Press Accreditation and Registration for ESC Congresses

Accreditation

Fill the accreditation form online. The ESC Press Office will examine the credentials you provide. If your request is accepted, the ESC Press Office will grant you a press accreditation for two years.

To be accredited as a Press representative will allow you to attend at all ESC Congresses within two years.

Please note that once accredited as Press you still need to register before each ESC event registration deadline.

Why become accredited as Press ?

To attend ESC events and collect your press badge on site, to access the exclusive press web page (ESC Congress only) and the available embargoed press material (press releases, abstracts, full papers, slides…), as well as reaching ESC experts for interviews, and much more!

Get your two year accreditation

First you need to sign in to your My ESC account - If you don't already have one Create a My ESC account. 

Then fill in this online form to apply for Press Accreditation:

Fill in the form

Please note that the ESC Press Office will verify your documents before confirming your accreditation by email.

Registration

You are accredited

Register online for the ESC Congress of your choice:

1. Sign into your My ESC account.
2. Visit the ESC Congresses & Events and choose the event you wish to attend.
3. Register for the ESC congress you want to attend by choosing the appropriate “Press” fee in the scrolling list.

Once on site at the congress:

1. Pick up your press badge at the registration desk.
2. Your accreditation and registration will give you access to all embargoed press material.

You are not accredited

You need to provide the following press credentials at the registration desk of the ESC Congress you are attending:

1. A valid and nominative press card or an appropriate letter of assignment. 
2. Three recently published by-lined articles (cardiology, health-related or ESC event related).

Please note that the ESC Press Office reserves the right to withhold approval of press registration if the applicant does not satisfy the required criteria according to the ESC Media and Embargo Policy.

The decision of the ESC Press Office is final regarding all press registration requests.

Your My ESC account

Please note that to access all useful resources on the ESC website (scientific content, press materials, videos, presentations, slides) you need to have a My ESC account. 

Reminder

Any media outlet or press representative wishing to attend an ESC event and/or to obtain official press releases from the ESC Press Office, must commit to respecting any and all embargoes set by the ESC.

Press representatives who receive embargoed material from the ESC understand that it is for their individual use and will not distribute the embargoed information to anyone else prior to the embargo release.

Anyone who violates any aspect of the ESC Media and Embargo Policy will be  penalised.

The penalty may be immediate revocation of press credentials, ejection from the ESC Event and a denial of access to all ESC events for a year or more.  See point D of the Media and Embargo Policy for more details.  

For more information please Contact the ESC Press Office