September 2026 Activities

• Zoom w DoD re future planning.
• Zoom w A re agenda and staffing.
• Clarified detailed of an in-camera motion.
• Added new NatRep from Japan to the ExComm Hub space.
• Prepped and sent requests for awards feedback to pertinent NM Chairs.
• Zoom w S re awards.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Informed ExComm re new staff and agenda items.
• Reviewed status of agenda prep.
• Prepped awards and sent to AT for creation.
• Researched ownership of marks in Chile to confirm an out-of-the-blue solicitation from a firm there offering to help us defend it ( MIL owns it until 2031).
• Responded to request from Mensa Austria for an 80th anniversary video.
• Zoom w E re licensing mystery, Portugal, and Hearings process.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Worked on Adaptive Test presentation.
• Zoom w A re agenda.
• Zoom w E re testing.
• Found, updated, and shared acronym list for new staff.
• Worked on agenda.
• Followed up on a couple trademark registration questions from attorney.
• Asked E to answer database question from France.
• Asked J re adaptive test contracts.
• Gave thumbs-up to A to publish the draft agenda.
• Reviewed and updated members on IBD hub spaces.
• Wrote up notes on background of issues between MI, Korea, and Rootstem.
• Correspondence re domain registration in Chile.
• Drafted summary of licensing concerns w BML and MIL.
• Zoom w A re staffing issues.
• Tons of progress on presentation re adaptive testing.
• Zoom w A re agenda issues and priorities.
• Responded to KD’s multiple requests on IBD Confidential.
• Double checked that the Awards Comm has the power to confer the Development Award.
• Found and sent A text of ExComm motions passed since April Async meeting.
• Several hours reviewing consultant’s reports on Mil assessment and roadmap.
• Responded to IBD member’s questions regarding vague parts of the draft agenda.
• Asked DoD to handle transfer of a domain name in Chile.
• Finished draft of white paper on adaptive test and sent to JK for input.
• Zoom w E rubbling agenda issues.
  
• Nudged on visa application for India.
• Zoom w member re safety concerns.
• Zoom w A re priorities for the day.
• Approved award designs.
• Responded to IBD discussion of a motion.
• Worked on presentation about Adaptive Test.
• Wrote researched script for a video of Mensa Austria.
• Zoom w E re staffing.
• Added my thoughts re ISIG derecognition.
• Reminded ExComm that we need to be mindful of how we talk about fellow board members.
• Recorded anniversary video for Mensa Austria.
• Helped new staff get into the Hub.
• Responded to Mensa Korea re trademark issues.
• Posted two-part video about leadership to my blog.
• Fixed staff access to Hub problem.
• Zoom w A re reports and database progress.
• Reviewed 2025 draft accounts and Report to Management [from auditors].
• Reviewed Foundation development plan.
• Worked on presentation to IBD about protecting our brand.
• Wrote draft of ExComm agenda for October in-person meeting.
• Added new information to white paper and presentation on Adaptive test.
• Zoom w A re meeting planning.
• Discussed licensing issues w E.
• Finished brand protection presentation.
• Zoom w E re licensing mysteries.
• Added schedule of meeting topics to IBD Support Pack.
• Updated ExComm voting record with latest motion.
• Nudged on appointments.
• Advised AML Chair re licensing issue.
• Advised WG attendees that the Fri morn IBD meeting will be in closed session.
• Notified A that there may be a last minute motion inserted out of order.
• Drafted email to KM re Wow! Stuff.
• Changed owner for Mensa Canada’s Hub space.
• Read ~50 pages of the MIL Organizational Assessment Report.
• Reviewed A’s IMD report.
• Zoom w A re IMD report and preparing for questions about it.
• Responded to chair of Norway re books sold w errors in that country.
• Shared MIL Org Assessment Report with ExComm.
• Drafted note from Chair addition to an IBD email about Agenda updates.
• Translated and forwarded notice from DropBox to E & A.
• Changed DropBox account to me (from BL). Poked in it and found nothing of use.
• Emailed KM re licensing mystery and what we need from her.
• Zoom w E re motions and preparing for controversies.
• Advised exComm on how to handle a sensitive matter in our minutes’ recording.
• Zoom w A re agenda and report planning.
• Notified TMB that I’m pulling her motions.
• Informed IBD re new staff hire.
• Zoom w MF re agenda and licensing topics.
• Attended Mensa Foundation Trustees’ meeting.
• Responded to a Region 4 member re bylaws proposals.
• Sent last-minute seating request to IBD organizers.
• Shared some thoughts w Ombudsman.
• Zoom w A re reports, presentations, and general catch up.
• Added link to IMD files in IBD Confidential space.
• Zoom w E re voting tool prep and training, China, and licensing.
• Sent Adaptive Test white paper to ExComm.
• Zoom w NP and JB re Foundation topics.
• Finalized white paper and posted to the Hub.
• Wrote Chair’s April – Sept report to ExComm using Claude.
• Nudged ExComm re reports for October meeting.
• Proposed additional explanation for Motion 26-45.
• Reviewed and responded to M re additional information about Wow!Stuff contracts and mystery.
• Applied for India visa.
• Directed A to add content to motion 26-45.
• Hours of work on presentation for IBD re planning and road mapping.
• Zoom w A re meeting and report planning.
• Responded to oddball on LinkedIn.
• Polished 4 presentations for Bucharest.
• Nudged ExComm re draft Oct 1 agenda.
• Asked J re budgeting for a risk assessment.
• Sent org assessment to the vols who participated to solicit their feedback.
• Added new info to Adaptive test presentation.
• Discussed w ExComm how to insert memorial presentation into the already full agenda.
• Zoom w A re meeting prep frustrations.
• Sent draft Adapt Test presentation to J for input.
• Uploaded a billion logos to Dropbox for AT to put on website for downloading.
• Responded to N&L Comm re trademark repository and global ownership.
• Responded to ExComm query re legitimacy of TMB’s new Immed Past Chair Awards.
• Zoom w A re frustrations and agenda items.
• Asked India Chair to change the topic of our presentation at AMG.
• Researched then responded to Australian Chair re a member there trying to initiate a new International Award.
• Zoom w A re agenda changes.
• Zoom w A re staffing issues and processes.
• Tons of work incorporating suggested from US Nat rep for Bylaw 15.
• Zoom w TV to collaborate on improvements to Bylaw 15 motion.
• Zoom w E re brewing issues and concerns.
• Queried ExComm re involvement in Mensa France issues.
• Asked the four big NatReps for names for the DSNM IEC.
• Updated ExComm agenda.
• Informed TMB that her new IPIC Awards are not legitimate International Awards.
• Nudged for finalization of some motions about guest memberships & finances.
• Polished and finalized 3 out of 4 IBD presentations.
• Responded to TB re why a motion was declared unconstitutional.
• Zoom w A re presentations.
• Finished editing in TV’s changes  to Motion 26-38 and sent to A.
• Zoom w J re presentation and staffing.
• Worked on sorting out all the motions about dues and guest members and urgently asked movers to resolve the conflicts in them.
• Zoom w E re voting rights if an IBD member can’t attend the meeting.
• Zoom w A re agenda & planning for DSNM election committee.
• Completely re-worked Adaptive Test presentation.
• Informed NatReps that the Constitution mandates that they are on the EC-SNM.
• Sent Adap Test Presentation to A.
• Responded to former Korea Chair re where to direct her many concerns and complaints.
• Loaded necessary files to laptop and data crystal.
• Directed A to update ExComm voting record on IBD agenda.
• Directed A to add changes to agenda re constitution motions.
• Confirmed status of member expulsion.
• Re-worded place-holder motion to expel and sent to A.
• Wrote “script” for meeting.
• Zoom w A re last minute planning.

Finished packing and traveled to Bucharest for the meeting!