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Forecasting Workshops and Conferences

International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) is a not-for-profit membership organization that lists job opportunities in demand planning, forecasting, market research, economics - all related to forecasting. Also publishes a peer-reviewed academic journal (International Journal of Forecasting), a practitioner publication (Foresight), and holds the annual International Symposium on Forecasting in June.

In collaboration with the IIF, BFS presents a twice-yearly forecasting summit for practioners.

Applied Forecasting is a free portal for the forecasting community where you can find a complete, up-to-date listing of a number of forecasting activities including conferences dealing with forecasting. Among those, you will find:

The Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF) provides business forecasting education, holds conferences and publishes the Journal of Business Forecasting

The Institute for Forecasting Education (IFE) offers educational workshops in business forecasting and statistical analysis. IFE also maintains a database of forecasting software reviews

Forecasting Data Sources

Statistical Data Resources from the University of Michigan Documents Center

Leading economic indicators from the Conference Board

Over 100 forecasting principles that can be a useful guide for forecasters