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The International Magicians Society (IMS) is the world's largest magic society as recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The IMS began in 1968 and now has over 37,000 members worldwide. It was
created to help promote and preserve the art of magic and provide a
format where magicians could share their secrets and ideas.
The IMS named Siegfried & Roy as the Magicians of the Century in 2000 and named David Copperfield, Doug Henning, Harry Blackstone, Jr., Criss Angel and David Blaine as the most influential magicians of the past 25 years. The organization awards the Merlin Awards,
every three years. "Every three years, the International Magicians
Society hosts a banquet dinner, where those magicians who have achieved
the highest level in their craft are awarded the coveted Merlin Award.
The voting members begin with approximately one hundred names and
narrows down to a handful. The criteria that the voting members consider
are talent, showmanship, originality, skills, and above all the rare
ability to entertain under any conditions."[1]
Recipients of the Merlin award include (in no particular order)[1] Jay Marshall, Bill Malone, Jeff McBride, Lennart Green, René Lavand, Penn & Teller, Doug Henning, Criss Angel, André Kole, Keith Barry, Channing Pollock, Bob Chua, J C Sum, 'Magic Babe' Ning, David Copperfield, Harry Blackstone, Siegfried & Roy, Peter Marvey, John Hirokawa, and Morgan Strebler.
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