Mensa 75th anniversary special issue

UMFRAGE
Frankreich
Few words about Mensa France:
We are happy to start again a „normal“ life
with lots of activities for members and also
testing for candidates ;).
We wish 2022 will be in the same direction
as Mensa France will hold the EMAG in
Strasbourg!
We hope to see lots of foreign Mensans on
it!
Greg Vogel, President Mensa France
Japan
Covid-19 is a worldwide epidemic, and Japan
is no exception, forcing people to restrict
their outings and cancel events.
MENSA is an organization which focuses
on people-to-people exchanges, and Covid-19
epidemic has paralyzed most of its
activities. We have been holding some online
events since the beginning of the pandemic,
but they are not as exciting as in-person
events.
Having said that, it is fortunate that we
can easily communicate with people overseas
as the proliferation of online tools such
as Zoom. We held a Twin Town Project with
Mensa India a couple of weeks ago, which
was well received.
However, the main activities are still
among domestic members. We, the Board
members, need to make it easier for domestic
members to interact with each other as
we did before the pandemic. We have to understand
that COVID-19 will not disappear
completely, and our future goal is to create
a new form of exchange.
Kiyotaka Miyano,
Chairman of Mensa Japan
Indien
Architect Sheetal Harpale: „It‘s easy to
communicate when you are with like minded
people ... after all it‘s difficult to find
friends with same disorder.“
Aman Chawla, Data Scientist: „Mensa has
a very large and active network that‘s allowed
me to meet and interact with some
very interesting and like-minded people,
all around the world.“
Bela Raja, Child Guidance Counselor, Special
Educator: „Mensa is a place where I can
air my thoughts without the fear of being
judged.“
Komal Yadav, VP – Mensa Dhruv: „Mensa
has given wings to a lot of my dreams &
aspirations. It has provided me a lot of opportunities
I wouldn‘t have explored otherwise.“
Ankush Goyal, Armed Forces: „The fact
that Mensa provides a forum to the intelligentia
to exchange views on diverse issues
makes it a unique organisation.“
Rishi Nambair, Student: „Thanks to Mensa,
I‘ve been able to meet a wide variety of people
who share my interests and whom I can
have intellectually stimulating conversations
with. I like the variety of ideas that get
shared amongst us members.“
Megha Hegde, Student: „Mensa is an amazing
platform to meet people from diverse
backgrounds. I like how Mensa groups
are active and enjoy the discussions. Sometimes
it is about an ongoing issue and at
other times it is something totally out-ofthe-box.
During this pandemic, Mensa has
been my primary platform for connecting
with the outside world.“
Vikash Agarwal, Chartered Accountant:
„It is a great group to interact with people
with high intellect. The Special Interest
Groups are very impressive where one can
actually spend quality time in his / her area
of interest.“
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