<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d6863bee-7fff-71bf-7976-58f7c2b629cd"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Jory,</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">During the first online IVN meeting (that was held on the 1st August and gathered Gifted Youth coordinators around the globe) it was concluded that that kind of communication should take place every two months. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Since there are currently several initiatives going on (such as regular Gifted Youth committee meetings and Edu SIG International) I would like you to let me know is there still a need for meetings of Gifted Youth members in the IVN format (discussing national activities, exchange of ideas and experiences)?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In case there is, (1) what should be the meeting's focus (something which is not covered by other activities), and (2) what would be the best time for setting up the next online IVN meeting?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As seasonal volunteers, we deeply appreciate everyone's engagement and try to make it prudent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Predrag Djukic</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IVN Committee chair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br><br><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">From the CONSTITUTIONAL ACT, 16-43</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“The purpose of the meeting is to allow volunteers other than chairmen the opportunity to meet and exchange experience and ideas. The meetings may have themes such as PR, Testing, SIGHT, IT etc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Participation will be at the expense of the national groups of the attending representatives, or of the members themselves as the case may be.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Goals of IVN group set by the IVN committee for 2020-2021</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Establish communication channels among members in charge for National Mensas’ (NMs) functions worldwide:</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Organize the framework and encourage meetings of volunteers (other than chairmen of NMs) to exchange experience and ideas, to support each other with insights and advice through the full spectrum of functionalities of NMs.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Create a Book of knowledge (BOK) and provide NMs with access to it</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meeting minutes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0bNgFwkFMNWg-6zE6Tng9-UkEIN8WBCnuvuh64moDY/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IVN Gifted youth coordinators meeting 1 August 2021</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrRQaoNXGQjJ_QT7WQB8mEESxbrcn_cxYfi2xt1yLS4/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Main IVN contacts meeting 27 June 2021</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></p></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1lpS9MsIm2TQ7cE10ZblwEHHgPI8FNEml&revid=0B1HIiqrRMxueeHNYaERGYXg2a2ozbytES0picHRCQVVyeFAwPQ"><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 3:01 PM Predrag Djukic <<a href="mailto:motortrim@gmail.com">motortrim@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear Jory,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thank you for the prompt response :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Our goal is to gradually establish regular meetings of the departments in order to connect members worldwide. The concept of online meetings is based on the agenda of the in-person IVN meetings where participants present the activities of their national Mensas, work together to solve some issues, and compose the best practice. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Here is the proposed agenda for the online meetings:</div><div class="gmail_default"><span id="gmail-m_-7773870818450222312gmail-docs-internal-guid-c91dae89-7fff-236a-6c1c-96decc667f95"><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Guidelines for DPT meetings</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pre-meeting activities (email exchange)</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Agree upon the meeting frequency (e.g. once in 3 months) - this can be decided at the end of the online meeting as well</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Choose 3 NM’s reps to prepare a short presentation (5-10min) of the activities taken in their NM’s</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chose an issue that needs to be solved (proposed by DPT members)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sending out the invitation including the meeting agenda</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On the meeting activities (Zoom meeting)</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Short introduction of the participants at the meeting (to get to know each other)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Presentation of the activities taken in some NM’s (e.g. 3 per meeting)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Discussion in order to clarify actions and results</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Solving an issue at hand working in groups (breakout rooms)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Creation of a DPT document like meeting minutes (what was presented and discussed, what ideas were generated, and conclusions made)</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The first important goal is to put things into motion. Then we will develop and improve the concept a</span>nd accompanying activities to increase the benefits from the time invested.</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Please let me know in case you need some additional data.</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Best regards and keep in touch!</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt">PJ</p></span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1lpS9MsIm2TQ7cE10ZblwEHHgPI8FNEml&revid=0B1HIiqrRMxueeHNYaERGYXg2a2ozbytES0picHRCQVVyeFAwPQ"><br></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 1:27 PM Jory Debenham <<a href="mailto:jorydebenham@gmail.com" target="_blank">jorydebenham@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Predrag,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for getting in touch and letting us know about this initiative. It is part of our mandate to connect Mensa Gifted Youth leaders and this sounds like a great opportunity. I think there is certainly a need for such a group and we would very much welcome your organization of such meetings and I'm sure one or more of us would be interested in being involved with the kickoff event, and potentially on a more ongoing basis given that some of our members are also leaders of gifted youth programmes themselves. </div><div><br></div><div>Please forward additional information to me and we will discuss it at our meeting this weekend.</div><div><br></div><div>With all best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Jory Debenham</div><div>Chair, International Mensa Gifted Youth Committee</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 4:27 PM Predrag Djukic <<a href="mailto:motortrim@gmail.com" target="_blank">motortrim@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span id="gmail-m_-7773870818450222312gmail-m_4919023670749732496gmail-m_8384552633050235309gma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le on our own, why not benefit from the “tribal knowledge”?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Predrag Djukic</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IVN Committee chair</span></p></span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1lpS9MsIm2TQ7cE10ZblwEHHgPI8FNEml&revid=0B1HIiqrRMxueeHNYaERGYXg2a2ozbytES0picHRCQVVyeFAwPQ"><br></div></div></div></div>
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