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== Mensa in Deutschland e.V. == | == Mensa in Deutschland e.V. == | ||
| − | Mensa Germany, usually called "MinD", has its office in the Munich area and is run by [[Cirsten Novellino]]. MinD has a board of five voluntary directors each of whom is elected for a two year term. The current chairman | + | Mensa Germany, usually called "MinD", has its office in the Munich area and is run by [[Cirsten Novellino]]. MinD has a board of five voluntary directors each of whom is elected for a two year term. The current chairman is [[Hermann Meier]]. The other members are [[Sabine Bremer]], [[Wolfgang Roth]], [[Christine Warlies]] and [[Martin Weiß]]. |
== Membership == | == Membership == | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 2 November 2007
Mensa Germany, or Mensa in Deutschland ("MinD"), was founded in 1979 and has over 6.000 members (= 3rd largest national Mensa group worldwide), runs various local groups and a number of gatherings.
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Mensa in Deutschland e.V.
Mensa Germany, usually called "MinD", has its office in the Munich area and is run by Cirsten Novellino. MinD has a board of five voluntary directors each of whom is elected for a two year term. The current chairman is Hermann Meier. The other members are Sabine Bremer, Wolfgang Roth, Christine Warlies and Martin Weiß.
Membership
Individual annual membership costs €44. The membership package includes a bimonthly magazine called MinD-Magazin - better known as Mind-Mag - and a regional newsletter, in German language: Ortsblatt. Chief editor of the Mind-Mag is Oliver Kruse.
Regions
Mensa Germany is subdivided into several regions, each led by a LocSec (= Local Secretary). Larger regions have usually an own Ortsblatt which reports mainly about local activities but most offer also national and international news.
Ortsblätter
In Germany a total of 16 Ortsblätter (= regional newsletters) are published. Each has a unique character and is run by an Eddi (= editor) or an Eddi-team. Many Ortsblätter are magazines rather than newsletters. Eddi-Coordinator is Oliver Kröning.
- Augusta for Augsburg and the surrounding area
- BreMensie for Bremen and the surrounding area
- Fragment for Frankfurt and the surrounding area
- Hamlet for Hamburg and the surrounding area
- Leipziger Freigeist for Leipzig and the surrounding area
- MeDUSa for Dusseldorf and the surrounding area
- Mensana for Munich and the surrounding area
- MeNü for Nuremberg and the surrounding area
- Milljöh for Berlin and the surrounding area
- MinSH for Schleswig-Holstein
- MiR for the Ruhrgebiet (area of Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg)
- Muh-Q for Hanover and the surrounding area
- Münsteraner for Münster and the surrounding area
- Rheingeist for Cologne and the surrounding area
- ThürMe for Thuringia
- Unterm Fernsehturm for Stuttgart and the surrounding area
- Zwingergeister for Dresden and the surrounding area
Regular Events
There are many regional and nationwide events of Mensa Germany. In all major cities there are meet-ups every month. Furthermore there are a couple of annual gatherings.
- Mitgliederversammlung and Jahrestagung - Mitgliederversammlung (MV) is the official annual gathering where the members discuss and decide about important issues concerning MinD. Jahrestagung (JT) is the programme for fun around. They take place in a different city every April. In 2008 MV and JT will be held in Hamburg.
- Silvesterfeier - New Year´s Eve is celebrated in a different city every year.
- Berliner Sommerfest - Each August more than 100 members meet in the German capital to have a good time together.
- Fifth Friday in February - The rarest event is the FFF which takes place only each 28 years. In 2008 it will be celebrated in Weimar and the surrounding area.
