The largest yearly confab of Mensans anywhere, the American Mensa Annual Gathering started as a small, two-day meet-and-greet at the New York Belmont in 1963. The event now spans five days and features a sprawl of talks, games, and entertainment unlike any other.

An annual tradition since 1990, Mind Games is a four-day board-game-judging marathon, during which the year’s five best new-to-market tabletop games are chosen and awarded the coveted Mensa Select^® seal. Join hundreds of tabletop fanatics for a long weekend of around-the-clock board gaming.

Efforts in the U.S. and globally to understand and support giftedness tend to focus on gifted education. Going beyond that, Colloquium 2022 will explore and follow giftedness across the lifespan for a more complete picture. Speakers will break down those stages, from youth and adolescence to adult to older adult, to investigate the impact and evolving nature of giftedness over time. 

Join us for Feb. 4-6 for three days of speakers, board and card game tournaments, prizes, food and beverage tastings, and more!

Dina Newman, Director of the Center for Neighborhoods at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, will tell you about her efforts to empower neighborhoods throughout Kansas City. Learn what you can do to make your neighborhood a kinder, more livable place.

Please join Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Mensa for the grand reopening of our Regional Gathering. It’s been a few years, but we’re back! There will be speakers, a games room, and a hospitality suite with additional snacks and drinks.

This talk by Sam Levey, an iPh.D. student in economics and public administration at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, will explain the basics of Modern Monetary Theory, explore how it upends the old paradigm in macroeconomics, and discuss how MMT might help to shape a new era of social policy.

There will be a few pranks, but expect fun, fabulous speakers and activities, food, fellowship, and lots of frivolity and foolery in honor of April Fools Day.

Break out your best Alice in Wonderland attire and come with us Through the Looking Glass! Fall down the rabbit hole for a long weekend filled with diverse and interactive speaker sessions, games, Eat Me & Drink Me Tastings, Carole-oke, excursions, and more!