National Events Calendar
American Mensa offers a wide array of events to satisfy the interests of our diverse membership. Check the calendar for the next Regional Gathering, Mind Games®, or American Mensa Committee meeting.
Happening this week
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- Theodore Talk: A Horological Discourse: Mechanism, Risk and Wonder
- Virtual meeting
- No group assigned
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Through examining the connections between a diverse set of objects, we will trace the story of craft and the science of horology, demonstrating its pivotal role in design through the ages and why their preservation is vital to our future.
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Starts
July 28, 2024
2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
July 28, 2024
4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
Discover upcoming events
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- Pandemic 2024: SO VERY LIT!
- Regional Gathering
- Metropolitan Washington Mensa
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We're looking forward to Pandemic (Metropolitan Washington Mensa's Regional Gathering)! We're back, after taking a year off to host the AG in Baltimore, and Pandemic is moving back to the beautiful Hilton Dulles and will be held from August 16 through 18. Our theme this year is So Very Lit! ... exploring themed programming, hospitality, and games connecting us to written work.
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Starts
August 16, 2024
4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
August 18, 2024
1:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- AI and Society Virtual Discussion
- Virtual meeting
- San Francisco Regional Mensa
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Tune in to learn how AI is changing the way governments, companies, and individuals behave. By choosing the right sort of architectures for AI and for data, we can make this transition much safer and more likely to produce a healthy society.
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Starts
August 18, 2024
4:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
August 18, 2024
6:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Irish Mensa Lecture and Discussion: Are Financial Markets Efficient?
- Virtual meeting
- No group assigned
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This lecture will explore some investors' systematic behavioural biases, and how these can be used to predict returns.
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Starts
August 19, 2024
1:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
August 19, 2024
3:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Theodore Talk: Resisting Misinformation
- Virtual meeting
- No group assigned
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Dr. Jevin West, Associate Professor at the University of Washington's Information School, will address some of the new challenges of generative misinformation and potential next steps to resist manipulation.
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Starts
August 25, 2024
2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
August 25, 2024
4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Rivers 3 RG
- Regional Gathering
- Western Pennsylvania Mensa
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An exploration of all the things we love to do. Speakers (both serious and fun), games, tournaments, workshops, and more!
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Starts
August 30, 2024
4:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00)Ends
September 2, 2024
1:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-05:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- RechaRGe
- Regional Gathering
- Mensa of Northeastern New York
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Come join us at RechaRGe 2024 — the Northeast's only 4-day RG! For the cost of a regular 3-day RG, you get an extra day to hang out with friends and party!
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Starts
August 30, 2024
3:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
September 2, 2024
11:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- HELL's M's Party at Sea in the Baltic
- Local Group Meeting
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HELL's M's is throwing a Party at Sea – in the Baltic – on Norwegian Cruise Lines on the Norwegian Dawn. Enjoy a 10 night trip with 10 port days. Explore the Baltic with a bunch of M friends.
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Starts
September 5, 2024
11:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
September 15, 2024
10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Irish Mensa Lecture and Discussion: Health after Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis
- Virtual meeting
- No group assigned
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Major geophysical events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes can occur with little or no warning and have catastrophic effects. This lecture will consider the health impacts of these natural disasters and how best to minimize them.
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Starts
September 16, 2024
1:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
September 16, 2024
3:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- American Mensa Committee Meeting
- National Meeting
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A meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held at the National Office in Hurst, TX, Sept. 20-21, starting at 10 a.m., Central time.
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Starts
September 20, 2024
10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
September 21, 2024
5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Theodore Talk: No Way Out: Xi's Determination to Re-take Taiwan and America's Predicament
- Virtual meeting
- No group assigned
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Dr. John H. Modinger, retired U.S.A.F. pilot and Associate Professor at the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College, discusses the likelihood of a direct Chinese attack on Taiwan and what the implications would be on a global scale.
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Starts
September 22, 2024
2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
September 22, 2024
4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Peachtreat 2024
- Regional Gathering
- Mensa In Georgia
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Join Mensa in Georgia for games, interesting presentations, and a general party to be had in the Atlanta metro area!
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Starts
September 27, 2024
4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
September 29, 2024
1:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Irish Mensa Lecture and Discussion
- Virtual meeting
- No group assigned
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Tattoos are one of the 'distinguishing marks' specified in police descriptions and long recorded on British passports. They have also often been seen as a form of writing on the body that conveys deeper messages about the bearer's identity, especially for criminals.
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Starts
October 21, 2024
1:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
October 21, 2024
3:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Theodore Talk: Above and Beyond: The James Webb Space Telescope
- Virtual meeting
- No group assigned
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Goddard Space Flight Center astrophysicist Matt Greenhouse will discuss the science instrument payload package of the James Webb Space Telescope and how these instruments are being used to accomplish the JWST mission and goals.
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Starts
October 27, 2024
2:30 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
October 27, 2024
4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- HalloweeM 48 - Road Trippin' WeeM
- Regional Gathering
- Chicago Area Mensa
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HalloweeM registration is open! We're celebrating our 48th in-person WeeM by dreaming of a road trip across the lower 48 states! Join us for four days of speakers, dances, tournaments, games, our punny costume contest, Pretentious Drinking, Epicurean Experience, our famous hospitality, and so much more!!!
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Starts
October 31, 2024
4:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
November 3, 2024
2:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- Brilliance By The North Bay
- Regional Gathering
- San Francisco Regional Mensa
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Registration is NOW OPEN for San Francisco Regional Mensa's Brilliance By The North Bay RG!
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Starts
November 22, 2024
2:00 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00)Ends
November 24, 2024
1:00 PM America/Los Angeles (GMT-08:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- American Mensa Committee Meeting
- National Meeting
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A virtual meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at 10 a.m., Central time.
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Starts
December 7, 2024
10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
December 7, 2024
5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- American Mensa Committee Meeting
- National Meeting
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A meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held on March 15, starting at 10 a.m., Central time.
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Starts
March 15, 2025
10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
March 15, 2025
5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- American Mensa Committee Meeting
- National Meeting
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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.
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Starts
July 3, 2025Ends
July 3, 2025 - More Information Add to Calendar
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- American Mensa Committee Meeting
- National Meeting
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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.
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Starts
September 13, 2025
10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
September 13, 2025
5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar
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- American Mensa Committee Meeting
- National Meeting
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A virtual meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 10 a.m., Central time.
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Starts
December 6, 2025
10:00 AM US/Central (GMT-06:00)Ends
December 6, 2025
5:00 PM US/Central (GMT-06:00) - More Information Add to Calendar