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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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some important dates
to keep in mind
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March 31 |
CultureQuest® entries and
membership renewals due |
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April
11-13 |
Mind Games® 2008, Phoenix, AZ |
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April 18 |
Proctor of the Year
submissions due |
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April 27 |
CultureQuest® XIX |
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May
1 |
Community Activities
Program (CAP) submissions due |
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May 1st
– August 15 |
National and regional
election candidates may submit Candidate Information Forms
to the NomComm Chairman |
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July
15 |
Mensa Testing Day participation form due |
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July 2-6 |
AG
2008 Denver, CO |
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September 12--14 |
Genealogy Colloquium
Salt Lake City, UT |
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October 18 |
11th Annual Mensa Testing
Day |
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February 27 -- March 1,
2009 |
Weather or Not Colloquium,
Atlanta, GA |
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REACH FOR THE SUMMIT! JOIN US IN DENVER!
Situated at the base of the Rocky
Mountains,
Denver has 300 annual days of sunshine, an average summer
high temperature of 84 degrees, and one of the highest-educated
populations in America. Of course, there will be all the
greatness you expect from an Annual Gathering: stimulating
programs and
day tours, Kids Trek, food, drink and a long holiday weekend
with more than a thousand of your favorite people. Take
advantage of this once-in-a-life-time opportunity and join us!
Print out the
Registration
Form, or
register
online! |
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AND THE GRANNY AWARD GOES TO...
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Colloquium 2008!
Tracking Granny's Granny: The Genealogy Quest
Sept. 12-14, 2008
Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Eldon Romney, Chairman
Register now!
Mensan registration is
$170 through April 30.
Colloquium speakers confirmed to date:
Christine Rose will present
Problem Solving: Strategies for Success
Colleen Fitzpatrick will present two programs, A
Different Kind of DNA Talk and
You Will Never Look at Your Old Photos the Same Way Again!
James W. Warren will present
If Your Ancestors Had E-mail, featuring stories of the weird
and wonderful discoveries genealogists make and what can be learned from
them.
Sharon Carmack
will present
He
Lived, He
Married, He Died...But I Want More!
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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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The
National Awards Committee is calling for nominations for
the American Mensa National Awards program. These
nominations are for those members whose service to
American Mensa as a national Society, or achievements
benefiting the Society, have resulted in a significant
contribution to the organization (as distinguished from
service or contributions to local groups, regions, SIGs,
etc., which may have their own awards programs.) Please
send nominations of members you feel are deserving of a
National Award to:
National Awards Committee,
David Felt,
PO Box 515, Sierra Madre, CA 91025
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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! Registration is $60 through 05/17/2008. 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. |
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
March 2008
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Total membership |
56,006 |
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New and reinstating membership |
1,292 |
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Offers of membership |
326 |
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New members since April 2007 |
4,608 |
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Reinstating members since April 2007 |
4,286 |
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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Join Mensa!
Prospective members can apply by
submitting evidence of
qualifying scores 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
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MINUTES
The Mini-Minutes of the March 29, 2008 AMC meeting are now
posted
online.
Select 2008-03 Meeting Reports and then Mini-Minutes.
The
December 2007 AMC Agenda is now
online.
www.us.mensa.org/meetingreports, 2007-12 Meeting
Reports, 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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Meet-a-Member:
Matches you with up to four Mensans with interests similar to
yours listed in the Personal Data Questionnaire. This is not
automatic; you need to opt in! This is still a work in progress,
so please be patient!
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.
New website!
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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