International Naturist Federation

The International Naturist Federation (INF) or Fédération naturiste internationale (FNI) or Internationalen Naturisten Föderation (INF) is the global umbrella organisation representing official national naturist societies.

International Naturist Federation
Fédération Naturiste Internationale
Internationale Naturisten Föderation
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HeadquartersAustria
Official languagesEnglish
French
German
MembershipCountry Federations
Establishment
• Founding Meeting
CHM Montalivet
France
23 August 1953 (1953-08-23)

Membership

The INF is made up of representatives of national naturist organisations. The rules of the federation limit membership to one national society. To by-pass this rule, the French and English-speaking Canadian societies formed a partnership for the purpose of participating in the INF.

Some federations have independent youth organisations which are currently not affiliated to the INF directly. On European level, youth representatives (European Naturist Youth – ENY) have elected a Youth committee to speak towards the INF and the European Naturist Assembly (EuNat). Its task is to coordinate events and promote communication and exchange between young naturists.

The rules of INF provide for direct membership in the INF if there is no affiliated national naturist organisation in the country of residence.[1]

Monument commemorating the place (CHM Montalivet, France) where the International Naturist Federation (INF) was founded in 1953.

Affiliated national organisations

The INF currently represents the following organisations:

Africa

Asia
  • India – Indian Naturist Federation
  • Israel – עמותה ישראלית לנטוריזם (Israel Naturist Society)
  • Taiwan – Taiwan Naturist Society
  • Thailand – Naturist Association of Thailand

Europe
  • Austria – Österreichischer Naturistenverband
  • Belgium – Federatie van Belgische Naturisten / Fédération Belge de Naturisme
  • Bulgaria – Union der Naturisten in Bulgarien (Съюз на нудисти в България, Sajuz na nudisti v Balgarija)
  • Croatia – Drustvo Naturista Hrvatske
  • Czech – Frantisek Hájek
  • Denmark – Dansk Naturist Union
  • Finland – Suomen Naturistiliitto ry
  • France – Fédération française de naturisme
  • Germany – Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur (DFK) (German naturist federation)
  • Greece – Ελλήνων Γυμνιστών-Φυσιολατρών "Γυμνοκρατία"
  • Hungary – Naturisták Magyarországi Szövetsége (NAMASZ) (Federation of Naturists in Hungary, FENHU)
  • Ireland – Irish Naturist Association
  • Italy – Federazione Naturista Italiana
  • Lithuania – Korespondentas Lietuvoje (correspondent in Lithuania)
  • Luxembourg – Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Naturisme
  • Netherlands – Naturisten Federatie Nederland (NFN)
  • Norway – Norsk Naturistforbund
  • Poland – Federacja Naturystów Polskich
  • Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Naturismo
  • Romania - Asociatia RoNaturism
  • Russia – Федерация натуристов "Телорд" (Federacija naturistov "Telord")
  • Serbia – Naturisticka Ogranizacija Srbije (Naturist Organisation of Serbia, SRB)
  • Spain – Federación Española de Naturismo
  • Slovakia – Asociácia slovenských naturistov (ASN)
  • Slovenia – Zveza Drustev Naturistov Slovenije
  • Sweden – Sveriges Naturistförbund
  • Switzerland – Union Naturiste Suisse/Schweizer Naturisten Union/Unione Naturista
  • United Kingdom – British Naturism formerly Central Council for British Naturism

North America

South America
  • Argentina – Espacio de Encuentro Naturista
  • Brazil – Federação Brasileira de Naturismo
  • Chile – Agrupación Naturista de Chile (ANACHI)
  • Uruguay – Asociación Uruguaya Nudista Naturista

Australia/Oceania

World Congress

The World Congress of the INF have been held in the following cities.[4] World Congresses were organized prior to the founding of the INF. At the 1953 World Congress the INF was officially created. All World Congresses after 1953 were organized by the INF.

Presidents

List of INF presidents (also member of the Executive Committee and Central Committee) [6]

  • Richard Ehrmann-Falkenau (Austria) 1953 – 1956
  • Erik Holm (Denmark) 1956 – 1964
  • Gilbert Sarrou (France) 1964 – 1968
  • Michel Caillaud (France) 1968 – 1976
  • Frans Mollaert (Belgium) 1976 – 1980
  • Alan McCombe (Great Britain) 1980 – 1988
  • Bart Wijnberg (Netherlands) 1988 – 1995
  • Karl Josef Dreßen (Germany) 1995 – 2000
  • Wolfgang Weinreich (Germany) 2000 – 2007
  • George Volak (USA) 2007 – 2008
  • Sieglinde Ivo (Austria) 2008 – 2016
  • Armand Jamier (France) 2016 (Election annulled by the INF Legal Commission)
  • Sieglinde Ivo (Austria) 2017 – present

See also

References
  1. An Extraordinary General Assembly was held in November 1968 in Lyon/France due to the fact that several European federations had not attended the USA Congress.[6]
  1. Statutes Archived 4 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, article 3
  2. Anon. "International Naturist Federation". INF-FNI, Eduard-Nittnerstraße 14/6, A-4063 Hörsching, Austria. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. Lowe, Wendy (October 2020). "NZ Federation decides to leave the INF" (PDF). New Zealand Naturist Federation. p. 2. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. 2006 World Naturist Handbook. International Naturist Federation. p. 24.
  5. "A History of Naturism". British Naturism. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. Ivo, Sieglinde (2013). INF World Congresses, 1951-2012 (MS Word Document) |format= requires |url= (help). Hörsching, Austria: International Naturist Federation.
  7. Carr-Gomm, Philip (2012). A Brief History of Nakedness. Reaktion Books. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-1-86189-729-9.
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