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Glasgow 2026
Official information about the 63rd ERA Congress, Glasgow & Virtual, June 3-6, 2026
Challenge what you know. Redefine what's next.
Join us at the 63rd ERA Congress, June 3-6, 2026, in Glasgow and virtual, where progress begins with a challenge and curiosity transforms thinking.
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63rd ERA Congress Presidents & Secretary
Read the welcome letter and discover what awaits you at ERA26.
Roser Torra
Spain
Kate Stevens
United Kingdom
Patrick Mark
United Kingdom
Endorsed by
UK Kidney Association
Scottish Renal Association
We acknowledge the kind support offered by Glasgow Convention Bureau

Congress venue 2026
Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8YW
In line with ABPI compliance requirements, the Exhibition area is open exclusively to Healthcare Professionals.
For security reasons, all luggage, including backpacks, will be checked. To facilitate the process, luggage may be left at the hotel.
Press & media
Information about press and media activities at the Congress and how to register.
Opening hours
Wednesday, June 3: 07:00 – 20:30
Thursday, June 4: 07:15 – 18:30
Friday, June 5: 07:15 – 18:30
Saturday, June 6: 07:30 – 12:45
Certificate EACCME®/UEMS credits
The 63rd ERA Congress, Glasgow and virtual, United Kingdom 03/06/2026 – 06/06/2026, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 22.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
How to claim your EACCME®/UEMS credits
EACCME®/UEMS credit certificate, based on the live attendance during the Congress days (June 3-6), can be downloaded directly from My ERA starting from June 6 to July 1, 2026.
Participants must complete the feedback questionnaire by July 1, 2026 to download their EACCME®/UEMS credit certificates.
After July 1, 2026 participants who haven’t filled in the questionnaire will not be able to claim their EACCME®/UEMS credit certificate. Kindly note that the Congress webcasts are not accredited.
Certificate of attendance
Starting on June 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM BST, participants will be able to download their certificates – both for attendance and European CME credits (UEMS-EACCME) – based on their actual participation.
Attendance will be tracked via the badge scanning system for onsite attendees and virtual tracking for online participants. Certificates will be available directly from the My ERA portal, under the ‘My Congress’ section, until July 1, 2026.
ETA, Visa & Invitation letters
ERA will provide an invitation letter after the registration to the Congress is finalized and paid. This invitation letter will be available at your MyERA account. The invitation letter will be in English and may be a valid document for University, Hospital, Industry, and any other professional requirement as proof of registration. The invitation letter may NOT be sufficient as a visa support letter if any embassy or consulate requires additional information.
Please note that entry into the United Kingdom requires a valid passport and an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation).
Depending on your citizenship, you may need to obtain a visa to enter United Kingdom. For detailed information, visit the website of the UK Government.
It is solely the delegate’s responsibility to investigate the visa requirements for UK and apply for a visa/ETA, if necessary. Neither the conference organizers nor ERA will contact embassies or consulates directly on behalf of visa applicants despite embassies do request it.
To assure a smooth process any visa should be requested at least 2 months prior to departure. Later applications might be possible, however, as the application process can take several weeks, it might be possible that the visa will not be released on time. Neither ERA nor the conference organizers are able to speed up any visa application process with any embassy or consulate.
Please do not hesitate to contact us in case of any questions regarding this process.
Further inquiries
A specific visa support letter and any additional general information needed to apply for a visa may be requested from the Congress organizers’ e-mail address: visa@interplan.de
Please ensure that copies of passport, hotel & registration confirmation are enclosed to any request for visa support. Furthermore, we kindly ask you to specify which embassy is meant to receive your application (UK Embassy of which city/country).
Why attend ERA26 in Glasgow?
Avoid scammers
Be aware of fake e-mails/websites selling hotels/registrations for our 63rd ERA Congress.
If you are contacted by any such agency or have any questions regarding their legitimacy please don’t hesitate to contact us at era-congress@interplan.de
Kindly note that you may receive official emails from the official email sender address no-reply@mail.m-anage.com
Find below all the important and official addresses for the 63rd ERA Congress:
Further inquiries
ERA Membership Office
Phone: +39 344 1409706
membership@era-online.org
Congress Organisation/PCO
Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG
Landsberger Str. 155, 80687 Munich
Phone: +49 89 548234-776
Main contact: Katharina Krines
era-congress@interplan.de
Industry Relations Team/Industry Sales & Sponsorship
Karin Seidel
Phone: +49 89 548234-40
era-industry@interplan.de
Registrations
Daniela Eichleitner
Phone: +49 89 548234-528
era-registration@interplan.de
Exhibition
Sandra Rudolph
Phone: +49 40 325092-40/-321
era-exhibition@interplan.de
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