Federation of European Nutrition Societies

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.

Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS)
AbbreviationFENS
Formation1979
TypeNGO
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Region served
Europe
Official language
English
President
Sladjana Sobajic, Serbia
Parent organization
International Union of Nutritional Sciences
Websitefensnutrition.org

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

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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)

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

European Nutrition Conferences

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Conference Year City Country
1st European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)
1973
Cambridge   United Kingdom
2nd European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)
1976
Munich   Germany
3rd European Nutrition Conference (FENS Foundation)
1979
Uppsala   Sweden
4th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1983
Amsterdam   Netherlands
5th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1987
Warsaw   Poland
6th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1991
Athens   Greece
7th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1995
Vienna   Austria
8th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1999
Lillehammer   Norway
9th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2003
Rome   Italy
10th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2007
Paris   France
11th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2011
Madrid   Spain
12th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2015
Berlin   Germany
13th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2019 Dublin   Ireland
14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023 Belgrade   Serbia
15th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2027 Rotterdam
  Netherlands

References

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  1. ^ Alice M. Copping (1978). "The history of The Nutrition Society". Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 37 (2): 105–139. doi:10.1079/PNS19780017. PMID 30088. S2CID 19405016.
  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)
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