The AGM will be held on 21st April (Saturday) at The Royal Lake Club, Taman Perdana, Kuala Lumpur at 3pm.

Mensa Penang members should have received their ballot papers and voting envelopes by now. If you have not received the ballot papers yet, please write to: admin@mensa.my as soon as you can.

If you have received your ballot papers, do cast your vote and mail this off a week before the AGM date.

You can also pass your sealed envelope to Cecilia Yew, our Mensa Penang branch chairman, to submit it on your behalf. You can SMS Cecilia at 019 471 9978.

Congratulations to the new exco!

Family and friends of Mensa members who turned up for the AGM

Mensa members and their family were treated to a subsidized buffet lunch before the AGM started.

Check out our Facebook page for photos for more photos from our recently concluded Mensa Penang AGM at Berjaya Hotel.

Time: 12pm to 4pm
Date: 18 March 2012 (Sunday)
Venue: Nutmeg Room, Berjaya Hotel, Penang

Open to all Mensa members and their families. Come join us for an afternoon of food and fun!

To register or get more details, contact Cecilia at 019 471 9978.

Here are some photos from the previous Mensa AGM

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While the 70 students from various secondary schools arrived at 2pm for the challenge, volunteers were there at 10am to get the hall ready.

Many thanks to Miss Yap Soo Huey, the Science, Technology and Innovation Officer from the Chief Minister’s Office who came to give away the prizes to the 10 winning teams. Many thanks to our team of volunteers too!

For photos of the winners and the day’s events, please go to our Facebook page.

Time: 2pm to 6pm
Date: 19 February 2012 (Sunday)
Venue: Caring Society Complex, Jalan Utama, Penang

Open to all students.

To register or get more details, contact Jay at 012 420 1364.

Here’s what it looks like.

10 days in Asia board game set

Make yourself free on 26 February and get a chance to play this game (and another called Forbidden Island). These are NOT your regular off-the-shelf board games. We’ve specially bought them from a board game specialty shop in KL for Mensa members to try them out.

Mensa Penang Committee playing Forbidden Island board game

Forbidden Island game set in a box

It's a game where you help each other to reach the goal

Closer look at the game cards of Forbidden Island

Join us to play this game on 26 Feb (Sunday). See details in this post.

We’re taking a break in January since it is the Chinese New Year but here’s some exciting news – we’ve just bought 2 new board games – “Forbidden Island” and “10 Days in Asia”. Both are addictive!

So come join us and explore these 2 new board game on 26 Feb (Sunday). We are making this a monthly event as we want to revive interest and excitement in playing real games with lots of socialising thrown in.

Time: 3pm to 6pm
Date: 26 Feb (Sunday)
Venue: Mensa Penang Office – see map here.

Coffee and tea will be provided. Bring your own mug as we’re eco-friendly.

Our games sessions are open to Mensa members, friends and family. Adults and kids (and kids at heart) are much welcome.

See our previous games session photos at Facebook.

If you wanna know more about these 2 board games, here are 2 reviews of the games.

http://blogcritics.org/gaming/article/board-game-review-forbidden-island/

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/01/10-days-in-geography-game-heaven/

Join us for a board games/card games session on 18 Dec (Sunday). We are making this a monthly event as we want to revive interest and excitement in playing real games with lots of socialising thrown in.

Come and meet new friends. Share with us your passion for games. This session is usually held on the last Sunday of the month but as the last Sunday is Christmas Day, we have brought the date forward.

Time: 3pm to 6pm
Date: 18 Dec (Sunday)
Venue: Mensa Penang Office – see map here.

We are playing a number of games – Monopoly Deal, Jenga and Life. If you have a good game to share with us, please bring it along!

Coffee and tea will be provided. Bring your own mug as we’re eco-friendly.

Our games sessions are open to Mensa members, friends and family. Adults and kids (and kids at heart) are much welcome.

See our previous games session photos at Facebook.

UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to paint the office on 11 Dec. If you wish to know of the next date for this event, please email us via our Contact Form. We will keep you informed of the upcoming available date.

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Hi everyone,

We will be sprucing and painting our Mensa Penang office this 11 December (Sun). As you can see from these Facebook photos, we’ve cleaned up the office so now it’s time to paint it.

Nic and BL Yeoh going through old documents during the clean-up

Please volunteer! Come help out and get to know the rest of us (most of the Committee will be there anyway).

Time: 1pm to 6pm
Date: 11 Dec (Sunday)
Venue: Mensa Penang Office – see map here.

You don’t need to bring anything. As we will be painting the office, don’t wear your best clothes. An old t-shirt and shorts will do. We’ll provide all the tools and paint.

The mess before the clean-up

Water, coffee and tea will be provided. Bring your own mug as we’re eco-friendly.

BL cleaning the windows

See more photos of the cleaning up session at Facebook. While you’re there, remember to LIKE our page.