September 2017
THE CHRONICLE 2017 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS More than 10,000 students competed for 195 scholarship awards at the local, regional, national and international level with a value of more than $135,000. The 95 American Mensa Local Groups who participated and completed the scholarship judging have a $600 Karen Cooper or Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship awarded on their behalf to a student with the funding provided by the Mensa Foundation. Ed Vincent Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Pablo Pueyo Poves, Mensa Spain
Mensa International Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Jose Rafael Saade, Mensa Spain Marlene Tahedl, Mensa Germany
Mensa International Scholarship ($2,000.00) Megan Griffiths, Mensa South Africa
Mensa International Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Sebastian Seidel, Mensa Germany
Megan has been a KZN member since 2016.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
TWO QUICK QUESTIONS ...
Across the board ......................2
... to the International Election Committee (IEC) 2016-2017
Mass testing in Moscow...........3
Did the electronic election system work out well, according to the view of the IEC? Yes, there was a huge increase in both voters and candidates. Has the electronic election system increased the number of voters taking part in the elections?
Yes, it more than doubled the number of voters compared to 2015.
Note that the member numbers for 2017 are based on the June 2016 records, since the count is produced at the IBD meeting later in the year.
High IQ Medical Survey ..........4 Mensa Winelands ....................4 Photocup Winners ...................6 Mensa Johannesburg ..............8
Contact details .........................8