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Mensa International Limited
(MIL)
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founding October 1, 1946
founder Roland Berrill and Lancelot Ware
Seat Caythorpe
Action space Worldwide
people Victor Serebriakoff
Buckminster Fuller
Members over 134,000
Website www.mensa.org

Mensa International is an international umbrella organization of associations for people with high intelligence quotients . Founded in 1946, the non-profit organization is the largest, oldest and best-known of its kind in the world. The association is based in Caythorpe , Lincolnshire, UK.

The aim of the association is to promote the exchange between highly intelligent people , to research the nature of intelligence and to use it for the benefit of humanity. The association takes care not to represent an opinion and has no ideological or political orientation.

The name Mensa ( Latin pronunciation : [ meːnsa ]) comes from Latin and means “ table ”, which is also symbolized in the organization's logo. The originally intended name Mens (Latin for spirit) was discarded by the founders due to the ambiguity in the English language.

Comparable organizations with even higher admission criteria are Intertel , the Triple Nine Society , the ISPE and the Prometheus Society .

Origin and structure

The association was founded in Great Britain in 1946 by the Australian Roland Berrill and the Englishman Lancelot Ware , but above all, under the direction of Victor Serebriakoff, it has expanded into a global organization and has over 133,000 members from 100 countries worldwide (October 2016) . Mensa International is the umbrella organization for over 40 regional associations; it only accepts people as individual members from those countries that do not have their own national association.

aims

“Mensa's purposes are to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; to encourage research in the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence; and to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members. "

“The goals of Mensa are to recognize and promote human intelligence for the benefit of mankind, to support research on the nature, properties and use of intelligence, and to provide members with an intellectually and socially stimulating environment. "

- Statutes of Mensa International

admission

If you want to become a member, you have to prove an IQ in a current intelligence test that is higher than that of 98% of the population in your country of origin. In the tests customary in German-speaking countries, this corresponds to a value of at least IQ 130 with a standard deviation of 15 or (more rarely) IQ 132 with a standard deviation of 16 (percentile rank 97.7 in each case). It makes sense to indicate the percentile rank, because if the standard deviation differs, the IQ values ​​of the test results (with the same percentile rank) differ. The cafeteria offers regular group tests. Due to the relatively low price, these are also used by people who do not become members of the cafeteria but want to take an IQ test. In addition to these group tests, Mensa also accepts tests carried out by recognized psychologists.

Cafeteria in German-speaking countries

Germany

Austria

Mensa Austria is in the Central Register of Associations registered with Registration No. 110821089 Association , the member is of Mensa International. It was founded on May 3 in 1964 by the industrial psychologists and business consultants Georg Fischhof (1922-2014), currently Mensa Austria has about 1,000 members (January 2020) .

The association's magazine appears six times a year and is called topIQ . In addition to reports on regional, national and international events, it also contains articles by members. The annual general meeting is called Charming . It takes place on the weekend at Whitsun , where the venue changes and is always in a different state . For each federal state there is a local secretary who is the contact person for members, interested parties and the media from the respective federal state. In addition to the various regional round tables, there is also interest groups (S pecial I nterest G roup ) unterschiedlichster nature, such as a group for restaurant visits (vinegar), a child and adolescent group (JuniorSIG) but also a group for everything! Fun (fun). At least once a year there is a big welcome party, at which mainly new members are welcomed and made acquainted with the club officials.

Luxembourg

According to its own information, the cafeteria in Luxembourg has around 80 members (2020) ; it was founded in December 2000, before that it was part of Mensa Luxemburg-Belgium.

Switzerland

Mensa Switzerland currently has 1,625 members, 69% men, 31% women (as of October 26, 2019). The official language of the association is English.

Mensa Schweiz's magazine is called "Mensa Inside" and appears six times a year. The Annual Gathering of Mensa Switzerland takes place in September, every year at a different location in Switzerland. Regular, usually monthly, meetings take place in larger cities. For a number of years, Mensa Schweiz has been actively promoting organizations and engagements in the field of intelligence. In addition to public lectures on the subject of intelligence (for example, on Intelligence Day on October 1st), the association sponsors math competitions, solidarity funds that help gifted children and a few more.

activities

Interest Groups

These groups serve to bring together cafeteria members with common interests and are not subject to any thematic restriction. The national versions are briefly called SIG for Special Interest Group. Internationally there are also a number of interest groups such as M-Archeology , which runs a communication forum on Yahoo ; Mensa Process provides an international network of consultants and Mensa Business International is a global business contact network with a XING version of around 5500 members.

Service of Information, Guidance and Hospitality for Travelers

The Service of Information, Guidance and Hospitality for Travelers (SIGHT) is a loose network of cafeteria members around the world who would like to meet other cafeteria members on their travels. The contact persons at national level are the so-called SIGHT coordinators, who also manage the relevant national contacts.

Known members

Fictional cafeteria members in literature, film and television

See also

  • Mensa Select - a game award given by American Mensa
  • MinD game award - a game award given by Mensa in Germany

Web links

Commons : Mensa International  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ mensa.org , accessed November 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Homepage Mensa International , accessed on October 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Statutes of Mensa International (PDF file, English; 63 kB)
  4. ↑ IQ comparison table SD15 to SD16
  5. ↑ Comparison of the test values ​​at Mensa America
  6. ↑ http://citizen.bmi.gv.at/at.gv.bmi.fnsweb-p/zvn/public/Registerauszug
  7. ↑ https://www.mensa.at/clubdesk/www?p=1000015
  8. ↑ https://mensa.clubdesk.com/clubdesk/www?p=1000002
  9. ↑ https://www.mensa.at/clubdesk/www?p=1000012
  10. ↑ Homepage of the Luxembourg cafeteria, accessed May 28, 2010
  11. ↑ [1]
  12. ^ Website of Mensa Switzerland
  13. ↑ MBI on XING available on October 7, 2018
  14. ↑ Hartmut Ernst's Xing profile
  15. ↑ Tobias Esch's Xing profile
  16. ↑ Michael Funken's profile on kress.de
  17. ↑ a b about Florian Gallenberger and Matthias Kribben on the homepage of the Berliner Mensa
  18. ^ Rolf Gindorf. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 29, 2011 ; accessed on June 5, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Nolan Gould ( English ) Poptower. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed on January 27, 2016: "He is an active Mensa member and loves to read and learn." @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.poptower.com
  20. ↑ The 25 best newcomers of 2012 filmstarts.de (accessed on January 22, 2013)
  21. ↑ Minecraft can bli fyra gånger disturb
  22. ^ Homepage of the UB of Syracuse University