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'''British Mensa''' is the official Mensa organisation for the [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] and the [[wikipedia:Republic of Ireland|Republic of Ireland]].  (Mensa in both the Republic of Ireland and [[wikipedia:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] is run by [[Irish Mensa]], a subsidiary of British Mensa.British Mensa and [[Mensa International]] are both descendants of the original Mensa club, founded in England in 1946.
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'''British Mensa''' is the official Mensa organisation for the [[wikipedia:British Isles|British Isles]].
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British Mensa currently has around 24,000 members, divided among 13 administrative regions, and is unusual in covering more than one country. The [[wikipedia:Republic of Ireland|Republic of Ireland]] and the British territory of [[wikipedia:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] comprise one region ("Ireland") while the [[wikipedia:Channel Islands|Channel Islands]] are also outside the United Kingdom and have their own small region. The remainder of the regions are formed by the United Kingdom nations of Scotland, Wales, and the English regions.
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== Company ==
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Its operating company is British Mensa Ltd, which maintains an office in [[wikipedia:Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]] with 13 staff. BML has a Board of nine voluntary directors each of whom is elected for a three year term.
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== Membership ==
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Individual annual membership costs £45. The membership package includes a montly 48pp magazine, a regional newsletter, and free subscription to two printed SIGs. British Mensa administers its Special Interest Groups centrally, requiring members to pay a small fee for subscriptions beyond the initial two, and printing and posting the volunteer-edited newsletters out to members.
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British Mensa also runs an [[Annual Gathering]], while members run a variety of other weekend gatherings each year.
  
 
== External link ==
 
== External link ==

Revision as of 07:26, 3 March 2007

British Mensa is the official Mensa organisation for the British Isles.

British Mensa currently has around 24,000 members, divided among 13 administrative regions, and is unusual in covering more than one country. The Republic of Ireland and the British territory of Northern Ireland comprise one region ("Ireland") while the Channel Islands are also outside the United Kingdom and have their own small region. The remainder of the regions are formed by the United Kingdom nations of Scotland, Wales, and the English regions.

Company

Its operating company is British Mensa Ltd, which maintains an office in Wolverhampton with 13 staff. BML has a Board of nine voluntary directors each of whom is elected for a three year term.

Membership

Individual annual membership costs £45. The membership package includes a montly 48pp magazine, a regional newsletter, and free subscription to two printed SIGs. British Mensa administers its Special Interest Groups centrally, requiring members to pay a small fee for subscriptions beyond the initial two, and printing and posting the volunteer-edited newsletters out to members.

British Mensa also runs an Annual Gathering, while members run a variety of other weekend gatherings each year.

External link