The MIT “Tournament of Memory Champions” 

To Commemorate the 25th anniversary of the USA Memory Championship Organization (USAMC), a grand “Tournament of Memory Champions” will be held on Sunday, Nov. 10 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium.  The top 12 “memorizers” in the United States will put their well-trained memories to the test by competing against one another in four events: long-term memory, words-to-remember, tea party (auditory memory), and double-deck-of-cards.  The winner will earn $5,000 along with the title of the top memorist in the US.  The competitors include Nelson Dellis (6-time USAMC champion), Ron White (2-time USAMC champion), and other past champions and a few select runners-up.

In between the events, MIT faculty who are experts in the science of memory will provide short, entertaining talks and demos about what memory is, why mnemonic techniques improve memory, and what you can do to improve your own memory.  It will be a fun day of entertainment and enlightenment on a mysterious topic that affects us all.

The event is free but requires registration.
Link to Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mit-tournament-of-memory-champions-tickets-1042035515277

For more info on details of the four events go to:
https://www.usamemorychampionship.com/

The event is sponsored by:
MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
MIT's Quest for Intelligence
Lumosity
USAMC