ESCMID Events and Deadlines

Programs/Deadlines:

February 23, 2026: Registration closes for Management of "pandemic" MDRO's course

February 27, 2026: Deadline to apply for ESCMID Global Programme Director (2028)

February 28, 2026: EUCIC Certificate 2026-2028 registration closes

March 23, 2026: Webinar - Every drop counts: Clean water, climate change and the fight against infectious diseases 

April 17 - 21, 2026: ESCMID Global 2026 

More information is listed in the Newsletters and Updates:

ESCMID Awards Special News_2026.pdf

Weekly News_ESCMID February 10 2026.pdf

Weekly News_ESCMID February 17 2026.pdf

ICHS is honored to list our Council Member Dr. Murat Akova as the recipient of the 2026 ESCMID Lifetime Achievement Award!  

Announcement from ESCMID:

"Murat Akova is a Professor of Medicine and the Chief of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Türkiye. He served on the European Council of ESCMID and later on the ESCMID Executive Committee, including a term as President. He is currently the ESCMID Membership Counsellor and the Chair of the ESCMID Ethics Advisory Committee. Dr. Akova has been a long-time supporter of ESCMID and promotes our Society’s mission still to this day for which we are incredibly grateful."