The Federation of European National Statistical Societies
About Us
The Federation promotes mutual communication, co-operation and interchange of views among all those interested in statistical sciences, in their scientific principles, in a broad sense and in as wide a range of applications as possible. The Federation serves as an agency for the dissemination of technical and scientific information among the National Statistical Societies forming the federation, promoting their mutual collaboration and those activities that can augment the research scientific impact of the members, including international conferences, journals, books and other publications.
News
- European Statistics Awards ProgrammeNowcasting competitions just launched and expire on 29-Sep-2022
- International Day for Women in Statistics and Data ScienceFENStatS endorses and sponsors the initiative.
- ERC Information Webinar for Statisticians on Funding Opportunities
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FENStatS and the European Research Council (ERC) promote an informational Webinar on ERC funding opportunities. - Important Achievements During Pandemic but Big Challenges AheadThe European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB) published the results of its peer review of Eurostat, including 18 concrete recommendations.
- YS Webinar: Regularization by Noise for Stochastic Differential and Stochastic Partial Differential EquationsThe fourteenth “One World webinar” organized by YoungStatS will take place on September 21st, 2022.
- YS Webinar: Recent Advancements in Applied Instrumental Variable MethodsThe thirteenth “One World webinar” organized by YoungStatS will take place on June 29th, 2022.
The Federation of European Statistical National Societies is web-based, with interactions and management mainly via the Internet; services, news and newsletters are made available on the Internet.
Objectives and activities
- The Federation of European Statistical National Societies is web-based, with interactions and management mainly via the Internet; services, news and newsletters are made available on the Internet.
- The Federation promotes mutual communication, co-operation and interchange of views among all those interested in statistical sciences, in their scientific principles, in a broad sense and in as wide a range of applications as possible.
- The Federation proposes actions to the European Commission, other European institutions and supplementary donors to secure funds for projects in research and education in statistics. Furthermore, FENStatS prepares and presents projects that cater to research and education needs in statistics and requires its delegates to serve in panels and committee where funding is decided.
- The Federation serves as an agency for the dissemination of technical and scientific information among the National Statistical Societies forming the federation, promoting their mutual collaboration and those activities that can augment the research scientific impact of the Members, including international conferences, journals, books and other publications.
- The Federation supports the immersion of doctorate and post-doctorate students in statistics in international research networks, and actively cooperates with ECAS (European Courses in Advanced Statistics).
- The Federation encourages crossed participations in national events to increase international exchanges of experiences and research and to organise joint meetings on specific topics of interest for at least two European Member Societies.
- The Federation collaborates with international statistical associations and in particular with the ISI (International Statistical Institute) and European Societies with statistical interests such as ENBIS (European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics).