Federation of European Nutrition Societies

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Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS)
AbbreviationFENS
Formation1979
Type NGO
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Region served
Europe
Official language
English
President
Philip Calder, UK
Parent organization
International Union of Nutritional Sciences
Website fensnutrition.org

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a non-profit association, established in 1979 as an umbrella organization for the national nutrition societies of Europe. [1] Each member country is represented by its representative Nutrition Society or Association within FENS.

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The aims of FENS are the combination of efforts for the development of research and education in Nutrition Sciences and the promotion of the importance of Nutrition for public health in Europe. It seeks to do this by coordinating the European nutrition societies at a European level, promoting and disseminating research and knowledge on nutrition sciences and facilitating nutrition learning and training, as well as scientific exchange across Europe.

Activities

FENS conducts every 4 years its main event, the FENS European Nutrition Conference, which is organized by one of the FENS member societies, elected by the FENS General Assembly. All FENS Member Societies and Associations can take part in the bidding process for the organization of a FENS ENC. [2]

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies is a member of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) [3] and holds Affiliated Body status. The official FENS Journal is the “Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism” [4] (IF 2022/2023: 5.923). CiteScore:6.0.

FENS Members (status 2023)

CountrySociety Name
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Applied Nutrition in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Austrian Nutrition Society / Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (ÖEG)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian Society of Nutrition and Dietetics
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgian Nutrition Society
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Croatian Society for Nutrition
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Czech Society of Nutrition
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Selskabet for Ernæringsforskning (SfE)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Finnish Society for Nutrition Research
Flag of France.svg  France French Society for Nutrition / Société Française de Nutrition (SfN)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Georgian Nutrition Society
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German Nutrition Society / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE e.V.)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Hellenic Nutrition Society
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian Nutrition Society / Magyar Táplálkozástudományi Társaság (MTT)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Iceland Nutrition Society
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Macedonian Society for Nutrition and Health
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Montenegrin Food and Nutrition Society
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Norwegian Society for Nutrition / Norsk Selskap for Ernæring (NSE)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Portuguese Society of Nutrition & Food Science
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian Nutrition Society / Societatea de Nutritie din Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serbian Nutrition Society
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spanish Nutrition Society / Sociedad Española de Nutrición (SEÑ)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Swedish Society for Clinical Nutrition (SFKN)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Swiss Society for Nutrition / Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (SGE)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dutch Academy of Nutritional Sciences
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom & Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland The Nutrition Society

European Nutrition Conferences

ConferenceYearCityCountry
1st European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)
1973
Cambridge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2nd European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)
1976
Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
3rd European Nutrition Conference (FENS Foundation)
1979
Uppsala Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1983
Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
5th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1987
Warsaw Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
6th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1991
Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
7th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1995
Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
8th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1999
Lillehammer Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
9th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2003
Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
10th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2007
Paris Flag of France.svg  France
11th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2011
Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
12th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2015
Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
13th European Nutrition Conference FENSOct. 15 - 18 2019 Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
14th European Nutrition Conference FENS2023 Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia

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References

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  2. FENS Statutes (2021). "Statutes of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies". p. 1 (E).
  3. IUNS Affiliated Bodies FENS: IUNS Affiliated Bodies
  4. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (Ann Nutr Metabol)