The official BCIMensa website address from now on, will be here: http://www.bcimensa.com/. The old website, http://members.shaw.ca/victoriamensa/ however, will continue to contain somef 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

Sandra Mattia (Local Secretary at 250-598-4725), Lana Kenderdine (Deputy LocSec at 250-598-8911),
Garrison White (Treasurer at 250-598-4725), Garrison White (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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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 In March 2010

March, 2010 The abc Country Restaurant, 995-1200, at 2900 Douglas Street at Burnside opposite Canadian Tire. To get a map and directions from your place to abc Country Restaurant, click on the following address, 2900 Douglas Street and in the page that pops up in your browser, loosely in the top left of the page, click the blue underlined text text Get Directions and enter your starting point. If you don't like the route it draws, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also.
BCAA members are allowed 10% off their restaurant bill, but, so far -- everyone has got at least 10% off. Our Just Desserts, you know.

Big Change for Wednesday Lunches in 2010!
Starting in January we will rotate our monthly Wednesday Lunches for a few months, then decide if we want to continue alternating or pick a new spot for [semi] permanent lunches.
January ~ Canoe Club - Gorge waterfront near Swans Pub.
February ~ Bard & Banker - 1022 Government Street.
March ~ ABC Country - 2900 Douglas St. at Burnside See directions above.
April ~ Cedar Hill Golf Course
May ~ Applebee's

Friday 6 pm Dinners (TGIF)

March, 2010 The Princess Mary Restaurant (250)381-1400  To get a map and directions from your place, or your starting place, to Princess Mary Restaurant, click on the following address, 453 Head Street and in the *balloon* in the page that pops up, click the blue text To here and enter your starting point. If you don't like that route, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also.
Parking is easy; free in their lot.

(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

March 21, 6pm Jim & Ute's Home, 4870 Lochside Drive, 658-1648. Getting a map and directions from your place to Jim and Ute's home, click the following address, 4870 Lochside Drive and at the top left of the page that pops up, click on the blue text Directions To and enter your starting point.
Parking: Street parking OK

Speakers Night,
7 pm Last Saturday of the Month (mostly), please call Lana Kenderdine 250-598-8911
We're looking for speakers and ideas for Speakers Night in 2009. Give Lana a call if you have any interesting ideas.

Science and Religion Lecture Series, 2nd & 4th Saturdays in February, March & April. Seats available at 6:30 pm, lecture starts at 7 pm on big TV screen. Finger foods only.  Significant others welcome.
This is held at Garrison & Sandra's Home, 1433, Gladstone Avenue, 250-598-4725.
To get a map and directions from your place to Garrison and Sandra's house, click on the following blue text, 1433, Gladstone Avenue, and on the new page, click on the blue underlined text 'Get Directions' in the blue bar under the word 'Google', and enter your starting point. If you don't like that route, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also.
Parking: Street parking OK.

Speaker's Night Lecture Series, 2nd & 4th Saturdays ~ February, March & April
Science and Religion by Professor Lawrence Principle of Johns Hopkins University

Feb.13 ~ 1) Science & Religion
           ~ 2) Warfare Thesis
Feb.27 ~ 3) Faith & Reason, Scripture & Nature
            ~ 4) God & Nature, Miracles & Demons
Mar.13 ~ 5) Church, Copernicus & Galileo
           ~ 6) Galileo's Trial
Mar.27 ~ 7) God the Watchmaker
           ~ 8) Nature Theology & Arguments from Design
Apr.10 ~ 9) Geology, Cosmology & Biblical Chronology
          ~10) Darwin & Responses to Evolution
Apr.24 ~ 11) Fundamentalism & Creationism
          ~ 12) Past, Present & Future

18:30 ~~ Lectures start precisely at 19:00

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 (Local Secretary at 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.