The official BCIMensa website address from now on, will be right here, and here alone: 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

Lana Kenderdine (Local Secretary at 250-598-8911), Delma Murray (Deputy LocSec at 250-388-9784),
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

 

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 Restaurant - McKenzie at Shelbourne in Tuscany Village
June ~ Canoe Brew Pub - 450 Swift Street
July ~ Bard & Banker - 1022 Government Street

Wednesday Noon Lunches In July 2010

July, 2010 Bard and Banker Pub, downtown near the harbour, at 1022 Government Street, (250).953.9993, http://www.bardandbanker.com/ . To get a map and directions from your place to Bard and Banker Pub, click on the following address, 1022 Government Street, and in the top left of your new browser Google page, click the blue underlined text 'Get Directions' 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.
You can get a MapQuest map and directions by clicking on the following link, Bard and Banker Pub, and entering your start address before the icon .
Parking: Sometimes complicated downtown. Any tips from experienced downtown parkers?

Friday 6 pm Dinners (TGIF)

July, 2010 The Pantry Restaurant 3214 Douglas Street Victoria, B.C. V8Z 3K6 (250) 475-3306‎. To get a map and directions from your place, or your starting place, to The Pantry Restaurant, click on the following link, The Pantry Restaurant and in the top left of your new browser page under the word Google, click the blue underlined text Get Directions and enter your starting point as 'A', then click the 'Get Directions' button. 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

Sunday 15 August, 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

Sunday 19 September, 6pm John and Heather Webber's home, 2837 Pickford Road, Colwood, 920-4159. To get a map and directions from your place to John and Heather Webber's house, click on the following blue text, 2837 Pickford Road, and on the new browser page, click on the blue underlined text 'Get Directions' in the blue bar under the word Google, and enter your starting point as 'A', then click the 'Get Directions' button. If you don't like that blue route in ythe map, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also.
Street parking OK

October 17 , 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 2010. Give Lana a call if you have any interesting ideas.

Saturday 31 July, 7pm Ruth Welburn will give a reading from her recently published historical fiction “The Devil’s Ruse”. She will also answer questions, or run a discussion if it turns out that way. On the elements of the novel: a desperate medical experiment, life in the U.S. under Woodrow Wilson's homeland security during WWI, the controversy surrounding mandatory vaccination in the armed forces, the use of animals in laboratory testing and the full horror of the fall wave of the 1918 influenza pandemic.  Bubbling in the background are lots of questions about viruses and their manipulation, vaccination, war and disease, epidemics and research on them all is funded well and steadily moving ahead. 
Bring your questions, point(s) of view and be prepared to evaluate a very interesting and well-researched novel.  Yes, I’ve read small parts of it – it’s very good -- and bits are on the internet at http://offthebookshelf.com/authors/186-ruth-welburn.

Location: Ruth will talk at 7pm at Lana E. Kenderdine's home, 1620 Mortimer Street, (250) 598-8911. To get a map and directions from your place to Lana's house, click on the following blue text, 1620 Mortimer Street, and on the new browser page, click on the blue underlined text 'Get Directions' in the blue bar under the word Google, and enter your starting point as 'A', then click the 'Get Directions' button. If you don't like that blue route in the map, you can change it to a better one by dragging the blue course to other roads. The directions adjust also.
Street parking OK

 

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.