MI News Team
- Sent draft of Focus on Austria article to new chair there.
- Prepped some posts.
- Notified B and T about having to resign as Chair on July 1.
- Created and queued up a couple weeks’ worth of posts to keep things going after I take office.
Director of Administration
- Long zoom w A about many topics, most significantly how to approach preparing for advertising vol openings.
- Prepared massive spreadsheet of all volunteers, job descriptions, etc.
- Started researching who is in charge of MI’s Facebook group and page and what the appointment process is.
- Zoom w T and B regarding the Facebook Page and general social media needs and issues.
- Drafted ideas regarding ICO position and how that relates to social media.
- Checked in with T re next pre-excomm zoom meeting and topics.
- Set up next informal incoming ExComm zoom.
- Began drafting changes to application form.
- Zoom w A about appointments process and tasks.
- Responded to a member’s displeasure about a “like” from “Mensa International” on the MI Facebook Page.
- Zoom w incoming ExComm about things we need to ponder or get going on.
- Zoom w A regarding appointments preparations.
- Sent incoming ExComm the list of appointees/committees needing liaisons.
- More discussion with Ashley to finalize appointment list and descriptions.
- Zoom w A re growing to do list.
- Facilitated discussion with A, Bo, and Molly (GY Staff at AML) about research and collaboration with outside organizations.
- Zoom w E.
- Worked on organizing tasks associated with the WP transition.
- Prepped expense form for trip to Bucharest.
- When the treasurer balked, I researched and explained in great detail why UA is actually cheaper than KLM.
- Call w Bjorn about SMAC, travel, etc.
- Zoom w A.
- Zoom w E about choosing ExComm liaisons.
- Drafted From the ExComm column for September MWJ.
- Commented on discussion of new Standing Orders motion.
- Asked M about what I need to do regarding messaging/forms for NMs and appointees’ annual reports.
- Made clear notes about agenda items for ExComm meeting to be shared with T in Kansas City.
- Facilitated clarifying ExComm Liaision assignments.
- Finalized and sent September From the ExComm column.
- Hours studying information about CRM issues.
- Zoom w A about appointment applications.
- Discussed motions about standing orders with NM chair.
- Began drafting introduction message to go at the top of role descriptions.
- Figured out and informed A of application deadline.
- Zoom w S about possible collaboration on a motion about the International Ombudsman.
- Investigate pieces of a mystery regarding Mensa-branded apps and sent findings to DoD.
- Drafted a white paper about how to communicate with all members.
- Corresponded with J about budget topics.
- Discussed white paper w A.
- Drafted a plan to handle the immediate problem of notifying as many members as possible about volunteer openings and applications.
- Corresponded with L about volunteerism topics.
- Emailed M and ExComm regarding sending the newsletter this month.
- Suggested edits on Ombudsman motion to S.
- Advised A about handling a member’s many concerns about events listings.
- Zoom w J about budgeting and finance issues.
- Zoom w E re tech topics to be covered in handover meeting.
- Cleaned up google doc of meeting topics brainstorming and shared with ExComm.
- Reviewed and made suggestions for updates to Welcome Letter.
- 4-hour zoom w B, E, and A re IBD meeting voting tool, Hub policy, Ticketing system.
- Added several things to the growing list of topics for the ExComm to handle.
Workplace Transition Team
- Contributed to discussions on policy and community architecture.
- Created ~50 coordinated consistent thumbnail logos.
- Set up, populated, and explained purposes of a sandbox for Admins and Moderators.
- Zoom w WP transition team.
- Worked on Hub policy.
- Worked on second draft of policy.
- Worked on third draft of policy.
- Finished Hub Policy.
- Approved several dozen sign-ups to Hub.
MI Name & Logo Committee
- Corresponded with chair of Mensa Poland and N&L Comm about logo permissions.
- Nudged comm chair to finalize decision.
- Nudged him again.
- Alerted T & M about another AML item that violates the rules (socks).
- Looked up what contact info I could find for a couple rogue FB groups using the Mensa name.
“Kitten Tasks”
- Responded to many queries about prior evidence for AML admission and other US-specific questions sent to the MI Contacts page.
- Researched contact info to get permission for all the news links on the website.
- Asked Becky for info about AML's RR Comm and GY policies.
- Prepped August From the ExComm column pdf for the website.
- Wrote brief summaries of Hot Topics Sheets 1–4 for website.
- Looked up contact for reprint permission info for many news links on MI website.
AML But as Plain Ol' Robin
- Alerted my RVC about concerns and background regarding a motion on the July AMC agenda.
