Maine Mensa Ex-Comm Meeting February 13, 2010
Maine Mensa Ex-Comm Meeting Saturday, August 2, 2014
Type of meeting: Executive Committee Meeting
The meeting was held at the home of Kevin Tremblay, 220 Chandler Road, Ripley, Maine.
Officers present: Anne Allen (LocSec); Gerald Nessmann (Treasurer); Robert S. Lagos (Acting Editor and Publications Officer); Jim Sloan (Program Chair); Kathryn Masters (Ombudsman).
Minutes recorded by Robert Lagos
The meeting was called to order at 2:18 pm.
Old Business.
The minutes to the last meeting of June 1, 2014 were approved.
New Business.
New member dinners: Anne brought up that there will again be new member dinners, planned for September. Because National was unable to provide us a new-member list last year, those new members (who were new within the last two years) who could not make it will be invited again this year. Jim offered to act as the host for those in the southern Maine part, and Anne will act as the host for members in the northern part, which includes the Bangor area and north of Bangor.
Proctoring: Anne went to the talk at the Boston AG on proctoring. Due to the tightened rules, now, there only exist 274 proctors in the 130 Mensa groups nationally. To maintain proctorship, it is necessary to test at least once within a 2 year period. Otherwise, it is necessary to go through the training process all over again. A rule which will be more rigorously enforced is that the test cannot be discussed with anyone who has not yet taken it. Becoming a proctor is easier now because it is possible to take a webinar course. Maine Mensa also gets a $25 bonus from National if we have one test within the month.
Local group award: Maine Mensa won the Emerald award for Group Size IV, 100 to 199 members. Points are awarded for different activities, events, testing, member retention, and reports, among other things. Kat Masters volunteered to keep track of our points this year to maximize our award for next year.
Mind Games 2016: Anne is looking to submit a bidding packet to have Mind Games in Portland in 2016. She has been looking into different hotels for Mind Games 2016 in Portland. The Westin Hotel, which is a luxury hotel, is a good prospect, at $129/night. Other possibilities are still being weighed.
A Mind Games Committee was formed. Anne offered to chair. Steve Weinreich offered to be in the committee. Sue will also be on the committee. Jim and Kat would like participatory roles as active members of the Portland area and game enthusiasts. Kat will act as a "creative consultant". Gerald offered to act as a treasurer. Robert will solicit event attendance. Anne will also talk to Kavi Montanaro, in regards to his participation since he attended Mind Games in 2014 in Austin TX. The bid will be submitted in the fall. A motion was made to accept the above plans for forming the committee and submitting the bidding. It was accepted. Anne and Sue plan to go to Mind Games in San Diego in 2015.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:41 pm.
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