History of the European Microscopy Congress Series

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


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


Previous Congresses


Virtual Early Career European Microscopy Congress 2020

24-26 November 2020


17th European Microscopy Congress

23-28 August 2020, Cancelled


16th European Microscopy Congress

28 August - 2 September 2016, Lyon – France, emc2016 website


15th European Microscopy Congress

16 - 21 September 2012, Manchester – United Kingdom, emc2012 website


14th European Microscopy Congress

1 -5 September 2008, Aachen – Germany


13th European Microscopy Congress (formerly EUREM)

22 - 27 August 2004, Antwerpen – Belgium,

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


12th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

9 - 14 July 2000, Brno – Czech Republic,  eurem2000 website


11th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

26 - 30 August 1996, Dublin – Ireland


10th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

7 - 11 September 1992, Granada – Spain
View a PDF of the Eurem 92 meeting report from the RMS Proceedings


9th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

4 - 9 September 1988, York – United Kingdom
View a PDF of the Eurem 88 meeting report from the RMS Proceedings


8th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

13 - 18 August 1984, Budapest – Hungary

View a PDF of the Eurem 84 meeting report from the RMS Proceedings


7th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

24 - 29 August 1980, The Hague – Netherlands
View a PDF of the Eurem 80 meeting report from the RMS Proceedings


6th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

14 - 20 September 1976, Tal International – Jerusalem – Israel


5th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

5 - 12 September 1972, Manchester – United Kingdom


4th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

1 - 7 September 1968, Rome – Italy


3th European Congress on Electron Microscopy

26 August - 3 September 1964, Prague – Czech Republic


2nd European Regional Conference on Electron Microscopy

29 August - 3 September 1960, Delft – Netherlands


1st European Regional Conference on Electron Microscopy

15 - 19 August 1956, Stockholm – Sweden