Words From Nick - April 2008
National News:
At the March AMC meeting the motion to require the National Office to take charge of the preregistration, financial accounting, and oversight of onsite registration for all future AG contracts passed with just two of us voting against it. The budget amendment to remove the $35,000 consultant failed by two votes. I fought as best as I could on both of these issues, but it just wasn't enough. At this point all that I can do is promise that I will make the most of the experience with the consultant. The next meeting will be at the AG in July. As of right now there are no major issues scheduled for discussion.
I have a retraction from my last article. The budget that was voted on at the AMC meeting (it passed) did not actually work out to a $100,000 deficit. That is what popped out before adding in the "non-cash allocation" from those people who have life memberships. When you pay that lump sum for a life membership it is put in an investment account and each year a small amount is transferred into the operating account. This is that small amount. The bottom bottom line is that the budget worked out to a $0 surplus.
Local News:
Jami Francis (Memphis Mensa) has done some excellent work on the regional web site region5.us.mensa.org (this site!) Currently we are working on creating a repository for articles that Region 5 editors can use if they need extra content for their newsletters. If you are a regular writer for your newsletter and would like to offer your words to the other groups in our region then please send me an eMail. I am not sure of the exact format that we are going to end up with, but our goal is simplicity.
In May the National Office is running a contest to see which region can administer the greatest percentage increase in the number of Mensa admission tests. The baseline is May 2007 when our region tested 33 prospects. The region that wins will receive $500. If we take home the prize then I will give the group that did the best job (as defined by a combination of percentage increase and the absolute number of tests administered) $350 and I will give the proctor or proctor coordinator that did the best job $150. Let's see what we can do.
Nick Sanford, Regional Vice Chairman
RVC5@us.mensa.org
At the March AMC meeting the motion to require the National Office to take charge of the preregistration, financial accounting, and oversight of onsite registration for all future AG contracts passed with just two of us voting against it. The budget amendment to remove the $35,000 consultant failed by two votes. I fought as best as I could on both of these issues, but it just wasn't enough. At this point all that I can do is promise that I will make the most of the experience with the consultant. The next meeting will be at the AG in July. As of right now there are no major issues scheduled for discussion.
I have a retraction from my last article. The budget that was voted on at the AMC meeting (it passed) did not actually work out to a $100,000 deficit. That is what popped out before adding in the "non-cash allocation" from those people who have life memberships. When you pay that lump sum for a life membership it is put in an investment account and each year a small amount is transferred into the operating account. This is that small amount. The bottom bottom line is that the budget worked out to a $0 surplus.
Local News:
Jami Francis (Memphis Mensa) has done some excellent work on the regional web site region5.us.mensa.org (this site!) Currently we are working on creating a repository for articles that Region 5 editors can use if they need extra content for their newsletters. If you are a regular writer for your newsletter and would like to offer your words to the other groups in our region then please send me an eMail. I am not sure of the exact format that we are going to end up with, but our goal is simplicity.
In May the National Office is running a contest to see which region can administer the greatest percentage increase in the number of Mensa admission tests. The baseline is May 2007 when our region tested 33 prospects. The region that wins will receive $500. If we take home the prize then I will give the group that did the best job (as defined by a combination of percentage increase and the absolute number of tests administered) $350 and I will give the proctor or proctor coordinator that did the best job $150. Let's see what we can do.
Nick Sanford, Regional Vice Chairman
RVC5@us.mensa.org
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