ARTICLE 10 Admissions

10.1A Magic Society can apply for membership of the FISM providing the society has a minimum of ten members and has existed for at least three years. A Magic Society cannot apply for membership of a Continental Division directly. Once accepted, a Magic Society will automatically become a Member Society of the Continental Division of the continent in which the Society is based.

10.2In any year new applications for admission to the FISM must be forwarded to the International President before the 1st of January.

10.3The application letter must enclose:

– sponsoring letters of at least two Member Societies. If there are other Member Societies in the country of the applicant, one of the sponsors must be from that country;

– a copy of the Statutes or Rules of Conduct of the Society;

– a list of the names of the members of the Society;

10.4The newly accepted Member Society

– endorses the Statutes of the FISM, the ‘FISM Contest Rules and Procedures’ and the Rules of Conduct of the relevant Continental Division;

– agrees to pay an admission fee, and – agrees to pay the contribution in full and in good time.

10.5The Board of Directors will be charged to gather information concerning the magical standing ofthe applicant Society. The result of this inquiry will be sent to the General Assembly before the voting. A voting for the admission of a new society shall take place before the 1st of May, following the year of the request.

ARTICLE 11 FISM World Championship of Magic™

11.1A FISM World Championship of Magic™, is a Magic Championship between members of Member Societies of the FISM and can be part of a World Magic Convention, composed of a.o.

(i) Gala Shows, performed by prominent magicians and other artists;

(ii) Lectures and Workshops by respected artists or prominent experts on themes pertaining to magic in the broadest sense;

(iii) a Magic Dealers Trade Fair and (iv) Social events.

11.2A FISM World Championship of Magic, either as a separate event or as a part of a World Magic Convention, will be organized under the auspices and supervision of the FISM by one of the Member Societies or by a Professional Convention Organizer with the support of a Member Society. The Board of Directors will regularly check the quality and the progress of the organization and will keep the General Assembly informed.

11.3The election of a Member Society to host and organize a FISM World Championship of Magic, either as a separate event or as a part of a World Magic Convention, shall be ratified in a written legal

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agreement between the Board of Directors and the President of the Organizing Committee, defining the terms and conditions.

11.4Candidatures for Host Society status of a FISM World Championship of Magic must be received at least six months before the meeting of the General Assembly at a FISM World Championship of Magic.

The application for Host Society status must enclose:

– a copy of the accepted option for the reservation of the planned premises.

– a detailed estimated budget for the Convention;

– a list of planned activities;

– the name of the person in charge of organising the Convention and of the person who would replace him in case of unavailability;

– a list of at least four officials in a Committee that will be in charge of the organization of the Convention;

– a commitment to accept and scrupulously respect the supervision of the FISM Board of Directors and the ‘FISM Contest Rules and Procedures’;

– a commitment to sign the agreement as mentioned in Article 11.3, once the Society has been elected Host Society.

11.5The candidate Society shall inform at the earliest possible date, the time that at least two members of the Board of Directors can visit the planned premises and examine the accommodation and hotel possibilities in order to report to the General Assembly.

11.6The Host Society shall, immediately following the end of the Championship, forward a payment of 1,5 % (one and a half percent) of the gross convention fees to the International Vice President responsible for the financial affairs of the FISM.

11.7In addition to the payment mentioned in Article 11.6, the following expenses have a priority claim on the receipts of the Championship:

- the expenses of the organization of the General Assembly;

- the expenses of the FISM-contest, including the printing of the necessary Jury forms, the drinks and meals for the jury during the judging process, a jury meeting room and all the technical facilities and administration costs in order to be able to judge according to the “FISM Contest Rules and Procedures”;

- further reasonable expenses in the interest of the FISM, to the judgment of the Board of Directors.

11.8The financial results of a FISM World Championship of Magic shall be subject to audit and verification by or on behalf of the Board of Directors. In case of a deficit the International President is authorized to have the aforementioned expenses, or part of them, deducted from the 1,5% pay over as mentioned in Article 11.6.

11.9If the FISM World Championship of Magic should end in a total deficit, the FISM will waive the claim on the 1.5% pay over and may be requested to contribute toward compensation for the deficit.

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