First General Meeting. On 12/04/88, members met at Kelab Ilham and the Founding Committee of the Penang Regional Group (PRG) was elected. They were:
Chairman : Dr Ho Seng Hooi
Secretary : Mr Gunananthan Nithyanantham
Treasurer : Mr Lim Chin Hee
Co-ordinators
Board Games SIG : Dr Akbar Ali
Astronomy SIG : Mr Ewe Hong Tatt
Telephone Chain : Ms Daphne Westerhout
Committee Member : Mr Lim Ben Su
The Board Games SIG was most active with members meeting monthly. A Scrabble competition was held and that became an annual tournament for the Mr Goh Ching Min Trophy.
The month of June saw the visit of Mrs Helen Kupper, the Director of Development, Mensa International, to Penang. PRG members had the opportunity to meet and chat with her at a tea gathering held at Kelab Ilham.
On 28/11/88, the Magic SIG was formed with Mr Fredy Yiap Beow Soon as co-ordinator.
A study trip cum picnic excursion to the USM Biological Research Station at Muka Head was organised during the August school holidays.
