What I did in September 2025

It never slows down!

• Removed Hub access for former ExecDir.
• Assembled contributions from past Chairs for MWJ article.
• Discussed strategic planning with a few ExComm members.
• Zoom w A & E re IBD prep and transition issues.
• Noodled around with seating configurations for IBD meeting.
• Participated in MIMD meeting.
• Zoom w A re meeting planning.
• Zoom w A re task assignments.
• Zoom w Ombudsman re complaint from Romanian Chair.
• Zoom w A&E to figure out Zoom account configurations.
• Zoom w J re testing and component motion crafting.
• Discussed Mailman lists to be closed with DOO and DoD.
• Responded to Ombudsman’s request for information regarding a complaint.
• Responded to ICO’s request for three presentations at the IBD meeting.
• Nudged oomi re written confirmation of data deletion.
• Drafted response to CM’s continued demands re CRM.
• Zoom w A re CRM demands and issues.
• Dug up and forwarded CRM contract and info to A.
• Posted July ExComm minutes for voting.
• Notified IBD that I have received confirmation that MI has terminated the contract and that all Mensa International data has been deleted from the former CRM company's systems.
• Posted transition update to IBD re ExecDir.
• Zoom w AJ and SF re their motion about adaptive testing and trademarks.
• Zoom w J re finessing politically charged situations.
• Zoom w A re agenda planning.
• Drafted proposed changes to the Contact Us page to mitigate misdirected enquiries.
• Discussed GDPR concerns with DSNM.
• After consulting with treasurer, drafted an ExComm motion to fund DPO and GPAC Chair to IBD.
• Prepped two IBD motions (2024 remits and trademark use) to go out.
• Posted ExComm motion re IBD funding.
• Fixed wonky formatting of discussion thread about ExComm 25-26 Priorities.
• Call w CRC member re committee conflicts.
• Phone call w AML member asking for help with AML situation.
• Requested most recent formal report on Cyprus from ISC Chair.
• Responded to misdirected enquiry to the Hub Team.
• Worked on prepping explanation s for changes to Bylaw 15.
• Drafted a possible motion to establish Internal Procedures for Detection and Response to Data Breaches.

• Wrote lengthy explanation to ExComm of all the ways the DPO has been involved in the CRM situation from the beginning.
• Zoom w A re MIMD, PhotoCup, agenda, and general to-do lists.
• Zoom w ICO to hand over TikTok account (but no luck).
• Posted updated bylaws and recent ExComm minutes to IBD spaces on the Hub.
• Sent invitation to IBD meeting to the DPO with description of what we’d like her to present.
• Zoom w A re several topics.
• Zoom w Ombudsman
• Participated in ExComm discussion about Strategic Plan.
• Advised DoA re annual reporting and appointment process.
• Responded to questions regarding the ExComm minutes from July.
• Zoom w A re tools needed for MIMd teams.
• Responded to MWJ editor’s request to change my column.
• Offered formatting advice to Hungary Chair re motion for IBD.
• Nudged Awards Committee to finalize decisions.
• Wrote annual reports for Awards, SEC, and HP committees.
• Reviewed financial reports from treasurer.
• Manually added new nature from UK to the Hub.
• Addressed some ExComm concerns regarding application process and deadlines.
• Reviewed preliminary report from Ombudsman and drafted a proposal for how to handle the topic in the IBD meeting.
• Discussed with ExComm a request to present re Adaptive testing at the IBD meeting.
• Drafted lengthy response to email thread with ISP and KK.
• Asked DoD to add Polish proxy the right email lists.
• Zoom w J re IBD agenda topics.
• Sent updated masthead information to AML magazine editor.
• Responded to ISC chair’s question regarding annual reports.
• Zoom w A re CRM legalities and agenda planning.
• Prepared agenda for ExComm meeting  on Sept 24 to go over appointments.
• Reached out to ExComm member offering an ear and help smoothing the workload.
• Worked on scheduling meeting with new SoMe coordinators.
• Zoom w DOD re mailman lists.
• Set up meeting with SoMe coordinators.
• Responded to questions from South Africa re bidding process.
• Notified ExComm of deadline for annual reports.
• Sent formal invite to MO.
• Zoom w A re many topics.
• Call w A to transition Survey Monkey acct.
• Requested Zoom meeting with DPO and Ashley.
• Arranged Zoom w KK.
• Zoom w A re CRM and agenda topics.
• Requested CC to send CRM logs from March/April if she still has them.
• Zoom w A & E re CRM issues.
• Worked on pulling and ordering all past ExecDir emails re CRM. Approx 10 hours on Saturday.
• Zoom w KK re ATest.
• More work digging in emails.
• Zoom w A re both of us starting to crack.
• More work digging and organizing emails re CRM.
• Zoom to onboard LN as Public SoMe Coordinator.
• Finished assembling all CRM-related emails into on 130-page pdf and sent to DPO.
• Worked on draft of motion re Internal Procedures for Data Breaches.
• Reset ownership of an NM Hub space.
• Approved final list of SoMe teams’ members.
• Facilitated getting special presenter registers for IBD meeting.
• Sent Motion 25-16 to DOO for posting to IBD.
• Drafted response to IBD members’ proposed motion.
• Zoom w A; general catchup.
• Zoom w A re data protection policy drafting.
• Zoom meeting with MIDB team.
• Zoom w A re planning this week.
• Combined several suggested pieces of data protection policy into one document.
• Zoom w A re policy draft.
• Re-drafted data protection policy.
• Zoom w KK re AT progress.
• Zoom w KM re BML and AT.
• Zoom w A re survey monkey and policy drafting.
• Reviewed all applications and notes preferences and comments.
• Responded to questions from SoMe coordinator.
• Commented on internal document re CRM incident.
• Worked on agenda.
• Sent request for clarification or confirmation of text for some motions.
• Zoom w A re database reporting to IBD.
• Finished [what I think is] last draft of a motion regarding data security procedures.
• Zoom w A re motion and internal CRM incident document.
• Call with DOA re getting more involved.
• Zoom w A re CRM incident reporting.
• Zoom w a few ExCmm members re AT status and presentation at IBD meeting.
• Zoom w A & DPO re CRM incident reporting and planning.
• Zoom w A re planning.
• Worked on sorting through agenda motions that weren’t fully fleshed out.
• Zoom w AJ re working on a motion.
• Zoom w AT and LN re social media.
• Zoom w A re MIDB infrastructure questions.
• Worked on IBD agenda.
• Arranged adhoc Zoom w several ExComm members.
• Researched and put all ExComm motions since last IBD meeting into spreadsheet.
• Zoom w LN re SoMe.
• Zoom w A and several ExComm members re planning.
• Advised a few IBD reps on motion wording.
• Drafted Chairman’s annual report.
• Requested DoA’s help facilitating some MIDB discussions with ExComm.
• Notified Awards Comm of final list of 2025 winners.
• Shared Chairman’s Annual Report with ExComm.
• Nudged ExComm re 2025-2026 Priorities.
• Two-hour Zoom w A  re initial run-through of IBD agenda.
• Zoom w treasurer re agenda.
• Added name to list of expelled members.
• Worked with DPO on policy/procedure crafting.
• Worked on agenda.
• Posted long response to IBD discussion re Adaptive test.
• Sent reminder to ExComm about meeting for deciding on appointments.
• Zoom w A re agenda and reporting.
• Worked on finalizing list of IBD NatReps and proxies.
• Worked on agenda.
• Cleaned up IBD Confidential and IBD General Hub spaces.
• Updated draft of database protection procedures motion per DPO’s input.
• Helped LN find email addresses of SoMe team members.
• Explained to a member why he has been suspended from the Hub.
• Checked with some presenters to ask for summary descriptions.
• Zoom w A re CRM report and agenda planning.
• Responded to ExComm discussion re CRM report.
• Worked on IBD agenda.
• Tweaked agenda for ExComm meeting.
• Sent request to AT to design Awards.
• Discussion with ExComm re CRM report.
• Worked on Agenda and CRM report.
• Tended to some Contact Us tickets.
• Zoom meeting w ExComm to discuss and decide on appointments.
• Responded to a NM space owner re Hub instructions.
• Responded to AJ re nuances of motion procedure and past minutes.
• Researched to find the minutes of last year’s AGM.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Zoom w A & J re agenda.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Drafted intro text to agenda link.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Send Agenda to IBD.
• Discussed philosophy of in camera sessions with ExComm.
• Zoom w A re report.
• Consulted with DPO re messaging.
• Discussed WG logo designs and other concerns with AJ.
• Sent CRM report to IBD.
• Prepped list of agenda changes to be made and sent to A.
• Zoom w A re meeting planning and logistics.
• Answered some questions from LN.
• Responded with details to an Ombuds request.
• Zoom w A re CRM report details.
• Drafted messaging re CRM report updates.
• Call w LN re FB page access and SoMe in general.