The Chronicle December 2015

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-Di dy ouk nowt ha ty ouc a nc hec ki faper s oni samemberonMens a . or g?L ot sofmember st a k e pa r ti nMens as er v i c esout s i deoft hei rownc ount r y . T heyt r a v el a br oa dt oga t her i ngsorus et he S I GHTpr ogr a mt o nda c c ommoda t i oni npeopl e ’ shomeset c . T hehos tgr oupwi l l t henha v et o v er i f yt ha tt heya r ei ndeedmember s , a ndt hi ss houl dbedoneus i ngt hec ent r a l i z eds er v i c ewe offera tMens a . or g, r a t hert ha ns endi ngquer i est of or ei gnoffic est ha tha v et obeha ndl ed ma nua l l ybyv ol unt eer s . -Ha v ey ouhea r dof” Mens a i na box ” ?I ti sac us t ombui l twebs i t e , c ompl et ewi t hev er y t hi ng t ha taMens agr oupneeds , i nc l udi ngas ec t i onf ort hepubl i ca ndonef ort hemember s . Mens a Denma r kpr oduc edt hi st obeus edbya sma nyc ount r i esa spos s i bl e , a ndt heI BDv ot edt o endor s et hi spr oj ec ta nds eta s i deami nors um t os uppor ti t sdepl oy menti nt er na t i ona l l y . T hec omponentwa ss ett o7%. T hi si st heper c ent a geofy ourmember s hi pf eet ha tgoest o Mens aI nt er na t i ona l , a ndpa y sf ora l l t hi ngsl i k eouri nt er na t i ona l offic e , newdev el opment , gl oba l na mea ndl ogopr ot ec t i on, t heL ea der s hi pE x c ha ngeAmba s s a dorPr ogr a m( L E AP) a nd, notl ea s t , t heI BDmeet i ngi t s el f . -Abi gpa r tofMens aI nt er na t i ona l ’ sr es pons i bi l i t yi sdev el opment , es t a bl i s hi ngnewMens a gr oupsa ndhel pi ngt hem gr ow. Ourdev el opmentpl a nsf ort hene x ty ea ri nc l udev i s i t i nga ha ndf ul ofpot ent i a l Mens ac ount r i es , a ndhel pi ngt os t a r tupr egul a rt es t i nga ndmember a c t i v i t i es . Newc ount r i est ha ta r ehi ghonourl i s tofpr i or i t i esi nc l udePor t uga l , Rus s i a , T a i wa n, t heUAEa ndKeny a . -I npa r a l l el t ot heI BDmeet i ng, a not hermeet i ngt ookpl a c e: Aga t her i ngf orPRoffic er sf r om mor et ha nadoz enna t i ona l Mens a s . Aswea l r ea dyha dabi ghot el f ul l ofboa r dr ooms , t heyus ed t heoppor t uni t yt oha v eac onf er enc eonhowt opr omot eMens a . T hePRmeet i ngwa sa n i ni t i a t i v ebyournewDi r ec t orofS ma l l erNa t i ona l Mens a s , T omá šBl umens t ei n, a ndt hei deai st o f ol l owupwi t hs i mi l a roffic erev ent si nc onj unc t i onwi t hI BDmeet i ngsi nt hef ut ur e . Ne x ty ea r , wemeeti nKy ot o, J a pa n, c el ebr a t i ngMens a ’ s70t ha nni v er s a r y . Comea ndj oi nus ! Bj ör nL i l j eqv i s t Di r ec t orofDev el opment dev el opment mi l @mens a . or g

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T heMens aI nt er na t i ona l S c hol a r s hi ppr ogr a m pr ov i desf undsf ori nt er na t i ona l s t udent senr ol l ed a ta c c r edi t edc ol l egesoruni v er s i t i esi nac ount r yot hert ha nt heUni t edS t a t es .E l i gi bi l i t yi s l i mi t edt oMens amember s( e x c eptAmer i c a nMens a ) . T heE dVi nc entI nt er na t i ona l S c hol a r s hi ppr ogr a m pr ov i desf undsf ori nt er na t i ona l s t udent s enr ol l eda ta c c r edi t edc ol l egesoruni v er s i t i esi nt heUni t edS t a t es .E l i gi bi l i t yi sl i mi t edt oMens a member s( e x c eptAmer i c a nMens a ) ort hei rc hi l dr en/ dependent s . T hes es c hol a r s hi psa r ea wa r dedont heba s i sofa nes s a yt ha tdes c r i best hea ppl i c a nt ’ sc a r eer , v oc a t i ona l , a nd/ ora c a demi cgoa l sa l ongwi t hi nf or ma t i ont ha ts howshowt hea ppl i c a nti nt ends t oa c hi ev et hes t a t edgoa l .T hes c hol a r s hi psa r eunr es t r i c t edr ega r di nga ge , r a c e , gender , l ev el of educ a t i on, gr a depoi nta v er a ge , or na nc i a l need. E l i gi bl es t udent sc a na ppl yonl i nea twww. mens a f ounda t i on. or g/ s c hol a r s hi ps . T hes i t ea l s oi nc l udesmor ei nf or ma t i on, r ul es / gui del i nes , a nda na ppl i c a t i on.T hes ubmi s s i on per i odf ort hei nt er na t i ona l s c hol a r s hi ppr ogr a msbegi nsonS ept ember15, 2015. Al l a ppl i c a t i onsmus tbes ubmi t t edonl i neby05: 59GMTonJ a nua r y15, 2016. T heMens aE duc a t i on&Res ea r c hF ounda t i oni saphi l a nt hr opi c , nonpr o tor ga ni z a t i onf unded bygi f t sf r om Mens amember s , Mens aI nt er na t i ona l , a ndot herdonor s . “ Repr i nt edf r om Mens aWor l dJ our na l , i s s ue# 035, Dec ember2015, E di t orKa t eNa c a r d”

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Mens aKZN’ sChr i s t ma sBa s h

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Wonder i ngwha t ’ soni nt heMens awor l d? L ogi nt ot heI nt er na t i ona l webs i t ea t www. mens a . or g f ort hec a l enda rofna t i ona l ev ent s . Y ouc a na l s or ea dordownl oa dc opi esof ma nyna t i ona l j our na l sa ndt he Mens aWor l dJ our na l .

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