39th Annual Congress – Lisbon

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LIVES, October 10-14, 2026, Lisbon (CCL, Lisboa Congress Centre)

In 2026, we invite you once again to join for 5 eventful days, between 10 and 14 October, for pre-congress educational courses, scientific sessions and educational workshops.

10-11 October ~ Pre-congress Educational Courses Weekend
12 October, 17:00-18:15 ~ Welcoming Ceremony followed by Reception
12-14 October ~ Congress Scientific Sessions and Educational Workshops

We look forward to meeting you, in person, in Lisbon!
Get ready for an inspiring event filled with cutting-edge research, innovative sessions, and opportunities to connect with leading experts in intensive care.

Abstracts: opening February 2026 / deadline mid-April 2026
Scientific and Educational Programmes: under construction
Registrations: opening May 2026

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue Address

CCL, Lisboa Congress Centre

Praça das Industrias, 1
1300-307 Lisbon, Portugal

CME Credits

An application will be made to the UEMS EACCME® for CME accreditation of this event.

Congress Language

The official language of the Congress is English. There will be no simultaneous translation.

PROGRAMME

Programmes

• Abstracts opening February 2026 / deadline mid-April 2026
• Scientific Prog under construction
• Educational Prog under construction

REGISTRATION

Registration Information

Registrations opening May 2026

Hotel Accommodation

**** Fraud Alert ****

Beware of email scams implying association with the LIVES 2026.
The official email domains of the Congress are @esicm.org and @esicm-congress.org and @cyim.com
The official provider of housing and registration is KIT Group GmbH.

A number of hotels in different categories have been pre-booked at preferential rates for the congress. Rates include breakfast, local VAT and city tax. The hotels are located both close to the congress venue and in the city centre, with convenient and fast routes to the congress venue.

Book your hotel accommodation ahead of time and benefit from the best rates and choices.
Please contact the Hotel Department for further information.

Accommodation

K.I.T. Group GmbH is the official housing agency, selected by the congress organiser, to be in charge of the hotel bookings for ESICM 2026. Individual bookings and small groups of up to 10 delegates can be made via the booking platform which will be available approximately by May 2026.

Group Bookings
Please note that group reservations, 10 rooms or more, will be handled with separate contracts and separate regulations. Please contact the Hotel Department for further information.

**** Important Alert ****

There are an increasing number of fraudulent websites and individuals that impersonate ESICM and our Annual Congress, but that are in no way associated with ESICM.
We would like to alert all our members and delegates to be aware of companies claiming to be ESICM partners and we strongly advise you to only use our official Congress accommodation partner, K.I.T. Group GmbH.

Please also pay attention to fraudulent websites. There is only one ESICM LIVES 2026 Website and ESICM’s only official provider of housing and registration is K.I.T. Group GmbH.

ESICM will not accept any responsibility for bookings made via unofficial websites and agencies.

The designated official accommodation partner for the ESICM LIVES Annual Congress 2026 in Lisbon is K.I.T. Group GmbH:

K.I.T. Group GmbH
Kurfürstendamm 71
10709 Berlin
Germany
Tel. +49 30 24603 209
Email

Your hotel reservation will be part of the Congress Reservation block booking and the K.I.T. Group GmbH will be available to provide support.

SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITION

Industry Opportunities

Sponsorship

For questions regarding sponsorship, please contact:

Joel Alexandre
ESICM CEO
joel.alexandre@esicm.org

Elise Maquestiaux
ESICM Events & Sponsors Coordinator
elise.maquestiaux@esicm.org

Exhibition Space

For questions regarding exhibition, please contact:

Hester Folley
K.I.T. Group
industry@esicm-congress.org

MedTech Europe Code

An application will be made to the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice for this event.