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| − | The '''1996 [[Annual Gathering of American Mensa]]''', '''Black Gold Blowout''', was held in [[wikipedia:Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas]] at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. | + | The '''1996 [[Annual Gathering of American Mensa]]''', '''Black Gold Blowout''', was held in [[wikipedia:Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas]] at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, from July 3-7. Richard Jones, Pat Spence, and Deb Skinner were the AG chairmen. Attendance was 1089. |
Hospitality food was generally regarded as pretty good, with some big midnight "Feeding Frenzies"; this was fortunate, since there were relatively few other places to eat in the downtown Houston area on nights, weekends, and the July 4th holiday. During the small portion of the AG that coincided with normal business hours, it was possible to go through the massive catacombs that interconnect the entire downtown business district and get to various places to eat or shop. | Hospitality food was generally regarded as pretty good, with some big midnight "Feeding Frenzies"; this was fortunate, since there were relatively few other places to eat in the downtown Houston area on nights, weekends, and the July 4th holiday. During the small portion of the AG that coincided with normal business hours, it was possible to go through the massive catacombs that interconnect the entire downtown business district and get to various places to eat or shop. | ||
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During an annual business meeting that was free of heated political battles (unlike some others in recent memory), [[Dave Remine]] remarked that a national news story had reported that President Clinton was involved in a "Mensa scandal", but that was a misprint; the actual scandal involved the town of [[wikipedia:Mena, Arkansas|Mena, Arkansas]]. The news people later sent a letter of apology saying "There are no scandals involving Mensa", which Remine found to be good to hear. | During an annual business meeting that was free of heated political battles (unlike some others in recent memory), [[Dave Remine]] remarked that a national news story had reported that President Clinton was involved in a "Mensa scandal", but that was a misprint; the actual scandal involved the town of [[wikipedia:Mena, Arkansas|Mena, Arkansas]]. The news people later sent a letter of apology saying "There are no scandals involving Mensa", which Remine found to be good to hear. | ||
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| + | == Registration fees == | ||
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| + | Registration for the 1996 AG was $39 at the previous AG, $49 by 2/29/1996, $59 by 4/30/1996, $69 by 6/28/1996, $79 after. | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hyatt+Regency+Houston&sll=39.101125,-84.512243&sspn=0.023279,0.036092&ie=UTF8&hq=Hyatt+Regency&hnear=Houston,+Harris,+Texas&ll=29.757597,-95.361328&spn=0.052084,0.072184&z=14&iwloc=A Location on Google Maps] | ||
| + | * [http://compendium.us.mensa.org/download/attachments/10158099/AG%201996%20Program.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1397753884107&api=v2 Program book] (in American Mensa site; member login required) | ||
| + | * [http://palmbeach.us.mensa.org/members/mensadocs/2002-1995-ag-historical-record.pdf 1995-2002 AG Historical Record] (old Mensa internal documents; American Mensa member login required) | ||
| + | * [http://www.us.mensa.org/newsissue?id=11810 Review of AG in ''Northern Lou-Men-Essence'', August 1996] (editorial, p. 2; requires American Mensa member login) | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 14 March 2015
The 1996 Annual Gathering of American Mensa, Black Gold Blowout, was held in Houston, Texas at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, from July 3-7. Richard Jones, Pat Spence, and Deb Skinner were the AG chairmen. Attendance was 1089.
Hospitality food was generally regarded as pretty good, with some big midnight "Feeding Frenzies"; this was fortunate, since there were relatively few other places to eat in the downtown Houston area on nights, weekends, and the July 4th holiday. During the small portion of the AG that coincided with normal business hours, it was possible to go through the massive catacombs that interconnect the entire downtown business district and get to various places to eat or shop.
There was a very extensive speaker program this time, including astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Holocaust survivor Jack Oran, former national drug czar Lee Brown (who got grilled extensively by anti-drug-war Mensans), and wordplay author Richard Lederer. Game programs included "Mensa Jeopardy". However, some other scheduled games were cancelled, including the treasure hunt.
Registration stayed open until 9 PM on the opening day, which was an improvement over some AGs when it closed early, leaving those who arrived on late flights to wait until the next day to get their registration packets (and possibly be excluded from the hospitality suite if the management were strictly enforcing the requirement to show a badge).
During an annual business meeting that was free of heated political battles (unlike some others in recent memory), Dave Remine remarked that a national news story had reported that President Clinton was involved in a "Mensa scandal", but that was a misprint; the actual scandal involved the town of Mena, Arkansas. The news people later sent a letter of apology saying "There are no scandals involving Mensa", which Remine found to be good to hear.
Registration fees
Registration for the 1996 AG was $39 at the previous AG, $49 by 2/29/1996, $59 by 4/30/1996, $69 by 6/28/1996, $79 after.
External links
- Location on Google Maps
- Program book (in American Mensa site; member login required)
- 1995-2002 AG Historical Record (old Mensa internal documents; American Mensa member login required)
- Review of AG in Northern Lou-Men-Essence, August 1996 (editorial, p. 2; requires American Mensa member login)
| Preceded by: 1995: St. Louis |
Annual Gathering of American Mensa 1996 |
Succeeded by: 1997: Birmingham |
