Region 2's Leadership Development Workshop (LDW)
will take place in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on May 12
and 13. More than two dozen people already have signed up
and there's still room for more. Our hospitality suite will
be open Friday evening from 6 PM until midnight. There are
no programs set for Friday evening, but if you decide to
come down early, you can join us for pizza and an evening of
networking and socializing.
Saturday morning begins with continental
breakfast in our hospitality suite at 8 AM. Programming will
run from 8:45 AM until 6 PM. Our list of programs and
speakers has been set and includes:
- "Getting Involved at the Regional, National or
International Level" by Dave Remine, former American
Mensa Chair and former Mensa International Chair;
- "ExCom Basics" by Sallie Banko, former Region 2 RVC
and former American Mensa First Vice Chairman;
- "Developing Mensa Publicity Tools" by Don Pendley,
former American Mensa Development Officer;
- "Dealing with Problem Members" by Allen Neuner,
former American Mensa Ombudsman;
- "Basics of Your Proctor Network and Testing Program"
by Yvonne Brownlee and Sallie Banko; and
- "Gatherings" by Jan Foley and Margaret (Peggy)
Scherbina.
Registration is free and lunch
in the hotel restaurant is included. An LDW is a great way
to meet with and learn from, past, present, and future
leaders of Mensa. This is an event for everybody, not just
officers. Anybody wishing to attend must email me
(rvc2@us.mensa.org)
by April 30, to let me know you'll be
attending.
In August,
American Mensa will be celebrating Mensa's 60th birthday in
Orlando at the World Gathering (WG). At last count, 1,298
people have registered, including 111 from Region 2. There
already are 210 programs scheduled, and dozens more are
expected before the schedule is finalized. I hope to see
many of you there, August 8-13, 2006, at the Coronado
Springs Hotel. The current registration rate of $80 for
members and $90 for non-members has been extended until May
15. More information about the WG can be found at their
website,
wg06.us.mensa.org.
I have
recently approved two Regional Gatherings (RGs) for our
region later this year. Delaware Valley Mensa will be
hosting Liberty Bell XVI in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania,
from October 13 through October 15. Tidewater and Richmond
Area Mensa will be hosting Mensalot in historic
Williamsburg, Virginia, from November 10 through November
12.
Every two
years, American Mensa holds an election for the American
Mensa Committee (AMC). The AMC consists of five national
officers, ten regional officers (RVCs), four appointed
officers, and the two most recent past chairmen. The
Nominating Committee (NomCom) has formed and they will soon
start looking for candidates. The members are eligible to
run for, and vote for, the five national offices and RVC for
their region. In the last election, our region only voted in
three of the six races because the other three were
uncontested. I'd love to see all six races contested this
time because the membership deserves a choice. If you agree,
please talk to people you think would make a good AMC member
and ask them to run for office.
