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Status: HiQ (2015 - September)
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Rationale for this Project
- I was very active in Mensa and ISPE in the years prior to taking up formal study of philosophy at Birkbeck in 2000. Thereafter I was too busy, and no longer felt the need to contribute, so I let my memberships lapse.
- When I retired from HSBC at the end of 2010, given that I was no longer involved in formal academic study, I re-joined both societies to see how things were going.
- Society Details:-
- For Mensa – see Mensa: About – I joined, or re-joined, a bundle of societies, but did nothing.
- For ISPE – see ISPE – I did nothing other than pay my dues and exchange friendly emails with a couple of old contacts.
- For a site1 giving details of the tests used for entry to ISPE and “higher” societies, see “uncommonly Difficult IQ Tests” (Uncommonly Difficult IQ Tests).
- See High-IQ Societies and their Tests for a site that gives the admission tests for the various societies (and refers to the defunct site above-mentioned).
- Between 1997 and 2001 I edited a newsletter (Commensal - Past Issues) in my capacity as secretary of the Philosophical Discussion Group of British Mensa.
- I also edited "ISPE, Todman (Theo) - Under the Sycamore Tree: Correspondence Folder for the UK Members and Associates of ISPE" for a year.
- My intention has been to participate in these societies just so far as doing so would support my other projects by way of stimulation and the opportunity for interaction. As such, most of the time recorded against this project could equally be recorded against others. However, I have now let my subscription to both societies lapse again. ISPE seemed no better than when I was involved last time. The Mensa SIGs seem active enough, but I don’t have the time to contribute.
Status as at end-September 2015
- As planned, I have spent no time at all on this project in the last academic year.
Plans for the 2015/16 Academic Year
- It is unlikely that I will want to re-join these societies in the next year, as I’m intending to continue to get my Thesis2 under control.
- Hence, to provide focus for higher-priority projects, I do not plan to spend any significant time on this project in the near future. I may do so on an ad hoc basis. If so, actions will feature on the Summary_Task_List3.
- One thing that’s just come up is "Weir (Lucy) - Debate for Irish Mensa?". This may be a significant distraction, so I don’t plan to be distracted, but I feel I ought to be involved in some way.
- Consequently, I do not intend to produce any more editions of this report until this time next year.
- Possible Background Activities: Clearly, these are only possible if I re-join the societies:-
- ISPE
- Mensa
- Other
In-Page Footnotes
Footnote 1: The reference given in previous reports is defunct. I think this is the same basic site.
Footnote 4: I told the editor of Telicom that I’d seek to contribute an article, though this doesn’t look very likely.
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