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*Events: All kinds of fun or interesting activities, e.g. visiting different scientific and technologic enterprises, workshops, sightseeing, cultural program, sports activities.
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*Events: All kinds of fun or interesting activities, e.g. visiting different scientific and technologic enterprises, sightseeing, cultural program, sports activities.
 
*Forum Mensanum: Lectures and workshops by fellow Mensans.
 
*Forum Mensanum: Lectures and workshops by fellow Mensans.
 
*Mind-Symposium: Talks and lectures centered around a broad scientific topic, held by well-respected speakers from industry and research.
 
*Mind-Symposium: Talks and lectures centered around a broad scientific topic, held by well-respected speakers from industry and research.

Revision as of 11:36, 22 July 2011

The "Jahrestreffen" (JT) is Mensa Germany's main annual event. With the "Mitgliederversammlung" (formal general assembly, MV) it forms the official annual gathering of Mensa Germany.

Program

  • Events: All kinds of fun or interesting activities, e.g. visiting different scientific and technologic enterprises, sightseeing, cultural program, sports activities.
  • Forum Mensanum: Lectures and workshops by fellow Mensans.
  • Mind-Symposium: Talks and lectures centered around a broad scientific topic, held by well-respected speakers from industry and research.
  • Evening gatherings: Each evening there is at least one big gathering with hundreds of Mensans.
  • Mitgliederversammlung: General assembly (duration something in between 2 hrs and 6 hrs, only for members of Mensa Germany)

Timeline

A typical timeline for a German JT would be:

  • Wednesday: too-early-comer-evening
  • Thursday: events during the day, early-comer-evening
  • Friday: events during the day, MIND-Symposium, icebreaker in the evening
  • Saturday: MV (general assembly), some events, gala dinner and alternative dinner in the evening
  • Sunday: some events, farewell brunch

The JT is held each year on a weekend in April.

Location

The last couple of years these cities played host to the JT:

  • 2007 Frankfurt
  • 2008 Hamburg
  • 2009 Munich
  • 2010 Dortmund
  • 2011 Passau

The next JTs will be held in:

  • 2012 Dresden,
  • 2013 Muenster

The only current candidate für the JT 2014 is Freiburg (Breisgau).

Visitors

In 2011, about 600 Mensans and their family/friends attended the JT. There were not only Germans but Mensans from a couple of other countries.