The congress of the Spanish Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB) was born on July 6, 2011 as the Spanish representation of the European Society of Biomechanics and with the aim of bringing together professionals and researchers in the field of Biomechanics, promoting collaboration between universities, clinics and the business sector and promoting the dissemination of scientific research in the field of Biomechanics in Spain.

The first twelve meetings of the congress were held in Zaragoza, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Badajoz, Seville, Castellón de la Plana, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Granada, Zaragoza and Malaga, respectively.

For the first time, the congress is coming to Navarra and will be held on October 28 and 29 in Pamplona.

As in previous meetings, the objectives of the congress are:

• To present the lines of work of the different Spanish groups in the field of Biomechanics.
• To promote the Spanish Chapter and the European Society of Biomechanics within other Spanish groups whose research is in the context of Biomechanics.
• To encourage the creation of collaborations between the different groups working in Biomechanics in Spain.
• To serve as a meeting point for clinicians, doctors and professionals interested in Biomechanics.
• To present the advances and new initiatives from the Executive Committee and to gather the opinions of the members of the Chapter to establish the roadmap for the following year.