The congresses have taken place in: Turin, Italy (2008); Nuremberg, Germany (2010); Prague, Czechia (2012); Istanbul, Turkey (2014); Seville, Spain (2016); Liverpool, UK (2018). The next ECCs are due to take place in Lisbon, Portugal in 2022 and in Dublin, Ireland in 2024. The ECCs usually attract some 2000 chemists from more than 50 countries across the world.