ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress 2025: Practical Information

Assistance with hotel bookings can be offered at the Support desk, located in the Registration area.

ESMO-MORA: The ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress programme will be accredited with ESMO-MORA category 1 points. Recertification is necessary for medical oncologists to remain professionally certified by ESMO. It also guarantees that a certified medical oncologist has continued to update her/his knowledge and still possess the necessary skills and standards for the practice of medical oncology. See here for further details.

During the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress your badge may be scanned outside session auditoria by ESMO for operational and statistical purposes. Badges scanned inside the Exhibition area by third parties may be for statistical or marketing purposes. Should you agree to have your badge scanned, the following information will be transferred: title, first name, last name, institute, department, profession, city, country, email address. Individuals have the right to refuse their badges being scanned.

The Certificate of Attendance will be available for download from the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress section of the ESMO website from Saturday, 22 March 2025. You will need the ESMO Username and Password to log in and then complete the evaluation questionnaire. 

The cloakroom is located in the Foyer at the entrance on the ground floor and follows the Registration area opening hours.

The ESMO Daily Reporter is the official Society’s newspaper freely available in digital format at this link. Stay up to date with the latest advances in oncology with daily news and commentaries from key opinion leaders on the scientific findings presented at the Congress. Go online and read fresh contents from Thursday 20 March to Saturday 22 March.

There will be an exhibition onsite. See the exhibitor list here.

The exhibition opens with the following schedule:

Visit the ESMO Booth to discover more about ESMO’s activities and all the benefits of being an ESMO Member, and join or renew your Membership from there to take advantage of special offers reserved to Congress delegates.

All Press, Media and Filming Activities are subject to a specific policy.

Press Activities

Access to press conferences and facilities is limited to accredited Press Representatives.

If you are a Press Representative and wish to have access to the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers 2025 venue and resources, please check the dedicated page or contact press@esmo.org.

Third Party Media Activities

Media Activities initiated by Third Parties are subject to ESMO approval.

If you are a Third Party Representative and need to access the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers 2025 venue or need assistance with Third-Party Media Activities, please check the dedicated page or contact media@esmo.org.

Filming, Recording and Photography

Congress content is the copyright of ESMO. As a rule, it’s forbidden to record or capture in any way the official programme sessions, the Satellites sessions, the Exhibition and the Posters Area. Third Parties conducting filming activities and carrying professional equipment are requested to inform ESMO (filming@esmo.org) to receive guidance and approval.  

Special rules apply to accredited Press Representatives: ESMO press conferences can be recorded, while recording of the Congress sessions is only possible for few minutes (news coverage). Photographing during sessions by accredited Press Representatives is allowed for personal and non-commercial use only, i.e., photos cannot be published or reproduced in any way.

Both Press and Third Party Representatives performing filming activities are requested to secure a special vest to be worn all times.

The use of wireless microphones radio frequencies may interfere with Congress sessions microphones: for additional details, please contact filming@esmo.org

Photographs and/or footage may be taken throughout the Congress by ESMO appointed photographers and cameramen. These might be used by ESMO in its own publications, on the website and social media channels. The subjects of the photographs and/or the footage are chosen at random. By attending the Congress participants consent to the fact that photographs and/or footage may be captured and used by ESMO.

Coffee breaks and lunches will be offered to delegates during the onsite congress with the following schedule:

Normal caution must be exercised by all. ESMO bears no responsibility for untoward events in connection with, before, during or after the Congress.

Please refer to the Registration desk.

ESMO Membership offers valuable educational resources and opportunities to collaborate as one oncology community. Discover all the benefits of being an ESMO Member – visit the ESMO Booth and find out how to join, taking advantage of special offers reserved for Congress attendees.

The official language of the Congress is English.

Traditional printed posters will be displayed in the Villa Ciani.  

Instructions for Poster presenters will be available online soon.

Invited speakers and oral presenters will be contacted by CTI Meeting Technology and provided details about the upload of their presentation slides.

Instructions for speakers, oral presenters and the Congress template slides will be available online soon.

The onsite Congress will take place from 20 to 22 March. Please consult the online programme for all details.

Official Congress Programme

The registration system  for small group and group will remain open until 26 February. But the individual registration will remain open throughout the congress. You need an ESMO account to register yourself to the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers 2025, if you do not have one yet, please create it here.

In-person participation includes:

• Participation in the scientific and educational live sessions with the possibility to interact with the expert panel
• Onsite networking opportunities with faculty and peers
• Entry to the Poster area
• Interaction with the industry partners in the trade exhibition
• Participation in the Industry Satellite Symposia
• Access to the post-event resources
• Coffee breaks and lunches

The safety of all Congress attendees is of utmost importance to ESMO.

Safety advice when attending a Congress:

• Always remove your Congress badge upon leaving the venue
• Be vigilant in crowds, restaurants and on public transportation; watch out for people creating distractions and diversions
• Be careful not to leave your luggage unattended in any public place, including the hotel and Congress venue; keep your personal belongings with you, both inside and outside the venue

ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress 2025 and the concomitant Exhibition have been designated as no-smoking events throughout the entire venue, including all meeting halls, functions, Registration, and catering areas. All participants are kindly required to respect the no-smoking policy, which includes electronic cigarettes.

The official hashtag of the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress 2025 is #ESMOSarcomaAndRareCancers25.

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The Speaker Centre is located in “Room C 1/2” on the first floor.

Access to the Speaker centre is restricted to the following persons (guests / accompanying persons are not permitted):

• Invited Speakers
• Proffered Paper and Mini Oral Presenters
• Scientific Committee members
• ESMO Executive Board, ESMO Council and ESMO Honorary members
• Designated representatives of companies using the official slide management system.

A maximum of one person per presentation upload will be granted access.

The ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Congress 2025 will take place at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano, Switzerland.

Palazzo dei Congressi Lugano
Piazza Indipendenza 4
6900 Lugano - Switzerland

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The Convention Centre is located in Lugano, just next to the lake and the city centre.

It can be easily reached in 10 minutes from Lugano SBB main train station:

• by bus: take line 2 direction Castagnola and stop at the “Palazzo dei Congressi” station
• by funicular / walk: it is possible to take the funicular from the station to the city centre and walk 10 minutes.

More information can be found here.

Sessions from the official congress programme

Registered delegates and ESMO Members can access resources on OncologyPRO from 24 March 2025 for 2 years.

Satellite Symposia

Satellite Symposia webcasts will be available on OncologyPRO or ESMO website (only if permission has been granted by the Pharma Company) for ESMO members and registered delegates, from 24 March 2025 for 2 years.

The ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers 2025 venue is overall accessible with a wheelchair. All areas of the Congress Centre have either flat entrances or easily accessible elevators.

Wi-Fi internet access is a free service offered to all delegates during the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers 2025. The network is called “PalazzoCongressi” and the password is: Luga2025