CAM ExComm Business Meeting 10 AM at the Westin North Shore lo­cated at 601 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling.

MELT at Southern Belle’s 11:30 AM. Join us for MELT (Mensans Eating Lunch Together) at Southern Belle’s Pancake House, 152 S. Western Ave. in Carpentersville. You can have breakfast or lunch—it’s up to you. Check out their menu. We can accommodate 12 people. RSVP by Tuesday, November 5th via Meetup (strongly preferred) or directly to Beth W.

Conversation with London Mensans 8 AM. See Thursday, November 21st.
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Zoom Lunch 1 PM. See Thursday, November 21st.

Rock­ford-Area Dinner 6:30 PM. Join Dave and other Rockford-Area Mensans for dinner at Gerry’s Pizza lo­cated at 7403 Argus Dr. in Rockford (on the NW corner of E. State St. and Bell School Rd.). To RSVP , for more information, or to get on our email list, contact Dave L., our Rockford-Area Coördinator. RSVP required in case of cancellation, time, or venue change. Do not RSVP via Meetup. This event usually recurs on the second Friday of the month.

Poetry Dis­cus­sion 7 PM. Our poetry group is using Zoom for meetings. Interested persons who are not currently members of the poetry group can contact Joe D. , and he will email the poems to be discussed or you can view them by tapping/clicking here. Do NOT RSVP via Meetup. This event is usually held on the evening of the second Friday of the month.
Schedule Change!!
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Zoom Lunch 1 PM. See Thursday, November 21st.

Northern Ex­po­sure Dinner 6:45 PM. Edmonton Elks fan from way back? Then you should have dinner with us. Join us at Tsukasa of Tokyo, in Vernon Hills for an entertaining evening of Teppanyaki-style Japanese dining. Admit it: you’ve missed the hibachi onion choo-choo. Lo­cated at 561 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Vernon Hills. Please RSVP on Meetup or via Janice’s email, jesser@chicago.us.mensa.org , so she can reserve a big enough table.

Conversation with London Mensans 8 AM. See Thursday, November 21st.
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Dinner Out West: Time for Pie! 6:30 PM. Pizza Pie, that is. We're going to the Village Pub & Pizza, 2496 N. Randall Rd. in Elgin. Check their menu. This is a GOBS-subsidized event. GOBS will cover ½ of your meal cost, including tax and tip (rounded up to the nearest dollar), up to a maximum subsidy of $15, for each CAM member and their guest. Cash, Zelle, or PayPal for your portion. Limit 20 people. Reservations are required so Beth knows how big of a table to reserve. RSVP via Meetup (strongly preferred) or directly to Beth W. no later than Tuesday, November 12th.

Conserv­atives Lunch 11:30 AM. Join other members of the Mensan cell of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy for lunch and civilized un-PC conversation. No forbidden questions, no unchallengeable answers. This lunch happens on the third Saturday every month. The venue will be The Patio, 2780 S. Highland Ave. in Lombard (NW corner of Butterfield and Highland, but you can enter only from Highland). RSVP by emailing Jim Z. the event coör­di­na­tor. You may also RSVP via Meetup. Open to non-Mensans; bring a curious friend.

Beverly Area Saturday Salon (B.A.S.S.) ~Noon. Spontaneous conversation in far SSW Chicago, approx­i­mate vicinity of 107th 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 emailing, put “BASS” in the subject line. This event usually recurs midday on the 3rd Saturday of the month.

Irish Mensa Lecture and Discussion: The Solar System 1 PM. Irish Mensa meets virtually on the third Monday of each month at 7 PM Irish Time; a discussion then follows the lecture.

Our exploration of the Solar System has revealed a remarkable diversity of landscapes — from the frozen deserts of Mars, which billions of years ago ran with water, to the hellish surface of Venus and the strange hydrocarbon seas of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. In our voyages to these places we have discovered what may be the most common home for life in the Universe — the ice-covered oceans found in many of Jupiter and Saturn’s moons.

Professor Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, and a Research Fellow at New College. He is best known for presenting the BBC’s long-running Sky at Night program, and as an accomplished lecturer. His research ranges from understanding how galaxies form and evolve, to using machine learning to find the most unusual things in the Universe, to predicting the properties of visiting interstellar asteroids. He is Principal Investigator of the Zooniverse citizen science platform, which provides opportunities for more than two million online volunteers to contribute to scientific research, and which was the topic of his first book, The Crowd and the Cosmos.

For the full write-up and to join, visit the American Mensa event. One does not have to register for the event — simply click on the Zoom link at the appropriate date and time.
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NNW Dinner: Bistro Chen 6 PM. Join us at Bistro Chen 10 E. Miner St. in Arlington Heights. The menu contains Japanese, Thai and Chinese items. This is a GOBS-subsidized event where ½ the total cost (including tax plus a 20% tip, rounded up to the nearest dollar) —for a maximum of $20/person—of a CAM member’s and one guest’s dinner will be covered for a maximum of 15 people. Payment must be via PayPal or in cash; no coins will be accepted. RSVP Ken L. (Meetuppreferred; otherwise via email) by 6 PM, Sunday, November 17th. If you RSVP by email, your reservation is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation email.