Festival of the Mind: Mind Your Self

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Under the Patronage of the Economic Development Board, Intelnacom and SJ Media Group are proud to inform you that the World Memory Championship will be held at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain from Aug 30 - Sep 2, 2007. The competition will also host the Festival of the Mind which will have the following areas:

1- Mind Games
2- Exhibition
3- Workshops

if you want compete in one of the following:

1- Chess Competition
2- Soduko Competition
3- Scrabble Competition
4- X-Box Games
5- IQ Testing

Or meet with the genius Mr. Tony Buzan that will do a presentation on the Mind Mapping system that he created...

For reservations pls call 17 297040 or info@sjmediagroup.com
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Seems interesting, wonder if I'm eligible!
looks like not-me oriented event

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Originally Posted by Gulf Daily News

The Festival of the Mind is being organised at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain's Conference Centre on Friday.
The World Memory Championship (WMC) will also be held for the first time in Bahrain as part of the three -day festival and is being organised by SJ Media Group.
Around 80 international competitors from Europe, Australia, Asia and the Americas will take part in the championships, brought to Bahrain by Intelnacom.
The WMC, which started in 1991, will be held for the first time in the Middle East and only second time outside the UK.
The championship tests the human brain's mnemonic skills based on 10 disciplines including historic dates, speed cards, names and faces.
The festival will also be hosting a series of relevant workshops, exhibitions and mind games as well as chess, soduko and Scrabble competitions, X-Box games and IQ testing that will be open to the public.
"We look forward to have three days of excitement and fun filled with presenters, exhibitors as well as various specialists from around the world," said Intelnacom chief executive officer Professor Dr Bernd Hoefer at a Press conference held yesterday at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain Conference Centre.
Guest speakers at the festival will include Mr Buzan and eight-time WMC champion Dominic O'Brien, who is also a Guinness Book record holder after successfully memorising 54 decks of playing cards (2,808 cards) with only a single sighting of each card.
"The festival will create a regional awareness about the WMC," he said.
"It will place Bahrain on top holding the first festival of its kind in the region and teach participants ways to enhance and improve the efficiency and effective use of their mental ability."
"We have opened a booth at Seef Mall for people who are interested in registering for the festival," said SJ Media Group general manager Abbas Kasim.
"We already received four participants from Bahrain and we are hoping to encourage a greater number of Bahrainis to join."
For more information on the WMC, visit www.worldmemorychampionships.com.

source: Gulf Daily News


Official Website here.

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So what happened? anybody went?

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I ended up not going, but there was a huge opening ceremony yesterday under the patronage of Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, National Guard Commander. Fellow member ba7rainy might have went to the event, but I am not sure Below is a press release:

Originally Posted by Gulf Daily News

TODAY will see the start of a gruelling three-day competition in which some of the brightest minds in the world will be vying for the title of champion.
The World Memory Championship (WMC), brought to Bahrain by Intelnacom, will test the human brain's mnemonic skills based on 10 disciplines, including historic dates, speed cards, names and faces.
Around 80 international competitors will be taking part in the championship, which is being held for the first time in the Middle East and second time outside the UK.
The competition comes as part of the Festival of the Mind, which opened last night.
National Guards Commander Major General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa was among the VIPs, who attended the event as well as Intelnacom chief executive officer Professor Dr Bernd Hoefer.
The competition will run until Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain Conference Centre.
Organised by SJ Media Group, it will host a series of workshops, exhibitions and mind games, including chess, sudoku and scrabble competitions, X-Box games and IQ testing that will be open to the public.
Guest speakers at the festival will include founder of the WMC and inventor of Mind Maps, Tony Buzan and eight-time WMC champion Dominic O'Brien, who is also a Guinness Book record holder after successfully memorising 54 decks of playing cards (2,808) cards after only a single sighting of each card.
"We look forward to having three days of excitement and fun filled with presenters, exhibitors, as well as various specialists from around the world," said professor Hoefer.
"The festival will create a regional awareness about the WMC and will place Bahrain on top holding the first festival of its kind event in the region."
The competition takes place from 9am daily and will continue until evening. For more information about the WMC, visit its website at www.worldmemorychampionship.com.

source: Gulf Daily News