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Dateline: October 29, 2008 ... Istanbul, Turkey
Contact: Mr. Sinan Kilic
Phone: +90-312-4173330
Email: pr@memoriad.com
Web Address: www.memoriad.com
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - October 29, 2008 - For the first time both top
memory and mental calculation brains will compete in Memoriad (Memory
Olympiad) 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. The event, organized by the
Memoriad Foundation, will take place on the 1st and 2nd of November at
the Marmara Hotel, under the patronage of the Turkish Tourism and
Culture Ministry.
2008 World Memory Champion Ben Pridmore, 2008 Mental Calculation
Champion Alberto Coto Garcia, and former champions such as Gunther
Karsten, Andi Bell, Jan van Koningsveld, Rudiger Gamm, Johannes
Mallow, Jorge Arturo Mendoza Huertas and Robert Fountain are
just a few world celebrity brains that will compete in Istanbul.
Over 40 competitors from more than 10 countries will take part over
two days in eight different comprehensive tests of memory and mental
calculation disciplines. These include Binary Numbers, Names and
Faces, Numbers Marathon, Speed Cards, Speed Mental Multiplication,
Speed Mental Addition, Mental Square Roots and lastly Mental Calendar
Dates. The winner of each category will be given 00 (USD). The
second place winner of each category will be given 0 (USD) and the
third place winner of each category will be given 0 (USD). A total
of ,000 (USD) will be given out. Sponsoring the prize money is the
Memoriad Foundation.
For the first time, Memoriad competitions will be managed by a
professional software called Memoriad Competition Simulator. With this
improvement, manual evaluation errors of results will be totally
eradicated. Memoriad software, prepared by Memoriad Foundation, can be
downloaded for free by all prospective competitors to practice with.
This means that everybody can test himself or herself with this free
software which can be found at: www.memoriad.com
At the opening ceremony of Memoriad, Bernett Orlando will do a
blindfolded Rubik's cube show. Rudiger Gamm - the human calculator,
Ulrich Voight - the Pi Man and finally John Louis - the memory man, will
do some extraordinary mental calculation and memory shows.
Mr. Melik Duyar, the chairman and the founder of Memoriad says, "Our
mission is to support the development of human brain through memory
and mental calculation games. By organizing such events we also
contribute to world peace with mental sports Olympiad."
Mr Duyar goes on to say, "The event will also be record breaking with
the greatest number of top memory and mental calculation mental
athletes from the most wide range of countries ever, including
Germany, Spain, France, Nigeria, USA, Algeria, England, Peru, Turkey,
India, Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia, Mongolia and Lebanon." Mr
Duyar also added that they plan to organize the next memoriad in the
Continent of America.
MEMORIAD, also a trade mark in 148 countries as Memory Olympiads, is
an organization that holds memory, mental calculation and photographic
speed reading championships all over the world. Although MEMORIAD
takes place every four years internationally in parallel to Olympic
Games, the World Memoriad Committee supports National Yearly Memoriads
financially in different countries.
Issued by Memoriad Organization, a more detailed press release can be
downloaded from: www.memoriad.com in Chinese, French, German,
Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish languages. For further
information, please contact:
Mr. Sinan Kilic
+90-312-4173330
pr@memoriad.com
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