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Breakfast in Hospitality (Room Griffin Hall)

06 Jul 18
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Meal

Daily offerings include whole fruit, cereal, yogurt, oatmeal, toast, and eggs. More...

Registration (Room 3rd Floor)

06 Jul 18
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Tracks: Registration

ROOM CHANGE: Morning Wake Up and Warm Up (Room 201/202)

06 Jul 18
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Fitness

Speaker(s): Alison Brown
Start the day with a short program of stretching and limbering and a bit of weight lifting (the weight being your own limbs). Most exercises are pe... More...

Tour: Center For Ray Bradbury Studies and Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (Room Event Center Entrance (1st Floor Conference Center))

06 Jul 18
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Tours

Through a special friendship that Central Indiana Mensa has with Dr Jonathan Eller (Chancellor’s Professor of English and Director of Indiana... More...

Annual Business Meeting (JW Grand Ballroom 3/4)

06 Jul 18
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Mensa

You’re an American Mensan, and you want to know what’s happening with your organization. Come to the ABM and hear reports from the Chairman, Treasu... More...

Debate Room: Would I Want the Olympics/Amazon's HQ2 in My Town? (Room 205)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Debate

The good news – lots of construction jobs, increased cash flow throughout the economy, increased tax receipts, and more. The bad news – increased t... More...

Enigmatic Earthworks, Witch-Hunts, and the People from the Dawn: Indigenous History in East-Central Indiana (JW Grand Ballroom 2)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Chris Flook
The Indigenous history of east-central Indiana stretches back thousands of years. From the earthworks and mounds of the pre-contact native groups t... More...

Euchre Tournament (Room 203/204)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Tournament

Speaker(s): Beth Weiss
Do you know your right from your left (bower that is)? Do you know what it means when your opponent bids "Hoyle says next"? This tournament will be... More...

Isolated M Meet-and-Greet (Room 313)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Meet and Greet, SIG

Do you live in the boonies? Wish you lived there? The Isolated M Special Interest Group is a worldwide family with a 43-year history of publishing ... More...

Japanese American Internment in WWII: The Midwest Story (JW Grand Ballroom 1)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Anne Shimomura Moore ; Nancy Nakano Conner
During World War II, approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the west coast, two-thirds of them American citizens, were taken from their... More...

Money, Mayhem, Motive, Murder: You Be the Investigator. Who Killed Kaitlyn Arquette? (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Cookie Bakke ; Kerry Arquette
Kaitlyn Arquette died in 1989 when she was 18. Two bullets ripped into her brain in what Albuquerque police deemed to be a “random drive-by s... More...

On Islam: Muslims and the Media and Why It Matters (JW Grand Ballroom 8)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Rosemary Pennington
The last year has seen an increase in both the number of hate crimes targeting Muslims as well as in the number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the U... More...

Pollyanna SIG Meet-and-Greet (Room 201/202)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Meet and Greet, SIG

Speaker(s): Tony Belarmino
Are you optimistic in the face of problems? Do other people look down on you because of your positive attitude? Are you a firm believer that lookin... More...

ROOM CHANGE: 'A Leaf of Voices,' Civil War Stories Told by Soldiers (Room 209)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Jennifer McSpadden
The author of A Leaf of Voices will discuss the attitudes and experiences in the Civil War from the perspective of the ordinary soldiers. Their per... More...

ROOM CHANGE: The 1% Divorce – Clash of Titans: Manhattan Divorce Lawyer's Behind-the-Scenes Look at Mega-Dollar & Celeb Divorces (and What We Can Learn) (JW Grand Ballroom 9)

06 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Dror Bikel
High-profile divorces fascinate, from Matt Lauer to Hollywood royalty (and dethroned moguls), sports figures, billionaires, and the rest. Veteran M... More...

Lunch in Hospitality (Room Griffin Hall)

06 Jul 18
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Meal

Daily offerings may include soup, salad, side dishes, dessert, and hamburgers, hot dogs, or pizza. More...

Build Your Local Group Website in an Hour (Room 208)

06 Jul 18
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Scott Snider
You read that right: One. Hour. Using a handful of precompiled frameworks and assets, I'll redesign an outdated Local Group website in just an hour... More...

Debate Room: Telemedicine Is Coming, but Should It? (Room 205)

06 Jul 18
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Tracks: Debate

Sky-rocketing medical costs, plummeting availability of physicians and nurses. The obvious solution is to amortize those precious human resources b... More...

How to Get Young Adult Mensans Involved (Room 209)

06 Jul 18
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Henri Buccine-Schraeder ; Timothy Brooks
Interested in getting younger members involved in your Local Group? Are you a younger member interested in getting more involved locally? This is t... More...

Region 3 Meet-and-Greet (Room 313)

06 Jul 18
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet

Join RVC3 John Voymas and other Region 3 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular. More...

Region 8 Meet-and-Greet (Room 314)

06 Jul 18
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet

Speaker(s): Susan Heimlich
Join Susan Heimlich and other Region 8 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and your region in particular. More...

Cribbage Tournament (Room 203/204)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Tournament

Speaker(s): Emily Taylor
Two-player games and a three-round tournament. Experienced players only due to time constraints. You must be able to count your own points. More...

Debate Room: Daylight Saving Time ... All Year Long or Never? (Room 205)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Debate

Florida’s legislature has moved to adopt Daylight Saving Time all year around; Hawaii and Arizona (except for the Navajo Nation’s lands) do without... More...

Handling Difficult People and Situations (Room 209)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Ed Becker Ph.D. ; Jean Becker Ph.D.
When you agreed to serve as an officer, you probably did not think you would have to be a therapist. We’ll discuss different types of difficult peo... More...

Intertel Meet-and-Greet (Room 201/202)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet, SIG

Intertel is a high-IQ society for those who have scored at or above the 99th percentile on a standardized IQ test. Intertel nurtures a sense of cam... More...

Region 10 Meet-and-Greet (Room 313)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet

Join RVC10 Thomas Thomas and other Region 10 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular. More...

Region 4 Meet-and-Greet (JW Grand Ballroom 5)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet

Join RVC4 Jon Gruebele and other Region 4 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular. More...

Second Annual Battle of the SIGs: The Monumentally Mindbending! Hoosier Triathlon (JW Grand Ballroom 3/4)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Entertainment, SIG

Indianapolis is the Amateur Sports Capital of the World, home to the NCAA, and host to many Olympic and other national sports qualifying trials eac... More...

Serving on a National Committee (Room 208)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Jason Seiler ; Shirley Meine
At any given time, there are between 25 and 30 committees doing work for the AMC. They can be standing, ad hoc, action, advisory, empowered, etc. E... More...

Super Earths, Ribbon Worlds, and Life in the Universe (JW Grand Ballroom 9)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Tom Steiman-Cameron
Are we alone? This question is as old as humanity. Amazingly, its answer may now be within reach! We currently know of more than 3,000 confirmed pl... More...

Tesla: Tales of an Eccentric Genius (JW Grand Ballroom 1)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Richard Gunderman
Nikola Tesla powerfully shaped the world in which we live today. Yet Tesla's own story is unknown and misunderstood by many. In this presentation, ... More...

The Dark Side of Progress: Indiana in the Age of Eugenics (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Jason Lantzer Ph. D.
The Progressive era is often cited as a time of unparalleled professional and scientific reform in the United States, all at a time in which the na... More...

The Spread of Misinformation in Social Media (JW Grand Ballroom 8)

06 Jul 18
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Filippo Menczer Ph. D.
As social media become major channels for the diffusion of news and information, they are also increasingly attractive and targeted for abuse and m... More...

A View of Russia by an American Doing Business There (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Russell Waters
Waters begins with a rapid-fire overview of Russia, including the history, geography, people, and politics – and a plethora of pictures. A contrast... More...

Debate Room: You Want That Chicken Original Recipe or CRISPR? (Room 205)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Debate

Citrus greening is a new disease now threatening citrus growers across the country. Related blights jeopardize other crops like bananas, tomatoes a... More...

Exploring the Wonders of the Universe with Link Observatory Space Science Institute (JW Grand Ballroom 8)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Greg McCauley ; Kurt Williams
For decades, we have been sending rockets, satellites, and people into space to learn about our own planet as well as what lies beyond. As a result... More...

Immigration: A Solution in Search of a Problem (JW Grand Ballroom 1)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Joseph Zoric
I will provide data and slides to support the thesis that immigrants have a positive effect on the U.S. economy. More...

Mensa Connect 101 (Room 208)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Billie Lee ; Timothy Brooks
Mensa Connect, the newest communication platform available to members, is now open to local groups. We will cover the basics of being a community a... More...

Region 1 Meet-and-Greet (Room 314)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet

Join RVC1 Ian Strock and other Region 1 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular. More...

Region 5 Meet-and-Greet (Room 313)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet

Join RVC5 Baker Ring and other Region 5 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular. More...

Remembering the Potawatomi Trail of Death (JW Grand Ballroom 2)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Shirley Willard ; Tracy Locke
In the fall of 1838, the U.S. government ordered the forcible removal of 859 members of the Potawatomi Indian nation from northern Indiana to easte... More...

Songwriters Circle (Room 201/202)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Penelope Salinger
Songwriters and those who love music: Come join us for a song circle of original musical compositions! Singing around the campfire and providing ho... More...

The Playful Path (JW Grand Ballroom 9)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Stephen Conway
I have a deep and abiding passion for games and the importance of play as a lifelong pursuit. Fun isn't something we outgrow. It's a vital ... More...

The U.S.S. Indianapolis: A Survivor's Tale of the Atom Bomb and Surviving the Worst Disaster in the History of the U.S. Navy (JW Grand Ballroom 3/4)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Edgar Harrell
Like so many stories surrounding World War II, where fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, Edgar Harrell’s story is a terrifying firsthand... More...

What Is Your Local Group Spending Money On? (Room 209)

06 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Deb Stone
Does your Local Group have too much money? Is such a thing even possible? Come hear several national officers and former LocSecs discuss ways to us... More...

Carnelli Tournament (Room 203/204)

06 Jul 18
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Tournament

Speaker(s): Colleen Baltis
Carnelli is a fast, fun game of title association, where the circle of players must link titles by a common word (Black Beauty and Paint It Black) ... More...

CANCELLED: L'ChaiM! Concert (Room 201/202)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Entertainment, Religious, SIG

Speaker(s): Rick Magnus

Friends of Bill W (Room 314)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet

For Mensans and guests who are actively practicing any 12-step program. This is a non-hosted, informal program, not for observers or the curious, p... More...

From Book Publisher to Game Publisher in Less Than Three Years (JW Grand Ballroom 1)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Jenny Copeland
How does a writer share works/stories in the new, mainly self-published publishing world? Find out how one Mensan took her screenplays and created ... More...

Kit and Catalog Housing in Indiana (JW Grand Ballroom 9)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Paul Diebold
America faced a housing crisis of remarkable proportions in the decades leading up to World War II. Builders, architects, federal and state officia... More...

'Naneek': Combat Veteran Tim Keenan's Return to Vietnam After 47 Years to Meet His “Enemy” and the Resulting Award-winning Documentary Film (JW Grand Ballroom 8)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Tim Keenan
After suffering from PTSD for 47 years, combat veteran Tim Keenan returns to remote Hill 1338 near Dakto, Vietnam, the scene of a battle that chang... More...

Spend Less, See More: Strategies for Creating Dream Vacations in All Price Ranges (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Pauline Frommer
Accommodations, airfares, tours, car rentals, cruises – the truth is there are no set prices for any of these items. Pauline Frommer, editori... More...

Updates Are in SIGHT (Room 208)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Bill Zigo
SIGHT – the Service of Information, Guidance, and Hospitality to Travelers program – has been an integral part of Mensa for decades. Be... More...

Volunteer Appreciation Round Table (Room 209)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: LDW

Speaker(s): Desiree Elliott
Volunteers: while the lifeblood of every group, they are sometimes hard to find and definitely sometimes hard to keep! What does your Local Group d... More...

Weird Science (JW Grand Ballroom 3/4)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Robert Pyatt
Weird Science is part stand-up comedy, part journal club, and part citizen science project. To promote critical thinking skills, Dr. Robert Pyatt w... More...

When Ghosts Talk: 'War Cries: Unheard Voices, Unmarked Graves' (JW Grand Ballroom 2)

06 Jul 18
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Kerry Arquette
More than 70 years after the end of World War II, author Kerry Arquette sat down at her computer, closed her eyes, and waited ... and the voices ca... More...

Documentary Film: 'Like Birds in a Wind Storm' (JW Grand Ballroom 2)

06 Jul 18
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Shirley Willard ; Tracy Locke
In the fall of 1838, the U.S. government ordered the forcible removal of 859 members of the Potawatomi Indian nation from northern Indiana to easte... More...

Getting from Science Fiction to Useful Science and Technology (JW Grand Ballroom 8)

06 Jul 18
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Frank Dolinar
Science fiction authors do not generally craft stories as predictors of the future. It may turn out that science fiction readers trained in the sci... More...

L'ChaiM! (Room 201/202)

06 Jul 18
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet, Religious, SIG

Speaker(s): Rick Magnus
Sabbath service and more. More...

Learn to Play Dominion (Room 203/204)

06 Jul 18
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Tracks: Tournament

Speaker(s): Robert Goldsmith Ph.D.
Learn to play Dominion ahead of the upcoming tournament. More...

Principles of Electromagnetic Pulse Protection (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Mike McInerney
Modern electronic equipment is especially sensitive to electromagnetic (EM) pulses. Sources of EM pulses can be natural or manmade. Lightning and s... More...

Dominion Tournament (Room 203/204)

06 Jul 18
6:30 PM - 9:45 PM

Tracks: Tournament

Speaker(s): Robert Goldsmith Ph.D.
In Dominion, you are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small pleasant kingdom. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and... More...

Gala Banquet and Speaker (JW Grand Ballroom 5)

06 Jul 18
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Tracks: Meal

Be prepared to be led on an amazing multimedia journey by an Indianapolis native of considerable and varied talents. Medical doctor, electrical eng... More...

Amateur Radio (hamSIG) Meet-and-Greet (Room 201/202)

06 Jul 18
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet, SIG

Speaker(s): Terry Boyle
Learn about Amateur (Ham) Radio. More...

For Those Who Bleed: Menstrual Inequity Around the World (JW Grand Ballroom 2)

06 Jul 18
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Manju Bangalore
In some countries, three out of five menstruating individuals don’t finish high school due to a lack of access to products. Menstrual inequity is o... More...

Millennial Time Machine Project (JW Grand Ballroom 1)

06 Jul 18
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Philip Heller
Greetings, Millennial fighter. You have been recruited by the Millennial League to defend the Frontier of Humanity by defeating Emperor Encke and t... More...

The Art of Being Fancy (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Tommy Galanis
Are you devastatingly dapper? Exquisitely elegant? Then join us for a lively discussion on the fabulous foray into feeling fancy. Learn the many wa... More...

The Werewolves of the Indianapolis AG (Room 2nd Floor Prefunction (Adjacent to 206))

06 Jul 18
7:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Tracks: Games

By night, werewolves kill off villagers. By day, enraged villagers kill off suspected werewolves. But sometimes they mistakenly kill off innocent v... More...

Hypnosis Stage Show (JW Grand Ballroom 3/4)

06 Jul 18
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Tracks: Entertainment

Speaker(s): Millicent Bliesener
Hypnosis time! Audience volunteers will go into hypnosis, star in an incredible show, and wake up feeling refreshed and confident. (But will they r... More...

BDSMensans: Smart Kinksters (JW Grand Ballroom 1)

06 Jul 18
9:00 PM - 10:15 PM

Tracks: Meet and Greet, SIG

Speaker(s): Robert Salkin
(This is an adults-only program.) What's hotter than someone who shares your kink? Someone who shares your kink and can hold an intellectual conver... More...

CANCELLED: Word Power: English from Its Latin and Greek Roots (JW Grand Ballroom 8)

06 Jul 18
9:00 PM - 10:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Jim Ancmon
English words are not something to be studied in isolation, but they are related in certain ways to the other languages of the world. We will exami... More...

'Carmina Burana' Sing-Along (JW Grand Ballroom 10)

06 Jul 18
9:00 PM - 10:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Dave Cahn
An annual tradition! Sing along with (or just listen to) a recording of the bawdy, lustful songs of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. You don&rsquo... More...

Exploring the Tarot: Deepening Roots (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
9:00 PM - 10:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Kelly Galanis
Discover more about yourself with an intuitive Tarot reading! Kelly and Tom Galanis have advised individuals using the Tarot for several years and ... More...

TIME CHANGE: Humor, Laughter and Joke Telling (JW Grand Ballroom 8)

06 Jul 18
9:00 PM - 10:15 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Pete Antoniak
This will be a discussion of why we laugh and what we have laughed at over time. The presenter will break down humor by type. Such things as perenn... More...

On the Classification of Paraphilias (JW Grand Ballroom 9)

06 Jul 18
9:30 PM - 10:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Victoria Hartmann Ph.D., M.P.H.
(This is an adults-only program.) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the standard text used by clinicians and resea... More...

Dance the Night Away (JW Grand Ballroom 5)

06 Jul 18
10:00 PM - 11:59 PM

Tracks: Entertainment

Speaker(s): Henri Buccine-Schraeder
Decadence and mystery awaits you at the Masquerade Ball! Tonight, you are whatever you want to be, an unknown reveler in a sea of wonder and imagin... More...

Encore Tournament (Room 203/204)

06 Jul 18
10:00 PM - 11:45 PM

Tracks: Tournament

Speaker(s): De Freshwater
Encore – teams of four (plus a spare if still in high school). A word is given. The challenge is to sing eight consecutive words of a song containi... More...

Charades (JW Grand Ballroom 10)

06 Jul 18
10:30 PM - 11:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Dave Cahn
Another annual tradition! Our non-competitive format is fun for newcomers and experienced players alike. Act out titles, quotations, gag sayings, p... More...

Dag Hammarskjöld Music Drama (JW Grand Ballroom 2)

06 Jul 18
10:30 PM - 11:45 PM

Tracks: Speaker

Speaker(s): Paul Kirby
There will be a showing of a video of the Oct. 22, 2017, production of The Night of the Secretary-General, a music drama based on Markings by Dag H... More...

Name That Movie (JW Grand Ballroom 7)

06 Jul 18
10:30 PM - 11:45 PM

Tracks: Tournament

Speaker(s): Geri Neemidge ; John Neemidge
Name That Movie consists of short clips from about 40 movies. Each movie clip represents one or more themes. We ask that you identify each movie an... More...