About us
The IIF United Kingdom Chapter is a network of academics and practitioners with an interest in forecasting. The chapter organises a series of quarterly meetings and other events held across the UK called Quarterly Forecasting Forum. They provide a venue for sharing, disseminating, and developing forecasting research and practice among forecasters.
Getting involved
We invite IIF members based in the UK to join our mailing list and LinkedIn group to receive updates on future activities, and to attend the Quarterly Forecasting Forums.
Future events
For the academic year 2022-2023, we have planned the following events:
- Durham University, November, 2022
- University of the Arts London, February, 2023
- Energy Systems Catapult, Birmingham, May, 2023
- ISF 2023
UK Chapter Committee
The Chapter committee members are elected for two years. every even year. The last election was held in 2022 and the committee includes (r-l):
Ivan Svetunkov, Chair (Lancaster University)
Jethro Browell, Vice Chair (University of Glasgow)
Thanos Goltsos, Secretary (Cardiff University)
UK Chapter Past Committee Members
We are grateful for the contribution of the past Chapter committee members in establishing the group. The Chapter would not exist if it was not for you. Past members:
Devon Barrow (2019-2022)
Event | Location | Date | Host |
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13th QFF Meeting | Cardiff University | May 2022 | Dr. Thanos Goltsos |
12th QFF Meeting | Tesco | Feb 2022 | Dr. Trevor Sidery |
11th QFF Meeting | University of Glasgow | 6 Dec 2021 | Dr. Jethro Browell |
10th QFF Meeting | Online, Zoom | 21 May 2021 | UK Committee |
9th QFF Meeting | Online, Zoom | 26 June 2020 | UK Committee |
8th QFF Meeting | Manchester University | 6 Mar 2020 | Dr. Florian Dost |
7th QFF Meeting | University College London | 4 Oct 2019 | Dr. Shari De Baets |
6th UK Chapter Meet-up | ISF 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece | June 2019 | UK Committee |
5th QFF Meeting | University of Birmingham | 14 Dec 2018 | Dr. Devon Barrow |
4th QFF Meeting | Strathclyde University | Sept 2018 | Dr. Bruce Stephen |
3rd QFF Meeting | Lancaster University | 16 Mar 2018 | Dr. Ivan Svetunkov |
2nd QFF Meeting | University of Coventry | 1 Dec 2017 | Dr. Devon Barrow |
1st QFF Meeting | University of Bath | 30 Mar 2017 | Dr. Fotios Petropoulous |