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The International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 that describes itself as "dedicated to developing and furthering the generation, distribution, and use of knowledge on forecasting."

Publications
The IIF publishes the following:


 * Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting
 * International Journal of Forecasting, published in collaboration with Elsevier
 * The Oracle

Conferences
The IIF organizes the annual International Symposium on Forecasting, held in a different location each year. They have also organized and sponsored other conferences and workshops.

IIF has collaborated with other organizations such as the European Central Bank in organizing workshops and conferences.

Other activities
The International Institute of Forecasters sponsored the M3 competition, a forecasting competition whose results were published in a special issue of the International Journal of Forecasting that was made available at reduced cost.

IIF teamed up with the SAS Institute to award two $5000 research grants in 2011.

Membership
IIF offers anybody the option of becoming a member, at an annual member fee of $145 (as of April 2014). Membership gives people subscription access to the journals published by IIF (Foresight and the International Journal of Forecasting) as well as a discount for attending the International Symposium on Forecasting.