Proctors Needed!

We have an approximate 1,000-person backlog, in our chapter alone, in people who have, at one point in time, indicated some level of interest in testing for and joining Mensa. With more people being added onto that list all the time, it's a daunting task to whittle that down.

How can we do it? With as many proctors as we can possibly get certified from among our ranks.

What do you need to do to get certified?
1) Fill out and mail in the Proctor Application which you can find at https://www.us.mensa.org/lead/certifications/proctors/ -- making sure to have (either on the hardcopy of that form or as separate e-mails to the National Office) the endorsement of both the LocSec (me, through the end of October) and the Testing Coordinator (currently Nancy McMahan Farrar). You'll get a manual and need to send back an open book exam.
2) Attend one or two testing sessions as an observer - dependent on your background and having conducted such tests previously. Depending on timing, you might be able to attend a webinar instead, "bypassing" this requirement. (The next webinar is on May 26 at 8pm CDT. The one after that is tentatively scheduled for late July or early August.)
3) Proctor one or two testing sessions while observed by a Mensa-certified proctor.

It's really that simple.

The benefits? You help out the chapter by whittling down our backlog, describing just what Mensa is and does to the testing candidates, and bolster the number of members in the chapter with each person who passes your proctored test that decides that they want to join after all. You also get to meet lots of new people and be "the face of Mensa"/the authoritative expert for everyone who attends your sessions.

So, if you're a member of MWM, contact me and our Testing Coordinator. If you're a member of a different chapter, you need to contact your chapter's LocSec and Testing Coordinator.