What is the USA Memory Championship?

The USA Memory Championship is an Olympiad for 'thinking' games.  Set up as a sporting event for Mental Athletes, the tournament consists of memory challenging tournament-style competitive events including memorization of: 99 names and faces, a shuffled deck of cards, an unpublished poem, speed numbers, and a list of 500 words. Mental Athletes compete for gold, silver and bronze awards in individual competitions as well as for the entire event. 

How and why did a memory championship start in the USA?

The USA National Memory Championship was introduced by Tony Dottino, President of Dottino Consulting Group, Inc., in 1997.  While applying neuroscience into pragmatic applications in the business world, Tony was amazed that most people are unaware of the amazing potential of their own brain.  As he discussed their "unlimited and amazing brain" he discovered that most were deathly afraid to talk about the subject, especially as it related to memory.  Their number one concern:  as you get older, you lose your memory.  Tony set out to educate people, both professionally and personally that, "Your brain is like a muscle.  Exercise it!  When given the proper training, it gets stronger, regardless of age!"   While attending a business seminar, the speaker suggested that you do something unique to get your message across, like conduct the first competition of something.  As timing would have it, Tony Buzan had been talking about a local event he conducted in an English Pub where people competed with each other to demonstrate their memory.  The links and connections between the 'two Tonys' got going and the 1st USA Memory Championship was held.  The rest, as they say, is history.  The USA Memory Championship and it's organizing committee are dedicated to the intellectual achievement of people by providing an understanding of the unlimited abilities of the human brain.  We provide a forum to compete in the most important and fundamental skill of mental ability ~  memory.

Who can compete?

ONLY PERMANENT United States of America RESIDENTS twelve (12) years and older are welcomed to compete.  If requested, the applicant must prove eligibility status by providing documentation as listed below:

• United States of America citizen as supported by official government issued documents such as a state notarized birth certificate or USA issued passport

or

• Legal permanent resident of the United States of America as supported by a Permanent Residency Card (also known as a “Green Card”) issued by USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services)

This is a Closed National Event.

When is the next USA Memory Championship?

The 11th USA Memory Championship will be held on Saturday, March 8th, 2008 at Con Edison's Headquarters at 4 Irving Place in New York City.

How do I register to compete?

Additional information for the event is located in the Downloads section of the web site.  Click here for the application package.

Can anyone come and watch the USA Memory Championship?

Absolutely!  Spectators are always welcome and there is no fee to enter.

Where do I send my completed application package to?

Still have more questions or need additional information? Please send your inquiries to info@usamemorychampionship.com

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