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Who We Are
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.
BC Islands Mensa (BCIM) is one of four Western Canada chapters of Mensa Canada:
These four chapters share a jointly published monthly newsletter "Lumens".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.
BCIM Officers
| Local Secretary: | Lana Kenderdine | 250-598-8911 | |
| Deputy Loc Sec: | Delma Murray | 250-388-9784 | |
| Treasurer: | C Garrison White | 250-598-4725 | c.garrison.white@hotmail.com |
Contact Us
New members please contact Garrison White (New Members Liaison) 250-598-4725.
For information about current Wednesday Lunch and Friday Dinners call John Radford 250-595-4269 (temporarily unavailable).
To submit suggestions for Speakers Night call Lana Kenderdine 250-598-8911.
BC Islands Mensa will soon be hosting an email listserv and an RSS feed for members and friends. In the meantime, send your messages to Garrison and he will manually redistribute them to everyone on his list. To email the over-worked and under-appreciated webmaster, click here.
How to Join Mensa
Intelligence testing is available in Victoria through our Proctor,
Delma Murray, 250-388-9784.
Other IQ tests may qualify by evaluation through Mensa Canada.
BCIM Annual General Meeting
20 May 2012
The annual general meeting (AGM) of BC Islands Mensa will be held during May's Potluck Dinner. For location and date, see details below.
Nominating Committee:
| Delma Murray | 250-388-9784 |
| Ruth Wellburn | 250-656-2494 |
| Sandra Mattia | 250-598-4725 |
Proposed slate of new officers:
| Local Secretary: | C Garrison White |
| Deputy Loc Sec: | William R Dexter |
| Treasurer: | Lana Kenderdine |
Other nominations are welcome. Contact any Nominating Committee member.
Calendar of Social Occasions
Wednesday Noon Lunches
April 2012 every Wednesday
Kitty's Hideaway Restaurant
in the Vacation Inn Hotel
3020 Douglas Street, Victoria BC V8T 4N4
Telephone: 250-361-2088
Driving directions: Google Maps
Kitty's Hideaway is on the west side of Douglas Street half a block south of Finlayson Street. The parking lot is also accessible from Burnside Road.
May 2012 every Wednesday
Same as April
June 2012 every Wednesday
To be determined. Suggestions are welcome.
Wednesday Lunch at the Bard and Banker, June 2010
Left to right: Brooke, Mervin, Bill, May, Sandra, and Richard.
Wednesday Lunch at Kitty's Hideaway, circa 2011
Left to right: Mervin, visiting VIP, John, Yogi, Sandra, John, Garrison, and Richard.
Friday 6 pm Dinners (TGIF)
April 2012 every Friday
Kitty's Hideaway Restaurant
in the Vacation Inn Hotel
3020 Douglas Street, Victoria BC V8T 4N4
Telephone: 250-361-2088
Driving directions: Google Maps
Kitty's Hideaway is on the west side of Douglas Street half a block south of Finlayson Street. The parking lot is also accessible from Burnside Road.
May 2012 every Friday
Same as April
June 2012 every Friday
To be determined. Suggestions are welcome.
Third Sunday Potlucks
15 April 2012 at 6pm
4pm Welcome, 6pm Dinner
Stephan and Peggy Fekete's Home
8560 Mink Road, North Saanich, BC V8L 5W1
Telephone: 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.
Driving directions: Google Maps
Stephan suggests to come from Victoria on Pat Bay Hwy to Mt Newton Cross Rd, go west to W Saanich Rd, north until you enter N Saanich [sign by road], you will soon pass a nursery and the next street to the left/west [Seacliffe Rd] will take you to Mink Rd [cul de sac on the right/north]. Look for 8560 sign. Park on Mink road ~ please, don't block neighbour's drives.
20 May 2012 at 6pm
This will also be the BCI Mensa Annual General Meeting (AGM).
(See above for more details.)
Jim and Ute Grayson's Home
4870 Lochside Drive, Victoria, BC V8Y 2E4
Telephone: 250-658-1648
Driving directions: Mapquest
Jim and Ute's Home is on the west side of the street. Ample parking is available on the street.
17 June 2012 at 6pm
To be determined. Anyone willing to host a Potluck please call Lana Kenderdine 250-598-8911 or Garrison White 250-598-4725.
One Simple Rule: Please don't expect our nice hostesses to provide you food and booze, which they've done too often (they really are nice). If you're going to drink alcohol, please bring some. And if you want to eat, please bring some goodies too.
Monthly Speakers Night
Last Saturday of the Month 7 pm
Nothing currently scheduled. We're looking for speakers and ideas for Speakers Night. If you would like to host a presentation or have any interesting ideas, please call Lana Kenderdine 250-598-8911 or Garrison White 250-598-4725.
Monthly Movie Night
Friday 06 April 2012 at 6pm
The scheduled movie is the 2011 documentary Project Nim.
Some related links:
- The official website of Project Nim
- Review of the film by National Public Radio
- The wikipedia article about Nim Chimpsky
- There is also a book available at the Victoria public library
Post Mortem: At the last minute it was voted to watch instead the 2011 movie Contagion starring Matt Damon. Perhaps Project Nim will be re-scehduled for a future Movie Night.
May 2012
Nothing currently scheduled. 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.
Page updated Thursday 2012-APR-26