[imc-st.louis] FW: Mensa SIGs, events and publications‏

[Donald Stahl]

Dear Mr. Elliott, As you will see from the letter below, Ms. Crawford is leaving this matter up to you. However, she does not indicate to me that she is copying the email to you, so I am taking  that liberty. I am also including in this email a copy of an email I received from Mensan Dr. Crockett Grabbe, who will be visiting St. Louis starting tomorrow. Beside speaking at his professional conference Mensan Dr. Grabbe also would like to address those St. Louis area Mensans who are interested in 9/11.  Please let me know whether it is permissible to let other Mensans know that. Donald E. Stahl 12079 Pattern Dr. St. Louis, MO 63138-1938 USA tel: 314-567-8845 http://9-11.meetup.com/4/ http://stl-911.orgMagna est veritas, et praevalebit.> CC: maestrojce at yahoo.com> From: communications at us.mensa.org> To: politicstahl at hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Mensa SIGs, events and publications‏> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:21:50 -0500> > > On Apr 8, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Donald Stahl wrote:> >> >> > 'Thank you for your information. It seems to me that the National > > requirement to 'Publish notice of meetings (ASIE 1995- 024) [&] > > Publish a calendar of activities (ASIE 1995- 024' draws attention to > > the importance of clarifying what is or is not a Mensa meeting or > > activity.'> > >> > As both a native speaker of English and a student of discourse > > analysis it seems to me that the requirements quoted above refer to > > Mensa meetings and activities, and not to other, presumably random, > > activities and meetings; and that the requirements refer to all such > > (Mensa) meetings and activities, and not merely to a favored subset > > of such. To leave the question of which meetings and activities are > > to be published to be determined by whoever decides to become the > > decider seems to me to be on a par with leaving to that person or > > persons the question of who the newsletter must be mailed to.> > > Sigh. I was paraphrasing; sorry. The pertinent passage from ASIE > 1995-024 is:> > 'Local groups must have both a membership and a business meeting in > each quarter, notice for which must> be communicated to the members of the Local Group, as well as publish > a regular newsletter or calendar of activities at least quarterly. > Such activity and communication must be subject to verification on> request. A membership meeting is defined as any organized activity for > the members, and a business> meeting is defined as a meeting of the governing body.'> > > So it looks to me like there is some basis for your Local Group > leaders to decide that a local SIG which comprises both members and > nonmembers and is not, at its heart, organized for Mensa members, does > not qualify as a membership meeting.> > > >> >> > May I ask whether the SIGs Advisory Committee does intend to clarify > > the matter, or to disregard it?> >> > I'm leaving this up to Jonathan.> > Robin> > Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:00:36 -0500> From: SeaLane at mchsi.com> To: politicstahl at hotmail.com> Subject: 9-11 SIG> > Donald,> > As Mensa # 1024668, I am interested in becoming a member of the 9-11 > SIG. Please let me know what you have going on.> > As a physicist, In the last year I have given 2 addresses, done 2 press > interviews, and written several articles on the World Trade Center > collapses on 911. Most of the articles and 1 press interview are linked > out of www.SeaLane.org .> > I plan to be down in St Louis for a physics conference around 4/11-4/16.> Let me know what your schedule is, to see if there is a possibility of> us meeting, or even having a membership meeting with other.> > Thanks.> > Crockett Grabbe> University of Iowa and SeaLane Consulting> www.SeaLane.org> www.physics.uiowa.edu/~cgrabbe
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