LocSec Column for September, 2026 Print Newsletter

  Greetings Maryland Mensa from the LocSec!

  I welcome the warm weather, though it will get too hot at times.  I grew up in a place where most of the year is 40 degrees or more.

  Announcing the 11th Paw Paw festival near Frederick, MD on Saturday, September 19th. This northern tropical fruit has a unique flavor and it looks like this will be a great family event.  Contact me at the email address below if you’re interested and I will see if we can coordinate a group attending.

  We are looking for meeting places to have speakers, games or other events.  If you know of any places to hold events, please let me know.

  Do you want to help make a difference for Maryland Mensa?  We have a need for one or more volunteers to be proctors for Mensa admissions testing.

LocSec Column for Mid July, 2026 Electronic Newsletter:

  Greetings Maryland Mensa! I am the newly elected LocSec.  I would like to introduce myself in this initial column and reflect on Mensa.

  My name is David Hubbard and for the most part, I have an academic background, enjoy good conversation and company, board games, jigsaw puzzles, hikes and going for walks whenever I can.I generally have worked in the background most of my life.  However, I see that I’m in the foreground now.

  A primary reason Mensa exists, I feel, is to provide a place for gifted and intelligent people to come together and to provide a place where they can be understood and heard.  Many studies and presentations have pointed out how gifted people have different needs and, for many people, they haven’t gotten met.
  One presentation compared the difference between people above and below a cutoff as the difference between steam and water.  It wasn’t just a higher temperature, but something qualitatively different with its whole own different set of needs.


  Mensans are looking for different things.  They may sometimes be looking for stimulating conversation or deep discussion and at other times may be looking to just relax with other Mensans after a day at work.
  I hope Maryland Mensa can provide activities and events that address a variety and range of these needs.