The official BCIMensa website address from now on, will be right here at this website, and here alone: http://www.bcimensa.com/. The old website, http://members.shaw.ca/victoriamensa/ however, will continue to contain some information for a short time. Be sure to save this new address or URL in your Favorites or Bookmarks.

MENSA is a worldwide social group for intelligent people who score in the top 2% of IQ. Local chapters are for the enjoyment and companionship of Mensa members. Guests, friends and would-be members are welcome to join us at social occasions. Victoria events include meeting weekly for lunch and/or dinner plus other monthly social activities. Please refer to the calendar below. *Note: event venues change monthly*.

BC Islands Mensa (BCIM) is one of four Western Canada chapters of Mensa Canada. The others are BC Mensa (lower mainland BC), Mountain Mensa (BC Interior), and Yukon Mensa. These chapters share a jointly published monthly newsletter "Lumens".

For additional information

Lana Kenderdine (Local Secretary at 250-598-8911), Delma Murray (Deputy LocSec at 250-388-9784),
Garrison White (Treasurer & Membership Coordinator at 250-598-4725),

For current Wednesday Lunch and Friday Dinners call John Radford (at 250-595-4269)
For suggestions for Speakers Night call Lana Kenderdine at (250-598-8911)
To join Mensa in Victoria, call Delma Murray (Proctor at 250-388-9784)
New members please contact Garrison White (New Members Liaison at 250-598-4725)

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BC Islands Mensa hosts an e-mail list server for members and friends.  The list has an email address, and whatever you send to that address gets relayed to everyone on the list.  There is an option to receive only one summary email per day.  All messages are available online, to members only, so you can also choose to receive no emails.  To get on this list send an email to thetimin@gmail.com. Your email address will not be made public.

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Calendar of Social Occasions
Click on venue names for relevant websites where available
Click on addresses for an interactive street map of Victoria including driving directions

Wednesday Noon Lunches

January 2012, Kitty’s Hideaway Restaurant, 3020 Douglas Street, Victoria B.C. (250) 361-2088.  To get a map and directions from your place, or your starting place, to Kitty's Hideaway Restaurant, click on the following blue underlined link, Kitty’s Hideaway Restaurant, and in your new browser page that pops up, in the top left, under the coloured word Google, click the blue underlined text Get Directions and enter your starting point as 'A', then click the 'Get Directions' button below. If you don't like the blue route that pops up, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also. Kitty's Hideaway is in the Vacation Inn Hotel on the west side of Douglas just past the red sign of Speedy's and opposite the Travellers Inn. You can also enter the massive parking lot from Burnside Road.

Friday 6 pm Dinners (TGIF)

Second Half of January 2012, and first half of February, we move from My Bar & Grill in the Howard Johnson Hotel at 310 Gorge Road East, and back to Cedar Hill Golf Course Restaurant. Cedar Hill is closing soon so we decided to return for its last month.  It’s at 1400 Derby Road, Victoria, BC V8P 1T1, Canada‎ - (250) 475-7151‎. To get a map and directions from your place, or your starting place, to Cedar Hill Golf Course Restaurant, click on the following underlined address, Cedar Hill Golf Course Restaurant and in the new browser page that pops up, in the top left, under the coloured word Google, click the blue underlined text Get Directions and enter your starting point as 'A', then click the 'Get Directions' button below. If you don't like the blue route that pops up, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also.

 

(If the month above is not current, call John Radford at 250-595-4269,
and his answering message will have the new location).

 

Third Sunday Potlucks
Anyone willing to hold a Potluck please call Lana 250-598-8911, or Garrison 250-598-4725
One Simple New Rule: Please don't expect our nice hostesses to provide you food and booze, which they've done (they really are nice) too often. If you're going to drink alcohol -- please bring some; and if you want to eat -- please bring some goodies too.

Sunday 19 February 2012, 4pm Welcome; 6pm Dinner, at Stephan and Peggy Fekete's home at 8560 Mink Road, North Saanich BC V8L 5W1, phone number 778-426-1988. To enjoy the wonderful view of the sea and sunset, and make driving easier, please come at 4pm, if possible. We eat at 6pm as usual.
To get a map and directions from your place to Stephan and Peggy's home, click the following address, 8560 Mink Road, North Saanich BC and in the new browser page that pops up, in the top left, under the coloured word Google, click the text Get Directions in the grey box, and enter your starting point as 'A', then click the 'Get Directions' blue button below. If you don't like the blue route that pops up on the map, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also.

Speakers Night,
7 pm Last Saturday of the Month (mostly), please call Lana Kenderdine 250-598-8911 or Garrison 250-598-4725
We're looking for speakers and ideas for Speakers Night in 2010. Give Lana or Garrison a call if you have any interesting ideas.

Movie Night,
We're looking for someone to be the Movie Knight and run Movie Night.
If you could ride just once, please contact Sandra Mattia (250-598-4725)
(Movie Night could be quite Moving, Right?)

How to Join Mensa

1) Intelligence testing is available through our Proctor. Call Delma, 250-388-9784.
2) Other IQ tests may qualify by evaluation through Mensa Canada.