May 2026

What I did for Mensa during May, 2026

• Nudged legal advisors re drafting a careful response to someone.
• Participated in ExComm Async meeting.
• Zoom w A re messaging, database, and  motion planning.
• Forwarded constitutional ref ballots from the past to A.
• With legal advice, refined an email re DIM status.
• Informed ExComm of my decision re handling an expelled member.
• Initiated decision-making for CBC appointments.
• Worked with PF to reset perm calendar of ExComm annual tasks.
• Zoom w A mostly mutual ranting about frustrations and challenges, but some task prioritizing and planning.
• Posted corrections to misinformation on Mensa Connect.
• Zoom w GSD re planning and priorities.
• Looked for and forwarded to A info on how last term’s IEC did things.
• Worked on Strategic Planning.
• Plotted out calendar for motions 10–18.
• Zoom w A re planning.
• Worked on clarifying staffing division.
• Notified chair of Germany re a request for DIM status.
• Directed DoO to initiate 26-10 on Wednesday.
• Responded to disgruntled parent demanding a refund she’d paid to AML for review of PE.
• Put up poll  for approval of April 26 minutes.
• Initiated discussion with ExComm re HK charity’s objectives.
• Responded to quest from an ex-member.
• Reviewed SMAC’s plans for working with the IVNC.
• Drafted statement for Singapore re database.
• Alerted NP about the incipient HK Foundation.
• Passed social media fodder re Foundation to AT.
• Zoom w A re motions and committees.
• Zoom w A re ballot drafting.
• Drafted additional response to Singapore re database.
• Responded to chair of India re adding members to the  Hub manually.
• Nudged wrap-up of Async meeting.
• More ExComm discussion re strat plan.
• Agreed to “meet” w new Swedish board via Zoom.
• Answered interview questions from Serbia for their magazine.
• Re-ignited discussion re staffing with ExComm.
• Manually added 8 members from India to the Hub.
• Posted notice of Apr 26 minutes on Hub and FB group.
• Zoom w J strategic planning concepts.
• Commented on draft of Async minutes.
• Many hours organizing brain dump re Strategic Planning.
• Directed 26-11, 12, & 13 to go out.
• Zoom w A re motions to go out, database progress and frustrations, and general planning.
• Caught up on ExComm voting record.
• Zoom w A re database meeting prep.
• Sent UserSupport questions re access for members from India.
• Responded to member offering to create a game for a Mensa app.
• Zoom w AML Chair re mutual concerns.
• Zoom w A & AT re website.
• Scheduled zoom interview with José.
• Zoom w A re standardizing remits’ formatting.
• Zoom w attorneys and GWS re DPA and Service Agreement negotiations.
• Kept discussion re invitees to IBD going w ExComm.
• Sent invitations  to the four invitees.
• Responded to Chair of MHK re their foundation’s use of the MI trademarks.
• Initiated formation of a HP for a DIM request from Germany.
• Zoom w A re CV downloads.
• Responded to questions from MI’s trademark attorney regarding outstanding issues in Indonesia and HK.
• Drafted and refined a DCS job description and shared with ExComm.
• Passed Mensa Foundation event info to VS and AT for posting to MI’s social media.
• Manually added another batch of members from India to the Hub.
• Drafted letter authorizing MHK Foundation to use the Mensa trademarks.
• Zoom w A re constitutional ref timelines and concerns about deadlines and costs.
• Drafted message to ExComm re referendum timeline.
• Corresponded with User Support re Indian members’ login challenges.
• Corresponded w trademark attorney re registration of marks in Australia.
• Zoom w A re messaging.
• Sent email to ExComm re constitutional referendum timing.
• Briefly attended first meeting of newly elected board in Mensa Sweden.
• Prepped and posted motion to ExComm re constitutional referendum timing.
• Further discussed options with User Support for manually adding members to the website.
• Worked on DCS description a bit more.
• Zoom w A re data legalities and general project priorities.
• Nudged ExComm re referendum recommendation.
• Updated list of expelled members.
• Drafted motion and prepped voting poll for ExComm approval of MHKF.
• Lots and lots of discussion w ExComm on the referendum recommendation.
• Posted Constit Ref next steps to IBD along with data for decision-making.
• Discussed topics with Italy NatRep.
• Added more numeric info to the discussion re DCS salary..
• Nudged ExComm on motion re MHKF.
• Hours of discussion with ExComm re finances.
• Zoom meeting of  the Mensa Foundation.
• Zoom w A re to do lists and getting caught up on messaging schedules.
• Explained to AML’s IT staff about the Drupal security update.
• Tended to a dozen tickets.
• Clarified to trademark attorney that the planned unification of the trademarks never happened and will not for the foreseeable future.
• Asked for clarification regarding HKMF needs.
• Kept ExComm discussion re staffing going.
• Zoom (3 hours) interview for Mensa Spain magazine.
• Finalized letter re MHKF.
• Forwarded March 27 email re MICF to M because he never replied.
• More discussion w ExComm re staffing.
• Advised AML Chair re N&L question.
• Zoom w A re catch up and planning.
• Researched and wrote long explanatory post re recent FB outrage over a banning.
• Searched for IEC information from the 2024 election.
• Put up voting poll for approval of ExComm Async minutes.
• Hours of monitoring and responding to FB thread regarding moderation.
• Drafted new version of job description for a CSM and shared w ExComm.
• Updated ExComm Voting Record spreadsheet.
• Clarified for A next set of motions to go out.
• Continued to monitor FB drama.
• Checked in with an ExComm member needing encouragement.
• Initiated activity in Awards Committee.
• Dug in old emails to find when I told NMs to put their magazines on the Hub, not the website.
• Created list for IS of all Mensa India members currently on the Hub.
• Resolved mystery non-approvals of some social media topics.
• Reviewed draft IBD Manual.
• Added information to the SSOT.
• Checked in w DoA re appointment applications and announcements.
• Closed out two ExComm motions re minutes and initiating Acts Inimical.
• Updated ExComm voting record.
• Responded to questions from MHK re setting up their foundation.