Europe’s premier neuroscience meeting
The FENS Forum is Europe’s largest international neuroscience congress, covering all domains from basic to translational research. Occurring biennially since 1998, the Forum has become a premier scientific event that attracts thousands of scientists and students from around the world to celebrate and share discoveries about the brain and central nervous system.
Programme Committee: Chaired by Liset Menendez de la Prida (ES), the Programme Committee will independently prepare and supervise the FENS Forum’s scientific programme and select the plenary and special lecturers, symposia and technical workshops.
Host Society Committee: the Host Society Committee is responsible for delivering a number of activities at FENS 2024, including social events, public engagement, outreach, and opportunities for early career researchers such as the Early Career Investigator Training Programme.
Future FENS Forum:
2026 4-8 July: Madrid (Spain)
Past FENS Forums:
2022 9-13 July: Paris (France) | 7,890 pax*
2020 11-15 July: Virtual Forum | 4,545 pax
2018 7-11 July: Berlin (Germany) | 7,350 pax
2016 2-6 July: Copenhagen (Denmark) | 5,832 pax
2014 5-9 July: Milan (Italy) | 6,091 pax
2012 14-18 July: Barcelona (Spain) | 6,953 pax
2010 3-7 July: Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | 6,214 pax
2008 12-16 July: Geneva (Switzerland) | 5,697 pax
2006 8-12 July: Vienna (Austria) | 5,198 pax
2004 10-14 July: Lisbon (Portugal) | 4,234 pax
2002 13-17 July: Paris (France) | 5,251 pax
2000 24-28 June: Brighton (United Kingdom) | 4,100 pax
1998 27 June-1 July: Berlin (Germany) | 3,900 pax
*pax = participants
Founded in 1998 at the first Forum of European Neuroscience, the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) is the main organisation for neuroscience in Europe. FENS currently represents 40 national and single-discipline neuroscience societies across 31 European countries and more than 22,000 member scientists.
The European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN) is the official journal of FENS. FENS members have free access to EJN online and can enjoy a full, free and easy access to all published articles.