I've made a big push in recent months to get some more proctors (check - a few of us are nearly fully certified) and for a Testing Coordinator (check - we have a few candidates for the position, and I think all are willing to be an assistant coordinator if someone else is chosen as the big cheese). The one thing that we very much need are testing locations.
I've intermittently looked around to see what venues are available in Northern Virginia for testing. (Need to have a quiet space, free of distractions, with sufficient space for testing candidates to spread out; ideally it can accommodate 10+ candidates, but as few as 5 is fine -- spaces in one's home are highly discouraged.) Libraries have a rule against it, given we charge for our tests. (Looking to see if there's a legitimate way around that.) Some local schools will work, but cost about $50/hr. Other venues are available at far less amounts. All need to be looked at in person to see if they're viable spaces.
Do you have a viable space available to loan or rent us for 2-3 on a test date that would be set up weeks (if not months) ahead of time? If so, please contact me so we can attempt to work something out. If far enough in advance, your office/company would get a sort of free advertising with a listing in the newsletter and on our website. Win-win.
This is a very easy way to give a huge boost to the chapter, and help us get on top of Chicago as the 2nd largest chapter in the country. (!)
Not all libraries refuse to give free space if you are charging. Also, I recently discovered my library, in addition to two large meeting rooms, has several 3-6 person study rooms available. I just reserve the room and do as I please without mentioning Mensa. I tell the test takers to meet me in the lobby, describe what I look like, and we all walk back to the study room together, no questions asked. Many condo complexes have meeting rooms that are reservable at little or no charge, too.
ReplyDeleteQuite true, however, the rules that all of the VA libraries (at least in Northern Virginia, and presumably the rest of Virginia -- though that's not relevant for our chapter) have on their website require that anything make use of their meeting rooms be free and open to the public; charging for the test (even if paid via voucher in advance) disqualifies the event as far as registering is concerned. Might be interesting to see if there are study rooms available, and if there's a different process to get that sort of space. Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteI'd like to find condo complexes where the meeting rooms can be reserved for little/no charge. Alas, mine is certainly not applicable. It would be $300 (or more?) for a 4-hour (minimum) rental.