"Darlin', my October has been busy since August!

October 2025

• Zoom w A re IT costs and planning.
• Reviewed organagram and sent changes to be made to A.
• Asked E to look over a spreadsheet for safety.
• Responded to ExComm concern regarding inaccuracy in my annual report.
• Zoom w A re IBD and IMD planning.
• Asked Monday for advice about file names.
• Zoom w A re IMD presentation planning.
• Shared with ExComm info from Foundation re international scholarship funding.
• Drafted message to IBD re new CRM information.
• Sent update to IBD/NM Chairs re CRM report.
• Zoom w A re agenda planning.
• Looked for and listed all 2024 IBD motions.
• Notified entrants to the 80th Anniversary Logo competition that they didn’t win.
• Responded to a NM Chair re CRM issue.
• Judged PhotoCup.
• Adjusted a surname on the agenda.
• Reset TikTok password and shared with LN.
• Sought ExComm advice re messaging to NM chairs.
• Posted formal statement to NM Chairs re status of JCA and data uploading requirements.
• Zoom w A re IBD planning.
• Prepped agenda for Oct ExComm meeting.
• Zoom meeting with MIDB teams.
• Zoom w DPO re presentation.
• Zoom w A re IBD agenda and motion prep.
• Cheered at announcement of approval of the Adaptive Test.
• Proposed funding extra coffees and lunches for non-invitee presenters.
• Emailed DPO re her two presentations.
• Worked on agenda for ExComm meeting.
• Worked on IBD agenda.
• Zoom w A re agenda fine tuning.
• Discussed topics with Ombudsman.
• Responded to perpetually disgruntled member re Facebook moderation.
• Responded to ICO re collaboration opportunity.
• Zoom w A re IBD prep.
• Discussed with ExComm concerns about potentially disruptive attendees.
• Added 2025 motions to IBD Support Pack.
• Informed IBD delegates about how the Motion Market will work this year.
• Corresponded with Brazil Chair re presentations.
• Corresponded w KK presentation order and concerns.
• Sent agenda linked schedule to all invitees and presenters.
• Sent DOO email addresses of extra IBD meeting people.
• Responded to Korea Chair re legal matter.
• Zoom w A re prepping meeting documents.
• Added GYCs and PhotoCup liaisons into the giant spreadsheet of NM contacts.
• Reviewed IBD Support Pack and sent comments to A.
• Worked on script for meeting.Zoom w A re planning.
• Put expense claim form on the Hub.
• Worked on script for meeting.
• Caught up on emails.
• Researched and wrote long response to several stakeholders re trademark infringements.
• Zoom w A re IBD preparations.
• Updated IBD spaces w correct info re Austria NatRep.
• Zoom w E re IBD planning.
• Reviewed recent activity on official SoMe accounts.
• Sent request for extra coffee break names to IBD organizer.
• Long phonecall w PH re CRC.
• Attended Mensa Foundation meeting.
• Worked on opening remarks for meeting.
• Zoom w A re IBD planning and prep.
• Corresponded with DoA re IBD prep and agenda concerns.
• Set hidden NM spaces to public so ISC can see the files.
• Added names of expelled members to IBD Confidential.
• Looked into finding forms for trademark authorization.
• Zoom w DoD re IBD prep.
• Zoom w A re NM info spreadsheet plans.
• Zoom w J re trademark topics and IBD prep.
• Polished my script for IBD.
• Reviewed and advised on design for brain teaser cards.
• Prepped script for awards.
• Redirected a couple of Americans who sent things to MI instead of to AML.
• Printed out scripts.
• Went to IBD meeting. Did all the things.
• Attended full day ExComm meeting.
• Spoke at a press interview for German TV.
• Zoom w A re very brief gestalt catchup.
• Sent recording of ExComm meeting to A.
• Shared my calm thoughts re how to work on the unreasonable motion about database.
• Corrected name of an expelled member.
• Added chair of CRC to the ISC space.
• Zoom w S re post IBD catch up.
• Zoom w A re prepping mini minutes and how to handle the last minute database motion.
• Copy/pasted fodder for mini-minutes and sent to A.
• Posted link to the Past Chair’s annual report to the Hub.
• Responded to new SMAC chair re getting started.
• Requested images of awards for posting.
• Clarified unrecorded piece of an IBD motion for mini-minutes.
• Asked Chair of Denmark about a member.
• Sent recording of IBD meeting to A.
• Poked around in email archives for information about testing in Kosovo and discussed with DoD and Treasurer.
• Responded to AML Brand Partnership Director re suspicious Sudoku books on the market.
• Posted confidential Ombudsman’s report to IBD.
• Set up ExComm poll for approving mini-minutes.
• Attended ‘WeeM and met with AML’s ExecDir.
• Zoom w A re updating Bylaws.
• Helped A by identifying all the Bylaw pages needing an update.
• Attended Chicago’s RG HalloweeM.
• Met with new AML ExecDir.
• Participated in “Meet the AMC.”
• Discussed liscening concerns.