We’re the DC MIST Organizers!

College students, Graduate students, full time professionals.

And we all have one thing in common – We Love MIST!

Help us send Team DC to MIST Nationals for FREE! We need to raise $5,000 to send all of our Nationals participants to Toronto and back for $0 each.

Join us at http://www.crowdrise.com/TeamKareem!

Are you ready to get MISTified…at the NATIONAL level?!

Here’s the 411:

Registration

To reserve your spot with the bus/hotel, first complete your registration on https://www.adderpit.com/MIST. Our regional deadline for Nationals registration is May 22nd. The registration fee for both competitors and guests is $55. We will follow up with you regarding your transportation/lodging needs once you have registered on adderpit.

Required Travel Documentation

Please refer to this table:

*Must present current passport; expired passports might be accepted, but will cause delay.
**Consent form: Please print out and fill out this form: http://dcmist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIST_Nationals_2012_Consent_Form.pdf

Transportation Schedule

All aboard the Victory Bus!

DEPART: Thursday, July 5 at around 9:00 pm to the University of Toronto, St. George
RETURN: Monday, July 9 before 12pm

The pick-up and drop-off location will be at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Tournament Schedule

Friday: July 6th will be the Basketball tournament, starting at 3:00 PM.
Saturday: July 7th will begin with Registration at 8:00AM, Orientation at 9:00AM, and competitions from 9:30AM until 7:00PM. Tours of Toronto will follow!
Sunday: July 8th will begin at 8:00AM and end by 3:00PM. The Awards Ceremony will run until 6:00PM sharp.

Meals

Your registration fee covers meal costs while in Toronto. Please bring pocket money for snacks/meals at pit stops and gifts/keepsakes from Toronto (we recommend $40-$50).

Lodging

Insha’Allah the hotel location and fee should be finalized by April 27 and will be included in the travel package.

Summary of Expected Cost of Nationals

MIST will be fundraising in the coming months to help make Nationals more affordable for everyone, insha’Allah! Below you will find, however, the MAXIMUM that you can expect the trip to cost. So, depending on the results of our fundraising efforts you will see the Travel Package expense will only go down, insha’Allah.

We will be staying at the Seneca Residence & Conference Centre insha’Allah.
Rate: $23 a night per person / quad occupancy
Room Perks: microwave, full fridge, TV, wired internet access, complimentary breakfast + Subway on-site (eat fresh)

Registration: $55 (deadline – May 22nd)
Transportation: ~$100*
Lodging: $69
Total: ~$215

*Transportation information should be finalized after May 22, 2012, insha’Allah

For more information about Nationals, please visit: http://www.getmistified.com/2012-nationals/

Are you planning on attending Nationals? Let us know by filling out the form below!

Note: This form can also be accessed at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGY5OU1tMWc3M3Y0YW5yblpNWTN1UFE6MQ#gid=0

Please fill out the survey below so that we can make DC MIST 2013 even better!

The DC MIST 2012 Program is now ready for download!

http://dcmist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MIST-2012-Program_FinalSpread.pdf

See you this weekend!

Update – Vote for your favorite meme!

The gallery of submitted memes has arrived!
Pick your favorite from the memes below by filling out this form (Valid MIST Competitor ID required):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhqQ3VoeEVjTURFOTRfQ3pxRzl3MVE6MQ

You have until March 23rd at 10pm to vote for your favorite meme!

Click the images below to enlarge them:

Meme Contest Description

There have been so many great memes floating around the MIST fan page – it’s time we make a competition out of it! You will now be able to generate a meme that can be posted around the various rooms used during workshops and competitions! Exciting stuff huh? And the winner will be winning 10 spirit points for his or her team!

Introducing Disgruntled MIST Man – the newest and soon-to-be the most used meme on the World Wide Web: http://memegenerator.net/Disgruntled-Mist-Man!

Please use the Disgruntled MIST Man or any other appropriate meme from Meme Generator or Quickmeme to create a meme which everyone will like!

Please adhere to the following rules:

1. MIST Appropriate
2. MIST Related
3. “Like” the ones you want
4. Submit your meme by Wednesday, March 21 at 10:00 AM to marketing@dcmist.com!