WHAT IS FENS?

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a non-profit Federation consisting of currently 21 active European Nutrition societies, each representing one country. The main FENS event is the European Nutrition Conference, arranged every 4 years. The last event (12th European Nutrition Conference) was held in Berlin in October 2015 and the forthcoming 13th ENC will be held in Dublin/Ireland in 2019.

According to the FENS statutes, the Federation is established for public benefit to advance research and education in the science of nutrition. It will promote learning among nutritionists in general and European nutritionists in particular, by means of meetings, discussions, the exchange of information and by other appropriate means.

The Board is elected for a 4-year period, and at present consists of: President, Vice-president (former President), Secretary, Vice-secretary, Treasurer, and 4 Task Forces and Coordinators.

MISSION

The aim is to combine efforts for the development of research and education in Nutrition Sciences and to promote the importance of Nutrition for public health in Europe.

VISION

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a non-profit Federation consisting of 26 European Nutrition societies, with the idea of maintaining a permanent link for exchanges between European nutritionists with basic and applied perspectives.

SPECIFIC AIMS

1. To coordinate the European countries Nutrition societies at a European level
2. To promote and disseminate research and knowledge on Nutrition sciences
3. To organize a European Nutrition Conference every 4 years, together with other scientific meetings
4. To facilitate Nutrition learning and training as well as scientific exchanges across Europe

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