MHK: [March 2008] Photography Workshop at Panchavati on 8th & 9th

Dear Ms,

Find below the details of the March MHK.

The event is open to all valid members of Mensa Bangalore, and you are welcome to bring a guest (non-Mensan) along. The event cost will be Rs 500 per head which will have to be paid at the venue (this is to cover venue, food and other expenses).

Please confirm you attendance by sending an email with the following details:
Name of Mensan:
Guest: (Yes, No)
Name of Guest:
Attending: (Saturday, Sunday, Both Days)
Mode of Transportation: (Car, Bike, Need a Ride)
Mobile Number:

The confirmation email must reach me before Thursday 6th of March failing which your registration may not be accepted. This is because we have to make arrangements for food and other items which require at least 24 hours notice.

Please bring along any indoor/outdoor games that you have. Also request those who have sleeping bags/carry mats to kindly bring them in case we run short of beds.

For further clarifications, please write to me or call me on 98451-09012. Will send directions to Panchavati on Friday along with transport options for those requiring a ride.

Program Details

Day 1: 8th March
10 AM - 1 PM: Photography Session I (Theory)
1 PM - 2 PM: Lunch
2 PM - 4 PM: Games
4 PM - 5:30 PM: Photography Session II (Field Trip)
5:30 PM - 7 PM: Photography Session III (Review) & Snacks
7 PM - 9 PM: Chit Chat
9 PM - 10 PM: Dinner
10 PM - 12 AM: Music/Songs/Star Gazing
12 AM - 3 AM: Movie

Day 2: 9th March
9 AM - 10 AM: Breakfast
10 AM - 12 PM: Outdoor Games
12 PM - 1 PM: Chit Chat
1 PM - 2 PM: Lunch
2 PM - 4 PM: Indoor Games
4 PM - 5 PM: Tea

Best regards,
Roshin

MHK Report: Feb 2008 BrewHaHa

A bunch of us met for MHK, Feb at BrewHaHa, Koramangala on February 10th, 2008. Ananth, Tharunya, Arjun (a guest with Tharunya), Rathi and Roshin were there at 4 PM, and Guru and myself were there by 4.20 PM.

Tharunya had some events prepared, but because of the low attendance of the event, we decided to hold on to the events for a later date, when we have more members in attendance. Meanwhile, we decided to take advantage of the games at BrewHaHa and start some games. We were also joined by a newcomer to the meetings, Poorna. We had a fun-filled session of Trivial Pursuit (a game of quiz and luck, mostly luck), which was a closely matched game, finally won by Roshin and Arjun. We were also joined by Amar in the midst of the game.

While the ambience at BrewHaHa was great, Ms did not find the food and drinks to be as inspiring. However, we do plan to keep our minds open towards BrewHaHa as a future meeting location.

The only disappointment of the evening was the low attendance, due to which we were not able to hold the events that Tharunya had so meticulously prepared.

Hope to see lots more people at next month's event, details of which will be sent out shortly.

Thanks,
Ujjwal

MHK: [Feb 2008] BrewHaHa

Date: Sunday February 10, 2008
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: BrewHaHa, Koramangala
Notes: Map: http://www.brewhaha.in/img/location.jpg

http://www.mensabangalore.org/mhk.html

Tharunya has a couple of events planned for the day, and guests are welcome. The events may be team or individual depending on attendance.

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National AGM 2007

Dear Ms,

We had a fantastic time on Sunday :) All of you who didn't make it to the meet - we missed you, and you missed a really good event :( The 'official' session lasted all of a maximum of 8 minutes, with the National Chairman Dr. Girish Bapat and the National Secretary Mr. Nirav Sanghavi addressing all of us. We had chapter representatives from different chapters of the country visiting us : Mr. Kishore Asthana (Delhi), Mr. GowriShanker (Chennai) and Rishi Lal a.k.a Strider (Mumbai).

Roshin and Rathi had organised everything - right from the posters and invitations to the events of the entire day, from planning the 'probabilities' of the set of winners to buying and packing the gifts ! Ali and Ananth were the co-event-organisers, conducting Dumb Charades, Quiz and

other games :) Kiran added the surprise element of the day, when he released the first MBlr Newsletter at the AGM. (That will be uploaded to the groups shortly). He was handling the registration desk, along with Aravind. Not to forget Guru, who did all the running around ! A big thank you to all the volunteers. Kudos !

The event spelt 'fun' from the start :) Here are some highlights - We had Dr. Girish Bapat moving around the hall blindfolded (never expected that he would volunteer for that ! ), Savitr's dumb charade (:D), Aravind & Divakaran's quest for victory in a game of musical bean bags, the jigsaw puzzle solution by the team of Sheep (or was it Dogs ? ), Nirav's good-luck-charm and strategies, etcetera etcetera etcetera ... and there was Tharunya, the 'player of the day' ! (Tharunya, note that I am omitting the special title that you got towards the end of the day .. ;)

Participants, including everyone from outside Bangalore, have expressed immense appreciation to the way things were organised. I know Nirav will be reading this mail - so here is a special thank you to you too, for your support and guidance :) We thank Dr. Bapat for encouraging us - in fact, we got the process rolling because of him. We had met him in Pune, when he asked us why we haven't hosted one yet !

We also thank Pradyot, for he was the one who was instrumental in getting MBlr to the shape that is in today:) It was our misfortune that he wasn't with us yesterday. We missed him :(

Our 'thanksgiving speech' isn't over yet. Thanks to all of you who made it there. Felt good to see many Ms in one place, didn't it ? :)

Thank you!
Regards
Guru & Sugandhi