Jahrestreffen

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, workshops, 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.