Federation of European Nutrition Societies
The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a non-profit association, established in 1979 [1] as a roof organization for the national nutrition societies in Europe, with each country represented by its representative Nutrition Society or Association within FENS.
Abbreviation | FENS |
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Formation | 1979 |
Type | NGO |
Location |
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Region served | Europe |
Official language | English |
President | Heiner Boeing, Germany |
Parent organization | International Union of Nutritional Sciences |
Website | FENS Official website |
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.
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 the official FENS Journal is the “Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism”[4] (IF 2014/2015: 2.618)
FENS Members (status 2015)
Country | Society Name |
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Austrian Nutrition Society / Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (ÖEG) | |
Bulgarian Scientific Society for Nutrition and Dietetics | |
Belgian Nutrition Society | |
Czech Society of Nutrition | |
Selskabet for Ernæringsforskning (SfE) | |
Finnish Society for Nutrition Research | |
French Society for Nutrition / Société Française de Nutrition (SfN) | |
National Association of Nutritionist of Georgia | |
German Nutrition Society / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE e.V.) | |
Greek Society of Nutrition and Foods | |
Hunganrian Nutrition Society / Magyar Táplálkozástudományi Társaság (MTT) | |
Unit for Nutrition Research | |
Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU) | |
Norwegian Society for Nutrition / Norsk Selskap for Ernæring (NSE) | |
Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences | |
Romanian Nutrition Society / Societatea de Nutritie din Romania | |
Serbian Nutrition Society | |
Spanish Nutrition Society / Sociedad Española de Nutrición (SEÑ) | |
Swedish Society for Clinical Nutrition (SFKN) | |
Swiss Society for Nutrition / Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (SGE) | |
Dutch Academy of Nutritional Sciences | |
The Nutrition Society |
European Nutrition Conferences
Conference | Year | City | Country | ||
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1st European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS) | Cambridge | ||||
2nd European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS) | Munich | ||||
3rd European Nutrition Conference (FENS Foundation) | Uppsala | ||||
4th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Amsterdam | ||||
5th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Warsaw | ||||
6th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Athens | ||||
7th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Vienna | ||||
8th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Lillehammer | ||||
9th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Rome | ||||
10th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Paris | ||||
11th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Madrid | ||||
12th European Nutrition Conference FENS | Berlin | ||||
13th European Nutrition Conference FENS | scheduled for Oct. 15 - 18 | Dublin | |||
References
- Alice M. Coppi (1978). "The history of The Nutrition Society". p. 22.
- FENS General Assembly (2011). "Statutes of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies, 3rd update". p. 1 (E).
- IUNS Adhering Bodies FENS: IUNS Affiliated Bodies
- Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (Ann Nutr Metabol)