that accompanying persons do neither have access to scientific sessions nor to the exhibition/poster area.
Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony including cultural input from Switzerland is not part of the registration fee and needs to be booked extra in the Social Events booking section.
The Swiss Society of Pathology has kindly assumed the respective costs as a hospitality gesture for all delegates attending on-site in Basel.
Registration Fees
| Registration and payment received | by 5 July 2022 | after 5 July 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Members* | EUR 560 | EUR 670 | |
| Non-Members | EUR 710 | EUR 820 | |
| Residents, PhD students** | EUR 260 | EUR 370 | |
| One-Day Molecular Pathology Diagnostics Symposium*** | EUR 110 | EUR 140 | |
| One-Day Computational Pathology Symposium*** | EUR 110 | EUR 140 | |
| Accompanying Person of an ESP Member | EUR 60 | EUR 60 | |
| Accompanying Person of a Non-Member | EUR 80 | EUR 80 | |
| All registration fees are exempt from VAT. | |||
| * In good standing (membership fee for 2022 paid). Please note that the member fee can only be granted if you are a member of the ESP at the time of registration. If you are not a member yet, you need to apply for membership first and once you have received your ESP membership confirmation, you can register at the member fee. | |||
| ** For residents/PhD students under 40 (i.e. born after 3 September 1982 - to be proven by ID card/passport). The resident/PhD student status must be confirmed by a formal declaration (incl. start and end date of the residency/PhD programme) in English language from the Head of Department or the responsible for the training programme. All documents need to be uploaded during the registration process. | |||
| *** Participants with full ECP registration can attend this symposium at no extra cost. | |||
Virtual attendance - what is included in the fees?
ESP Members, Non-Members, Residents and PhD students:
- Access to a selection of scientific sessions (including Molecular Pathology Diagnostics Symposium (MD) and Computational Pathology Symposium (CP)) during live congress hours - please find an overview of available live sessions here
- Access to all sessions on demand (until 7 October 2022 for non-members or 7 December 2022 for ESP members)
- Access to digital posters/E-Posters
Additional One-Day Symposia:
- Access to all sessions of the respective symposium during live congress hours
- Access to all symposium related on demand content (until 1 month after the congress)
- Access to digital posters/E-Posters
| Registration and payment received | by 5 July 2022 | after 5 July 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Members - VIRTUAL* | EUR 200 | EUR 325 | |
| Non-Members - VIRTUAL | EUR 350 | EUR 475 | |
| Residents, PhD students - VIRTUAL** | EUR 120 | EUR 160 | |
| One-Day Molecular Pathology Diagnostics Symposium - VIRTUAL*** | EUR 110 | EUR 140 | |
| One-Day Computational Pathology Symposium - VIRTUAL*** | EUR 110 | EUR 140 | |
| All registration fees are exempt from VAT. | |||
| * In good standing (membership fee for 2022 paid). Please note that the member fee can only be granted if you are a member of the ESP at the time of registration. If you are not a member yet, you need to apply for membership first and once you have received your ESP membership confirmation, you can register at the member fee. | |||
| ** For residents/PhD students under 40 (i.e. born after 3 September 1982 - to be proven by ID card/passport). The resident/PhD student status must be confirmed by a formal declaration (incl. start and end date of the residency/PhD programme) in English language from the Head of Department or the responsible for the training programme. All documents need to be uploaded during the registration process. | |||
| *** Participants with full ECP registration can attend this symposium at no extra cost. | |||
When registering for the 34th ECP, please arrange payment of the registration fee. All payments must be made in EUR. You can choose between two forms of payment: Credit card payment and bank transfer. We strongly recommend credit card payment as charges for bank transfers may apply twice, once in the country of origin and a second time in the target country.
Credit card (AMEX, Mastercard, VISA) - secure payment through your congress account.
Bank transfer to the congress bank account:
CPO HANSER SERVICE GmbH w/ECP 2022 ZB
Deutsche Bank AG
Bank address: Unter den Linden 13-15, 10117 Berlin, Germany
BIC: DEUT DEDB BER
IBAN: DE97 1007 0024 0589 2211 01
Upon receipt of the registration and the corresponding payment, the congress office will send a confirmation to the participant which also serves as an invoice (via e-mail).
In case of cancellation, please notify the congress office CPO HANSER SERVICE in writing only. A refund minus a service charge of EUR 75 will be given for cancellations received by 24 May 2022. After 24 May 2022, no refunds will be given.
In case of cancellation of the on-site registration fee in favour of a virtual fee, please notify the congress office in writing only. The balance will be refunded for rebooking requests received by 5 July 2022. After 5 July 2022 no refunds can be granted.
For group bookings: cancellation of the on-site registration fee in favour of a virtual fee for existing group bookings is possible in individual cases. Please contact ecp-basel@cpo-hanser.de to request such a change. Please note that changing virtual registrations back to on-site registrations (second change) is not possible.
Residents / PhD students need to confirm their status by a formal declaration in English language from the head of department or the responsible for the training programme. The confirmation needs to be written on formal letter paper (incl. letter head) of your institute with official stamp and signature and needs to include the start and end date of the residency/PhD programme.
In addition, a proof of age (e.g. a copy of their ID card or passport) has to be provided. All documents need to be uploaded during the registration process.
Undergraduate students are eligible for a free registration to the 34th ECP.
If you are an undergraduate student and interested in participating in the congress, please contact the Congress Office at ecp-basel@cpo-hanser.de.
Please note that free registrations for undergraduate students can only be granted until 5 days prior to the congress, upon approval of the application document.
The congress organisation will be pleased to send a formal letter of invitation to delegates requesting an invitation letter for visa purposes.
You can apply for an invitation letter online during the registration process on the congress website. The letters will be sent as e-mail attachments once the payment has been received.
It is understood that such an invitation is intended to help potential delegates to raise funds or to obtain a visa. This does not imply a commitment from the congress to provide any financial support.
Information regarding visa application can be accessed via the following (external) link: https://www.swiss-visa.ch/