The quantitative description of the scientific conference MECO (Middle European Cooperation in Statistical Physics) based on bibliographic records is presented in the paper. Statistics of contributions and participants, co-authorship patterns at the levels of authors and countries, typical proportions of newcomers and permanent participants as well as other characteristics of the scientific event are discussed. The results of this case study contribute to better understanding of the ways of formalization and assessment of conferences and their role in individual academic careers. To highlight the latter, the change of perspective is used: in addition to the general analysis of the conference data, an ego-centric approach is used to emphasize the role of a particular participant for the conference and, vice versa, the role of MECO in the researcher's professional life. This paper is part of the special CMP issue dedicated to the anniversary of Bertrand Berche - a well-known physicist, an active member of the community of authors and editors of the journal, long time collaborator and dear friend of the author.

翻译：本文基于文献计量记录，对统计物理学领域的科学会议MECO（中欧统计物理合作会议）进行了定量描述。讨论了该科学活动的投稿与参会者统计、作者与国家层面的合著模式、新参与者与固定参与者的典型比例以及其他特征。本案例研究的结果有助于更深入地理解会议形式化与评估的方法，以及会议在个人学术生涯中的作用。为突出后者，本文采用了视角转换方法：除对会议数据进行整体分析外，还运用了以自我为中心的方法来强调特定参与者对会议的作用，反之亦然，即MECO对该研究者职业生涯的影响。本文是CMP特刊的一部分，该特刊旨在纪念著名物理学家、期刊作者与编辑群体中的活跃成员、作者的长期合作者与挚友——Bertrand Berche的周年纪念。