Difference between revisions of "Annual Gathering of American Mensa"
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== History of American Mensa AGs == | == History of American Mensa AGs == | ||
− | * [[1963 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1963: New York]] | + | * [[1963 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1963: New York]] (North American Mensa) |
− | * [[1964 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1964: New York]] | + | * [[1964 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1964: New York]] (North American Mensa) |
− | * [[1965 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1965: New York]] | + | * [[1965 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1965: New York]] (North American Mensa) |
− | * [[1966 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1966: New York]] | + | * [[1966 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1966: New York]] (North American Mensa) |
− | * [[1967 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1967: Montreal]] | + | * [[1967 Annual Gathering of North American Mensa|1967: Montreal]] (North American Mensa) |
* [[1968 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|1968: Tarrytown, N.Y.]] | * [[1968 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|1968: Tarrytown, N.Y.]] | ||
* [[1969 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|1969: San Francisco]] | * [[1969 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|1969: San Francisco]] |
Revision as of 20:54, 6 July 2009
The Annual Gathering of American Mensa has been held every year since the 1960s, often coinciding with the July 4th weekend. Commonly, the AG begins on Wednesday night and continues until Sunday morning, but this schedule is sometimes adjusted, as, for instance, when the following Monday is a national holiday and is used as the ending day of the gathering. The Annual Business Meeting of American Mensa is held during the AG, and is in fact the official reason for holding the gathering according to the bylaws of American Mensa. However, most of the activity at an AG is social or recreational, from speakers to dances to games (Carnelli and Triple-Deck Cancellation Hearts are traditional favorites, but Werewolf has been a highly popular game in recent gatherings).
American Mensa is one of several national Mensas which hold Annual Gatherings, and theirs is the largest in terms of typical attendance. The earliest American AGs (1963-67) were of North American Mensa because Canada was then a part of the same group; they separated at the 1967 AG in Montreal. Since then, Mensa Canada has had separate AGs, but on three occasions there was a joint gathering of both American Mensa and Mensa Canada, with one more scheduled. In 2006, the American AG was combined with the World Gathering held near Orlando, Florida, at Walt Disney World.
History of American Mensa AGs
- 1963: New York (North American Mensa)
- 1964: New York (North American Mensa)
- 1965: New York (North American Mensa)
- 1966: New York (North American Mensa)
- 1967: Montreal (North American Mensa)
- 1968: Tarrytown, N.Y.
- 1969: San Francisco
- 1970: Philadelphia
- 1971: Houston
- 1972: Denver
- 1973: Louisville
- 1974: Chicago
- 1975: San Antonio
- 1976: Valley Forge, Pa.
- 1977: San Diego
- 1978: Cleveland
- 1979: Kansas City, Mo.
- 1980: San Francisco
- 1981: Louisville
- 1982: Trenton
- 1983: Phoenix
- 1984: Washington
- 1985: Milwaukee
- 1986: New York
- 1987: Dallas
- 1988: Montreal (joint gathering with Mensa Canada)
- 1989: Atlanta
- 1990: Orange County, Calif.
- 1991: Kansas City, Mo.
- 1992: San Francisco
- 1993: Orlando
- 1994: Cambridge, Mass. (joint gathering with Mensa Canada)
- 1995: St. Louis
- 1996: Houston
- 1997: Birmingham, Ala.
- 1998: Cincinnati (with Dayton)
- 1999: Long Beach
- 2000: Philadelphia
- 2001: Dallas
- 2002: Scottsdale, Ariz.
- 2003: St. Paul, Minn. (joint gathering with Mensa Canada)
- 2004: Las Vegas
- 2005: New Orleans
- 2006: Orlando (World Gathering)
- 2007: Birmingham, Ala.
- 2008: Denver
- 2009: Pittsburgh
- 2010: Detroit (joint gathering with Mensa Canada)
- 2011: Portland, Ore.
- 2012: Reno
- 2013: Dallas
External links
- ag.us.mensa.org -- always goes to site of next American AG
- pastag.us.mensa.org -- intended to go to site of previous American AG, but seems stuck on the '06 World Gathering
- History of American Mensa Annual Gatherings