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News & Notes

News & Notes

First, congratulations to the newly elected 2022-23 Board members of Mid-America Mensa (MAM). The NomCom meeting took place on January 13th; there were no additional nominations from the floor for any position, so the nominated slate of officers was elected by...

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Theodore Talk: Dr. Dana Elle Jackson

Theodore Talk: Dr. Dana Elle Jackson

Dr. Dana Elle Jackson spoke via Zoom to about 35-40 Mensa members with her Theodore Talk on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022. Her lecture - titled as What’s Love Got to Do with It? Writing a Harlequin Romance Novel - was intended for aspiring writers and readers of...

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Cabin Fever: Final Plans

Are you still thinking about registering for Cabin Fever? Register and meet Mensans from Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota! The registration desk will open at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 4th, in the hotel lobby. The...

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Cabin Fever Update

Cabin Fever Update

Time is running out to register for Cabin Fever at the early rate of $75!  This includes Saturday lunch provided in Hospitality and Saturday dinner catered by the hotel.  Registration goes up to $90 on January 7th.  (Youth registration remains unchanged at $25.)...

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News & Notes

Theodore Talk Information Sunday, January 23rd via Zoom at 2:30 pm What's Love Got to Do with It? Writing a Harlequin Romance Novel Dr. Elle Jackson, Harlequin's first Black author of Historical Romance The first Theodore Talk for 2022 is What’s Love Got to Do with...

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Cabin Fever 4.0 Planning Update

Cabin Fever 4.0 Planning Update

Mid-America Mensa is hosting a Regional Gathering for Mensa members and their families in Kansas City from February 4-6, 2022, and you’re invited! We are closing in on our final speaker list. Check out these presenters: Jim Lammers, keynote speaker, will present on...

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News & Notes

Call for Mensa Scholarship Judges We’re looking forward to another fun and rewarding judging season for Mensa scholarships. In case you missed it, one of our local submissions last year won a coveted $7,000 STEM Scholarship for Women in its inaugural year. We...

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Plan to Attend Cabin Fever

Plan to Attend Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever 4.0 February 4th - 6th, 2022 Radisson Hotel, 12601 W 95th Street, Lenexa, KS Speakers! Board and card game tournaments! Food and beverage tastings! And more! Early bird registration per adult is $75, which raises to $90 after January 7, 2022. Registration...

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News & Notes

Oral History Project By now most, if not all, of our members have received information about the Oral History Project. The initial contact was by email, with follow-up postcards and email, with a return address of American Mensa, Ltd, Oral History Project, and signed...

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MAM Wins Emerald Award!!

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1725: American colonists practice scalping
1942: Pilot O'Hare becomes first American WWII flying ace
1962: An American orbits earth
1985: Ireland allows sale of contraceptives