Cincinnati Area Mensa
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Officers Events Mensa Gatherings Site Map Programs / TournamentsFRIDAYBUILD A BRIO TRACK The best part of a Brio train track is building the layout. Can a group of Ms use all of the track and fill up the Kids Room? Train track builders of all ages are welcome! 7:00 Kid’s Room ECONOMICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST Dr. Ralph Burney Recent changes in the Middle East and their impact. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Governor¹s Boardroom SEQUENCE TOURNAMENT Cards, chips, and dice. It’s challenging and exciting. Can you get five in a row before anyone else does? 8:00 Kid’s Room MEET THE RVC - CHARLIE BRUCE Charlie Bruce, aka Gloater, will be available to answer your questions 8:00-9:00 p.m. Senator HELL'S M'S MEETING Have you ever wondered what all of those black tee shirts are all about? Attend the meeting for current and potential HELL's M's and find out. HELL¹s M¹s: don't forget to vote for PARTY ANIMAL on Sunday. 9:00 Governor¹s Boardroom TRUE GREED © A dicey game of personality from Queen Mary Lee. Watch and see if people play conservatively, appropriately for their score or truly greedily - who do you want to be your friend? Hosted by Nita Fields. 10-12 Governor PICTIONARY TOURNAMENT Two large whiteboards, one Pictionary game, two to four teams. Depending on who is there, either it will be boys against girls, kids against adults, or some mixed group against some other mixed group. Either way, the winning team will get to claim bragging rights! 10:00 Kid’s Room ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS Remember when your brother used to beat you at this game? Well, here is your chance to win back your self-esteem and make HIM take out the garbage for a change. Find an opponent there or bring a grudge match of your own making – but come and enjoy the show! Hosted by Lee Berkovits. midnight Governor SATURDAYTHE HISTORY OF BIG BONE LICK Jonathan Barker Naturalist. Big Bone Lick State Park Big Bone Lick has been the focus of scientific minds since the mid 1700s. Learn what makes this area and the artifacts found here so special to Northern Kentucky and the rest of the world. Discuss glaciation, Native American culture, paleontology, archaeology and more! Artifacts found on site will be part of this presentation. 9 – 10:30 Ambassador A FIENDISH ARMCHAIR TREASURE HUNT A perennial favorite, the Fiendish Armchair Treasure Hunt is a game where teams work with fiendishly-clever, rebus-style clues to reveal geographic locations, garnering points in the process. Some teams get organized in advance, others form on the spot. Everyone is welcome. Warning: this is an addictive game—it may change your life! The Sacred and Revered Judges for the Hunt include Jay Smith (the game's originator), Helen Kupper, and...(another member). 10-11:15 Ambassador B Game of Knowledge Tournament It’s not trivia. It’s knowledge. What do you know? What can you figure out? The Game of Knowledge covers Science, Sports, Media, Nature, Fame, and Our World—and it’s designed for kids ages 10 to 15. Adults are welcome to watch, but only minors can play. 10:00 Kid’s Room INSIDE the TERRORIST MIND Elisheva Kaftal What is terrorism and what sort of extremist thinking turns a person into a terrorist? What mind set allows some people to reduce the "enemy" to an abstract evil entity, thus making it easier to seek to destroy them? Is extremist thinking inherent in every religion and political belief? What anti-extremist lessons can we learn from humane and inclusive thinkers like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ikeda and others? 11:00 – 12:00 Ambassador Ballroom A SCHILLING SCHOOL For GIFTED CHILDREN Sandra Schilling The Schilling School for Gifted Children, a non-profit, co-educational school founded in 1997, is designed specifically for academically gifted children. The Schilling School also is one of only two schools in the country serving gifted children in grades K–12. 11:00 – 12:00 Senator Euchre Tournament Come play this popular midwest card game - but don't get Euchred! Experienced players only, please. Draw for partners and opponents. Hosted by John Massura and Charlie Bruce. 11:30–1:45 (with a lunch break) Ambassador B ROLE of JOURNALISM in TODAY’S SOCIETY Hagit Limor - WCPO-TV Award winning journalist, Hagit Limor, will briefly discuss the role of journalism in the post September 11 environment and then open the floor to questions from the audience. 1:00 – 2:00 Ambassador Ballroom A MEN ARE FROM MARS? WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS? Phil Plottel Phil Plottel is a Mensan from Pittsburgh, a gifted speaker and has put together an interesting and informative program on this topic. 1:00 – 2:00 Governor’s Boardroom LEARN TO PLAY CROATIAN PREFERENCE Igor Radetic and John Parnell Croatian Preference is a three handed card game that is very challenging and fun to play. Igor Radetic is a native Croatian who introduced members of Cincinnati Mensa to the game. John Parnell has agreed to help teach this different card game. 1:00-2:00 Governor JUMP START YOUR BUSINESS Dr. Jeffery Stamp Win More, Lose Less, Make More Money! If you are a business leader who desires increased profits by improving your marketing, communication, sales and innovation skills, then don’t miss his Jump Start Your Business Seminar! Presented by the Eureka! Ranch’s #1 client-rated educator, his program will help you learn the proven truths and practical ideas for measurably improving your innovation, sales and marketing. Previous participants of the Jump Start program have experienced a 10%-50% increase in their sales without spending more money. 2:00-3:00 Ambassador Ballroom A SUBMARINE PROJECT Patric Leedom The National Submarine Science Discovery Center is a non-profit corporation based in Northern Kentucky with the purpose of first bringing a math, science, and technology curriculum for fifth graders based upon a submarine theme--NAVOPS DEEP SUBMERGENCE, and second, bringing the U.S. Narwhal (SSN 671) to the Newport Levee as both an education center and as a museum for the tri-county area. Patric Leedom’s presentation covers the current status of these efforts. 2:00 – 3:00 Governor’s Boardroom WIZARD TOURNAMENT Come learn this exciting card game. With Wizards and Jesters, it is the Ultimate Game of Trump! No experience necessary. Hosted by Marcia Mariacher. 2:00–4:00 in Ambassador B Finals 4:00–5:00 in Senator PAPER AIRPLANES Learn how to fold, bend, and mutilate paper until it flies. Expect to see the traditional paper airplanes—and some not so traditional ones. Hosted by Dave Plottel. 3:00 Kid’s Room SEXUALITY AND SENSUALITY Skinner Can men and women communicate? We discuss how we use the same words,but mean quite different things. Let’s get past the language barrier and hear what the other is saying and look at what the other needs to have you hear. We’ll also review the results of a discussion on agreements at an earlier RG. 3:00 – 4:00 Senator BID WHIST Jamie Longstreath Bid Whist is a fast-paced partnership card game similar to bridge, but much quicker and much more exciting! Learn to bid, play, and score in this popular card game, and prepare for future tournaments. If you like Hearts, Spades, Bridge, or Euchre, you'll LOVE Bid Whist! 3:00 – 4:00 Senator WILDLIFE COMES TO YOU FROM THE CINCINNATI ZOO Join Don Norbrothan as he shares some of the interesting animals from the Cincinnati Zoo – real, live animals that is. This is a Cincinnati RG tradition! 4:00 – 5:30 Ambassador Ballroom QUIZ BOWL BE PROMPT. Show up as a team of four or individually and form a team. Add-a-Kid under 18 for a fifth player. Kids may form their own team, if they wish. All teams will play at one time, with teams being eliminated after have a specified number of misses. This will continue until we are down to two teams that will compete until time is up and we can all go play in the Hearts Tournament. Hosted by De Freshwater and Lee Berkovits. 6:00-7:00 Ambassador A WINE TASTING Thea Teich Bring your favorite wine to share with others who will share theirs with you. If it’s a wine produced where you come from, that makes it even more interesting. It would add so much if you could describe your favorite wine as we all swirl, sniff, and savor. 6:00 – 8:00 Governor’s Boardroom SURVIVOR HEARTS Come and experience the latest twist on Hearts. The game will feature a combination of the double and single deck games and is designed not to take all night. Players will be eliminated after each hand. See if you can survive! Experienced Hearts players only, please. Hosted by Denny Bender (AKA Brutal). 7-8:30 Ambassador B ESSENCE of REALITY Tom Nehrer The Essence of Reality leads to perceiving the mind and its workings, to clarifying what was formerly mysterious, esoteric: the mystic, the occult, the psychic, the unknown. The writings presented here nudge you toward clearly perceiving your timeless, limitless Self. In the path toward "Clear Awareness", you shed fears along with your limiting self-image; you gain determination over the flow of your daily life. You shed myth and misinterpretation in coming to see How Life Works. 7:00-8:30 Senator FAMILY DANCE Costumes optional: come as your favorite family member from literature, movies, or TV. Is that Miss Kitty over there? Isn’t that Barney Fife? Or, just come in your favorite dancing clothes: spangles, bugle beads, and spats are welcome. 9:00 - ??? Ambassador Ballroom EDIBLE EARTH SCIENCE The earth is made up of layers, called Horizons. This time of year, we can see the top, organic layer of soil, made up of decomposing leaves! Learn what is underneath—and simulate the earth’s layers by making layered dirt pudding. Hosted by Beth Weiss 9:00 Kid’s Room RISK Do you play Risk? Want to help some younger players join the ranks of strategic game players? Want to learn how to conquer the world? Come join us in the Kids Room and do some learning, some teaching, some mentoring, and some playing! Hosted by Stan Ward 10:00 Kid’s Room SUNDAYSCAVENGER HUNT Your team of 1-4 will be given a group of puzzles. The solution to each puzzle will lead you to one or more small objects that should be easily found at the RG. Bring in the right object for the right puzzle to get points. Hosted by Rick Magnus 10:30 – 12:00 Governor
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