Register for BLAST!
Northern New Jersey Mensa will be holding its BLAST! Regional Gathering Friday, January 23rd to Sunday, January 25th 2026 at the Springhill Suites at Newark Airport (yes the same venue as in previous years). Register here. Don’t forget to book your hotel room if you want to stay overnight!
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Admissions testing
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Newark, NJ 07114 United States
We will have an admissions test session at our BLAST! Regional Gathering. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard[…]
Whippany, NJ 07981 United States
Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]
Who We Are
Northern New Jersey Mensa (NNJM) is a chapter of Mensa, the international society for people who score in the top 2% on IQ tests. The goals of the group are to provide and encourage social and intellectual interaction among members.
Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardized, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.
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Upcoming events
We will be holding our Regional Gathering (BLAST!) at the Springhill Suites at Newark Airport (yes the same venue as in previous years).
Newark, NJ 07114 United States
We will have an admissions test session at our BLAST! Regional Gathering. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard[…]
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Ken Lawrence’s Brainstorming group meets by Zoom each Sunday at 9PM Eastern Time to discuss how to build Mensa. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82908600785?pwd=Kzl4YUhFbklwSnpCTTl4TDdHN0Jsdz09 Meeting ID: 829 08600785 Passcode: 1234
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Volunteer opportunities
Learn valuable new skills while helping to build Northern New Jersey Mensa! We need a Vice Chair and a calendar coordinator, among others