March Meeting of the Mensa Foundation

 I attended the two-day planning session & meeting of the Mensa Foundation. What a high-functioning board! I came away inspired and filled with new perspectives and ideas.

Nguyen, Tamesha, me, and Jon.

February is a short month, but I still got plenty done

February 2026

• Drafted proposal to ExComm re staffing.
• Zoom w A re staffing.
• Advised  IBD member re making a secondary motion.
• Initiated ExComm discussion re staffing proposal.
• Explained to IBD their options re 26-01 & 26-02, including templates of possible motions for someone to make.
• Zoom w A re adding/removing members on the Hub, motions process, and staffing.
• Prepped for meeting with Foundation ExecDir.
• Posted IBD minutes to Hub and FB group.
• Reminded ExComm re officer reports, agenda, and staffing discussion.
• Initiated ExComm discussion re sanctioned member serving in a MI position.
• Investigated mensainternational.com.
• Zoom w ExecDir of Mensa Foundation.
• Zoom w A re 26-01 & 02.
• Zoom w a few IBD member re motions 26-01 & 02.
• Zoom w A re ballot prep.
• Sent updated raw survey responses to SMAC.
• Discussed volunteerism issues with ExComm.
• Responded to inquiry regarding a researcher wanting to be given use of Mensa’s intelligence tests.
• Wrote long email to MI trademark attorney re Indonesia, Korea, and the MyIQ test online.
• Updated Korean chair on progress.
• Worked on prepping many motions and polishing agenda for ExComm meeting in Madrid
• Sent reminders to ExComm re reports, agenda, and staffing proposal.
• Nudged ExComm re planning Madrid dinner w locals.
• Zoom w A re legal matters.
• Responded to J&A re expense for Korea documents.
• Advised NM chair re logo design issues.
• Created permanent Hub page in ExComm space for MWJ column assignments.
• Scheduled Zoom on-boarding call for UK NatRep.
• Zoom w A re reports, Korea, & social media.
• Wrote long Chairman’s report for ExComm.
• Sent documents to Korea for review and approval before Mi spends money to get them all notarized and mailed.
• Nudged ExComm re staffing decisions.
• Informed a member from Germany re her status as a Facebook moderator.
• Responded to several topics with MI’s trademark attorney.
• Scheduled zoom calls with MI lawyers re database topics.
• Zoom w A re reports and staffing.
• Zoom w JS re onboarding.
• Zoom w A re tasks for the coming week.
• Reviewed and made suggestions for the giant NM Info spreadsheets.
• Responded to a member asking about the Community Events Committee.
• Zoom w A re GYC and prep for meetings.
• Zoom w A re staffing proposal.
• Nudged ExComm and shared additional  thoughts re staffing decisions.
• Zoom w DoD, DPO, and attorneys to review and polish contracts and agreements w GWS.
• Discussed staffing issues and options with a fe ExComm members.
• Zoom w A re review of yesterday’s meeting with lawyers and Madrid planning.
• Responded helpfully to a few LinkedIn messages.
• Checked X for replies that need attention and tried to check Bluesky, but couldn’t get in.
• Reviewed video, song, and materials from AT for the 80th anniversary and provided feedback.
• Presented a compromise course of action to ExComm re staffing.
• Responded yet again to member in China wanting me to issue a formal statement that he disagreed with an ExComm decision.
• Helped editor for Switzerland with Hub organization  issue.
• Prepared page covering current trademark issues for ExComm Hub space.
• Zoom w A re preparations for Madrid meeting.
• Zoom w SMAC to review their report from their survey.
• Zoom w AML & BML re MOU and licensing topics and planning.
• Participated in ExComm meeting in Madrid.
• Prepped formal start for motions to amend motions 26-01 & 02.
• Zoom w A re action points and other follow-up from Madrid meeting.
• Updated proxy for Argentina in Hub spaces.
• Zoom w A re motion formalities and GY topics.
• Sent request to N&LComm re video.
• Updated list of expelled/sanctioned members from Korea.
• Zoom w E&A re database nuances.
• Guided 26-01 & 02 process.
• Zoom w S re issues in a NM
• Zoom w A re insurance concerns.
• Responded to a few inquiries on MI’s LinkedIn.
• Zoom w Mensa Foundation Pres and ED re reaching out to other international Mensa foundations.
• Discussed bubbling issue of BML compliance with CRC Chair.
• Responded to a sanctioned member in Germany regarding serving as an international volunteer.
• Zoom w A re ExComm action points.