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Chicken 'n' Pickin' was a great MG!  Thanks to our new President, Bill, and his wife for hosting.

Our new President and new New Member coordinator, Bill and Kelly, show off their chopstick skills.

Thanks to Kelly for organizing a fun and delicious sushi night!

!!   NEWS   !!

THE 2009 - 2010 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The following people have self-nominated for ExComm:

Bill Ernst

Jim Kidwell

Ann Jones

Greg Carmichael

Jane Martin Buckley

Shana Lincoln

Jennifer Caummisar

There are still two open spots.  Anyone who is interested in filling the vacant seats should contact Bill Ernst at bill@creekvalley.net.

Barry Levine of Atlanta, Georgia, has contacted ExComm members across the country to let us know that he is suing American Mensa for libel.  This issue may be covered in the next Mensa Bulletin, but if you would like Barry's e-mail and the accompanying 129 page word document attachment sent to you please contact Shana at theaterfiend@yahoo.com.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Gifted Chidren Coordinator Michelle Shepherd has provided a list of summer camps and programs that might be of interest to our members and their families:

Frazier International History Museum Summer Camp

Programs available for grades 1 through 6

Louisville Zoo Summer Camps and Classes

A variety of programs for ages 2 through 12

Newport Aquarium Summer Camps

Programs available for ages 7 through 12

Discounted rate if registered before April 25th

Scholarship application is available on the website

Western Kentucky University Center For Gifted Studies

SCATS (Summer Camp for Acdemically Tallented Middle School Students)

VAMPY (Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth)

FACEBOOK

Kentuckiana Mensa now has a group on Facebook!  If you would like to join, just search "Kentuckiana Mensa" or ask me to send you an invitation.

- Shana Lincoln -

BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS

March

Lost Horizon by James Hilton

April

The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Mary

Ulysses by James Joyce

New Members or People Interested In MENSA Membership

Please contact Kelly Kane at kellykane@bellsouth.net or (502) 228-2288 if you have any questions. Also feel free to drop by any of our scheduled events and introduce yourself (we are usually friendly and relatively well groomed.) All new members will receive a Kentuckiana Mensa New Member Guide in the mail. If you do not receive a copy or would like another please contact the Kyosk Publisher. New members who provide an e-mail address will receive an invitation to join the Yahoo! Group. Information about taking the Mensa Admission Test locally can be found on page 3 of the August Kyosk, or drop by the official Mensa website at www.us.mensa.org for information on other test scores that can qualify one for membership.

Independent Film SIG

Try to remember the last time you saw a really good movie.  Perhaps it moved you to uncontrollable laughter or tears. Maybe it changed your perspective on the world or made you more self-aware. Was it a thriller or a horror flick that made you scared to go back to your car? If none of those things, I’m sure it was a unique experience. Of the last ten movies you saw, you’re lucky if one of them affected you that way. As Mensans, do we not yearn for more than the rehashed and overproduced summer fare that we are offered every year? Don’t get me wrong. A good popcorn flick and a little escapism has its place and many of us relish our guilty pleasures, yet too often we forgo the opportunity to see film as art or at least film that conveys the director’s vision, not a studio’s financial investment. Even though such films are accessible here in our community, too often it is difficult to make time or convince our movie-going companions to take a chance and see something a little different. I am proud to announce the creation of the Independent Film S.I.G., something I have been meaning to do for some time. Film is perhaps my favorite medium of art and I make it a point to see more adventuresome, relatively unknown releases as often as I can. Yet like the rest of us I get caught up in the hype of the blockbusters and the short attention spans of my friends. I hereby designate the third Wednesday of every month as Kentuckiana Mensa Independent Film night. If you are interested, please contact me with your name, email address and phone number and I will make sure you get all the details. Obviously a format like this makes it nearly impossible to plan too far ahead, so I’d like to get a core group of interested folks whom I can contact about upcoming films.

- Greg Carmichael -

502-693-1355 gdcarmichael@gmail.com

Help Wanted - We Need You!

We are looking for volunteers to serve as proctors for our admission test.

Candidates Sought For AML National Offices

Would you like to take a more active role in setting policy for American Mensa? This could be the time for you to fulfill that goal. The national Nominating Committee (NomComm) is looking for qualified candidates to run for the elected positions on the American Mensa Committee. This includes the Chairman, the First Vice Chairman, the Second Vice Chairman, the Secretary, the Treasurer and 10 Regional Vice Chairmen.

Instructions on completing a Candidate Information Form, relevant Bylaws and ASIEs, and job descriptions are available on the American Mensa Web site in the Members section at www.us.mensa.org/members. The NomComm information is the first article listed on that page. Please contact Nominations Committee Chair Susan Heimlich at NomComm@us.mensa.org if you have questions regarding the nomination process.

Reprinted from the June 2008 AML Today

Impromptu Gatherings

Keep up with the Yahoo Group for possible impromptu gatherings.  If you have an event you’d like to suggest, feel free to set up an event of your own!