The International Skating Union (ISU) - originally internationale Eislauf Vereinigung in the German language[10] - was founded in 1892[11] in the Dutch seaside town of Scheveningen.[10] Fifteen men, as the national association representatives from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany/Austria and two clubs from Stockholm (Sweden) and Budapest (Hungary) attended the meeting.[10] It was the first international winter sports federation[10] to govern speed skating and figure skating,[12][13] as it laid down the rules for speed skating, shortly followed by figure skating.[10] In 1895, the ISU streamlined its mission to deal only with amateur competitors and not professionals.