International High IQ Society
| International High IQ Society | |
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| founding | 2000 |
| founder | Nathan Hasselbauer |
| main emphasis | Giftedness (IQ 124+) |
| Action space | Global |
| Website | http://www.ihiqs.org/ |
The International High IQ Society is a highly gifted association which, like the older Colloquy , relies entirely on the Internet as a communication medium.
As is customary with other highly gifted associations, the only requirement for membership is a certain percentage rank relative to the general population. In the case of IHIQS, proof of an IQ is required to join , which is higher than 95% of the total population ( i.e. IQ 124 with a standard deviation of 15).
history
The association was founded in April 2000 as the New York High IQ Society by Nathan Hasselbauer in New York City . Since the international interest quickly exceeded the local interest of the New York members, the association was renamed in July of the same year and has had its current name ever since.
The popularity of the association, which, despite its young age, quickly overtook older associations such as Intertel in terms of membership, contributed in particular to the fact that quick and easy qualification is possible using an IQ test that can be taken online. The reason for the faster membership growth is also the lower IQ percentile rank of 124+ required for joining, which appeals to a much larger target group - associations that only accept membership from a proven IQ of 130+ such as Mensa International or 135+ such as Intertel , are more exclusive.
The partly controversial classification as “gifted” is - regularly scientifically defined - from a measured IQ of 130+, so the term “high IQ” in the name of this society is not to be equated with the term “gifted” in this sense .
In an interview he gave to Details Magazin in 2003, founder Nathan Hasselbauer elaborated on the goals of his association and explained that the goal of his association is to attract the geniuses of everyday life and to make membership as easy as possible.
In December 2005, the International High IQ Society, which for a long time had only offered IQ tests in English despite growing international membership, published an expanded website that offered IQ tests developed by the association in German, French and Spanish.
Media usage
In contrast to traditional associations, the exchange between members of IHIQS primarily takes place in the association's web forum . There is no regular club magazine.
Hamilton Institute
In 2001 the International High IQ Society created the Hamilton Institute for Policy Research, a think tank that members and, since 2007, non-members can use to publish scientific papers.
Web links
credentials
- ↑ Rachel Aviv: The Intelligencer . The Village Voice. July 25, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2009.