IHIQS was started by Nathan Haselbauer as the New York High IQ Society in 2000, with the aim of promoting discussions on a variety of intellectual topics. The organization became IHIQS later that year to reflect its growing international membership and is open to individuals who have demonstrated an IQ in the top five percent of the population. We have thousands of members from all across the globe and are legally established in The Netherlands. Current president is Dr. Edwin van Thiel and daily contacts and community management are handled by Dr. Alice Karen Burridge. Both live in the greater Amsterdam area. When you join IHIQS, you get a membership certificate and you can become a part of our online community to participate in forum discussions, learn from top experts, connect with intelligent people and advance yourself. We have a private online forum at our website and are available on Facebook as well as LinkedIn. We currently have no offline events, but other members may well live close by. As long as you "kick the ball and not the player", you will find yourself in an environment where you are allowed to kick the ball quite hard. Our members are adult men and women from all walks of life and have very different backgrounds and personalities. We are proud to have many different cultures under one roof! We represent a contemporary movement and stimulate discussions on a variety of intellectual topics. We offer a platform to present ideas, discuss them in a friendly environment, share professional knowledge and enjoy learning! If you like that, or just want to be a registered member, you should join. You can join us if you are at least 15 years old and have an IQ score in the top five percent on any of our accepted tests, preferably our official admissions IQ test. Scores are not always distributed in the same way following different tests, but for a standard deviation of 15, this should be at least a 124 IQ. English is the primary language within IHIQS.