What I did for Mensa Aug 16 – Oct 18, 2023

Two months' worth of work. Keep in mind that one of those months included dealing with the aftermath of my partner being injured in a bad auto accident and then my daughter, who lives 6 hours away, being very severely injured in an accident, necessitating a couple trips to help her.

MI News Team

• Cleaned up several posts from V.
• Created graphics for several posts.
• Asked M to make a graphic promoting all the upcoming big gatherings.
• Zoom with A about how to  support/promote AMG in Bali.
• Worked with H to get her going on Workplace and coming up with ideas.
• Prepped a google spreadsheet with NMs chairs and addresses for interviewing and sent to H.
• Edited post about Far and Bright tours.
• Gave V several more content ideas.
• Began tediously researching current test costs in each NM. It took many hours.
• Asked M to do graphic about EMAG attendance and provided data.
• Sorted and organized graphics for IBD presentation.
• Prepped quick post about Mensa in the news article from Argentina.
• Nudged A about getting a photo to go with his interview.
• Nudged H and asked what help I can offer.
• Nudged N about his famous members interview idea.
• Whipped up a post about GYC’s Hot Topics sheets.
• Drafted responses to survey monkey form for IBD Committee report.
• Zoom with A re report and future plans.
• Hours of work on Powerpoint presentation.
• Drafted annual report to the IBD.
• Participated in comments about N&L rules post.
• Whipped up a few more posts and graphics and got them queued up.
• Posted a follow-up/nudge to team members.
• Created graphic and post re Int’l elections.
• Nudged J re interview.
• Organized post schedule through October.
  
• Prepped and addressed a long “agenda” list for a zoom with A.
• Long zoom with A.
• Whipped a post and graphic about AML’s Virtual LDW weekend.
• Prepared post about Zebra puzzles.
• Discussion with K about NT goals and  purpose and ideas.
• Prepped more posts and graphics.
• More work on IBD powerpoint.
• Much work refining and expanding article about testing costs.
• Ran testing cost article past E and A.
• Zoom with A.
• Prepped a few more posts.
• Polished prevention and  saved to flash drive, then sent A the script to make doing minutes easier.
• Attended IBD meeting and gave presentation.

MI Name & Logo Committee

• Asked about the member’s request to use the logo on a grave marker.
• Wrote and shared list of rules that I think need tweaking or pondering (incl a powerpoint to give examples of animations).
• Read and responded to long summary post from T.
• Reviewed and commented in detail on the Google doc of pertinent bylaws that need attention.
• Hours creating graphics depicting acceptable and unacceptable examples for Rule E.
• Zoom meeting.

Gifted Youth Committee Liaison

• Zoom with A re GY YouTube issues.
• Researched and created new pictures for the rest of the hope-to-recover videos for GYC.
• Asked M to try to grab the missing GY videos.
• Downloaded the GY videos from M and organized them with the fresh thumbnails.
• Put GY videos into a Google drive and shared with K and A.
• Re-set GY Hot Topics #1 with Italian translation.
• Prepped and sent templates etc to ICO for YouTube channel improvement

“Kitten Tasks”

• Prepped pdf of From the ExComm for Oct.
• Customized a graphic for top of reporting surveys.
• Re-did Mensa countries map a few times.
• Created video thumbnail pictures for new GY YouTube channel.
• Did some graphics work for the MI newsletter.
  
• A couple hours re-doing FNM/PNM/EM/DIM map and table per Isabella’s instructions.
• Another couple hours re-doing map and table colors yet again.
  
• Created graphic for IEC page.
• Started working on the big Minutes-to-Spreadsheet project.
• Spent several tedious hours on the Minutes-to-Spreadsheet project.
• Another several tedious hours on Minutes-to-Spreadsheet project.
• Tested links for new Welcome Letter website page.
• Started working on the next set of motions-to-spreadsheet project.
• Finished 2017 motions-to-spreadsheet.
• Worked on and mostly finished 2022 motions-to-spreadsheet.
• Redid banner logo in higher resolution.

MI Translation Team

• Zoom with A and E
• Refined priorities for languages to be translated.
• Refined draft of request email to be sent to NM chairs.
• Hours of work organizing a spreadsheet for tracking everything.
• Began tediously drafting the customized individual emails to go out.
• A couple more hours customizing and drafting emails to go out.
• Finished drafting emails.
• Sent to Germany, Austria, and K (asking about the need for Malay or not).
• Sent to Brazil, Bulgaria, and Denmark.
• Cheered when Hungarian translation came in after just a couple days of asking.
• Sent to 7 more countries.
• Sent to the rest of the countries.
• Responded to a few inquiries.
• Tracked sending and responding on spreadsheet.
• Responded to dozen of offers from Mensa Poland members.

AML But as Plain Ol' Robin

• Responded to a few emails about the Volunteerism column.
• Began working on November ChiMe.
• Jumped in to help with the virtual LDW session about communications.
• Shared links to google doc of things I was working on as Comm Officer.
• Finished and uploaded Nov ChiMe.
• Sent L info about how to sign up for Workplace for her Bulletin column.

Strategic Planning Committee

• Contributed lengthy input regarding AMC’s fall planning day agenda.

National Awards Committee

• Checked in a few times regarding when the NO will mail the awards (it’s been two months)