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Crunchy Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
04 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Speaker(s):
Griffin Smith ; Melody Smith
What does it mean to be crunchy? Examples include growing your own food, recycling, walking barefoot, baby-wearing, eating vegetarian, home birth, ...
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GenX Meet-and-Greet
(
JW Grand Ballroom 8
)
04 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Tracey Guice
Come mingle with your fellow GenXers while we play obligatory get-to-know-you games and give you a preview of all the exciting things the GenX SIG ...
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Redhead Mensans: 2 Percent of the 2 Percent
(
Room
201/202
)
04 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Speaker(s):
Robert Salkin
Come meet fellow redheaded and ginger-loving geniuses! This event is for those who have, had, or appreciate orange, auburn, strawberry blond, or an...
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Friends of Bill W
(
Room
314
)
04 Jul 18
4:30 PM
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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...
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GenY Meet-and-Greet
(
JW Grand Ballroom 1
)
04 Jul 18
4:30 PM
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5:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Henri Buccine-Schraeder
The GenY SIG is for Mensa members born on or between 1976 and 1996. Come to this session to meet the other “don’t-call-us-millennials&r...
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Firehouse Meet-and-Greet
(
JW Grand Ballroom 1
)
04 Jul 18
6:00 PM
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7:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Seventh American Mensa Firehouse Bash (AMFB). To flame, or be flamed? That is the question! Whether you’re right or left, American or non, yo...
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KnitSIG Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
04 Jul 18
7:30 PM
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8:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Zarya Steele
Home of wayward knitters and other yarn crafters.
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HELL's M's Prequel
(
JW Grand Ballroom 1
)
04 Jul 18
9:00 PM
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10:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Beth Weiss
Let's get the party started with the party SIG! It's a great time to greet friends, make new friends, get your HELL's M's sticker, and renew your m...
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Evangelical Christianity Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
05 Jul 18
9:00 AM
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10:15 AM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Larry Paarmann
This is a time for current members of the SIG to meet and greet and get acquainted, and for prospective members to see what we are about. Everyone ...
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Clergy SIG Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
05 Jul 18
10:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Tony Belarmino
Are you clergy or family of clergy and have heard about our SIG and didn’t know if it was for you? This is a good chance to meet other clergy of va...
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Triple Nine Society Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
313
)
05 Jul 18
10:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Speaker(s):
Bryan Lundgren
Triple Nine Society is like Mensa on steroids. It's for people scoring at or above the 99.9th percentile on selected intelligence tests. Founde...
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EPGSIG Meet-and-Greet
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Room
201/202
)
05 Jul 18
12:00 PM
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1:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Josh Heinzl
Hang out with other Especially and Profoundly Gifted individuals: IQs 160+ and 180+. One in 52 humans qualify for Mensa – top 2 percent. One in 31,...
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Friends of Bill W
(
Room
314
)
05 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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2:45 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...
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M-Available Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
05 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Greg Holcombe
This will be a semi-structured meet-and-greet. A brief introduction, including information about the M-Available SIG, will be followed by unstructu...
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Needles and Threads Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
05 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Tiffany Everett
A home for all crafters. A time for all of us to show and tell and maybe learn a new craft or two.
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SIGHT Coordinators Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
314
)
05 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
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Gen-M Boom Plus SIG Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
05 Jul 18
4:30 PM
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5:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Barb Holstein
Open to Mensans worldwide born in 1964 or earlier, the semi-official end of the baby boomer era. We were one of the most dynamic generations ever, ...
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Proctor and Testing Coordinator Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
313
)
05 Jul 18
4:30 PM
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5:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Open to all Proctors, Proctors-in-Training, and Testing Coordinators. This session is to discuss some of the ins and outs of the testing program an...
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HELL's M's Meet-and-Greet
(
JW Grand Ballroom 8
)
05 Jul 18
6:00 PM
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7:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Beth Weiss
Wonder why all these people are wearing black shirts with an attack owl on them? Do you have one (or more) and want another? Are you interested in ...
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Intelligent Quilters Meet-and-Greet
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Room
201/202
)
05 Jul 18
7:30 PM
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8:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Margaret Rose
Meet some of our IQ members and enjoy a show-and-tell. All quilters are welcome.
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Isolated M Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
313
)
06 Jul 18
10:30 AM
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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 ...
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Pollyanna SIG Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
06 Jul 18
10:30 AM
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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...
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Region 3 Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
313
)
06 Jul 18
12:00 PM
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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.
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Region 8 Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
314
)
06 Jul 18
12:00 PM
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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.
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Intertel Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
06 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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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...
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Region 10 Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
313
)
06 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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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.
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Region 4 Meet-and-Greet
(
JW Grand Ballroom 5
)
06 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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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.
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Region 1 Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
314
)
06 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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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.
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Region 5 Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
313
)
06 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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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.
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Friends of Bill W
(
Room
314
)
06 Jul 18
4:30 PM
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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...
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L'ChaiM!
(
Room
201/202
)
06 Jul 18
6:00 PM
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7:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, Religious, SIG
Speaker(s):
Rick Magnus
Sabbath service and more.
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Amateur Radio (hamSIG) Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
06 Jul 18
7:30 PM
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8:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Terry Boyle
Learn about Amateur (Ham) Radio.
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BDSMensans: Smart Kinksters
(
JW Grand Ballroom 1
)
06 Jul 18
9:00 PM
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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...
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Region 7 Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
314
)
07 Jul 18
10:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Join RVC7 Rich Olcott and other Region 7 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular.
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WebHeads SIG Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
07 Jul 18
10:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Dan Tobias
If you're involved in website development (whether for Mensa or elsewhere), or interested in doing so, WebHeads is the SIG for you! Come to exchang...
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ChildFree M's Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
07 Jul 18
12:00 PM
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1:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Amanda Lacy
For those who are childfree by choice.
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DAY AND TIME CHANGE: Region 2 Meet-and-Greet
(
JW Grand Ballroom 7
)
07 Jul 18
12:00 PM
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1:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Join RVC2 Jason Seiler and other Region 2 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular.
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DAY AND TIME CHANGE: Region 6 Meet-and-Greet
(
JW Grand Ballroom 2
)
07 Jul 18
12:00 PM
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1:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Join RVC6 Taz Criss and other Region 6 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular.
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Ombudsmen Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
314
)
07 Jul 18
12:00 PM
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1:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Speaker(s):
Garrison "Bud" Klueck
Join Bud Klueck, American Mensa's National Ombudsman, and several regional and local group ombudsmen for a free-ranging discussion of the role ...
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BLAMs SIG Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
07 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet, SIG
Speaker(s):
Nancy Farrar
BLAMs stands for Blazingly Lightly Armed Mensans. A nonpolitical SIG for firearms enthusiasts.
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Friends of Bill W
(
Room
314
)
07 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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2:45 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...
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LocSec Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
314
)
07 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Local Secretaries are the backbone of the Local Group. Come spend time mingling with fellow officers who similarly serve their chapters and share t...
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Region 9 Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
313
)
07 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Join RVC 9 Michael Wong and other Region 9 members to talk about what is going on in Mensa as a whole and in your region in particular.
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Writers' Round Table
(
Room
201/202
)
07 Jul 18
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Speaker(s):
Megan Edwards
Hey, Mensa scribes! Let's get together and talk about the craft and business of writing. Meet fellow Mensan authors and writers to share tips, ask ...
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Atheist Meet-and-Greet
(
Room
201/202
)
07 Jul 18
4:30 PM
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5:45 PM
Tracks:
Meet and Greet
Speaker(s):
Ed You
Attention atheists, agnostics, humanists, etc. or anyone that just “doesn’t identify with any religion,” come to our meet and greet. We discuss, st...
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