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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).
 
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 Mensa]]s which hold [[Annual Gathering]]s, 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 [[2006 World Gathering|World Gathering]] held near [[wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando, Florida]], at [[wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]].
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[[American Mensa]] is one of several [[national Mensa]]s which hold [[Annual Gathering]]s, 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 several occasions there was a joint gathering of both [[American Mensa]] and [[Mensa Canada]].  In 2006, the American AG was combined with the [[2006 World Gathering|World Gathering]] held near [[wikipedia:Orlando, Florida|Orlando, Florida]], at [[wikipedia:Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World]].
  
 
== History of American Mensa AGs ==
 
== History of American Mensa AGs ==
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* [[2012 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2012: Reno]]
 
* [[2012 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2012: Reno]]
 
* [[2013 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2013: Fort Worth]]
 
* [[2013 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2013: Fort Worth]]
* [[2004 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2014: Boston]]
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* [[2014 Joint Annual Gathering of American Mensa and Mensa Canada|2014: Boston]] (joint gathering with Mensa Canada)
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* [[2015 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2015: Louisville]]
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* [[2016 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2016: San Diego]]
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* [[2017 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2017: Hollywood, Fla.]]
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* [[2018 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2018: Indianapolis]]
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* [[2019 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2019: Phoenix]]
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* [[2020 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2020: Kansas City, MO]] (canceled due to coronavirus)
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* [[2021 World Gathering|2021: Houston]] (World Gathering)
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* [[2022 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2022: Reno, NV]]
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* [[2023 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2023: Baltimore, MD]]
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* [[2024 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|2024: Kansas City, MO]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://ag.us.mensa.org/ ag.us.mensa.org] -- always goes to site of next American AG
 
* [http://ag.us.mensa.org/ ag.us.mensa.org] -- always goes to site of next American AG
* [http://pastag.us.mensa.org/ pastag.us.mensa.org] -- intended to go to site of previous American AG, but seems stuck on the '06 World Gathering
 
 
* [http://amyx.org/mensa/history/aghistory.htm History of American Mensa Annual Gatherings]
 
* [http://amyx.org/mensa/history/aghistory.htm History of American Mensa Annual Gatherings]
* [http://my-ag.org/ AG social networking site]
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* [http://compendium.us.mensa.org/display/public/History/Annual+Gatherings Mensa Compendium: AG] (Member login required)
* [http://cleveland.us.mensa.org/iPhone/ iPhone/Android AG schedule app]
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/M-US-AG-Babble AG Babble Yahoo group] (for discussions that would be off-topic on official AG groups)
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* [http://palmbeach.us.mensa.org/members/mensadocs/1993-10-ag-handbook.pdf AG Handbook, 10/1993] (American Mensa member login required)
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== Official reports ==
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General reports about AG policy and related officers and committees; see individual AG articles above for reports on particular AGs.
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(require American Mensa member login)
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2015-12-06\2015-12-06SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2015-12-06]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2015-12-06\2015-12-06LeadershipComm.pdf Leadership Development Committee Quarterly Report 2015-12-06]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2015-07-02\2015-07-02AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2015-07-02]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2015-07-02\2015-07-02AGPolicyComm.pdf AG Policy Committee Quarterly Report 2015-07-02]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2015-07-02\2015-07-02SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2015-07-02]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2015-03-21\2015-03-21AGPolicyComm.pdf AG Policy Committee Quarterly Report 2015-03-21]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-12-06\2014-12-06AG2016.pdf AG Policy Committee Quarterly Report 2014-12-06]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-12-06\2014-12-06SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2014-12-06]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-09-06\2014-09-06AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2014-09-06]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-07-03\2014-07-03AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2014-07-03]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-07-03\2014-07-03AGPolicyComm.pdf AG Policy Committee Quarterly Report 2014-07-03]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-03-29\2014-03-29AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2014-03-29]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-03-29\2014-03-29AGPolicyComm.pdf AG Policy Committee Quarterly Report 2014-03-29]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2014-03-29\2014-03-29SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2014-03-29]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-12-07\2013-12-07AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2013-12-07]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-12-07\2013-12-07AGPolicyComm.pdf AG Policy Committee Quarterly Report 2013-12-07]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-12-07\2013-12-07SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2013-12-07]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-10-05\2013-10-05AGPolicyComm.pdf AG Policy Committee Quarterly Report 2013-10-05]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-10-05\2013-10-05SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2013-10-05]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-07-04\2013-07-04AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2013-07-04]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-07-04\2013-07-04AGOversightComm.pdf AG Oversight Task Force Quarterly Report 2013-07-04]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-07-04\2013-07-04SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2013-07-04]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-03-23\2013-03-23AGOversightComm.pdf AG Oversight Task Force Quarterly Report 2013-03-23]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2013-03-23\2013-03-23SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2013-03-23]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2012-12-01\2012-12-01SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2012-12-01]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2012-09-08\2012-09-08AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2012-09-08]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2012-09-08\2012-09-08SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2012-09-08]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2012-07-05\2012-07-05AGTaskForce.pdf Annual Gathering Task Force Quarterly Report 2012-07-05]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2012-07-05\2012-07-05SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2012-07-05]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2012-03-31\2012-03-31AGTaskForce.pdf Annual Gathering Task Force Quarterly Report 2012-03-31]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2012-03-31\2012-03-31SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2012-03-13]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2011-12-03\2011-12-03AGTaskForce.pdf Annual Gathering Task Force Quarterly Report 2011-12-03]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2011-12-03\2011-12-03SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2011-12-03]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2011-09-10\2011-09-10AGTaskForce.pdf Annual Gathering Task Force Quarterly Report 2011-09-10]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2011-09-10\2011-09-10SileSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2011-09-10]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2011-07-01\2011-07-01AGTaskForce.pdf Annual Gathering Task Force Quarterly Report 2011-07-01]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2011-07-01\2011-07-01SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2011-07-01]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2011-03-26\2011-03-26SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2011-03-26]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2010-11-13\2010-11-13SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2010-11-13]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2010-07-01\2010-07-01SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2010-07-01]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2010-03-06\2010-03-06SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2010-03-06]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2009-10-23\2009-10-23SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2009-10-23]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2009-07-02\2009-07-02AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2009-07-02]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2009-07-02\2009-07-02SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2009-07-25]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2008-11-08\2008-11-08AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2008-11-08]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2008-11-08\2008-11-08SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2008-11-08]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2008-07-05\2008-07-05AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2008-07-05]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2008-07-05\2008-07-05SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2008-07-05]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2008-03-29\2008-03-29AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2008-03-29]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2008-03-29\2008-03-29AGOversightComm.pdf AG Oversight Study Committee Quarterly Report 2008-03-29]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2008-03-29\2008-03-29SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2008-03-29]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-12-01\2007-12-01AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2007-12-01]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-12-01\2007-12-01AGOversightComm.pdf AG Oversight Study Quarterly Report 2007-12-01]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-12-01\2007-12-01SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2007-12-01]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-09-08\2007-09-08AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2007-09-08]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-09-08\2007-09-08SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2007-09-08]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-07-07\2007-07-07SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2007-07-07]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-03-25\2007-03-25AGBidProcessReview.pdf AG Bid Process Review Committee Quarterly Report 2007-03-25]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-03-25\2007-03-25AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2007-03-25]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-03-25\2007-03-25SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2007-03-25]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-01-13\2007-01-13AGBidProcessReview.pdf AG Bid Process Review Committee Quarterly Report 2007-01-13]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-01-13\2007-01-13AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2007-01-13]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2007-01-13\2007-01-13SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2007-01-13]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2006-10-14\2006-10-14AGBidProcessReview.pdf AG Bid Procedures Review Committee Quarterly Report 2006-10-14]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2006-10-14\2006-10-14AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2006-10-14]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2006-10-14\2006-10-14SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2006-10-14]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2006-08-09\2006-08-09SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2006-08-09]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2006-03-25\2006-03-25SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2006-03-25]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2005-12-03\2005-12-03AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2005-12-03]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2005-12-03\2005-12-03SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2005-12-03]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2005-09-17\2005-09-17SiteSelectionComm.pdf Site Selection Committee Quarterly Report 2005-09-17]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2005-07-09\2005-07-09AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2005-07-09]
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* [http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=ECB6C2BD-E35E-D520-7FF5145152348936&type=mrep&name=2005-03-19\2005-03-19AGLDWCoord.pdf AG LDW Coordinator Quarterly Report 2005-03-19]
  
 
[[Category:Gatherings]]
 
[[Category:Gatherings]]

Revision as of 13:28, 17 May 2020

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 several occasions there was a joint gathering of both American Mensa and Mensa Canada. In 2006, the American AG was combined with the World Gathering held near Orlando, Florida, at Walt Disney World.

History of American Mensa AGs

External links

Official reports

General reports about AG policy and related officers and committees; see individual AG articles above for reports on particular AGs. (require American Mensa member login)