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.
These news are collected from national societies and elsewhere in the world, and are published only after approval.
- Save the Date - Annual Meeting of the RSSBThe 32nd Annual Meeting of the Royal Statistical Society of Belgium will take place at the Academy of Sciences in Brussels on November 17 and 18, 2025!
- 8th SEB Young Researchers’ ConferenceThe 8th SEB Young Researchers’ Conference in Spanish Bilbao is organized by students from the Spanish Biostatistics Society (SEB) to be held in end-January 2026.
- Three conferences of Società Italiana di Statistica in 2025Società Italiana di Statistica invites for three conferences organized throughout 2025: one conference in June, and two conferences in September!
- A national congress is organized by the Portuguese Statistical Society.National Congress 2025 is one of the main initiatives of the Portuguese Statistical Society, which aims to promote, enhance and develop the study of Statistics, its applications and related scientific areas.
- Statistics and Data Science by FENStatS & SEIO @ the conferences in LleidaYou are invited to a special session co-organized by FENStatS & SEIO in two respectable conferences in Spanish Lledia from June 10 to 13, 2025.
- European Day - 9 May 2025To-day, 9 May 2025, is European Day.
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).
Objectives and activities
- 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).
- 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 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 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 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 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.