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Welcome to American Mensa Region 2
– The Middle Atlantic Region
Welcome to the
American Mensa Region 2 web site.
Region 2 represents
the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, covering Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Please visit the local groups of Region 2:
Join Mensa!
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Pay
dues now, and lock in the current rate!
Inflation
rates across the country have soared, and American Mensa has
felt the impact throughout the budget. In the past year,
expenses in areas including fuel, paper and postage have
increased nearly 45%. We have balanced most of these increases
by "tightening our belts" in every budget category, but a dues
increase has still become necessary. Effective Jan. 1, 2009,
annual dues will increase to $59. Second-family-member rates
will increase to $39, 3-year memberships to $160 and 5-year
memberships to $260. Renewing is easy by visiting
http://www.us.mensa.org/renew
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American Mensa announces its newest member benefit - a Web-based
career center that connects job seekers with prospective
employers. Don't get lost on the commercial job boards! American
Mensa's CareerLink
is tailored just for you!
As a job seeker, you can:
* Manage your job search
* Access hundreds of corporate job postings
* Post an anonymous résumé
* Be notified by email of new opportunities that match
your search criteria
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As an employer, you can:
* Quickly post job openings
* Manage your online recruiting efforts
* Take advantage of advanced résumé searching
capabilities
* Reach targeted and qualified candidates
* Browse résumés for free |
CareerLink
is available to Mensa members and nonmembers alike. However,
only current members can post résumés and apply for jobs at no
charge; they can also post job opportunities at discounted
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HELP WANTED!
Region 2 is Looking for a Few (More)
Good Readers
by John Williams
I have recently been
named as the Region 2 Scholarship Chair. After Scholarship
Essays have been read locally the winning essays are forwarded
to me for reading at the Regional level. Just as the Local
Scholarship Chair cannot participate in reading the essays for
grading (to ensure neutrality) the Regional Chair needs other
people to read the essays forwarded by the Local Chairs. I would
like to get a reader from each group. I am not trying to
undermine any current teams, but to keep the program running I
need someone who is not reading this year at the Local level.
If you have already been reading for your local group please
consider helping to find a replacement so I don't short change
your Local Chair.
At the Regional level I will be sending copies of each essay to
each reader. Local selections are due to the Regional Chair with
a postmark deadline of 17 February. I would expect to have them
all by the 21st and would hope to have copies in the mail by the
24th. I would need to have them back to me by 10 March so that I
can collate the results and still meet my deadline. Exactly when
you do the reading is up to you so long as you can meet the
deadline. If you have read before at the Regional level please
contact me so I can keep you on.
If this sounds interesting, and if you expect to have an open
weekend (to read and grade about 100 essays) in late February or
early March, give it some thought. This is an opportunity to do
something really worthwhile for Mensa. If you have any further
questions, feel free to email
me.
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Colloquium 2009:
Weather Or
Not
Atlanta, Ga.
Feb. 27-March 1, 2009
Hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, floods, fires, higher temperatures — do
recent extremes make you wonder about the future of weather? This event
will spend a weekend examining the past, present and possible futures of
climate change with leading researchers and industry experts from
organizations including the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
For more information, visit
the Colloquium 2009 page and
register
online.
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Scholarships and Awards |
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The
Mensa
Foundation scholarship program is unique in that awards are given based
only on essays. Grades, test scores, and financial need are not
considered in the scholarship process.
Visit the
Mensa Education & Research Foundation's
website
for more information on awards and scholarships
“Human intelligence is
the world's most important resource. We should do everything we can to
nurture and protect it.”
Phyllis Miller, Foundation Vice President
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American
Mensa is proud to announce that Dr. Deborah Ruf and Bob
Beatty have received National Service Awards for 2008.
American Mensa’s National Service Award honors those who
contribute greatly to the growth and betterment of the
organization. Nominations come from the membership and
are voted on by the Awards Committee.
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Dr.
Deborah Ruf was awarded for her tireless efforts as
the National Gifted Children's Coordinator from
2003-2008. Dr. Ruf expanded the program nationally
and internationally, bringing greatly increased
support and recognition to the gifted children
programs. Dr. Ruf previously won the Mensa Education
and Research Foundation's Intellectual Benefits
Award.
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Bob
Beatty was honored for his dedication to American
Mensa in numerous areas. Beatty served as the
Chairman of American Mensa from 1999-2001 and was a
Foundation Trustee from 1999-2000. Internationally,
he was a member of Mensa's International Board of
Directors from 1997-2001 and editor of Mensa
International's publication Mensa World. He created
American Mensa's National Community Service program,
and has served on various National Committees
including Finance, Public Relations and Information
Technology.
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Mind Games® is an intense weekend of
play. Mensans judge and critique games released in the
past year and
award the coveted
Mensa Select® seal to the top five.
Mind Games® 2009
event will be held
April 24-26
in
Cincinnati.
Register now
online,
or download the
registration form! On-site
registration may not be available.
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More than 200 Mensans gathered April 11-13 in Phoenix for
Mind Games® 2008. During the three-day event, members played and rated
54 board and card games. The top five games have earned
Mensa Select®
distinction and may use the Mensa Select® seal on their games.
Mensa Select® winners for 2008
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(The exact date TBA)
CultureQuest®
XIX was held on
April 27, 2008
at hundreds of locations across North America
CultureQuest: The Next Generation --
for those born
AFTER April 28, 1990.
From film to politics, from
literature to geography and from music to history,
Mensan teams of up to five members gather in their
neighborhoods on a single day and, for 90 minutes,
compete for cash prizes and cultural literacy bragging
rights. Since its inception, more than 3,000 cultural
questions have been answered by Mensan teams across the
U.S. and Canada.
CultureQuest®
XVIII
was held on
Sunday, April 29. Congratulations to the
winners!
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If you're not already receiving the CultureQuest®-ion
of the day,
sign up, and you'll receive a different question
via email each day along with the answer to the
previous day's question. Do you know people who
aren't Mensa members who love trivia and games? Feel
free to let them know about the CultureQuest®-ion of
the day as well! This service is open to the public. |
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Annual
Gathering 2009:
AMFM (About Mensans For Mensans)
Pittsburgh, Pa.
July 1-5, 2009 |
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In July 2009,
Mensans will converge on the historic, lavishly restored Omni
William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh for five spectacular days of
programs and events designed especially for them. Join old
friends and meet new ones as you take part in all that Mensans
and Pittsburgh have to offer! There is more
information available
about this event, and if you are interested, you can already
register online. |
Planning an RG? Send information for posting on the
RG page to the
Webmaster!
Have you been to an
RG
lately?
WANTED: RG PICTURES for the website.
Kindly send them to the
Webmaster. Thanks!
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American Mensa National Statistics
August 2008
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Total membership |
50,928 |
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New and reinstating membership |
557 |
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Offers of membership |
358 |
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New members since April 2008 |
1,489 |
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Reinstating members since April 2008 |
1,548 |
Would you like to meet more people from our
region?
All members of Region 2
are
encouraged to join a
discussion group
for those interested in discussing Mensa politics. It is a
forum for
ideas that you want to share with other members. Please visit us at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AML-Region2/
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There is a
continuing need for books to replace those lost in last year's
hurricanes. Thousands
of books have been donated, but there is still a
demand for poetry, science, math, history, and
sci-fi/fantasy books. For
more information, go to
www.readertoreader.org.
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Mensa
publications online |
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If you have any trouble
with your password while trying to access these online
publications,
help is just a
click away!
Mensa World
For any questions or
comments about Mensa World, please contact Editor
Kathy Spaltro.
International
Journal
For any questions or comments about the
International Journal,
please contact
Editor
Kate Nacard
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InterLoc
For any questions or comments about the
InterLoc,
please contact
Editor
Thomas
Harrop.
Mensa
Research Journal
For any questions or comments about the
Mensa Research Journal,
please contact
Editor
Shirley Loges.
Region 2 Local Group Newsletters
We have a
Mensa-members-only
section on our website. We store any Region 2 local group
newsletter that is available in .pdf format.
The
members-only section can be accessed by your individual user-ID and
password which are set up by the
National Office.
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MINUTES
The
Mini Minutes of the November 8, 2008 AMC meeting are now
posted
online.
Then select 2008-11 Meeting Reports and then Mini Minutes.
The Mini-Minutes of the March 29, 2008 AMC meeting are now
posted
online.
Select 2008-03 Meeting Reports and then Mini-Minutes.
You'll need your membership
number and password to access the above information.
If you've misplaced your login
information, contact
Webservices.
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If you have occasional or regular articles or
columns that you would like to make available
to local group and SIG
Editors and Webmasters for use in their publications, email your
articles
to the new
e-list:
content@lists.us.mensa.org. You don't even need to subscribe first.
If you have any questions, please send them to
communications@us.mensa.org.
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At Mensa,
for(u)ms
follow function
If the goal is to connect more Mensans more often, our
new online
discussion forums amply fulfill this function.
Forums are dedicated to everything from entertainment to
auto mechanics to job banks. Many Local Groups and the
Mensa Foundation also have their own forums.
More than 1,000 discussion threads are currently active!
Wonder what other Mensans talk about?
Join and find out!
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American Mensa's membership
directory
is online. Stored in the private area, the
member directory provides member contact information that members have
released for publication in an online or printed directory. This
release information has been collected via the Personal Data
Questionnaire sent to members each year when they renew.
Personal biographies are now available to you through your
profile update and the
online membership
directory.
Learn about the new and improved directory-related web
services!
You'll need your member number and
PIN/password to access this area of the Website.
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Web Services is bringing
three NEW submenu features to the
online member directory!
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Member Gallery:
A collection of photos of Mensans who added pictures to their
directory biographies
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Member Links:
A directory of links to Mensans’ websites
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All of the additions are geared
to facilitate member-to-member interaction.
Visit the online
Mensa Directory and
these new additions--you'll need your member login information
to access this area. |
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Visit the
Gifted
Children pages!
"Homeschooling
for the Gifted" explored in MRJ
The
current issue
of the Mensa Research Journal features the latest thinking on
homeschooling
and, in particular, how it impacts the gifted. The 96-page issue
includes eight articles and
several sections devoted to the topic.
Mensa for Kids
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Sponsored by the
Mensa Foundation, this educational site features fun-filled
games and activities meant to encourage learning. It also
provides lesson plans and other links to resources for parents
and teachers of gifted children. Stop by with your favorite kid
and learn something new, or just have some fun! |
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Stay sharp with daily brainteasers!
Need a mental workout?
Take the
Mensa Home Test,
or play
Games.
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Local Group Officers,
Please check (and if necessary, send
me
an e-mail to update) your
information on the
"Local Groups" page to
make sure that it is current.
If I don't hear from you,
I'll assume everything is correct.
"Qui tacet,
consentit!"
J
Thanks!
The
Webmaster
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