To protect our members’ privacy, contact information has been
removed from this listing but isavailable on our website for members only.
Each of the CAM events has a link to the host’s RSVP information which
also takes you to this same information.
You must use the AM password reset which you can access by tapping/clicking
here.
If you forgot your id (e-mail address), contact the National Office.
The phone number and e-mail address is at the bottom of their login page.
If you’ve joined
Chicago Mensa Meetup,
also check out the February Calendar,
which may have additional events posted that are not in the
February ChiMe (when it becomes available). (And if you haven’t,
please consider
signing up
for this great tool — an active Mensa number will be requested to verify your
Mensa membership before you can be added to our CAM Meetup group.)
Meetup will have the same RSVP contact information that is
on our website and in ChiMe.
On Meetup, even though events may have an RSVP option, a few CAM event
coördinators are not members of Meetup. You may RSVP there to
let other CAM Meetup members know you are attending, to easily add the
event info to your calendar, and to set up notifications for the events, but
you should always contact the CAM event coördinator as specified.
In addition to the events listed below (which includes all those listed in
ChiMe and
usually all those listed on
Meetup), some area groups
and the youth-related groups have their own closed
Facebook
group where they may publish events and details of events which are not included
on our website. Contact South Suburban Coördinator Jeudi or
Southwest Area Group (SwAG) Coördinators
Kevin and Steve for information on how to join their respective
Facebook group.
Contact
Gifted Youth Coördinators Stacey/Stephen or
the Teen Coördinator to join their
Facebook
groups.
1 /Saturday
RSVP for SwAG Session
held on Saturday, February 8th no later than
Saturday, February 1st.
Use Facebook to RSVP.
ChiMe Activity Bulletin and Advertising Deadlines.
Last day for these submissions
to the March ChiMe.
ChiMe Editorial Deadline.
Last day for editorial submissions
to the March ChiMe.
Please submit original articles, insights, puzzles,
brain teasers, or short poems. Your fellow Chicago Area Mensans
would love to hear from you.
Mensa of Wisconsin RG Registration. The RG will be held
Friday, April 17th through Sunday, April 19th,
just outside of Geneva, at The Ridge at
W4240 WI-50 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
The theme is “Science:Magic, a Continuum.”
Your registration fee includes: Four hospitality rooms, open early and late, for games,
snacking, beverages, and chatting — plus three meals.
The registration form is on the Mensa of Wisconsin RG website.
Their website will be updated as more details become available.
Rates increase after Saturday, March 21st.
SEMMantics Registration.
Join the Southeast Michigan Mensans for their 2½ day RG held
Friday, April 17th through Sunday, April 19th
at the Detroit Metro Airport Marriott at
30559 Flynn Dr. in Romulus, MI.
For more information, visit their website,
where you can register and which will have the most up-to-date information.
Rates increase after Friday, January 31st.
Metropolitan Washington Mensa RG Registration. The RG will be held
Friday, August 14th through Sunday, August 16th,
just outside of our nation’s capital, at the Sheraton in Reston, Virginia.
The theme is Pandemic RG 2020 Around the World.
The registration form is on their RG website
or view their flyer.
2 /Sunday
Groundhog Day
3 /Monday
CultureQuest® Registration.
On Sunday, May 3rd,
at 3 PM CDT, all
across the country, all at the same time, teams of Mensans
participate in a 90-minute-long contest of general trivia
administered by American Mensa. Prizes will be awarded to the
twenty teams and one youth team with the highest scores!
Today will be the first day you can submit your team registration information to
American Mensa.
The registration deadline is Tuesday, March 31st.
CAM teams may apply for GOBS funds
to cover the team registration fee.
Team captains should read the GOBS instructions and fill out the online application form.
6 /Thursday
RSVP for Downtown Lunch no later than 11 AM.
Do NOT RSVP via Meetup since the event coördinators are not members.
Downtown Lunch 1 PM.
Join Gene and Sue E. for lunch at the Exchequer Pub
at 226 S. Wabash Ave. in Chicago.
For reservations and/or to be put on the mailing list,
contact event coördinators Gene or Sue E.before 11 AM.
Do not RSVP via Meetup since neither are members.
Their contact information is also in the
latest issue of ChiMe.
Southeast Side Mensa Social (SEMinalS) 7 PM.
Mensa dinner at
Cocula South Chicago
located at
8847 S. Commercial Ave. in Chicago.
We will probably be in the back room near the windows nearest Commercial Ave.
I [Carol] will try to display a flag of some kind. To RSVP or for more information,
contact Carol
(her contact information can also be found in the
latest issue of ChiMe).
You may also RSVP via Meetup.
RSVP recommended as event may be cancelled without notice.
This event will recur on the first Thursday of the month.
7 /Friday
E-Day. Mensa is celebrating Euler’s number by offering the
online practice test,
at a steep discount, for only $2.71 — today only!
Mensans, encourage your friends to try it.
SwAG Session 4 PM.
Join the Southwest Area Group for its monthly, laid-back time together
with food and talk of any imaginable topic.
We meet at Kevin’s home (aka SwAG HQ) on Windstone Dr. in Plainfield.
RSVP by one week prior (Saturday, February 1st)
is required.
Please see the Southwest Area Group Facebook page to RSVP and for information about this
and other SwAG events; contact the
Southwest Area Coördinators
to find out how to join (Kevin’s contact information is also on
our website).
We’ve been meeting on the second Saturday of most months.
Hope to see you there!
RSVP for Chinese on Saturdays no later than 2 PM.
You may RSVP via Meetup.
Chinese on Saturdays 6 PM. We meet at
Lao Sze Chuan House,
1331 Ogden Ave. in Downers Grove.
Come for good food, good conversation, and occasionally some slightly warped humor. Please
RSVP by 2 PM via e‑mail,
Meetup,
or phone. For those using the phone or whose Meetup messaging is blocked,
provide a way you can be contacted about any last-minute changes to the event.
For e-mail or phone RSVPs, Walt L.’s contact information can be found on
our website
or in the
latest issue of ChiMe.
This event recurs on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
11 /Tuesday
RSVP for Downtown Lunch no later than 11 AM.
Do NOT RSVP via Meetup since the event coördinators are not members.
Downtown Lunch 1 PM.
Join Gene and Sue E. for lunch at the Exchequer Pub
at 226 S. Wabash Ave. in Chicago.
For reservations and/or to be put on the mailing list,
contact event coördinators Gene or Sue E.before 11 AM.
Do not RSVP via Meetup since neither are members.
Their contact information is also in the
latest issue of ChiMe.
RSVP for Northern Exposure no later than 10 AM.
You may RSVP via Meetup.
Northern Exposure Dinner 6:50 PM.
Join us at
Chrissoula’s,
a highly rated recommended hotspot, located at
602 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville
featuring the finest in Greek cuisine.
“Chrissoula’s is a true chef-driven restaurant located
in the heart of Libertyville’s downtown restaurant row. Join us as we
introduce new and modern dishes inspired by Greek and Mediterranean flavors
and ingredients. All dishes and their components on our menu are made
in-house, bringing our guests a true homemade meal and experience.
Chrissoula’s is named after and for our Yiayia [grandmother]
and has been a dream in the
making since 2008.” Many fine items under $20 including Kebabs, homemade
Gyros, swordfish, shrimp, Moussaka, salads, etc.
Please RSVP (no later than 10 AM) to our North Suburban Coördinator Mike B.,
so he can reserve a big enough table; also let him know if you need to cancel, even if
it’s last minute
(by texting),
so the restaurant can change the seating and doesn’t wait
until everyone shows up to take orders.
You may also RSVP via Meetup.
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday State of Illinois holiday.
13 /Thursday
Capricon 40 through Sunday, February 16th.
This event promotes the sci-fi genre,
and is being held at the Westin Chicago North Shore on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling.
For more information, see the
Capricon website.
While you’re there, visit the Mensa Promotion table. Public Event!!
14 /Friday
Rockford Mensa Dinner 6:30 PM.
Join Dave and other Rockford-area Mensans for dinner at the Ciao Bella Ristorante,
located at 6500 E. Riverside in Loves Park
(formerly the Basil restaurant, just east of the India House and west
of Perryville Rd.).
To RSVP, for more information, or to
get on our e‑mail list,
contact Dave L.,
our Rockford Area Coördinator.
Do not RSVP via Meetup since Dave is not a member.
Capricon 40 through Sunday, February 16th.
See Thursday, February 13th for more details.
Public Event!!
15 /Saturday
Conservatives Lunch 11:30 AM. Join other members of the Mensan
cell of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy for lunch and “secret planning” at
The Patio,
2780 S. Highland Ave. in Lombard.
The Patio is on the NW corner of Butterfield
and Highland, but you can enter only from Highland. Look for a table
with a red Meetup sign. RSVPs appreciated.
Open to non-Mensans; bring a conservative friend. For more info,
contact Jim Z. the event coördinator.
You may also RSVP via Meetup.
Beverly Area Saturday Salon (B.A.S.S.) ~Noon.
Spontaneous conversation in far SSW Chicago, approximate vicinity of
103rd St. & Western Ave. Please
contact Rick E. the
Beverly Area Coördinator, for
this month’s location and the exact time as well as more
information; if e‑mailing, put “BASS” in the subject line.
Usually recurs on the 3rd Saturday of the month, about midday.
Poetry Discussion 1 PM.
Mark L. has arranged a meeting room for us in the Wilmette Library.
Joe D. will accept poetry selections from the rest of us and compile
them. You can e-mail him
your selections. As the date approaches,
e-mail or call him
for a copy of the poems and directions to the library
(1242 Wilmette Ave. in Wilmette,
a little east of Green Bay Road). The library charges $20 for the room
and having snacks there, so we need attendees to pay $2 to Mark and
bring a snack to share.
Contact Joe D., the
SIG coördinator for general information about this SIG.
Do NOT RSVP via Meetup.
This event is usually held on the second Friday of the month.
Schedule Change!!
Games and Conversation 3 PM.
Games at the WeissWard Home for Wayward Mensans, on Broker Rd. in Bloomingdale.
We have a wide variety of card and board games.
There will be a new puzzle to do! Perhaps a game of euchre or Double Deck
Cancellation Hearts will break out.
Bring a snack to share and your beverage of choice.
We’ll have something(TBD) for dinner about 6 or 7.
Call if you need a ride from the
Medinah train station.
For more information or to RSVP,
contact Beth.
You may also RSVP via Meetup.
South Bend Mensa Dinner 6 PM.
Contact Gary L., the
South Bend Area Coördinator of Fort Wayne, Indiana Mensa,
for location information. His contact information is available
here on our website or in the
latest issue of ChiMe.
Do NOT RSVP via Meetup since Gary is not a member.
Capricon 40 through Sunday, February 16th.
See Thursday, February 13th for more details.
Public Event!!
West Suburban Sundays Noon.
Join us for Sunday lunch in the southwest suburbs at the Steven’s Family Restaurant at
2393 63rd St. in Woodridge. The restaurant has
a large variety of breakfast, lunch, and brunch items, reasonably priced.
Please
call John or Betty N. or e-mail John N., the
West Suburban Coördinators,
by 2 PM on
Saturday, February 15th
and let them know if you are coming.
Their contact information is also in the
latest issue of ChiMe.
You may also RSVP via Meetup.
This event recurs on the third Sunday of the month.
Capricon 40 ends today.
See Thursday, February 13th for more details.
Public Event!!
17 /Monday
Presidents Day Federal Holiday
18 /Tuesday
Serbian Dinner in Mt. Prospect 6 PM.
We will be enjoying a casual Serbian dinner at the
Balkan Taste.
It is located at
2354 S. Elmhurst Rd. in Mt. Prospect
(in a strip mall on the northwest corner of Elmhurst Rd. (IL Route 83) and Oakton Ave.).
It was rated 4.5 stars on Yelp. Separate checks are available.
Please RSVP on Meetup, but if not on Meetup,
e‑mail Ken L..
RSVPs are strongly suggested in case of possible cancellations or changes in venue.
RSVP for Ethnic Dining
held on Sunday, February 23rd no later than
Thursday, February 20th.
20 /Thursday
RSVP for Downtown Lunch no later than 11 AM.
Do NOT RSVP via Meetup since the event coördinators are not members.
Downtown Lunch 1 PM.
Join Gene and Sue E. for lunch at the Exchequer Pub
at 226 S. Wabash Ave. in Chicago.
For reservations and/or to be put on the mailing list,
contact event coördinators Gene or Sue E.before 11 AM.
Do not RSVP via Meetup since neither are members.
Their contact information is also in the
latest issue of ChiMe.
CAM Monthly Gathering @Rolling Meadows Community Center
Monthly Gathering
Our February Monthly Gathering
will be held at
the
Rolling Meadows Community Center 3705 Pheasant Drive in Rolling Meadows.
We will have games and hospitality in their spacious auditorium, with overflow space in the lobby.
The speaker event will be in the Card Room. There will also be a Parents-Kids Play Room available.
Please note that we have this venue only until midnight, so plan accordingly.
There will be a parent-child play room available.
This gathering is open to the general public.
So if you’re interested in learning more about Chicago Mensa, come join us. There is an
admissions fee to help cover costs.
Members, RSVP via Meetup
to let your friends know you’re going to be there.
The Nominating Committee is looking for qualified candidates to run for the
elected positions on the Chicago Area Mensa Board of Directors. If you’re
interested or just curious, see Deb J.’s article in the
January ChiMe
for details. You can also view the
job descriptions
and the required
qualifications.
* * * * *
The Deadline for Nomination Statements is March 1st.
Candidates’ statements for publication in the April ChiMe are to be no
longer than 500 words and cannot include any boldface, italic, or larger type;
they should be sent directly to Stacey. She’d prefer them via
e‑mail
or you may send your statement on disk to her at home.
Her address can be found in the
here on our website.
* * * * *
Get involved! Chicago Mensa needs you.
We’re looking for volunteers to fill some of the open
positions listed both in the back of ChiMe or on the
List of Officers. Or consider watching
the children at the MG for a fee. You can also view the
job descriptions
and the required
qualifications.
Or try your hand at writing an article for ChiMe, submitting a photo,
or creating a puzzle; see our Submission Guidelines
for contact information and deadlines.
Program Topic:
1812 Chicagou; A Scalping, a Murder, and a Massacre Patrick McBriarty offers an intimate look at Chicago’s genesis story focusing on the five months
of April through August of 1812. During this time, residents of the remote military, French,
and Indian trading post experienced an Indian attack and scalping, a murder at Fort Dearborn,
and a massacre.
See the full write-up in our
February ChiMe (when it becomes available).
Ethnic Dining: Persian 5 or 6 PM.
Join us for a Middle Eastern/Persian buffet at
Reza's Restaurant,
including one glass of champagne, located at
40 N. Tower Rd. in Oak Brook.
One non-Mensan guest may accompany each member at the GOBS-subsidized
cost of $20, but additional guests will be charged the full price
(cash only; payable upon arrival).
Reservations are requested by
Thursday, February 20th;
attendance is limited. Contact Carey S. directly and, for each person in your party, include 1) the full name,
2) the Mensa membership status.
If you don’t receive a confirmation e‑mail, try again.
If you need to cancel, let Carey know ASAP since your
fellow Mensans may be waitlisted and would love your spot.
Please try to avoid cancelling in the last 24 hours, but if you must, contact
Carey by mobile phone, which you may also use if you are lost or will be late.
If possible, text first, then call, as he may not hear it ring.
More details on Meetup.
See article in the February ChiMe (when it becomes available).
For Ethnic Dining notifications, updates, and all the details, join the
Mensa Connect Ethnic Dining Group.
25 /Tuesday
Breakfast in the NW Suburbs 10 AM.
Breakfast and conversation on the 4th Tuesday in
various locations. This month’s location:
Honey-Jam Café
located at 2944 W. Euclid Ave. in Arlington Heights
(west of the race track and east of Rohlwing Rd., on the north side of the street).
It is rated 4 stars on Yelp.
Separate checks will be available.
Attendance is limited. RSVP strongly suggested
in case of possible cancellations or changes in venue.
Use Meetup, but if not on Meetup,
RSVP Ken L. via e‑mail.
RSVP for Downtown Lunch no later than 11 AM.
Do NOT RSVP via Meetup since the event coördinators are not members.
Downtown Lunch 1 PM.
Join Gene and Sue E. for lunch at the Exchequer Pub
at 226 S. Wabash Ave. in Chicago.
For reservations and/or to be put on the mailing list,
contact event coördinators Gene or Sue E.before 11 AM.
Do not RSVP via Meetup since neither are members.
Their contact information is also in the
latest issue of ChiMe.
Sterling/Rock Falls/Dixon Dinner Cancelled. The group will be on hiatus until May. For more information
or to get on our e‑mail list, please
send a message to Dave L.
our Rockford Area Coördinator.
This event is usually scheduled on the last Tuesday of the month
from May through October.
Event on Hiatus!!
Mardi Gras
28 /Friday
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) through Sunday, March 1st.
This event promotes the the latest and greatest from the worlds of comics, movies, television, toys, anime, manga and video games,
and is being held in the South Building of McCormick Place in Chicago.
For more information, see the
C2E2 website.
Public Event!!
Annual Gathering (AG) Rate Increase Alert!
Today is the last day to register before the rates increase again.
See the AML 2020 AG website
for details about the “Nerd Camp” AG held
Wednesday, July 1st through Sunday, July 5th
in Kansas City, Missouri.
Online registration
ends on Friday, June 12th.
Missouri loves company, after all!
And register now
for the Colloquium presented on Tuesday, June 30th,
where the topic is “Advances in Food Science.”
* * * * *
1 March /Sunday
ChiMe Activity Bulletin and Advertising Deadlines.
Last day for these submissions
to the April ChiMe.
ChiMe Editorial Deadline. Last day for
editorial submissions to the
April ChiMe. Please submit original articles, insights, puzzles,
brain teasers, or short poems. Your fellow Chicago Area Mensans
would love to hear from you.
Deadline for Nomination Statements.
Candidates’ statements for publication in the April ChiMe are to be no
longer than 500 words and cannot include any boldface, italic, or larger type;
they should be sent directly to Stacey. She’d prefer them via
e‑mail
,
or you may send your statement on disk to her at home. Her address
can be found here on our website.
Mensa of Wisconsin RG Registration. The RG will be held
Friday, April 17th through Sunday, April 19th,
just outside of Geneva, at The Ridge at
W4240 WI-50 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
The theme is “Science:Magic, a Continuum.”
Your registration fee includes: Four hospitality rooms, open early and late, for games,
snacking, beverages, and chatting — plus three meals.
The registration form is on the Mensa of Wisconsin RG website.
Their website will be updated as more details become available.
Rates increase after Saturday, March 21st.
SEMMantics Registration.
Join the Southeast Michigan Mensans for their 2½ day RG held
Friday, April 17th through Sunday, April 19th
at the Detroit Metro Airport Marriott at
30559 Flynn Dr. in Romulus, MI.
For more information, visit their website,
where you can register and which will have the most up-to-date information.
Rates increase after Friday, January 31st.
Metropolitan Washington Mensa RG Registration. The RG will be held
Friday, August 14th through Sunday, August 16th,
just outside of our nation’s capital, at the Sheraton in Reston, Virginia.
The theme is Pandemic RG 2020 Around the World.
The registration form is on their RG website
or view their flyer.
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American Mensa, Ltd.
Mensa® and the Mensa logo (as depicted for example in U.S. TM Reg. No. 1,405,381)
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American Mensa, Ltd.,
and are registered in other countries by
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and/or affiliated national Mensa organizations.
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