Dear Colleagues and Friends,

On behalf of the Organising Committee of the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC), it is a pleasure to welcome you to the ESMAC 2025 Annual Meeting in Basel, Switzerland, from September 8th – 13th, 2025.

We plan an exciting scientific programme for a multidisciplinary audience, including inspiring keynote lectures and many oral and poster presentations during the 3-days conference and the pre-conference ESMAC Gait Course, seminars, and a symposium on different topics.

During the conference, the keynote speakers Prof. Annegret Mündermann, Prof. Georg Rauter, and Dr. Léonie Asboth will share their clinical and/or technical knowledge with the ESMAC audience. The honoured Baumann lecture, in memory of Professor Baumann, will be presented by Prof. Julie Stebbins.  

During the 3-days pre-conference Gait Course, a multidisciplinary international team of experts in gait analysis will guide the attendees through the techniques and interpretation of gait analysis for research and clinical practice. During the days preceding the conference, we are planning four seminars.

The pre-conference seminars and Gait Course will be hosted at the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW). The FHNW building is a vertical campus, with an excellent infrastructure and a lot of space for encounters. For the main conference we will continue at the ZLF of the University of Basel (USB), which is located in the heart of Basel, in direct neighborhood to the University Children’s Hospital (UKBB). It is also the place for the welcome reception and opening ceremony.  Our Charity run will follow a wonderful course along the river Rhein and part of the Old Town of Basel. We want to make the donation for the «Stiftung pro UKBB», which is dedicated to the well-being of sick children and young people.

We want to invite you to explore the cultural scene and nightlife of Basel. In summer you can find a lot of restaurants and bars at the bord of the river Rhein. And don’t forget your swimsuit for a jump into the fresh water. We hope that many scientists, physicians, physical therapists and biomedical engineers will be able to join ESMAC 2025 as a multidisciplinary audience to exchange knowledge, ideas and friendship in the ESMAC community. 

We look forward to welcoming you in Basel, in the middle of Europe.