It is with great pleasure that we announce our hosting of the 31st ECSS Annual Congress from 7-10 July 2026 in the city of Lausanne in Switzerland, through a collaboration between the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). After a pause of 20 years, the ECSS Congress comes back to the Olympic Capital Lausanne in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
ECSS Lausanne 2026 will take place at the SwissTech Convention Center, a state-of-the-art congress facility located on the edge of the beautiful lake-side UNIL-EPFL Campus, just outside the city of Lausanne. The city centre is conveniently connected by metro and congress participants staying in lodging reserved through our channel will enjoy free local public transport.
Apart from hosting the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Studies Centre, the Olympic Museum, as well as over 50 international sports federations, associations, foundations and other entities involved in sports, the greater Lausanne region is also a vibrant science, technology and business hub. It brings together a multicultural and international set of academic, entrepreneurial, business and policy leaders from various scientific fields. Key areas include engineering, with a focus on technology and innovation, biotechnology, health, medical engineering, education and research, life sciences, as well as social, human and natural sciences. Sports science also serves as a major focus within these clusters.