Host a Congress

National Affiliated Societies may apply to host the ESSM Congress 2026

Applications should be received latest by 31 August 2023.

The European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary, academic and scientific organization dedicated to male and female sexual function and dysfunction.

The Congress will take place in the first or second week of February 2026. The Congress officially opens on a Thursday morning and ends on a Saturday in the evening and attracts approx. 1,000 delegates.

Only ESSM National Affiliated Societies in good standing (who also have paid their membership fees) are eligible to apply to host the ESSM Congress.

Please submit your bid book electronically to the ESSM secretariat (admin@essm.org) and the MCI (essm@waremci.com).

Download the full ESSM Hosting Requirements.

If you have any questions, please contact:

European Society for Sexual Medicine
Daniela Pajola
Via Ripamonti 129
20141 Milan | Italy
Phone: +39 02 56601 625
Email: admin@essm.org

Professional Congress Organiser (PCO)
MCI Germany GmbH
Silke Weerts/Claudiu Hurban
Markgrafenstrasse 56
10117 Berlin | Germany
Telephone: +49 30 20 45 92 30
E-Mail: essm@wearemci.com

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