Welcome to the 27th ESCV Conference

Dear Colleagues and friends,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 27^th ESCV Annual Meeting, to be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, 17-20 September,  2025.

The ESCV Annual Meeting has always been a major event for the Clinical Virology scientific community and it is now becoming even more popular, comprehensive, innovative and influential, while maintaining high standards of scientific quality and a family atmosphere. The 27^th ESCV Annual Meeting is promising to be an exciting event, covering all timely topics of Clinical Virology, enabling delegates to exchange knowledge with world-class experts, network with colleagues and vividly discuss the latest advances on “traditional” and emerging viruses with the global Virology community.

The ESCV 2025 Scientific Committee is preparing a scientific programme of the highest calibre for this event. The Conference will include all of its “classical” features, such as keynote lectures, oral presentations, poster sessions as well as podcasts with cutting-edge virology leaders and prestigious scientific awards to outstanding clinical virologists. Furthermore, state-of-theart diagnostic applications from leading companies on Clinical Virology with high impact on clinical specialties such as Infectious disease specialists, Pediatricians, ICU doctors, Immunologists, Public Health experts, etc, are expected to be presented in industry-sponsored symposia.

We firmly believe that Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, is a great asset and a key factor for a successful Congress. Being at a crossroads joining Europe and Asia to the east, and the Balkans with Central and Northern Europe to the north, Thessaloniki is a multi-cultural metropolis, in which one can reach monuments representing 2,300 years of history within a few minutes’ walk. It is by no chance that fifteen of these monuments are listed at the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Named after Great Alexanders’ sister, the city of Thessaloniki provides a waterfront along Thermaikos Gulf of about 5 Km that residents and visitors can enjoy alike. The city offers excellent conference facilities and outstanding hospitality.

Our venue, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, is located in this vibrant esplanade, in a walking distance from the city center and constitutes an ideal environment for both the dissemination of scientific knowledge and for stimulating social interactions. With that in mind, we look forward to welcoming you to Thessaloniki in September 2025, eager to exchange views on our field and ready to enjoy the marvelous late Greek summer overlooking the Aegean coastline.