26th October 2011: FENS European Nutrition Conference

The next FENS European Nutrition Conference will be held in Madrid, Spain, October 26-29, 2011.

What is FENS?

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a non-profit federation consisting of 25 European nutrition societies, each representing one country. The main FENS event is the European Nutrition Conference, arranged every 4th year. The upcoming 11th European Nutrition Conference will be held in Madrid, October 2011.

MISSION:
To conjoint efforts to develop research and education in the science of nutrition and to promote the importance of nutrition for public health in Europe.

VISION:
To maintain a permanent bridge for exchanges between European nutritionists with basic and applied perspective.

SPECIFIC AIMS:
1. To coordinate the European countries nutrition societies at European level
2. To promote nutrition research and knowledge, and their dessimination
3. To organize a European Nutrition Conference every 4 years and other scientific meetings
4. To facilitate Nutrition learning and training as well as scientific exchanges across Europe

Please note that the abstract submission deadline has been extended until the 15th May 2011.