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2005 RG
Program Grid in PDF format
Program
Descriptions
Summary of updates to the printed
program:
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Paranormal speaker's name is John
Tenney
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Magician's
hours are 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Saturday
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New Mensa Bowl
description
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FRIDAY
FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY
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Write Your Own Song |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Frank Pollard |
| Can you “Write Your Own Song”? With
ghrnq’z help, you can. |
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Friends of Bill W., Lois, Rozanne,
Jim, et al. |
| Times: |
TBD |
Location: |
TBD |
| Check with the ever-discreet Betsy at Registration
for times and locations. For Mensans and guests who are actively practicing
a twelve-step program. Not for observers or the curious, please. |
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Who Do You Think You
Are? |
Location: |
Radisson |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Liz Mack |
| Throughout the ages, artists have used various means
of depicting themselves in their artworks. This session is an overview of
drawings, paintings, photographs, etc. that have self-exploration as their
main theme. Immediately following the presentation, willing participants
are encouraged to do "experimental" self-portraits, using either their own
or digital cameras that will be on hand. These images will later be posted
on a website for the enjoyment of all Mensans. |
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Paranormal |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
John Tenney |
| Ghost Buster ‘extraordinaire.’ All things that go ‘Bump in the Night’.
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Winetasting |
Location: |
Kirkland |
| Time: |
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Kathleen Giesting
& Spencer Wolff |
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Let's talk accessories and drink some wine. We're
bringing our many gadgets for opening a bottle of wine, chilling it and/or
keeping it fresh. We'll also discuss the best way to quick chill a white -
and when chilling a red is the right thing to do. Anyone remember what a
StelvinT is? For tasting, we're covering:
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The 3 Faces of Chardonnay
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The ABCs of Italian Reds
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Another Way to End a Meal with Wine
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Tom Jermyn/Dick
Levine Memorial Friendly Bridge
Tournament |
Location: |
McCallister |
| Time: |
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Ed Becker |
| Bring your own partner or we will try to match you
up. This is a non-sanctioned event, and the idea is to have fun. Come
and try duplicate bridge, where you don’t have to hold all the good cards
to win! |
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GenX Ms SIG
Meet-n-Greet |
Location: |
Radisson |
| Time: |
9:00 p.m. - Midnight |
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| A meet and greet opportunity for Mensa members born
between 1961 and 1981. Not for observers or the curious, please. |
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Dominican Carnaval |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
9:30 - 11:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Judy Kerman |
| Judy Kerman is a Professor of English at Saginaw
Valley State University and was a Fulbright scholar in the Dominican
Republic. She is currently working on a website about Dominican Carnaval
traditions and will talk on many fascinating aspects of their religion and
culture. |
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Meet the AMC |
Location: |
Kirkland |
| Time: |
10:00 - 11:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Jean K Becker, Jim
Werdell, et al. |
| The next time little green men approach you and say,
“Take me to your Mensa leaders,” would you know whom to call? Jean
Becker, American Mensa Committee Chair; Jim Werdell, AMC Treasurer and
Mensa International Director of Administration; and members of the SEMM
Executive Committee will be available to answer questions about Mensa and
SEMM. Here’s your chance to match the names of the officers with their
faces and have your voice heard. |
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The Armas R. Lamsa
Memorial
Euchre Tournament |
Location: |
McCallister |
| Time: |
10:00 p.m. - Midnight |
Presenter: |
Sandy Johnson |
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No partner necessary! Here’s a great chance for you card sharks to make
some new friends or to say ‘hey’ to the buds you met at last year’s
tourney.
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Hell's Ms |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
11:00 p.m. - Midnight |
Presenter: |
Skinner |
| 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. You will learn out what is going on with the party
SIG. If you don’t already know you will find out what we are, how we got
started, and what we do. HELL’s M’s don't forget to vote for PARTY ANIMAL
on Sunday - results will be announced at the Sunday Announcements. |
SATURDAY SATURDAY
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Spinning |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Presenter: |
Joan Sheridan Hoover |
| Learn all about the Fiber Arts through the ages and
see a demonstration of how to spin wool by SEMM’s own Joan Sheridan
Hoover, proprietor of Heritage Spinning & Weaving in Lake Orion. |
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Mensa Proctor
Training
& Test Session |
Location: |
Radisson |
| Time: |
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Presenter: |
Pauline Averbach |
| SEMM’s Proctor Coordinator will be administering the
official Mensa entrance exams. The fee is $30 for scoring purposes.
Members who are in need of timed testing experience to fulfill the proctor
certification requirements are encouraged to attend. |
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Bloody Mary Morning |
Location: |
Kirkland |
| Time: |
10:00 a.m. |
Presenter: |
Spencer Wolff |
| The traditional (adults only) Breakfast of
Champions™. |
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Morning Stretch |
Location: |
Pool Area |
| Time: |
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Presenter: |
Skinner & Yvonne |
| Skinner and Yvonne will lead a morning exercise class
to help you get stretched out and ready to party (and to help you recover
from last nights partying). The program consists of various non-aerobic
stretching exercises. ----- or you can just veg out in hospitality and eat
a donut. |
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Poker for Profit |
Location: |
McCallister |
| Time: |
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Spencer Wolff |
| If you’re one of those people who can’t ever remember
if four of a kind beats a full house or the other way around, we’re
looking for you! While the Tournament is strictly for fun, the proceeds
benefit the Mernie & Phelps Hines Scholarship Fund. |
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Big Bang |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
John Blinke |
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Who’s afraid of the Big Bang? An iconoclastic view from SEMM’s own John Blinke,
editor of the Supplementally column in the Mensa Bulletin.
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Poetry Reading |
Location: |
Radisson |
| Time: |
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Pauline Averbach |
| Join our annual poetry reading and see how easy it is
to begin writing poetry yourself. Feel free to bring any poetry that you
would like to share with the circle - either your own or the work of
another poet. |
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Roving Magician |
Location: |
Kirkland |
| Time: |
5:30 - 9:30
p.m. |
Presenter: |
Jeff Wawrzaszek |
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Look out for the roving magician!
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The Answer is
Communication |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Skinner |
| So many programs tell us that we need to communicate
to solve our problems. The first half of this program will be about how
we do and don’t communicate. The second half will be a chance to see what
we can accomplish communicating. |
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Mensa Bowl |
Location: |
Radisson |
| Time: |
MUST be registered by 1:30 p.m.
2:30 - 6:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Lynne & James Draper |
Mensa
Bowl is the annual showcase event where all of that trivia you
have effortlessly absorbed for years may actually be useful. Here's
your chance to show us that you really do know it all. For twenty-one
straight years at
SEMMantics, Mensa Bowl has been a Saturday afternoon favorite. Loosely
based on the old college bowl format, each team is asked alternating
questions. There's Mensanesque strategy involved. Should your team
take the easy 20-point question, the moderately difficult 30-pointer,
or the much more difficult but oh-so-satisfying-if-you-get-it-right
50-pointer that might enable you to jump into a commanding lead? Watch
strategies develop
and ripostes fly as teams jockey for position and points to win the
bragging rights as 2005 Mensa Bowl Champs. The team with the best
score at the end of each round advances to the next until a final
winner is determined.
A signup form with complete rules & directions is in your registration
packet, but if not check at the registration desk for extras. Review
the rules, find three kindred souls with whom to form a team, choose a
name, and drop the form in the box located at the registration desk or
give it to Lynne or Jim. |
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Fiendish
Armchair Treasure Hunt |
Location: |
McCallister |
| Time: |
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Jay Smith
Helen Kupper |
| This is a (mostly) sedentary game in which teams
compete to discover real and imaginary locations from obscure, really
obscure and fiendishly obscure pictorial clues. Join a team or bring your
own. |
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Joke-Off |
Location: |
Radisson |
| Time: |
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Lee Helms |
| Everybody has their favorites. Search your memory
for that “gut buster” that will leave the crowd in stitches. |
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Fraud Investigation |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
John Sydenstricker |
| Don’t get caught with your hand in the proverbial
‘cookie jar.’ Investigations into fraud and philandering with 21st
century technology. |
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First Annual
Cribbage Tournament |
Location: |
McCallister |
| Time: |
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Joan Rayford |
| Come play Cribbage. Players will attempt to avoid
getting "skunked" (or - even worse - "doubles-skunked"!) while competing
against fellow Mensans for the best scoring hands and cribs. Keep an eye
out for his "nibs" and his "nobs". Space is limited. Register at the door.
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True Crime Stories |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Tom Henderson |
| The author of Blood Justice and A Deadly Affair true
crime stories, Tom uses his typewriter to paint a picture of depravity and
the deep dark secrets of the seemingly normal “Good Ole Boys” next door. |
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National GenX SIG Day
Conference Call |
| Time: |
9:00 p.m. |
Location: |
TBD |
| For Mensa members born between 1961 and 1981. Not for
observers or the curious, please. |
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Carnelli® |
Location: |
McCallister |
| Time: |
9:30 - 11:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Jean K Becker |
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Carnelli® is a word-association game
created by Mensan Jan Carnell. Players link titles of copyrighted
(or copyrightable) works (e.g., novels, songs, films) by means of common
words, creator, etc. The Carnelli® Master reserves the right to be
capricious, subjective, arbitrary, impetuous, whimsical, fickle,
changeable, irregular, unpredictable even, but, in all cases, final.
Punsters welcome. Preliminary rounds allow “reinCarnelliation,” so new
players can practice.
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Lingerie Fashion Show |
Location: |
Radisson |
| Time: |
9:30 - 11:00 p.m. |
Presenter: |
Vikki Broida |
| Immodest fun for Adults Only. Show your
encouragement for our models or volunteer to strut your stuff. Models of
all types are welcome—lingerie will be supplied, or bring your own! This
is an adults-only presentation, so if you prefer to be demure, please
enjoy one of our other activities. |
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Massage |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
11:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. |
Presenter: |
Rod Merten |
| How to show them you care. |
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Brandy and Cigars |
Location: |
Smoking Hospitality |
| Time: |
11:30 p.m. - ??:?? |
Presenter: |
James Draper
Spencer Wolff
Peter M. Brown |
| Savor some politically incorrect “forbidden
pleasures.” Formal wear is optional but encouraged, so dig out your old
prom dress or tux. |
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
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Contemporary Railroad
Scenes |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Presenter: |
David Patch |
| A multi-media slide presentation highlighting
contemporary railroad scenes throughout North America, with a few "focus"
subjects, including New England, the West and passenger trains. |
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Mimosas |
Location: |
Kirkland |
| Time: |
10:00 a.m. |
Presenter: |
Lynne Draper |
| Join the ever-elegant Lynne Draper for a bit of
refined morning sunshine, Mensa style. |
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Announcements |
Location: |
Windsor |
| Time: |
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Presenter: |
The Assembled Multitude |
| Surely, you’re up by now, and you’ll want to help us
wrap up the weekend at this fun and informative meeting. Awards, prizes,
and announcements will be made at this time. |
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