Home Societies Congresses Board Trainees Links About Thesis registry Journal Committtees Statutes Contact About NFOG NFOG is a federation of the five national societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists in the Nordic countries: DSOG (Denmark), NGF (Norway), SGY (Finland), FIK (Iceland) and SFOG (Sweden). All individual members of these societies are members of the NFOG. The aim of NFOG is to promote the scientific and practical cooperation between obstetricians and gynecologists of the Nordic countries, and to develop the speciality by working for education at all levels. The board of NFOG is composed of the chairpersons of the five national societies, as well as the offices of President, General Secretary and Treasurer. The officers are elected at the NFOG assembly, convened every other year at the venue of the NFOG Congress. NFOG arranges a scientific congress every other year. The 33rd Nordic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology will be held in Umeå, Sweden 1-4 June 2002. The 34th Congress will be held in Finland in 2004. NFOG owns and publishes the scientific journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, with 12 issues a year. The Editor-in-Chief is appointed by the NFOG Board, as are the national editors after nomination by the national societies. NGOF publishes the NFOG Bulletin with 4 issues a year, to inform the membership of the activities of the Federation. The NFOG website was established in January 2001 to further promote the activities of Federation. NFOG has established three standing committees to handle central activities of the Federation: Scientific Committee, Education Committee and Quality Development Committee.