The 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) will take place online from 9 – 12 July 2021. This is the first time the event will take place in summer in a completely online format. ECCMID, the world’s premier Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases event, brings together experts from relevant fields to present the latest findings and developments and share their expertise. The programme committee has developed a multi-faceted programme to incorporate all of the exciting educational events that ECCMID is known for, as well as many exciting new session formats tailor-made for online delivery.