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Mensa
Education & Research Foundation News
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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
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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!
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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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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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
rates. |
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The
competition took place on Sunday, April 19th
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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.
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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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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®
2010
will be held April 16-18
at the
San Diego Hilton, Mission Valley,
901 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108; 800/682-6099.
To get the special Mensan room rate of $95, call and mention
"2010 Mensa Mind Games," or reserve
your room online.
Register online now, or
if you prefer, you may
download this form
and mail it to:
Mind Games
Registration
c/o American Mensa Ltd.
1229 Corporate Dr W
Arlington, TX 76006-6103
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The
Mind Games® 2009
event was held on
April 24-26
in
Cincinnati.
More
than 200 Mensans gathered April 24-26 in the Cincinnati area for Mind
Games® 2009. During the three-day event, members played and rated more
than 50 board and card games, designating the top five as Mensa Select®.
The winners are Cornerstone (Good Company Games), Dominion (Rio Grande
Games), Marrakech (Fundex Games), Stratum™ (Family Games America) and
Tic-Tac-Ku™ (Mad Cave Bird Games).
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2008-2009 Community Activities Program
Many Mensa Local Groups make their communities better by
participating in community service activities. These community
service efforts are recognized yearly by the national Community
Activities Program (CAP). As well as providing recognition, the
program encourages Local Groups to share their experiences and
ideas with other Local Groups. Members of Local Groups
participate in any community service activity they choose and
enter their projects (and results) in the program. Over the
years, over 200 entries have been submitted. There were 17
entries last year.
CAP is NOT a competition or contest. All legitimate entries will
receive the public recognition and appreciation that they so
rightfully deserve during the Annual Gathering, and will be
listed in the Bulletin. The CAP entry form, in PDF format, can
be found on the
American Mensa Website (login required). After filling out
the form, have it signed by the Local Secretary, and send it to
the National Office by May 1st. The
Community Services Committee members look forward to
reading about and celebrating your community service activity. |
Visit the
Gifted Children pages!
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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