International Association of Memory

The first IAM competition took place in San Diego, California in 2016, in partnership with Memory League.{{Cite web|url=https://memoryleague.com/#!/championships/world2016/overview|title=World Memory League Championship 2016 {{!}} Memory League|website=memoryleague.com|access-date=2016-01-12}} Its first World Memory Championship took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, in December 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2017/12/03/jakarta-hosts-world-memory-championship-2017.html|title=Jakarta hosts World Memory Championship 2017 {{!}} The Jakarta Post |website=www.thejakartapost.com|access-date=2019-01-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/memory-champion-yanjaa-wintersoul-believes-anyone-can-learn-remember-n936201|title=Memory champion Yanjaa Wintersoul believes anyone can learn to remember {{!}} NBC News |website=www.thejakartapost.com|access-date=2019-01-11}} The IAM hosted its second annual World Memory Championship in Vienna, Austria, in December 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=WMC2018|title=World Memory Championships 2018 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105040146/http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=WMC2018|url-status=dead}}[http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/466716/Top-Nass-official-wins-global-memory-contest "Top Nass official wins global memory contest"], in GDNonline.com, December 2018.

Traditional IAM events are largely identical to the events originally created by the WMSC. The World Memory Championship, for example, is a three-day competition consisting of the following 10 events: 15-minute Names & Faces, 30-minute Binary, 1-hour Numbers, 5-minute Images, 5-minute Numbers, 5-minute Dates, 1-hour Cards, 15-minute Words, Spoken Numbers, and Speed Cards. In 2017, the IAM replaced the 15-minute abstract images event used by the WMSC with a 5-minute concrete images event.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2017/02/iam-announcement-5-min-images-version-standard-database-new-standards-disciplines/|title=IAM announcement – 5-min Images: version, standard and database / new standards for other disciplines {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=www.iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}}

The IAM has hosted championships in the US,Gary Pettus, [https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/2018/01/27/ummc-med-students-memory-again-holds-all-cards/1067819001/ "UMMC med student's memory again holds all the cards"], in The Clarion-Ledger, January 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2016/07/the-extreme-memory-tournament-2016/|title=Extreme Memory Tournament 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=www.iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2016/07/the-iam-us-memory-open-2016/|title=IAM US Memory Open 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=www.iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}} UK,{{Cite web|url=https://memoryleague.com/#!/championships/uk2016/overview|title=UK Memory League Championship 2016 {{!}} Memory League|website=memoryleague.com|access-date=2016-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2016/12/tournament-report-european-open-and-european-championship-2016-in-london/|title=Tournament Report from the 2016 European Open in London {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=www.iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}} Germany,{{Cite web|url=https://memoryleague.com/#!/championships/germany2017/overview|title=German Memory League Championship 2017 {{!}} Memory League|website=memoryleague.com|access-date=2016-01-12}} Spain,{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2016/10/great-results-and-a-wr-at-the-iam-spanish-open-2016/|title=Great Results and a World Record at the IAM Spanish Open {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=www.iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}} Sweden,{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2017/11/tournament-report-swedish-open-2017/|title=Tournament Report Swedish Open 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=www.iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://memoryleague.com/#!/championships/scandinavia2017/overview|title=Scandinavia Memory League Championship 2017 {{!}} Memory League|website=memoryleague.com|access-date=2016-01-12}} Denmark,[https://www.wtvy.com/content/news/A-championship-for-memory-in-Europe--500372092.html "A championship for memory in Europe"], in WTVY.com, November 2018. Indonesia,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=WMC2017|title=World Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} France,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=FOMC2017|title=French Open Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Canada,{{Cite web|url=https://memoryleague.com/#!/championships/canada2018/overview|title=Canada Memory League Championship 2018 {{!}} Memory League|website=memoryleague.com|access-date=2016-01-12}} Austria,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=WMC2018|title=World Memory Championships 2018 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105040146/http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=WMC2018|url-status=dead}} Egypt,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=EGMC2016|title=Egypt Memory Championships 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Libya,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=LIB2016|title=Libya Open Memory Championships 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} China,[http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/currentnews/read/10448/indonesian.students.win.grandmaster.of.memory.titles.at.asia.memory.championship "Indonesian Students Win Grandmaster of Memory Titles at Asia Memory Championship"], in Netral News, August 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=HKOMC2016|title=Hong Kong Open Memory Championships 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=ASIA2017|title=Asia Open Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} India,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=IMC2016|title=India Memory Championships 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Mongolia,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=MON2016|title=Mongolia Memory Championships 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Australia,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=AUOMC2016|title=Australian Memory Championships 2016 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Korea,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=KROMC2017|title=Korea Open Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Japan,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=TFOMC2017|title=Japan Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Philippines,{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=PFOMC2017|title=Philippine Open Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} Singapore,[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/poly-student-scores-personal-bests-in-open-memory-championships-singapore-7th-overall "Poly student scores personal bests in Open Memory Championships; Singapore 7th overall"], in StraitsTimes.com, October 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=SINO2017|title=Singapore Open Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} and Taiwan.{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/competition.php?id=TWO2017|title=Taiwan Open Memory Championships 2017 {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.org|access-date=2016-01-12}} A full listing of competitions, results, rankings, and national and world records can be found on the IAM's statistics website.{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.org/records.php|title=World Records {{!}} International Association of Memory statistics|website=iam-stats.org|access-date=2019-01-11}}

Building on the WMSC model, the IAM instituted a new world ranking system, which incorporates competitors' three most recent competitions rather than only using their highest-scoring competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2017/10/new-world-ranking-proposal-send-us-your-feedback/|title=New world ranking proposal – send us your feedback! {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}} The organization has also imposed a "levels" system and adjusted their metrics for the Grand Master of Memory title.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/2017/10/iam-wmc-level-system-and-news-on-the-grandmaster-title/|title=IAM WMC: Level System and news on the Grandmaster title {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}}

In addition to their traditional, 10-discipline memory championships, the IAM partners with Memory League to offer competitions which are entirely digital, have head-to-head matches, and are composed of shorter disciplines.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-memory.org/about-us/|title=About us {{!}} International Association of Memory |website=www.iam-memory.org|access-date=2019-01-11}} The five Memory League disciplines are one-minute memorization of names, words, images, numbers, and cards.Joao Medeiros, [https://www.wired.co.uk/article/extreme-memory-tournament-mental-athletes "The science behind the best memorisers in the world"], in Wired UK, August 2015.

• Grand Master of Memory
• List of world championships in mind sports
• Memory sport
• Method of loci
• Mnemonic major system
• Mnemonist
• USA Memory Championship

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• [http://iam-memory.org/ International Association of Memory]
• [http://iam-stats.org/ International Association of Memory Statistics]

Category:Memory games