Dec 26 Special AMC meeting

 So yeah, I watched the whole thing. 

Oh my...

November 2024 Accomplishments

 Director of Administration

• In-person partial on-boarding of an IVN member.
• Set up Hub space for Malaysian Mensa.
• Responded to some tickets.
• Updates spaces in Hub categories.
• Prepped graphics and text for website promoting the Hub (in place of WP).
• Responded to Mensa Chile about tshirt designs.
• Asked K to remove welcome letter link from MWJ.
• Reviewed fodder for a member benefits web page.
• Corrected login info for motion database.
• Worked on re-organization of IBD presentations on Hub.
• Requested DropBox access.
• Responded to several Hub Team issues.
• Long Zoom w A covering many topics.
• Requested GWS help (via M) with server-side Hub problems.
• Manually added a user to the Hub to see if I could (yes).
• Posted voting polls for approval of Set 16 and Oct 10 ExComm meeting minutes.
• Manually added a few members from India to the Hub.
• Created mock-up for a Hub webpage.
• Reviewed Jan MWJ and sent comments to editor.
• Began work on better organization of IBD documents on the Hub.
• Addressed N&L questions regarding committee processes.
• Set up space for AML and arranged for Bulletin editor to upload magazine PDFs.
• Send nudge about signing up for Hub to IBD members.
• Created step-by-step instructions pdf for getting a vanity email address.
• Responded to many tickets.
• Looked into report of a lapsed member needing to be purged from the Hub.
• Facilitated problem solving between AML and the Hub.
  
• Uploaded IBD presentations and sent A the URLs for the minutes.
• Zoom w M to prepare for inperson meeting.
• Reorganized AML’s magazine archives on the Hub to allow people to actually read them.
• Updated ExComm Standing Orders page on the Hub.
• Commented on draft ExComm Nov 24 meeting agenda.
• Composed and posted many thoughts regarding Strategic Planning for ExComm.
• Onboarding Zoom with Archivists.
• Set up Hub space for Archivists and posted necessary files and links.
• Catchup up zoom w A.
• Set up space for Mensa Argentina
• Responded to more tickets.
• Responded to concerns from MWJ editor.
• Went London for two days’ / 12 hours of intense discussion with ExecDir about many topics.
• Added link to MI Directory Google Doc to ExComm and IBD spaces on the Hub.
• Set up Hub space for PhotoCup team.
• Uploaded all 2024 IBD presentations to Drop box and sent links to A for the minutes.
• Responded to more tickets.
• Created Blue Sky account for Mensa International (name-holding for now).
• Strategy planning zoom w A&J.
  
• ExComm Zoom Meeting.
• Updated IBD Confidential membership on Hub and nudged the last few who haven't signed up yet.
• Updated IBD General membership on Hub and nudged the last few who haven't signed up yet.
• Messaged M re setting up regular call schedule.
• Wrote up notes from London meeting and sent to M.
  
• Quick call w A re several topics.
• Responded to several tickets.
• Zoom w M re Hub Training.
• Zoom w A re: newsletter plans and other topics.
• Booked flights for London in March.
• Responded to more tickets.
• Manually added a couple members to the Hub.
• Participated in SMAC zoom meeting.

What I Did for Mensa October 2024

Director of Administration

• Prepped and posted list of ExComm appointments to IBD Confidential group on WP.
• Drafted yet another report to the ExComm about  what I’ve been doing since our last meeting.
• Long Zoom w A about new concept for newsletter.
• Prepared a workshop for ExComm on Strategic Planning and Mega issues.
• Tended to a member’s concern about being harassed on WP; contacted NM chair and International Ombudsman.
• Attended ExComm getting on Oct 10
  
• Attended IBD meeting in Perth.
  
• Notified volunteer applicants of appointment decisions.
  
• Proofed and sent comments on Dec MWJ.
  
• Responded to a couple dozen tickets.
  
• Got most IBD members and half the newly appointed volunteers in the right spaces on the Hub.
  
• Cleaned out IBD Confidential space on the Hub for only current IBD members.
  
• Notified volunteers who still need to get signed up.
  
• Plastered a big reminder in Workplace for people to get moved over to the Hub.
  
• Kicked off an ExComm discussion about SMAC use.
• Asked AS to get IBD presentations  parked on the Hub.
• Asked L about creating an AML space on the Hub.
• Asked ExComm for help finding assistants for the CRO.
• Tweaked settings for IBD Confidential space.
• Made some Hub spaces (N&L, SMAC, News Team)
• Populated IBD group on the Hub.
• Created several more committee spaces on the Hub.
• Uploaded and pointed out Hub instructions to the IBD with a request that they download and share with their membership.
• Onboarding call with new News Team.
• Long call w DoD and Treasurer re IT costs, AT form
• Dug through motion database to find names of past CROs who might be tapped to help Parisa.
• Long zoom w A.
• Filled out and sent expense forms for Perth travel.
• Booked tickets for meeting w M in London in Nov.
• Found and sent A the EMAG article from the MWJ.
• Asked News Team to come up with happy articles about IBD, AMG, and GLAM.
• Zoom meeting with SMAC.
• Drafted a few news posts re vol and IBD updates.
• Sent ICO membership data.
• Sent News Team membership data for infographics.
• Cleared out a few IBD/ExComm spaces to remove AR now that she’s stepped down.
• Started brainstorming topics to cover with M in London in November.
• Contacted new archivists about onboarding in early November.
• Suggested sending electronic Amazon gift cards to Poetry winners.
• Set up space for AML on the Hub.
• Helped with minutes preparation.
• Tested google survey about Adaptive testing.
• Drafted job description and some  cut-and-paste responses for AML ticketing agents. 
• Responded to many tickets.
• Added to online ExComm discussions.
• Sent some posts to News team.
• Recorded narration for N&L Presentation and turned it into video format.
• Helped A retrieve some ExComm motions from Sept.

MI News Team

• Checked in with MS to see if she’s still willing to help with graphics.
  
• Prepped some posts.

Name & Logo Presentation- in movie format!

 I stumbled over the narration a bit here and there, but it's still not too bad for an educational tool. The file is too big to upload, so I have it on my personal Google drive.

Here's the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nj0yiJ2q6pz_HcqwZbGZxGt95GGStLvJ/view?usp=sharing

What I did for Mensa September 2024

 

MI News Team

• Posted ExComm minutes.
• Long orientation call with Interim chair.
• Began working on a member profile draft, then set it aside after discovering he’s not a member.

Director of Administration

• Processed all NM reports received so far.
• Responded to a bunch of website inquiries.
• Zoom with J re her data needs from the NM reports.
• Wrote long set of thoughts on SMAC and how they might be better used.
• Set acknowledgements to all NM reporters so far.
• Sent acknowledgements to all appointee applicants so far.
• Started putting appointee and committee reports into agenda formats.
• Pulled membership data as of today for A.
• Sent some reminders to my liaison assignments about doing their reports.
• Some background work on Hub spaces and encouragement for the team.
• Manually entered a NM report for a Chair.
• Prepared scoresheet for applications.
• Began downloading archives from Workplace.
• Sent all but the 8 still missing NM reports to M.
• Sent 11 appointee & committee annual reports to M.
• Sent membership and  membership fees data to J.
• Processed remaining vol applications- 153!
• Sent acknowledgements to applicants.
• Commented on draft business plan
• Ordered IBD gifts.
• Organize applicants by country.
• Processed late NM report.
• Reviewed all applicants and marked choices.
• Prepared a voting score sheet to facilitate discussion.
• Finalized Hub Instruction sheets for distribution.
• Prepped late appointee and NM reports.
• Sent updated spreadsheet of financial info to Jovana.
• Proofed  Nov MWJ & sent comments to editor.
• Answered several more web inquiries.
• More work gathering input about appointments.
• ExComm Zoom meeting to discuss and choose appointments.
• Processed another straggler NM report.
• Responded to a dozen web inquiries
• Spent a couple hours responding to and cleaning out open tickets.
• Sent treasurer latest NM numbers
• Discussed concerns with a member about censorship on the MI Fb group… several times.
• Prepared many questions about the validity an reliability of the adaptive test.
• Prepped two months’ worth of From the ExComm pdfs for website.
• Created lavish powerpoint presentation about N&L.
• Looked up last year’s report for Chair of Mensa Norway.
• Zoom w E re Hub presentation
• Prepared and sent E list of names, NMs, and voting weights so he can start prepping the voting tool.
• Prepped a strangling committee annual report and sent to M.
• Zoom w J re strategic planning.
• Sent agenda items for Oct 10 ExComm meeting to TMB & ExComm.
• Participated in online discussion of those motions and revised as suggested.
• Responded to vol applicants asking when they’ll find out results.
• Responded to many more website enquiry tickets.
• Reviewed and commented on IBD support document.
• Reviewed and commented on NM Constitutions guide.
• Prepped an printed all motions for the Motion Market.
• Reminded M to redirect a superadmin address to ensure Hub confidentiality.
• Call w CRO about needs.
• Corresponded with ER re resigning from News Team.
• Reviewed and offered ideas for E’s presentation bout the Hub.
• Answered more inquiry tickets.
• Prepped a very late NM annual report and sent to ExecDir and Treasurer.

What I did in August 2024

MI News Team

• Filled out annual report.
• Prepped  a couple posts to promote AMG in Taiwan and one about France’s SSV program.
• Got V set up to post in the Mensa News space on the Hub and reminded her to reapply for the team.

Director of Administration

• Attended Chair’s Meet & Greet at EMAG.
  
• Participated in all-day ExComm in-person meeting.
  

• Long zoom w E re many topics and items for our to-do lists.
• Emailed MWJ Ed re order and deadlines for ExComm columns
• Responded to Bored Panda reporter asking for more time.
• Nudge AML staff to respond to Bored Panda.
• Responded to many many ticketed enquiries focused on AML information.
• Asked Monday to have CC update the boilerplate on her emails to new members.
• Responded to several requests for more information about volunteer positions.
• Asked LB to be a ticketing agent.
• Responded to a NM Chair’s question about using the Mensa Test on TV.
• Sent proposed schedule of From the ExComm columns to MWJ editor.
• Discussed upgrades to IBD Meeting tool and costs with E and J.
• Sent emails to ~60 vol applicants just letting them know that we’ve received their applications.
• Participated in discussions to refine motion drafts.
• Wrote first draft of a comprehensive update to I SIGs section of bylaws.
• Prepared motion for ExComm approval of Hub policy.
• Joined SMAC group and reviewed recent meeting minutes and discussions.
• Met with a NM chair to troubleshoot problems with the annual report form.
• Asked ER if she’s up for being appointed as interim NT Chair.
• Shared draft of adaptive testing contract with the rest of ExComm via google drive.
• Asked M about admin access for mailman lists.
• Responded to enquiry about Int’l Ombudsman position.
  
• Presented motion to finish up assigning ExComm liaisons.
• Shared neat and tidy list of motions for ExComm meeting.
• Notified FB group manager of necessary updates to the About section.
• Informed MWJ editor and ExComm of improved schedule for ExComm columns.
• Corresponded with chair of Switzerland about board problems.
• Worked on drafting updated policy for I-SIGs and for IVN.
• Created Step-by-step instructing for the Hub including graphics.
• Zoom w/ a few ExComm re several common issues.
• Informed developer that upgrades to the meeting tool will have to wait for next year’s budget.
• Proofed Oct MWJ and sent notes to editor.
• Sent acknowledgement of NM reports.
• Responded to another dozen website queries.
• Began discussion with C & E about Hub permissions.
• Changed permissions and asked E to be evil and try to break into a secrete private space.
• Sent draft of Hub Step-By-Step instructions to User Support for feedback.
• Requested that M redirect admin@mensa.international to me and to himself so the “Super Administrator” of the Hub is no longer B.
• Many hours prepping volunteer application spreadsheets.
• Responded to a DIM in Portugal wanting to get involved.
• Responded to another dozen queries from the website.
• Began writing input for ExComm Business Plan for upcoming year.
• Wrote report for the Aug 25 ExComm meeting.
• Participated in ExComm meeting on Aug 25.
• Hours of work prepping appointment applications for ExComm review.
• Set up two meetings’ worth of action points for easy reference on the Hub.
  
• Uploaded Bucharest pics to ExComm space.
  
• Zoom w A re SIG policy and a News Team article dealing with.
  
• Tweaked drafts of motions about SIGs and informed E.
  
• Emailed ER re interim News Team chair and next steps.
  
• Sent more acknowledgement of NM reports.
• Started making notes for News Team handover to new [interim] chair. 
  
• Quick zoom w J re dashboard stats for 2024.
  
• Worked on vol application organizing.
  
• Corresponded with Austrian member wanting to organize a Mensa cruise.
• Reviewed and provided input on IBD agenda draft.
• Video meeting with E and HumHub contact.
• Zoom w E re server costs and solutions.
• Sent more acknowledgements of reports and applications being received.
• Prepped ~30 MB of files into PDFs and uploaded to Hub.
• Notified ExComm of the 108 applicants so far and how to find the files to get a jump on our decision-making.
• Experimented with ways to format the NM reports for the agenda.
• Wrote and sent my annual DOA report.
• Helped chair of Montenegro with report problems.
• Zoom with SMAC.