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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:
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The latest issue of Fred: The Magazine for Young Mensans
is available
online.
Fred is a free, quarterly magazine available to Mensa
families as a way for Young Mensans to connect and share
their interests on a more regular basis. Please feel
free to share Fred with families in your Local Group.
Families and members who would like to subscribe will
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Mensa for kids
New lesson plan on
Utopia/Dystopia: The American Dream
posted to Mensa For Kids Website
"American
Literature is a traditional course of study in eleventh grade English/Language
Arts classes across the nation. Often, the novels and stories are taught without
historical context or simply in chronological order with no overarching thread
to tie them together thematically. Using the “City on a Hill” allusion from John
Winthrop’s famous sermon as a starting point, this lesson gives students a
paradigm – The American Dream – through which to view their study of American
literature, in the classroom and in their own reading as well."
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The
2012 CultureQuest®
competition will take place
Sunday, April 29.
We hope you will join us this year. Who knows? Your team could make
it in the Top 20 and win money for your Local Group!
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American Mensa National Statistics
March, 2012
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Total membership |
56,219 |
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New and reinstating membership |
1,126 |
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Offers of membership |
353 |
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New members since April 2010 |
2,976 |
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Reinstating members since April 2010 |
4,006 |
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Did you know ...
that you can read Region 2 local groups’ newsletters on this
website? You need to click on the “Newsletters”
link (and sign in). Don’t see a recent copy of your newsletter?
Kindly remind your Editor to send
the Webmaster a
copy for the website!
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Mensa Foundation announces
two Colloquiums for 2012
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Mensa Foundation is pleased to announce two Colloquium events
planned for 2012 as the Foundation seeks to expand the reach of
Colloquium's educational efforts!
Colloquium
2012: "Bioterrorism Strikes Home" will take place May
4-6 on the Kansas State-Olathe campus. Using the traditional
Colloquium format, this event will be a comprehensive
examination of the safety issues regarding plant, animal and
human life and the threat of bioterrorist attack. The lecture
schedule and meals will be held at a new, state-of-the-art
facility in the Kansas Bioscience Park and near several
facilities devoted to biosafety/security. Registration is $179
through March 15, 2012; professional CE credits will be made
available for medical, veterinary, food and public health
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Colloquium 2012.2: "Social and Video Games" is
planned as a one-day add-on to the Annual Gathering in Reno,
Nev., and will take place on Tuesday, July 3, at the Silver
Legacy Resort and Casino. With a registration rate of only $69,
this event will bring the topics and speakers from last
February's popular Colloquium to the larger AG audience,
including Dr. Mia Consalvo, Visiting Associate Professor of
Comparative Media Studies at M.I.T.; Jamison Selby, game
developer and Senior Producer at TimePlay Entertainment; and our
closing keynote and game development legend Warren Spector,
founder of Junction Point Studios and producer of Disney's "Epic
Mickey." Dr. Douglas Gentile, Associate Professor of
Developmental Psychology at Iowa State University, is
tentatively schedule to speak as well. |
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more information on both Colloquiums, visit
www.colloquium.us.mensa.org
and select the Colloquium of your choice. For more information
on the Mensa Foundation, visit
www.mensafoundation.org. |
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Mind Games® is an
intense weekend of play.
The Mensa Mind Games® competition provides an opportunity for
game manufacturers to compete in one of the most respected and
recognizable national games competitions, while having their games
reviewed by some of the nation's most avid game-players — members of
American Mensa.
Mensans judge and critique games released in the
past year and award the coveted
Mensa Select®
seal to the top five.
Board
games, card games and other types of table and party games are eligible.
Games are judged on aesthetics, instructions, originality, play appeal
and play value. Judges fill out comment cards for each game.
Mind Games® 2013
will
be held April 19-21 at the St.
Louis Airport Marriott, 10700 Pear Tree Lane, St. Louis, MO 63134;
314/423-9700. This is conveniently situated next to the Lambert
International Airport and is 15 minutes from downtown via the
Metrolink subway system.
The American
Mensa Mind Games® competition showcases some of the newest and best games on the
market. Through this event, our members — some of the country's most avid game
players — judge new games on the U.S. market according to a full range of
criteria. Game manufacturers and inventors submit the games for judging.
For the latest information on Mind Games® or to
register, visit the
Mind Games®
website.
The
2012 winners are now posted!
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Renew
your membership!
The Mensa membership year begins
April 1 and ends March 31.
Annual dues
are $63, second-family-member rates
$42 Renewing is easy
online
or by calling 888/294-8035 ext. 199 |
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Take the
Mensa Home Test challenge!
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There are a lot of "IQ tests" online these days, but ours is a formally
developed, normed — and fun! — home test that will give you a true sense
of your brainpower. Oh, and it'll give you an idea if you
qualify for Mensa. The Mensa Home Test is not accepted for Mensa admissions and
will only be scored for those age 14 and older. |
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The test is fun for friends and
colleagues who enjoy games and puzzles, and it will also give
them an idea of how they'd fare on the Mensa Admissions Test.
Buy the
Mensa Home Test
online and have it mailed wherever you like, then return it to be
professionally scored. |
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American Mensa's Web team is proud to announce the newest Web
service that you'll appreciate:
online archives of the Mensa Bulletin!
If you've been looking for an article you read last year, if
you're traveling abroad and want to catch up on back issues, or
if you're new to Mensa and want to learn what Mensa is all
about, you can now browse back issues of the magazine in the
online archive.
You will need Adobe Flash Player (version 8 or higher) installed
in order to view these pages |
Join Mensa!
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The
Mensa Home Test ($18
U.S.) is designed to give you an understanding of what to expect
from American Mensa's supervised test. However, it is not
mandatory for membership, cannot be used as qualifying evidence
of prior testing, and will only be scored for those aged 14
and older.
Prospective members can apply by submitting evidence of
qualifying scores (see a
partial list of scores or
get more information) from prior intelligence testing, or by
taking the
Mensa Admission Test. The test fee is $40, and a photo ID is
required. The test is open to any person age 14 and older, but
parental permission is required for anyone age 14-17.
Do you know someone who is Mensa-smart?
Invite them to
experience Mensa, and you'll be entered to win a $30 Mensa Dues
Gift Certificate. When you enter the referral information,
include your member number in the space provided and hit submit.
There will be a quarterly drawing for a $30 Mensa Dues Gift
Certificate, which can either be used for yourself or a Mensa
friend. Please note that you must be a current member to partake
in the drawing.
Questions? E-mail
Lauren A. Fernandez
Marketing Coordinator! |
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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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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
Scholarship application
period opens September 15.
“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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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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Mensa
Education & Research Foundation
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Introducing the Mensa Education & Research
Foundation podcast "Conversations with Mensa," now
available for
listening or download. Each Conversation
features up to 45 minutes of dialog between Mensans
and experts in fields related to the Foundation's
educational mission.
The
latest "Conversations with Mensa" podcast is:
"Taking Control of ADD." This 45-minute session
features Dr. Frank Lawlis, American Mensa's
Supervisory Psychologist and author of "The ADD
Answer," providing basic information about Attention
Deficit Disorder and the steps that can be taken to
manage it. Leading the discussion is Mensa member
Robin Crawford, an experienced educator and mother
of twin Mensans.
The Mensa Education & Research Foundation's podcast
series, Conversations with Mensa, is now available
through the iTunes music store. iTunes allows listeners
to easily subscribe free of charge to Conversations with
Mensa, sync podcasts onto their devices, and receive new
podcasts as soon as they become available. Currently
posted Conversations feature topics as wide-ranging as
the psychology of poker, ADD and current issues in
cosmology. Upcoming conversations include reinventing
yourself, genealogy and the music genome project.
Conversations with Mensa is also available via the
Foundation's website.
If you enjoy the series, we hope that you'll take the
time to rate or express your opinions! Please direct
ideas for future podcasts to
conversations@mensafoundation.org.
iTunes is available for download at
http://www.apple.com/itunes.
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Subscribe
to the Mensa Research Journal that unlocks the door to your own
knowledge and understanding! Support students, teachers and researchers!
Donate to the Mensa Education &
Research Foundation!
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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
Bulletin
The
Mensa Bulletin
is the national magazine for members of
American Mensa, published 10 times a year with combined
issues in April/May and November/December.
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 minutes of the American Mensa Committee meetings are
posted
online.
The Agenda and the
Mini-Minutes of the American Mensa Committee meeting of
March 31, 2012 are now
online.
Select 2012-03 Meeting Reports, and then Mini-Minutes or Agenda.
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!
Mensa for Kids
lesson plans
Recognizing the need that exists for quality
lesson plans, the Mensa Education & Research Foundation has
developed a series of lesson plans to serve the diverse gifted
children population. Since these plans are designed to be
completed with minimal supervision, they serve as independent
coursework either in the traditional classroom or outside it.
You can access the course materials online through the
Parent/Teacher Resources section of the
Mensa for Kids
website and download complete copies to hand to your gifted
students. If you would like to receive updates when new content
is available and for promotional events of the Mensa Foundation
and American Mensa,
sign up for the MFK Updates email list. |
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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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