The International Naturist Federation (INF), also known as and , is the global umbrella organisation representing official national naturist societies or associations.

Membership The INF is composed of representatives from national naturist organisations, with federation rules allowing only one national society per country to hold membership. To work around this rule, the French and English-speaking Canadian societies formed a partnership to participate in the INF.

Some national federations have independent youth organisations that are not directly affiliated with the INF. At the European level, youth representatives (European Naturist Youth – ENY, a committee of the INF mandated to promote naturism among Europeans aged 14 to 27) have elected a Youth Committee to liaise with the INF and its subcommittee, the European Naturist Commission (EuNat). Its role is to coordinate events and promote communication and exchange among young naturists.

INF rules allow individuals to obtain direct membership if no affiliated national naturist organisation exists in their country of residence.STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL NATURIST FEDERATION (INF-FNI) ASSOCIATION, section 5. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

Affiliated national organisations All listed organisations are member federations unless designated as 'Correspondent'. The INF currently represents the following national federations and correspondents:

Africa Cameroon – Club Naturiste du Cameroun (Correspondent), Yaounde Democratic Republic of Congo – Congo-Association des Naturistes Congolais, Kinshasa Nigeria – (Correspondent), Lagos Senegal – Les Naturistes du Sénégal, Dakar South Africa – South African National Naturist Association, Pretoria

Asia Israel – Israeli Naturist Society (עמותה ישראלית לנטוריזם), Kiryat Ono Malaysia – Natural Wellness Society, Malacca Taiwan – (Correspondent), Shuilin Township Thailand – Naturist Association Thailand (เนเชอริสท์ แอสโซซิเอชั่น ไทยแลนด์), Bangkok

Europe Austria – Austrian Naturist Federation (Österreichischer Naturistenverband), Hörsching Belgium – Belgian Naturist Federation (Federatie van Belgische Naturisten, Fédération Belge de Naturisme), Antwerp Bulgaria – Union of Naturists in Bulgaria (Съюз на нудисти в България, Sŭyuz na naturistite v Bŭlgariya), Burgas Croatia – Croatian Naturist Federation (Drustvo Naturista Hrvatske), Zagreb Czech Republic – Czech-Moravian Federation of Naturists (Českomoravská federace naturistů), Prague Denmark – Dansk Naturist Union (DNU) (Dansk Naturist Union), Randers Finland – Finnish Naturist Federation (Suomen Naturistiliitto ry), Turku France – (Fédération française de naturisme), Paris Germany – Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur (DFK) (German Association for Free Body Culture), Hanover-Lagenhagen Hungary – Federation of Naturists in Hungary (Naturisták Magyarországi Szövetsége) (NAMASZ), Budapest Ireland – Irish Naturist Association, Dublin Italy – Federazione Naturista Italiana (Italian Naturist Federation), Piedmont Luxembourg – Luxembourgish Naturist Federation (Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Naturisme), Boevange-sur-Attert Malta – Maltese Naturist Association (Correspondent), Marsa Netherlands – (NFN Open & Bare), Amersfoort Netherlands – Internacia Naturista Organizo Esperantista (Special Interest Group)-(Correspondent), Rotterdam Norway – Norsk Naturistforbund, Oslo Poland – Naturist Federation Poland (Federacja Naturystów Polskich), Bielsko-Biała Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Naturismo, Lisbon Romania – Asociația Ronaturism (ARN), MoldoveneștiAsociația Ronaturism Russia – Naturist Club "NATURWAY" Travel Agency (Агентство Натурвэй), Moscow Serbia – Naturist Organisation of Serbia (Naturisticka ogranizacija Srbije), Belgrade Slovakia – Association of Slovak Naturists (Asociácia slovenských naturistov (ASN)), Trnava Slovenia – Zveza Drustev Naturistov Slovenije, Ljubljana Spain – Spanish Naturist Federation (Federación Española de Naturismo), Madrid Sweden – Swedish Naturist Federation (Sveriges Naturistförbund), Malmö Switzerland – Swiss Naturist Union (Union Naturiste Suisse/Schweizer Naturisten Union/Unione Naturista Svizzera), Gampelen United Kingdom – British Naturism (formerly Central Council for British Naturism), Northampton

North America Canada – Union of the Quebec and Canadian Naturist Federations (FQN-FCN Union) (Canadian union of Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) and Fédération Québécoise de Naturisme (FQN)), Toronto Costa Rica – Costa Rica Naturist Association, San José Mexico – Federacion Nudista de México AC, Mexico City

South America Brazil – Federação Brasileira de Naturismo, São Paulo Chile – (Correspondent), Puchuncaví Colombia – Federation of Naturism and Nudism of Colombia, Bucaramanga Peru – Peruvian Naturist Federation, Lima Uruguay – Asociación Uruguaya Nudista Naturista (Naturist Nudist Association of Uruguay)-(Correspondent), Montevideo

Australia/Oceania Australia – Australian Naturist Federation, Mawson, Australian Capital Territory New Zealand – New Zealand Naturist Federation Inc., Hamilton

World Congress The World Congress of the INF has been held in the following cities. Before the founding of the INF, World Congresses were independently organised. At the 1953 World Congress, the INF was officially created, and all subsequent World Congresses have been organized by the INF.

1951 – London, England 1952 – Thielle, Switzerland 1953 – CHM Montalivet, France 1954 – Vienna, Austria 1956 – Hanover, West Germany 1958 – Woburn Abbey, Great Britain 1960 – Solbacken, Malmö, Denmark 1962 - BffL Hanover, West Germany 1964 – Héliomonde, Saint-Chéron, Essonne (near Paris), France 1966 – Athena Antwerpen, Ossendrecht, Netherlands 1968 – Penn Sylvan, Mohnton, Pennsylvania, USA 1970 – North Kent Sun Club, Orpington, Great Britain 1972 – Koversada (Vrsar), Croatia 1974 – Cap d'Agde, Sérignan, France 1976 – Naturistenbund Rhein-Main, Wiesbaden, West Germany 1978 – South Hants Country Club, Fareham, England 1980 – Flevo-Natuur, Netherlands 1982 – Cypress Cove, Kissimmee, Florida, USA 1984 – Costa Natura, Estepona, Spain 1986 – Sportbund Sonnland e.V., Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany 1988 – Monsena (Rovinj), Yugoslavia 1990 – Natur und Sport, Zürich, Switzerland 1992 – Paradise Lakes, Tampa, Florida, USA 1994 – Rutar Lido KG, Eberndorf, Austria 1996 – Athena Antwerpen, Ossendrecht, Netherlands 1998 – Galaxen, Sweden 2000 – BffL, Hanover, Germany 2002 – Cypress Cove, Kissimmee, Florida, USA 2004 – Valalta, Rovinj, Croatia 2006 – El Portus (Cartagena), Spain 2008 – Tambaba Beach, Brazil 2010 – Pizzo Greco, Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Italy 2012 – Koversada (Vrsar), Croatia 2014 – Drumshanbo, Ireland 2016 – Wellington Naturist Club, New Zealand 2017 – Vienna, Austria (special meeting) 2018 – Lisbon, Portugal 2021 – Veržej, Slovenia (delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) 2022 – Luxembourg 2024 - Zipolite, Mexico 2026 - Kecskemét, Hungary

Presidents List of INF presidents (also member of the executive committee and Central Committee) 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 – 2021 Sieglinde Ivo (Austria) and Stéphane Deschênes (Canada) as co-presidents 2021 – 2024 Stéphane Deschênes (Canada) 2024 – present

See also Clothing-optional bike rides List of public outdoor clothes free places List of social nudity organizations Naturism Nudity Public nudity Skinny dipping Timeline of social nudity

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