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 (QFF).
Upcoming QFF
Date and time: Friday, 23rd May 2025.
Location: De Morgan House, 57-58 Russell Sq, London WC1B 4HS
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qff-may-2025-london-tickets-1309882817769?aff=oddtdtcreator
Online link: Will be added on the Eventbrite page and communicated to registered attendees closer to the event.
Future events
If you are interested in hosting the forum please get in touch with the committee.
UK Chapter Committee
The Chapter committee members are elected for two years, every even year. The elections for the new Secretary was held in Spring 2024, after which the previous Chair retired, the Vice-chair becomes Chair and the previous Secretary becomes Vice-chair. The current committee includes:
Thanos Goltsos, Chair (Cardiff University)
Siddharth Arora, Vice-chair (University of Oxford)
Vasileios Bougioukos, Secretary (University of Durham)
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)
Jethro Browell (2019 – 2023)
Ivan Svetunkov, Chair (2022 – 2024)
| Event | Location | Date | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd QFF Meeting | University of Bath | Feb 2025 | Prof. Fotios Petropoulos |
| 22nd QFF Meeting | University of Birmingham | Nov 2024 | Dr. Daniel Donaldson |
| 21st QFF Meeting | ISF 2024, Dijon, France | Jul 2024 | UK Committee |
| 20th QFF Meeting | Imperial College London | Apr 2024 | Prof. Pierre Pinson |
| 19th QFF Meeting | University of Oxford | Feb 2024 | Dr. Siddharth Arora |
| 18th QFF Meeting | Lancaster University | Dec 2023 | Dr. Ivan Svetunkov |
| 17th QFF Meeting | ISF 2023, Charlottesville USA | June 2023 | UK Committee |
| 16th QFF Meeting | Energy Systems Catapult, Birmingham | May 2023 | Dr. Stephen Haben |
| 15th QFF Meeting | University of the Arts London | Feb 2023 | Dr. Emmanual Silva |
| 14th QFF Meeting | Durham University | Nov 2022 | Prof. Kostas Nikolopoulos |
| 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 | Dec 2021 | Dr. Jethro Browell |
| 10th QFF Meeting | Online, Zoom | May 2021 | UK Committee |
| 9th QFF Meeting | Online, Zoom | June 2020 | UK Committee |
| 8th QFF Meeting | Manchester University | Mar 2020 | Dr. Florian Dost |
| 7th QFF Meeting | University College London | 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 | Dec 2018 | Dr. Devon Barrow |
| 4th QFF Meeting | Strathclyde University | Sept 2018 | Dr. Bruce Stephen |
| 3rd QFF Meeting | Lancaster University | Mar 2018 | Dr. Ivan Svetunkov |
| 2nd QFF Meeting | University of Coventry | Dec 2017 | Dr. Devon Barrow |
| 1st QFF Meeting | University of Bath | Mar 2017 | Dr. Fotios Petropoulous |