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The mission of the European Society of Radiology is to advance radiology and its global application. To fulfil this mission, the Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) was established.

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Dive into our step-by-step guidelines and useful materials to help you prepare for the European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

What is your role at
the Congress?

Choose from the categories available.

If you are an Abstract Presenter, please see the section below:

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I am a Moderator

Congratulations! You have been selected to moderate a session at the European Congress of Radiology.

The following information was created to assist you in preparing for this commitment and to answer possible questions that you may have.

What is my role as a moderator?
As a moderator, your role is to introduce the topic of the session, its aim, and the faculty. You are responsible for moderating the discussion, ensuring that the Q&A runs smoothly.

During the session, stay vigilant to comments and questions from the session's attendees. If your session is live streamed, please pay attention to the online participants as well. Allow for all perspectives to be included

Please take note of young promising presenters and communicate their names to the ECR Scientific Programme Department. A dedicated form for this will be available for you, onsite. By doing this, we will be able to put their names forward to moderate for future Congresses.

For your moderator introduction, we suggest addressing the following points:

  • Welcome the audience and introduce yourself.
  • Introduce the session, the topic, aim and content, and introduce the faculty.
  • Inform the audience about the CME credits.
  • Inform the audience that they will be allowed to ask questions after each talk.

DISCLAIMER: The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is a scientific and professional, non-political and non-religious organisation. As such, with regards to current world events, the ESR will not accept responsibility for any comments or remarks made during the European Congress of Radiology by session chairs, invited speakers, presenters, members or any other contributor, formally or informally, which might cause offence or be perceived as being biased.

How to prepare for your session?

  • Please familiarise yourself with the session programme. This can be found by searching with the session title on ESR Connect.
  • In the weeks leading up to Congress, we recommend contacting your co-faculty of the session. If you have a co-moderator, please coordinate the responsibilities. Should you need their contact details, please do not hesitate to contact the ECR Scientific Programme Department at [email protected].
  • We kindly ask you to ensure you finalise your faculty agreement prior to Congress. The link to access the form will be sent to you via e-mail.
  • As a moderator, you do not need to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for this commitment.
  • All moderators must be present on-site at the Congress.

What to expect for your session?

  • We recommend you arrive in the room 15 minutes before the session starts and introduce yourself to the session faculty.
  • Any questions you may have regarding the technical equipment in the room will be gladly answered by the room assistants.
  • Please ensure to start and end the session at the scheduled time. Even if no session follows immediately, this time is reserved for our technical team to prepare the room for the next session.
  • Please remind the audience that recording and photographing is prohibited.
  • If there have been any changes in presentation order or presenters in your session, please approach the room assistants and communicate these for them to take note of it.
  • Also, your moderator's name tag is a gift and can be taken home.

Informing the audience about CME credits!
CME credits are allocated to individual sessions. Please remind attendees that, to receive CME credits, they must complete the session evaluation by Sunday, March 14, 2027 (23:59 CET). The session-specific evaluation form must be submitted together with the Overall Congress Evaluation form. Please refer them to the ECR App or ESR Connect for further information on the deadlines and CME regulations.

Thank you for your work and support. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Congress.

I am a Chairperson

Congratulations! You have been selected to chair a session at the European Congress of Radiology.

The following information was created to assist you in preparing for this commitment and to answer possible questions that you may have.

What is my role as chairperson?
As a chairperson, your role is to introduce the topic of the session, its aim, and the faculty. You are responsible for moderating the discussion, the panel discussion if there is one, and ensuring that the Q&A runsruns smoothly. You can watch ECR faculty sharing their expertise and experience in preparing for their talk at ECR here.

During the session, stay vigilant to comments and questions from the session's attendees. If your session is live streamed, please pay attention to the online participants as well. Allow for all perspectives to be included.

For your chairperson introduction, we suggest addressing the following points:

  • Welcome the audience and introduce yourself.
  • Introduce the session, its topic, aim and content, and introduce the faculty.
  • Inform the audience about the CME credits.
  • Specify if your session is interactive.
  • Inform the audience that they will be allowed to ask questions, either after each talk, or during the panel discussion.

DISCLAIMER: The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is a scientific and professional, non-political and non-religious organisation. As such, with regards to current world events, the ESR will not accept responsibility for any comments or remarks made during the European Congress of Radiology by session chairs, invited speakers, presenters, members or any other contributor, formally or informally, which might cause offence or be perceived as being biased.

How to prepare for your session?

  • Please familiarise yourself with the session programme. This can be found by searching with the session title on ESR Connect.
  • In the weeks leading up to Congress, we recommend contacting your co-faculty of the session. If you have a co-chairperson, please coordinate the responsibilities. If your session includes a panel discussion, please prepare your discussion points and questions for your fellow speakers. Should you need their contact details, please do not hesitate to contact the ECR Scientific Programme Department at [email protected].
  • We kindly ask you to ensure you finalise your faculty agreement prior to Congress. The link to access the form will be sent to you via e-mail.
  • As a chairperson, you do not need to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for this commitment. However, if you would like to create a presentation, please add your potential conflict of interest (or “I do not have any conflict of interest”) on the second slide of the presentation. Please find the PowerPoint presentation template here.
  • If your chairperson's role requires you to prepare a case-based or interactive presentation, this will be clearly stated in your official invitation. An interactive lecture has interactive multiple-choice questions for the audience to answer using their digital devices. This type of interactive lecture is created with the help of SLIDO. You will receive a unique Slido link for your session and instructions on how to include interactive questions into your PowerPoint presentation. Should you need guidelines in preparing your presentation, please follow the instructions here.
  • All chairpersons must present on-site at the Congress.

What to expect for your session?

  • We recommend you arrive in the room 15 minutes before the session starts and introduce yourself to the session faculty.
  • Any questions you may have regarding the technical equipment in the room, will be gladly answered by the room assistants.
  • Please ensure to start and end the session at the scheduled time. Even if no session follows immediately, this time is reserved for our technical team to prepare the room for the next session.
  • Please remind the audience that recording and photographing is prohibited.
  • If there have been any changes in presentation order or presenters in your session, please approach the room assistants and communicate these for them to take note of it.
  • Also, your chairperson's name tag is a gift and can be taken home.

Informing the audience about CME credits!
CME credits are allocated to individual sessions. Please remind attendees that, to receive CME credits, they must complete the session evaluation by Sunday, March 14, 2027 (23:59 CET). The session-specific evaluation form must be submitted together with the Overall Congress Evaluation form. Please refer them to the ECR App or ESR Connect for further information on the deadlines and CME regulations.

Thank you for your work and support. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Congress.

I am a Speaker

Congratulations! You have been selected to give a lecture at the European Congress of Radiology.

The following information was created to assist you in preparing for this commitment and to answer possible questions that you may have.

During the session remain perceptive to comments and questions coming from the audience and ensure to address as much of these as possible. Allow space for your colleagues to share their perspectives

What is my role as a speaker?
 As a speaker, your role is to give a lecture on a specific topic and to address the questions of the attendees. If your session has a panel discussion in it, we strongly encourage you to take part in this also. You can watch ECR faculty sharing their expertise and experience in preparing for their talk at ECR here.

For your speaker lecture, we suggest addressing the following points:

  • Greet the audience and introduce yourself.
  • Introduce your lecture, its aim and content, and learning objectives (if applicable).
  • Specify if your presentation is interactive.

DISCLAIMER: The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is a scientific and professional, non-political and non-religious organisation. As such, with regards to current world events, the ESR will not accept responsibility for any comments or remarks made during the European Congress of Radiology by session chairs, invited speakers, presenters, members or any other contributor, formally or informally, which might cause offence or be perceived as being biased.

How to prepare for your session?

  • Your session will either have a general ‘session description’, or ‘learning objectives’ for each presentation. These will guide you in preparing your presentation content and the aim of your lecture. Please familiarise yourself with the session programme. This can be found by searching with the session title on ESR Connect.
  • In the weeks leading up to Congress, we recommend contacting your co-faculty of the session, especially if you think that your lecture might overlap with any other lecture in the session. Should you need their contact details, please do not hesitate to contact the ECR Scientific Programme Department at [email protected].
  • We kindly ask you to ensure you finalise your faculty agreement prior to Congress. The link to access the form will be sent to you via e-mail.
  • If you plan to use a PowerPoint presentation, please add your potential conflict of interest (or “I do not have any conflict of interest”) on the second slide of the presentation. Please find the PowerPoint presentation template here.
  • If your lecture requires you to prepare a case-based or interactive presentation, this will be clearly stated in your official invitation. An interactive lecture has interactive multiple-choice questions for the audience to answer using their digital devices. This type of interactive lecture is created with the help of SLIDO. You will receive a unique Slido link for your session and instructions on how to include interactive questions into your PowerPoint presentation. Should you need guidelines in preparing your presentation, please follow the instructions here.
  • All speakers must present on-site at the Congress. In an exceptional case, the programme coordinators can allow a pre-recorded presentation. If you cannot attend in person, please inform the ECR Scientific Programme Department at [email protected], to discuss how to proceed. If you know a colleague who will be attending and could take your place, you are welcome to forward their name for consideration.

What to expect for your session?

  • Please make sure to visit the Faculty Preview Centre at any time during the Congress and kindly ensure that you do so at least two hours before your session begins. At the Centre, you will be able to review and make necessary edits to your PowerPoint presentation. There will be staff in the Centre to help with any queries you may have.
  • For your session, we recommend you arrive in the room 15 minutes before the session starts and introduce yourself to the session faculty.
  • Any questions you may have regarding the technical equipment in the room, will be gladly answered by the room assistants.
  • Please ensure to start and end your lecture at the scheduled time. Even if no session follows immediately, this time is reserved for our technical team to prepare the room for the next session.
  • The duration of your lecture will be clearly stated in your official invitation. Please ensure to keep within the assigned time. We suggest structuring your presentation to allow time for comments and questions. We recommend no more than one slide per minute of presentation time. If applicable, please feel free to include at the end of your lecture interesting cases demonstrating the learning objectives. Please make sure that the content of your lecture adheres to the defined level(s) of the European Training Curriculum here.

Thank you for your work and support! We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Congress.

I am a Panellist

Congratulations! You have been selected to panel a session at the European Congress of Radiology.

The following information was created to assist you in preparing for this commitment and to answer possible questions that you may have.

During the session remain perceptive to comments and questions coming from the audience and ensure to address as much of these as possible. Allow space for your colleagues to share their perspectives.

What is my role as a panellist?
As a panellist, your role is to present and justify your point of view on the topic of the session. Before the panel discussion, there are usually two to three brief talks in a session. During the discussion at the end, you are invited to participate with comments on these talks and contribute to the moderated discussion.

For your participation, we suggest addressing the following points:

  • Greet the audience and introduce yourself.
  • Briefly introduce your view on the discussion topic.
  • Depending on the session topic and if suitable, we recommend recalling personal and professional experiences before the session. In general, sharing this information brings the topic closer to the audience.

DISCLAIMER: The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is a scientific and professional, non-political and non-religious organisation. As such, with regards to current world events, the ESR will not accept responsibility for any comments or remarks made during the European Congress of Radiology by session chairs, invited speakers, presenters, members or any other contributor, formally or informally, which might cause offence or be perceived as being biased.

How to prepare for your session?

  • Please familiarise yourself with the session programme. This can be found by searching with the session title on ESR Connect.
  • In the weeks leading up to Congress, we recommend contacting your co-faculty of the session. Should you need their contact details, please do not hesitate to contact the ECR Scientific Programme Department at [email protected].
  • We kindly ask you to ensure you finalise your faculty agreement prior to Congress. The link to access the form will be sent to you via e-mail.
  • As a panellist, you do not need to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for this commitment. However, if you would like to create a presentation, please add your potential conflict of interest (or “I do not have any conflict of interest”) on the second slide of the presentation. Please find the PowerPoint presentation template here.
  • All panellists must present on-site at the Congress. If you cannot attend in person, please inform the ECR Scientific Programme Department at [email protected]. If you know a colleague who will be attending and could take your place, you are welcome to forward their name for consideration.

What to expect for your session?

  • We recommend you arrive in the room 15 minutes before the session starts and introduce yourself to the session faculty.
  • Any questions you may have regarding the technical equipment in the room, will be gladly answered by the room assistants.

Thank you for your work and support. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Congress.

Frequent Questions & Answers

If you are participating in a session as moderator, chairperson, speaker, panellist, abstract presenter, workshop instructor or tutor, you are considered as faculty.

Please go to “Registration” in the ESR account and follow the indicated steps in order to finalise your registration.

Any information regarding travel and accommodation support can be found in the invitation policy from your official invitation, received via email from the ECR Scientific Programme Department ([email protected]).

A unique upload link to our presentation management system will be sent to you before the Congress. Please contact us ([email protected]) if you have not received it.

You can access the ECR PowerPoint template for download here.

If you are NOT a faculty member participating in the Cube programme, it is NOT mandatory for you to use the ECR PowerPoint template.

Please inform the ECR Scientific Programme Department ([email protected]) or the ECR Abstracts Team ([email protected]). If you know of a colleague attending the Congress who could replace you, please feel free to forward their name.

Please report any issue to the room attendant immediately. If the room attendant is unable to assist you, please contact the ESR staff members directly. The list of the contacts according to the responsibilities can be found below.

The Faculty Reception location will be made available at a later date.

Your certificate of attendance will be available in My Certificates in ESR Connect after the Congress.

Please use a browser to open ESR Connect and do not use the ECR App

Your CME certificate will be available in My Certificates in ESR Connect after the Congress.

Please use a browser to open ESR Connect and do not use the ECR App.

Abstract presenters can find their presentation certificates in the ESR account. Moderators, chairpersons, speakers and panellists should contact the ECR Scientific Programme Department ([email protected]), which will issue their certificate.

ESR CONNECT

A public ESR Connect profile is automatically assigned to all faculty members participating in the ECR programme. Here you have the opportunity to share your fields of interest and recently published work with the radiology community participating in the Congress.

On one side, ESR Connect is a board where you can share information about your expertise with the other participants at the Congress. With the help of the ESR Connect messaging system, you can contact presenters directly in order to collaborate, ask questions, exchange scientific work or simply network.

Please visit ESR Connect and log in with your personal ESR MyUserArea credentials. After you have successfully logged in, please refer to the “My Speaker Profile” section in your account and complete the form. A video tutorial on how to do this can be found linked below this section.

Please contact our ESR Connect Team ([email protected]) for assistance.

Video tutorial →
Login to ESR Connect →

Contacts

Important contacts:

For any questions concerning your registration, badge, or confirmation of attendance, please contact the Membership and Registration Department ([email protected]).

For any educational and scientific programme-related questions, please contact the ECR Scientific Programme Department ([email protected]).

For any questions regarding your submission, please contact the ECR Abstracts Team ([email protected]).

For any questions related to the CME accreditation, please contact the ESR CME Team ([email protected]).

For any questions related to Satellite Symposia, please contact Mihnea Iuga ([email protected]).

Become A Member Today!

You will have access to a wide range of benefits that can help you advance your career and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field of radiology. These benefits include access to educational resources, networking opportunities with other professionals in the field, opportunities to participate in research projects and clinical trials, and access to the latest technologies and techniques. 

Check out our different membership options.

If you don’t find a fitting membership send us an email here.

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Membership

for radiologists, radiology residents, professionals of allied sciences (including radiographers/radiological technologists, nuclear medicine physicians, medical physicists, and data scientists) & professionals of allied sciences in training residing within the boundaries of Europe

  • Reduced registration fees for ECR 1
  • Reduced fees for the European School of Radiology (ESOR) 2
  • Option to participate in the European Diploma. 3
  • Free electronic access to the journal European Radiology 
  • Content e-mails for all ESR journals4
  • Updates on offers & events through our newsletters
  • Exclusive access to the ESR feed in Juisci

€ 11 /year

Yes! That is less than €1 per month.
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Free membership

for radiologists, radiology residents or professionals of allied sciences engaged in practice, teaching or research residing outside Europe as well as individual qualified professionals with an interest in radiology and medical imaging who do not fulfil individual or all requirements for any other ESR membership category & former full members who have retired from all clinical practice
  • Reduced registration fees for ECR 1
  • Option to participate in the European Diploma. 3
  • Free electronic access to the journal European Radiology
  • Content e-mails for all ESR journals 4
  • Updates on offers & events through our newsletters
  • Exclusive access to the ESR feed in Juisci

€ 0

The best things in life are free.
③

ESR Friends

For students, company representatives or hospital managers etc.

  • Content e-mails for all ESR journals 4
  • Updates on offers & events through our newsletters

€ 0

Friendship doesn’t cost a thing.
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The membership type best fitting for you will be selected automatically during the application process.

Footnotes:

01

Reduced registration fees for ECR 2027:
Provided that ESR 2026 membership is activated and approved by August 31, 2026.

02
Not all activities included
03
Examination based on the ESR European Training Curriculum (radiologists or radiology residents).
04
European Radiology, Insights into Imaging, European Radiology Experimental.

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