December 2025

All month, I felt like I was coasting and being a bit lazy. But when I look at my list, I guess I still did a few things:

• Zoom w A re catch up.
• Zoom w AT re contract.
• Sent A link to draft of message to IBD re 25-42.
• Zoom w A re catch up
• Responded to lawyer’s comments on contract w S. Korea.
• Updated Hub listing of ExComm liaisons.
• Advised KR on making a motion to amend 25-43.
• Provided more info about the Norway IQ test situation to MI’s trademark lawyer.
• Zoom w GS, E, ME, and A re database.
• Sent NM chairs instructions for setting up 2026 magazine folders on the Hub.
• Zoom w A & AT re social media and website topics.
• Sent check-in messages to LN.
• Recorded anniversary message for B&H.
• Worked on contract for AT.
• Zoom w A re several topics.Zoom w A re database.
• Revised and finalized wording of message to IBD re 25-42.
• Reviewed updated designs for branded cards.
• Zoom w A re ongoing concerns.
• Zoom w S re database concerns.
• Sent summary of progress on 25-42 to IBD.
• Zoom w A re database and contract topics.
• Zoom w E re database steps and Cyprus issues.
• Wrote, made graphic, and posted on Mensa News, FB, and LinkedIn for International Volunteer Day.
• Reviewed GWS contract and shared comments with A & E.
• Filled out European Commission Request for Information.
• Responded to IBD discussion regarding progress on 25-42.
• Zoom w A & E re database progress and steps.
• Zoom w A re contracts.
• Zoom w GWS and others re database and website priorities and options.
• Wrote six pages of answers to interview questions from Mensa Slovakia.
• Zoom w A re to do list.
• Resent recording of DoA's discussion meeting to A for transcribing.
• Dug out and reviewed languishing licensing proposals and contracts in prep for meeting.
• Zoom w ExecDir of BML and AML re licensing and sharing information.
• Sent email to ExCmm re 25-42 timeline realities.
• Moved along secondary motion to amend 25-43.
• Approved Treasurer’s IBD travel reimbursement.
• Posted ExComm 10-23-2025 minutes to Hub.
• Nudged MI lawyer re Korean trademark agreement.
• Nudged DoD and DoA to respond to IVNC report.
• Prepped introductory explanatory text to go with a motion to amend motion 25-43.
• Phonecall w AML Chair re adaptive testing concerns.
• Reviewed most recent input from MI’s trademark lawyer and forward the latest version of the contract to S. Korea.
• Posted Foundation Speaker session on Hub, FB group, FB page, X, Bluesky, and LinkedIn.
• Responded to S. Korea’s trademark agreement request and forwarded to MI lawyer for input.
• Poked around to try to find out how to claim an unclaimed LinkedIn page names mensa-international-ltd.
• Updated agreement w S. Korea, signed, and sent it.
• Responded to SMAC member on the Hub.
• Zoom catch up w A.
• Zoom w DSNM about to-do items from IBD and ExComm meetings.
• Zoom w A re catch-up.
• Responded to a member’s concerns about an MI appointment.
• Responded to a member’s concerns regarding FB group moderation.
• Initiated contact with new SMAC.
• Nudged IBD to look over motions and discussions on the Hub, including inviting collaborative work on a giant procedures policy.
• Corrected some inaccuracies in a member’s post on the Hub.
• Zoom w A re minutes and IBD messaging.
• Zoom w A & E re database and messaging.
• Reviewed drafts of emails to and from lawyers re database contracts.
• Drafted message to IBD re database update.
• Zoom w A re messaging preparation and refinement.
• Cleared out ~80 spam tickets.
• Cleared out another ~20 spam tickets and responded to a few from Americans.
• Investigated and corresponded with members concerned about a potentially rogue FB group using the Mensa name.
• Zoom—Attended monthly Foundation meeting.
• Zoom w A re IBD messaging and staffing topics.
• Finalized and posted long detailed message to IBD re progress on 25-42.
• Researched some Madrid hotels.
• Great Zoom w new SMAC.
• Responded to LN re Discord platform request.
• Responded to Mensa France’s concerns and questions regarding member data.
• Followed up re status of agreement with Mensa Korea.
• Prepped 25-43 as amended to go out to IBD just after Christmas.
• Facilitated getting more documents needed by S. Korea.
• Started prepping motions for constitutional changes.
• Zoom w A re catch up.
• Helped A and E sort out various mensa domains we need to renew, let go,  or keep track of.
• Worked on prepping Constitutional motions and figuring out the step-by-step process.
• Dug through old emails looking for early discussions re Vietnam.
• More work polishing motions for constitutional changes.
• Asked IBD if there are other constitutional changes that we should get to work on.
• Responded to Chair of B&H re 20th Anniversary.
• Suggested to ExComm that we don’t need to meet in Jan and  listed topics that we can handle on the Hub.
• Moved a friendly amendment to 25-43 along & suggested an alternative process to postpone and revise.