This year we will celebrate the 25th edition of the Alpine Colorectal Meeting. Saas Fee is the winner!

It's a car-free village (similar to Wengen) and an intimate ski resort surrounded by mountains over 4000 m above sea level and known as "The pearl of the Alps".

It's a beautiful village with an amazing panorama where everything is concentrated and close together, making it easy to feel like an "ACM Family"

You can find more info about the destination here. 

From February 1 to 3, 2026 we will meet for the first time in Saas-Fee for the 25th Anniversary! 

The meeting will take place in the Walliserhof Grand-Hotel & Spa in Saas Fee which is very well located in the village's centre. 

Decorated with sustainable and natural materials such as local wood, slate and wool, it welcomes you in a warm and elegant atmostphere.

The congress will take place in the Event Hall (470 sqm) which can accommodate easily up to 250 people.

This congress venue will contribute to both the scientific and social quality of the meeting. It will give everyone the opportunity to reach the session hall easily and to spend time discussing the issues both inside and outside the conference hall.

The scientific content is chaired by André d'Hoore and our excellent Program Committee. The sessions will include a video session on operative challenges, sessions on new technologies in training and mentoring, challenging colorectal dogmas and many more. Of course we will have again all the usual great case prensentations and BIG DEBATE.

At a time when there are many competing symposias, the Alpine Colorectal Meeting has a very special appeal. The relatively small group includes some of the major opinion formers in this area, with an opportunity for lively discussions and comments not possible in the big meetings.

We hope that many of your colleagues will come for the 25th Anniversary of the Alpine Colorectal Meeting in Saas-Fee. Find out what are the breaking news in our speciality, join in the debates and make new friends and what is simply the best boutique meeting in colorectal surgery.

Last but not least, NEW for this edition: All fully registered consultants can team-up with a surgical trainee for the ACM 25th Anniversary Dinner & Party. The ticket for the trainee is free of charge! The trainee must register for the meeting to be eligible for the team-up. Bring a trainee to ACM, the best colorectal meeting in the Alps!

The scientific programme is credited with 18 CME by the SSC.

Dieter Hahnloser & Des Winter.