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EMC series

Every 4 years EMS organizes the European Microscopy Congress (EMC) in close collaboration with a local organizing team. EMC is organized under the auspices of IFSM.

The Executive Board shall actively and on a regular basis solicit proposals to host a European Microscopy Congress (EMC) from societies with en-bloc EMS membership or individual EMS members.

Eligibility criteria and procedures for hosting future EMCs are given below:

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  • 16th European Microscopy Congress

    28 August to 02 September 2016
    Convention Center – Lyon – France

    A picture gallery including the best moments of EMC 2016 is now on-line.


  • 15th European Microscopy Congress

    16 to 21 September 2012
    Manchester Central Convention Complex – Manchester – United Kingdom

    picture gallery of the vibrant emc2012 meeting in Manchester is now on-line.


  • 14th European Microscopy Congress

    01 to 05 September 2008
    Eurogress Centre – Aachen – Germany

    A "Declaration of Intend" was signed early 2005 by all parties involved (EMS, DGE, RWTH, IFSM) followed by the signing of a formal agreement by all parties at the end of September 2005 !

    On April 10, 2006, EMS has signed a contract with Eveni Conference Management for the on-line management of registration, abstract submission and refereeing at future EMC and other events organized by or in collaboration with EMS. We are convinced that this is a major step in the support that EMS will be giving to European scientists in organizing local, regional or international meetings.

    EMS is looking for candidates for the organization of the 15th European Microscopy Congress EMC 2012. With the growing interest in microscopy, EMC is looking for congress sites capable of accommodating around 1500 attendants following up to 10 parallel sessions plus a commercial space of around 2000 m 2 (incl. walking space). Applications have to be sent to the EMS Secretary by January 31, 2008, according to the stipulations listed in point F.2 of the By-Laws of the Constitutions. The final venue will be decided by the General Council which will meet in Aachen during EMC 2008. 


  • 13th European Microscopy Congress (former EUREM)

    22 to 27 August 2004
    Groenenborger complex – Antwerpen – Belgium

    Owing to the developments in Near East it was agreed during an EMS General Assembly in Lecce, September 2002, that in January and April 2002, the EMS should stepwise decide on a possible change of venue. To all parties involved it was clear that the situation in Jerusalem, where the meeting was planned to be held, was such that there was real doubt that a congress in this city would be successful. The EMS president sent a letter to all European Societies for Microscopy, asking for their help in taking over the work done so far by the Israeli Organizing Committee. The Executive Board of EMS received three proposals and on the 18 th of April, a telephone conference was organised in which all members of the Executive Board participated. After this discussion, the unanimous decision was taken to accept the offer of the Belgian Society to organize EMC 2004 (European Microscopy Congress) in Antwerpen. The date of the Congress has not been changed: August 22-27, 2004. Presently, the International Advisory Board is being composed, and soon the agreement between EMS and the Organising Committee in Antwerpen will be signed. The First Announcement will be distributed at ICEM15 in Durban. We have to thank our Israeli colleagues for all the work they have done in preparation of EMC 2004 and express the hope that peace will be restored in the area soon.

    Download a short report published in GIT Verlag Imaging & Microscopy (4/2004).


  • 12th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    09 to 14 July 2000
    Brno Trade Fairs and Exhibitions – Brno – Czech Republic


  • 11th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    26 to 30 August 1996
    Dublin – Ireland


  • 10th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    07 to 11 September 1992
    Granada – Spain


  • 9th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    04 to 09 September 1988
    York – United Kingdom


  • 8th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    13 to 18 August 1984
    Budapest – Hungary


  • 7th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    24 to 29 August 1980
    The Hague – Netherlands


  • 6th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    14 to 20 September 1976
    Tal International – Jerusalem – Israel


  • 5th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    05 to 12 September 1972
    Manchester – United Kingdom


  • 4th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    01 to 07 September 1968
    Rome – Italy


  • 3th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

    26 August to 03 September 1964
    Prague – Czech Republic


  • 2nd European Regional Conference on Electron Microscopy

    29 August to 03 September 1960
    Delft – Netherlands


  • 1st European Regional Conference on Electron Microscopy

    15 to 19 August 1956
    Stockholm – Sweden


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