To protect our members’ privacy, contact information has been
removed from this listing but isavailable on our website for members only.
Each of the CAM events has a link to the host’s RSVP information which
also takes you to this same information.
You must use the AM password reset which you can access by tapping/clicking
here.
If you forgot your id (e-mail address), contact the National Office.
Their phone number and e-mail address are at the bottom of AM login page.
Event E-Mails
CAM members will get periodic
e‑mails about upcoming events, including ones that did not make it into ChiMe,
or to get notified of any special events or last minute changes.
Illinois has once again loosened its restrictions a bit where
Indoor events are limited to 50 people.
Indoor and outdoor dining is allowed but at lower capacities and subject to an explicit
maximum number where no party exceeds 10 people.
There is an indoor time limit of 2 hours.
Restaurants and bars are free to impose even stricter group or time
restrictions.
You must wear a mask except when seated, however, also during any interaction
with staff and anyone who is not part of your group.
RSVPs -
Always contact the
CAM event host
as specified in the event details —
e-mail ,phone , or
Meetup .
About Meetup
About the CAM Meetup Closed Group
Meetup often includes events that are not in the
February ChiMe.
So consider
signing up
for this great tool — an active Mensa number will be requested to verify your
Mensa membership before you can be added to our CAM Meetup group.)
Meetup will have the same RSVP contact information that is on
our website
and in ChiMe.
RSVP, but you should always contact the CAM event coördinator
as specified. A few CAM event
coördinators are not members of Meetup, so for those events,
your RSVP there only lets other CAM Meetup members know you are attending,
plus you benefit by getting reminders.
It’s easy to use Meetup to add the
event info to your personal calendar.
Set up notifications and Meetup will e-mail you about
upcoming events. (You can adjust your Meetup e-mail
settings to limit notifications to one e-mail/day.)
Chicago Mensa Meetup -
All our events are listed; see who signed up, get notifications,
and add the event(s) to your personal calendar. Check out the
calendar,
Facebook -
The following CAM area- and youth-related groups have their own closed Facebook
groups which may have events not listed here nor on Meetup
(contact them to join):
Meetup often includes events that are not in the
February ChiMe.
So consider
signing up
for this great tool — an active Mensa number will be requested to verify your
Mensa membership before you can be added to our CAM Meetup group.)
Meetup will have the same RSVP contact information that is on
our website
and in ChiMe.
RSVP, but you should always contact the CAM event coördinator
as specified. A few CAM event
coördinators are not members of Meetup, so for those events,
your RSVP there only lets other CAM Meetup members know you are attending,
plus you benefit by getting reminders.
It’s easy to use Meetup to add the
event info to your personal calendar.
Set up notifications and Meetup will e-mail you about
upcoming events. (You can adjust your Meetup e-mail
settings to limit notifications to one e-mail/day.)
Chicago Mensa Meetup -
All our events are listed; see who signed up, get notifications,
and add the event(s) to your personal calendar. Check out the
calendar,
Facebook -
The following CAM area- and youth-related groups have their own closed Facebook
groups which may have events not listed here nor on Meetup
(contact them to join):
The organizers of the events listed on this calendar have expressed willingness
for members elsewhere in the world to join in. Please don’t give them a
bigger crowd than they can handle, and do be careful about time zones.
The displayed time zone is GMT! If you add them to your own calendar,
the time zone should convert to your specified time zone.
To have your virtual event added to this calendar, contact Matt C., the CAM Morning Coffee contact.
There may be other virtual events, which may be of interest to CAM members,
hosted by various local groups listed on the American Mensa Calendar of Events.
CAM Discord Access and More
Already a member?
Simply open up the Discord app, look for the
CAM
icon on the very left, and tap/click on it.
New?
A few days before the event, check out the Introductory Guide to Discord
as well as our CAM Discord FAQ for instructions
about getting the app and registering yourself.
Read the doc and/or peruse the various questions and answers to familiarize
yourself with our customized version.
About three days prior to the event, the Invitation Link, needed only by new
CAM Discord users, will be available as part of the event host’s contact info.
Tap/click on it and it will open the Discord app you installed on your device. You must
acknowledge the displayed Code of Conduct to see all the rooms (aka
channels). Do this by tapping/clicking on the emoji symbol at the end that best describes
Your membership category.
Once you’ve done that, you’re in and won’t need an
Invitation Link again.
When you join a Discord event you won’t automatically
see all the participants like in Zoom when the host lets you in or you join a meeting
in progress. Instead you’ll scroll down and find the channel
specified as part of the event info. Unlike Zoom, you get to see the list of
names indicating who is in
the channel before you tap/click on it to join. And if there is someone
presenting, you’ll need to tap/click on the presenter’s
feed or double-click the Live button next to the
presenter’s name to enlarge the feed. And
when you leave, it’s immediate — none of that akwardness
that happens when you leave a Zoom event especially when in a breakout room.
It may feel weird at first but the learning curve is pretty short and
chances are you’ll like it better than Zoom and choose to use it any time
to video call a fellow Mensan.
CAM Morning Coffee 7 AM & 8 AM.
Both of these weekday online events are
not hosted which simply means when you join the Morning
Coffee channel (under Events) on our CAM Discord server,
you may be the first — wait several minutes and give the
others a chance to join you. Attendance is spontaneous and can be sporadic
— no individual is present every day, some days there are
several people, but there are days when no one participates.
You can expect casual conversation on
any topic you and the others would like to explore.
On Thursdays, the 8 AM CAM Morning Coffee group joins the 8 AM Conversation
with London Mensans so use their access info
(on Meetup) rather than Discord.
In the mood for some interesting conversation?
It’s easy to check in any weekday and see who else is up for a chat.
Contact Matt C.
for general info. Both events will recur every weekday until further notice.
Discord Event!!
1/ Monday
ChiMe Activity Bulletin and Advertising Deadlines.
Last day for these submissions
to the March ChiMe.
Interested in organizing and hosting a virtual
or in-person event? Find out how by tapping/clicking here.
ChiMe Editorial Deadline.
Last day for editorial submissions
to the March ChiMe.
Please submit original articles, insights, puzzles,
brain teasers, or short poems. Your fellow Chicago Area Mensans
would love to hear from you.
2/ Tuesday
Groundhog Day
4/ Thursday
Conversation
with London Mensans 8 AM.
Join a video chat with our kin from across the big pond
in London at 2 PM BST. I [Carey] participated previously, along with a few other CAM members, and had a very nice chat with some
of our “siblings” in the London area.
RSVP to local host
Carey S.
to receive the Zoom sign-in information.
The London host is Ian David Moseley.
Virtual Event!!
Virtual Downtown Lunch 1 PM.
Perhaps Mensa’s longest running event anywhere, Chicago’s
Downtown Lunch has gone virtual! Join us for conversation,
laughs, and attempts to define words you’ll never use again.
The Zoom access info is included as part of your host
Jon G.’s
contact information.
Capricon 41 through Sunday, February 7th.
This event promotes the sci-fi genre, and
is being held online.
For more information, see the
Capricon website.
Public Online Event!!
6/ Saturday
Games and Conversation 7:30 PM.
Join us at the (Virtual) WeissWard Home for Wayward Mensans (WWHfWM).
We’ll gather for conversation in the
Game Night Foyer on
CAM’s Discord server (see the FAQ if new to Discord)
and then split into channels (rooms) as desired for
playing games — mention or upvote games in the
game-night!! channel.
Do you have a favorite game? We like to learn!
For more information, contact
Beth W.
Join us.
Discord Event!!
Northern Exposure Dinner Cancelled.
Join us for dinner at a venue TBD in Lake County.
Please RSVP (no later than 10 AM) to our
North Suburban Coördinator
Michael B., so he can reserve a big enough table; also let
him know if you need to cancel, even if it’s last minute
(by texting),
so the restaurant can change the seating and doesn’t wait
until everyone shows up to take orders.
Event Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns!!
HotTopics 6 PM.
Join 10-20 of us in learning & sharing our views while having fun in a
friendly & safe environment! We will discuss the many sides of these topics:
Pet Mania followed by Idiocracy.
Visit Chicago Mensa Meetup for links to some videos and articles on these topics. The day will come when we can gather again over coffee, but, until then, join us
by voice (and optional video
) over the Internet using the Zoom app.
The access info was provided to those who RSVP on Meetup or
e-mail Mike B. Meetup Virtual Event Not in ChiMe!!
Rockford Mensa Dinner 6:30 PM.
Join Dave and other Rockford-Area Mensans for dinner at
the Ciao Bella Ristorante,
located at 6500 E. Riverside in Loves Park
(formerly the Basil restaurant, just east of the India House and west
of Perryville Rd.).
To RSVP , for more information, or to
get on our e‑mail list,
contact Dave L.,
our Rockford-Area Coördinator.
The number of attendees is limited, so RSVPs are mandatory.
This event is usually recurs on the second Friday of the month. Illinois COVID-19 Group & Mask Restrictions Apply!!
Poetry Discussion 7:30 PM.
Our poetry group is now using Zoom for meetings.
Interested persons who are not currently members of the poetry group can
contact Joe D.
,
and he will e-mail the poems to be discussed and the Zoom information to them.
This event is usually held on evening of the second Friday of the month.
Virtual Event!!
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday State of Illinois holiday.
Chinese New Year Year of the Ox
13/ Saturday
GLAAM Virtual RG 11 AM.
Greater Los Angelos Area Mensa has scheduled two Zoom lines for their all day,
virtual StaRGazing RG. Expect lots of speakers,
a bunch of fun games, entertainment Saturday night in the form
of Mensa members’ stories, and the opportunity to chat with friends, old and new!
It’s free but you must register in advance by
Friday, February 12th. Visit
their website
for all the details.
Virtual Event!!
SwAG Session Cancelled.
Please see the Southwest Area Group Facebook page to RSVP and for information about this
and other SwAG events; contact the
Southwest Area Coördinators
to find out how to join (Kevin’s contact information is also on
our website).
We’ve been meeting on the second Saturday of most months.
Event Cancelled Until Further Notice!!
Virtual Mixology with Mister Tootsie 7:30 PM.
Mister Tootsie is doing another bourbon mixology class for us, this time with less sour drinks.
If you haven’t joined us before, perhaps February is the right month!
Participants will get a list of needed ingredients and equipment,
as well as the Zoom info, prior to the event. This is a GOBS-subsidized activity.
The subsidized cost is $10 for up to 2 people per Zoom login where one person has to be a CAM member.
The cost is $20/login if no one is a CAM member.
RSVPs are required; to RSVP and get payment info,
e-mail Beth W..
Payment is required to hold your spot.
Virtual Event!!
20/ Saturday
Beverly Area Saturday Salon (B.A.S.S.) ~Noon.
Spontaneous conversation in far SSW Chicago, approximate vicinity of
107th St. & Western Ave. Please
contact Rick E. the
Beverly Area Coördinator, for
this month’s location and the exact time as well as more
information; if e‑mailing, put “BASS” in the subject line.
This event usually recurs on the 3rd Saturday of the month, about midday.
Conservatives Lunch 1 PM.
Join other members of the Mensan cell of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy for lunch and
civilized Un-PC conversation. No forbidden questions, no unchallengeable answers.
This lunch happens on the third Saturday every month, but the
location changes and can’t always be determined in time
to make the ChiMe schedule. If you’re curious
about the location and the COVID restrictions
at this month’s meeting place, e-mail
Jim Z.
the event coördinator.
Open to non-Mensans; bring a conservative friend.
Illinois COVID-19 Group & Mask Restrictions Apply!!
South Bend Mensa Dinner 6 PM.
Contact Gary L., the
South Bend Area Coördinator of Fort Wayne, Indiana Mensa,
for location information.
His contact information is also available in the
February ChiMe.
SEMMantics 42: The Answer to Everything RG held
today as a free, members-only, Zoom experience with fun, games, speakers, and more.
Advance registration is required.
For more information, visit their website,
where you can register and which will have the most up-to-date information.
Virtual Event!!
22/ Monday
George Washington’s Birthday
Deadline for Nomination Statements.
Candidates’ statements for publication in the April ChiMe are to be no
longer than 500 words and cannot include any boldface, italic, or larger type;
they should be sent directly to Casey via
e-mail.
23/ Tuesday
Breakfast in Mount Prospect 10 AM.
Breakfast or lunch and conversation at Jelly Café
located at 1784 W. Golf Rd. in Mount Prospect
(northwest corner of Golf Rd. and Busse Hwy.),
featuring a large and diverse menu.
Dining will be indoors.
Separate checks are available.
Attendance is limited. RSVP required
in case of possible cancellation or changes in venue.
RSVP to Ken L. via e‑mail.
Illinois COVID-19 Group & Mask Restrictions Apply!!
A Gathering of Gamers (AGOG) 7 PM.
Join us for a relaxing weekend of fun, games, and conversation.
Bigger than a house party, smaller than an RG —
about a hundred friendly, albeit competitive, players.
Enjoy yourself at our first virtual AGOG event by joining us via our customized
CAM
Discord server. Check out the FAQ for setup info
as well as the list of
online games
for which you must register.
If you participated in HalloweeM, you know what to expect. Get all the info about
AGOG.
A Gathering of Gamers (AGOG) continues.
Join the fun and attend the long weekend gathering of just games all day through Sunday afternoon via our customized CAM Discord platform.
Get all the info about AGOG.
Monthly Gathering (Held via Discord )
The February Monthly Gathering and AGoG take place via video
teleconference using Discord.
Join the group as we all experiment with a different way of interacting.
BYOB and snacks
.
In this age of social distancing, aren’t you ready to have some fun and to try something different?
The Nominating Committee is looking for qualified candidates to run for the
elected positions on the Chicago Area Mensa Board of Directors. If you’re
interested or just curious, see Deb J.’s article in the
February ChiMe or
January ChiMe
for details. You can also view the
job descriptions
and the required
qualifications.
* * * * * Volunteer
Get involved! Chicago Mensa needs you.
We’re looking for volunteers to fill some of the open
positions listed both in the back of ChiMe or on the
List of Officers. You can view the
job descriptions
and the required
qualifications
for all the open positions and ones you may be interested in.
* * * * * Express Yourself
Try your hand at writing an article for ChiMe, submitting a photo,
or creating a puzzle; see our Submission Guidelines
for contact information and deadlines.
Host your own event or your own virtual event
using Discord!
Program Topic:
Tipsy Trivia with Tim!
BYOB as Mensa Tim Schifle of Cleveland Area Mensa takes us through 6 rounds of multi-category trivia.
Teams of up to 6 can compete for bragging rights in this family-friendly event.
Have a team already? Reserve your spot via this link.
No team? No worries — there are 4 teams labeled “open.”
Feel free to join one of those. A Zoom name will be needed so that teams can be
pre-grouped into the breakout rooms for this event.
The keynote text channel
under Monthly Gathering and tipsy-trivia text channel
under Tournament Signups both list the Zoom access info for this program.
Answers will be collect via the Last Call Trivia app,
so we recommend that you have your team captain download this app in advance from
Google Play or
the Apple App Store. Discord Event!!
A Gathering of Gamers (AGOG) continues until 3 PM.
Join us for a relaxing weekend of fun, games, and conversation.
Bigger than a house party, smaller than an RG —
about a hundred friendly, albeit competitive, players.
Enjoy yourself at our first virtual AGOG event by joining us via our customized
CAM
Discord server. Check out the FAQ for setup info
as well as the list of
online games
for which you must register.
If you participated in HalloweeM, you know what to expect. Get all the info about
AGOG.
* * * * *
1 March/ Monday
ChiMe Activity Bulletin and Advertising Deadlines.
Last day for these submissions
to the
April
ChiMe.
Interested in organizing and hosting a virtual
or in-person event? Find out how by tapping/clicking here.
ChiMe Editorial Deadline.
Last day for
editorial submissions to the
April
ChiMe. Please submit original articles, insights, puzzles,
brain teasers, photographs, or short poems. Your fellow Chicago Area Mensans
would love to hear from you.
Casimir (Kazimierz) Pulaski Day Observed in Chicago & Cook County
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February Events.
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