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H5N1 Awareness & Prevention Initiative

Community Event

Join us for a Bird Flu Awareness and Prevention presentation featuring experts in epidemiology, medicine, and public health policy through video, providing their perspectives and actionable tips to protect birds and all creatures, great and small.

Starts
 April 30, 2025
 6:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 April 30, 2025
 7:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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American Mensa Committee Special Meeting

Committee Meeting

The American Mensa Committee will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, May 12 at 5 p.m., Central time. The meeting will be an Executive Session and will not be livestreamed.

Starts
 May 12, 2025
 5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 May 12, 2025
 7:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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OMG! Outdoor Mensa Gathering

Multi-Day Meeting

Central Indiana Mensa

Starts
 May 16, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 May 18, 2025
 11:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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Escaping the Nazis: The Untold Story of the Kindertransport From Someone Who Was on the Train

Virtual meeting

San Francisco Regional Mensa

Starts
 May 18, 2025
 2:30 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00)

Ends
 May 18, 2025
 5:00 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00)

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San Diego Mensa Regional Gathering

Regional Gathering

San Diego Mensa

Find yer treasure and shiver ye timbers at San Diego AaaaR-G 2025! Join us May 23-26 for games, food, speakers, and a whole heap of fun! See old mateys, make new mateys. Pirate costumes encouraged — and don't forget your parrot!

Starts
 May 23, 2025
 3:00 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00)

Ends
 May 26, 2025
 1:00 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00)

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Inquiring Minds: Elephants: A Journey of Reckoning and Hope Along the Himalaya

Virtual meeting

No group assigned

While author Kim Frank was travelling in the foothills of the Himalayas, she came across a dramatic story of ongoing intense conflict, sometimes deadly, between humans and elephants, who compete for resources. Up to 500 humans die each year in their efforts to save their crops.

Starts
 May 24, 2025
 2:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

Ends
 May 24, 2025
 3:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

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Theodore Talk -- Sweet Home: The Storied History of Chicago Blues

Virtual meeting

No group assigned

Jacob Schulz, blues musician and historian, will discuss the current challenges facing the blues, including its fading mainstream presence and efforts to preserve its legacy for future generations. This talk will not only highlight the deep historical roots of the blues but also showcase how it continues to resonate as a timeless and influential art form today.

Starts
 May 25, 2025
 2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 May 25, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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Nonfiction Book Discussion

Virtual meeting

Mensa of Western Washington

Starts
 May 28, 2025
 6:30 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00)

Ends
 May 28, 2025
 7:30 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00)

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SPY GAMES 2025

Community Event

Mensa of Northeastern New York

Starts
 May 31, 2025
 8:00 AM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

Ends
 May 31, 2025
 6:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

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Some M-Chanted Evening: An Adults-Only Nerd Prom

Local Group Meeting

Cleveland Area Mensa

Step into the spotlight at Some M-Chanted Evening, an adults-only prom!

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to relive the glamour and glitz of the Golden Age of Hollywood at our exclusive adults-only, Old-Hollywood themed prom! Join us for an unforgettable evening of elegance, where you can dine, dance, and play the night away in true Hollywood style.

Starts
 May 31, 2025
 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

Ends
 June 1, 2025
 10:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

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After Prom at Cedar Point

Local Group Meeting

Cleveland Area Mensa

What's a prom without an after party?

We invite all of our out-of-town guests (and all of our locals) to join us for a day at Cedar Point amusement park to enjoy one of the best attractions that the greater Cleveland area has to offer!

Starts
 June 1, 2025
 10:00 AM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

Ends
 June 1, 2025
 10:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

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Theodore Talk -- How Corn Changed Itself and Then Changed Everything Else: The Role Agriculture Played in the Early Days of Chicago

Virtual meeting

No group assigned

Thanks to corn, the Midwest was settled faster than any other region in history, and Chicago became immensely influential. From the Chicago Stock Yards to the Chicago Board of Trade, the city changed the way the world did business. However, vampires, whiskey, Henry Ford, time zones, Fritos, and the Chicago Bears are also part of this remarkable story. Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will present what may prove to be the corniest Theodore Talk ever!

Starts
 June 22, 2025
 2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 June 22, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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Mensa Foundation Colloquium 2025

National Meeting

Join us July 1 in beautiful Chicago for the 2025 Mensa Foundation Annual Colloquium, Human Intelligence in the Age of AI: A New Perspective. Registration starts Nov. 1.

Starts
 July 1, 2025
 1:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 July 1, 2025
 5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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American Mensa Annual Gathering 2025

National Meeting

Join us for Annual Gathering 2025 as we light up Chicago, July 2-6! Registration starts Nov. 1.

Starts
 July 2, 2025
 9:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 July 6, 2025
 12:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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American Mensa Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting

A meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held at the Annual Gathering in Chicago on Thursday, July 3, starting at 10 a.m., Central time.

Starts
 July 3, 2025

Ends
 July 3, 2025

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Annual Business Meeting (ABM)

Committee Meeting

The ABM will be held on July 4 at the Hilton Chicago starting at 9:00 a.m., Central time, and concluding no later than 12:30 p.m. The order of business will include reports from the Chair, Treasurer, Foundation President, and Executive Director, followed by motions and comments to officers.

Starts
 July 4, 2025
 9:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 July 4, 2025
 12:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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Theodore Talk -- Free Speech Opportunist: Elon Musk's Degradation of the Town Square

Virtual meeting

No group assigned

Professor Stephen Wolgast, Knight Chair in Audience and Community Engagement for News and professor of the practice of journalism at the University of Kansas, will demonstrate how the man who calls himself a free-speech absolutist places a higher value on the dollar than others' ideas, and show how the notion that X is a town square fails on a number of counts.

Starts
 July 27, 2025
 2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 July 27, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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PANDEMIC 2025.... SPACE: The Final Fun-tier!

Regional Gathering

Metropolitan Washington Mensa

Starts
 August 8, 2025
 3:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

Ends
 August 10, 2025
 2:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

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Theodore Talk -- Spotting the Signs & Preventing Child Sex Trafficking

Virtual meeting

No group assigned

This Theodore Talk will focus on how children are lured into the dark world of sex trafficking and exploitation. Attendees will identify the dangers of technology, including strategies used by child predators, discover how to identify a child in trouble and learn some best practices on how to be a child's trusted adult or a trusted child advocate.

Starts
 August 24, 2025
 2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 August 24, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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American Mensa Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting

A meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held at the National Office in Hurst, TX, Sept. 13, starting at 10 a.m., Central time.

Starts
 September 13, 2025
 10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 September 13, 2025
 5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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Peachtreat

Regional Gathering

Mensa In Georgia

Starts
 September 26, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

Ends
 September 28, 2025
 1:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)

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Theodore Talk -- Antisemitism: Evolution and Escalation

Virtual meeting

No group assigned

Dr. Shelly Cline, Historian and Director of Education at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, will examine the evolution of antisemitism from religiously motivated antipathy in early modern times to the economic and pseudo-scientific antisemitism of the 19th and 20th centuries, and finally to the politically driven antisemitism of today.

Starts
 September 28, 2025
 2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 September 28, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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Theodore Talk -- U.S. First Ladies: More Than the Women Behind the Men

Virtual meeting

No group assigned

Dr. Diana B. Carlin, Professor Emerita of Communication at Saint Louis University and co-author of Remember the FIRST Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women, will take you behind the scenes in the Washingtons' President's House and the White House and inform you how these women helped make history.

Starts
 October 26, 2025
 2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 October 26, 2025
 4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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American Mensa Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting

A virtual meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 10 a.m., Central time.

Starts
 December 6, 2025
 10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

Ends
 December 6, 2025
 5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)

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Party at Sea in Southeast Asia

Multi-Day Meeting

Starts
 February 24, 2026
 12:00 PM Asia/Hong Kong (GMT+08:00)

Ends
 March 10, 2026
 1:00 AM Asia/Hong Kong (GMT+08:00)

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