French organization
The French Institute of Administrative Sciences was created in 1947 by René Cassin.
The association was recognized of public utility and is a member of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences. Linked to the French Conseil d'Etat, the president of IFSA is traditionally the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat.
Description.
The French Institute of Administrative Sciences aims at developing administrative law in France.
Since its creation in 1947, the Institute organized numerous conferences and participated to the works of the French doctrine in administrative law.
FIAS added two regional offices in 1969: one in Bordeaux and another in Nice. 
The Institute has more than 300 members with different backgrounds: high civil servants (French State Councillors, Members of the Supreme financial court, Inspectors), university professors but also representatives of private companies.
The Institute is located in the French Council of State, place du Palais-Royal in Paris.
Activities.
The IFSA organizes each year two conferences:
Actuality conferences.
Here are examples of themes of actuality conferences:
Historical conferences.
IFSA in partnership with the French Practical School of High Studies organizes each year an historical conference on diverse themes :
International activities.
IFSA participates actively in the works of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IISA).
A delegation of the IFSA participated for instance in the third international conference of the IISA in Beijing. IFSA also participated in the meeting in Quebec on “General states of public administration.”
In 1998, IFSA organized in Paris the 24th International Congress of administrative sciences on the theme : “citizen and administration.” The Congress took place in Paris in the UNESCO palace.
Board of directors.
IFSA’s board of directors gathers regularly to give the Institute its main objectives..
Regional sections.
At regional scale, IFSA is divided in 8 sections:
International section.
IFSA is the French section of the IISA: International Institute of Administrative Sciences based in Bruxelles.
Links with the French State Council.
IFSA’s president is traditionally the vice-president of the French Council of State.
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