DECLARATION 
Concerning the founding of the International Mind Sports Association

On Tuesday the 19th of April 2005 in the City of Berlin, Germany, on the occasion of the SportAccord Convention, four International Mind Sports Federations and the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) convened to found the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA).

The founding members are:
- World Bridge Federation (WBF)
- Fédération Internationale des Echecs (FIDE)
- Fédération Mondiale de Jeux de Dames (FMJD)
- International Go Federation (IGF)

The International Mind Sports Association is an association of international mind sports federations and organisations contributing to sport and specifically mind sports, on educationally, scientific or technical level, which meets regularly and within each member retains its autonomy and independence.
The goal of the World Mind Sports Confederation is to gather together the different mind sports federations to pursue common aims and interests, to organise the “World Mind Sport Games” - or any other name to be decided on - under the aegis of the General Association of International Sports Federations and further to realise the inclusion of the mind sports in the Olympic Movement. 

Attached to this Declaration are the Minutes of the Constitutive Meeting and the Statutes of the International Mind Sports Association as agreed on at the 19th of April, subject to final approval by the founding federations.

Signed:		Date:	19th of April 2005		Place: 	  Berlin, Germany

World Bridge Federation 
Represented by Mr, J. Damiani. President

Fédération Internationale des Echecs
Represented by Mr. G. Makropoulos. Deputy President

Fédération Mondiale de Jeux de Dames
Represented by Mr. W. van Beek, Vice President

International Go Federation
Represented by Mr. E. Puyt, Vice President

General Association of International Sports Federations
Represented by  Mr. H. Verbruggen, Acting President