General

1. What is Mysterium?
2. Where is Mysterium held?
3. When is Mysterium being held?
4. Who runs Mysterium?
5. Who is welcome at Mysterium? Is it okay to bring my children?
6. Are any Cyan employees going to be attending Mysterium this year?
7. What’s a Local Emissary?

Registration

1. Why is there a registration fee this year?
2. What does the registration fee go towards?
3. How much is the registration fee this year?
4. How do I register for this year’s Mysterium?
5. I’m having a problem with the registration form. Who do I contact?

Location

1. Where is Mysterium being held this year?
2. How do I get around this year’s location?
3. How did this year’s location get chosen?

Hotel

1. Is there an official hotel?
2. What is the official hotel?
3. I’d like to share a room with someone to cut costs, but I don’t who. Is there any easy way to find someone to share a room with?
4. I tried to make hotel reservations, and I couldn’t get the group Mysterium rate. What’s going on?
5. I tried to make hotel reservations, and the reservation system wasn’t working. Who do I contact?
6. I tried to make hotel reservations, and there were no rooms available. Help!

Events

1. What types of events are planned for this year’s Mysterium?
2. Do I have to attend the official events?
3. Will there be presentations this year?
4. How do I sign up for a presentation spot? What are the rules?

Polls

1. How do you conduct your surveys and polls?
2. I accidently voted twice! What do I do?

Donations

1. Can I donate money to the Mysterium Committee?
2. Where does donated money go?
3. I represent a corperation or company, how can I donate to the Mysterium Commitee?

Contact Us

1. How do I contact the Mysterium Committee?

Website

1. I see an error on your website, who do I contact?

General

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   What is Mysterium?

   Mysterium is a yearly gathering of fans of Cyan’s Myst series. It’s billed as a convention, but it’s more like a family gathering, where friends from all over the world come to hang out with each other. There has been a Mysterium every year since 2000, the largest one being in 2000 with 200 attendees. Mysterium generally attracts between 30-130 attendees, depending on location. Mysterium is financially supported by donations, merchandise proceeds and registration fees.

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   Where is Mysterium held?

   The location for Mysterium changes every year. In 2008, Mysterium will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, from July 25th to the 27th.

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   When is Mysterium being held?

   The date for Mysterium changes every year. In 2008, Mysterium will be held the weekend of July 25th to the 27th, 2008.

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   Who runs Mysterium?

   Mysterium is planned and organized by a group of volunteers known as the Mysterium Committee. The members of the Committee have volunteered to be on the committee for one reason or another, but their positions are not paid. If you would like to help us out as a volunteer at Mysterium itself, or you’d like to talk to us about joining the Committee, please contact us using our Contact page.

   We are committed to being open with the community, and as such, we maintain a section just with information about the committee, including who’s on it, how we run it, what we talked about at meetings, etc. Please see our Committee page for more information.

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   Who is welcome at Mysterium? Is it okay to bring my children?

   Everyone is welcome! We are a very family-friendly get-together, and it is not uncommon to have couples bring their children. We do ask however that you supervise your children, as the Mysterium committee does not accept liability for your ward.

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   Are any Cyan employees going to be attending Mysterium this year?

   We know that you’re all itching to hang out with your favorite Cyan employees, so we’re looking into that.

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   What’s a Local Emissary?

   A Local Emissary is an individual in the community who has suggested a location for Mysterium and has agreed to be the coordinator for location-specific events for that year. Since the location for Mysterium changes every year, so do the Local Emissaries! Once their location is chosen by popular vote, they become part of the Committee, and bring inside knowledge of the city so that we can plan a better Mysterium. This year for Boston, we have two Local Emissaries: Keshwyn and Silmefea!

Registration

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   Why is there a registration fee this year?

   Simply because we do not have enough money to run Mysterium. The previous committee payed for past Mysteria out-of-pocket, a fact which most people don’t realize. Along with the cost of prizes, hotel fees, event costs, it can add up. We would also like to see Mysterium become self-sustaining, so that any Mysterium Committee, no matter their financial resources, can plan a fun event.

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   What does the registration fee go towards?

   Your registration fee will go towards any rented A/V equipment, hotel fees, prizes, etc. We also have a few ideas on the back burner that we would like to implement with any left-over money. The Mysterium Committee Treasurer will post quarterly financial statements to our website; we will let you know how much money we have, where it’s going, and how much more we need. To contact the Treasurer, CAGrayWolf, please use our Contact page.

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   How much is the registration fee this year?

   The registration fee for adults (over 18) is $15 through June 15th. Please see the registration page for more details regarding adult rates after June 15th, rates for children, family rates and group rates.

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   How do I register for this year’s Mysterium?

   Visit the registration page for registration information and the registration form.

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   I’m having a problem with the registration form. Who do I contact?

   Please contact either Alahmnat, Odo’Ital, or TW. If your problem concerns the PDF version of the registration form, we have replaced it with a much simpler web-based form. If you were previously unable to register due to problems with the PDF version, please try again!

Location

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   Where is Mysterium being held this year?

   Mysterium 2008 is being held in Boston, Massachusetts! For more details, visit the Mysterium 2008 page.

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   How do I get around this year’s location?

   Boston has a very thorough public transportation system. Some time before Mysterium, we will be adding to the website information about getting around Boston. Watch the Mysterium 2008 page for details!

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   How did this year’s location get chosen?

   This year, the Mysterium Committee asked the Community for suggestions about where to hold Mysterium. If you volunteered a location, then you agreed to become a Local Emissary if your location was chosen. The Local Emissary is someone who is willing to join the Committee for at least the planning period leading up to Mysterium to work with the Committee and provide location-specific information to help the Committee better plan this year’s Mysterium.

   We then held a community survey to allow the community choose this year’s location from the pool of suggestions we received. With this survey, we included the approximate cost of travel to each location, as well as the location’s local taxes.

   For more information on how we conducted the survey, and the results themselves, please see the Polls page!

Hotel

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   Is there an official hotel?

   Yep, there’s an official hotel! Having an official hotel makes it easier to congregate, hang out, have presentations, etc. The official Mysterium hotel will have the conference room we’ll be reserving for the weekend. Do note, though, that you don’t have to stay at the official hotel, if you’d like to stay at another.

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   What is the official hotel?

   This year’s hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn, in Burlington, MA.

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   I’d like to share a room with someone to cut costs, but I don’t who. Is there any easy way to find someone to share a room with?

   The Website Subcommittee is currently working on an automated roomshare system that will allow you to find other people who wish to share a room.

   Watch the website for any updates!

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   I tried to make hotel reservations, and I couldn’t get the group Mysterium rate. What’s going on?

   The group Mysterium rate is only available for Friday and Saturday night. All other days fall under the regular hotel rates. If you are staying extra days, please make your reservation for the entire length of your stay, and then contact the hotel over the phone to fix your reservation price to reflect the group Mysterium rate for Friday and Saturday night. It is also possible that the hotel has run out of rooms blocked out under the group Mysterium rate, even if they still have rooms left available in the hotel. Please contact the hotel over the phone to ask if it is still possible to obtain the group Mysterium rate for the length of your stay.

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   I tried to make hotel reservations, and the reservation system wasn’t working. Who do I contact?

   Please contact the hotel over the phone to make your reservations if this happens.

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   I tried to make hotel reservations, and there were no rooms available. Help!

   Don’t despair! You can check out one of our roomshare options once we have our Roomshare Registration system on our website. If you need your own hotel room, then it is possible to stay at another hotel nearby and walk to Mysterium from there. As of now, there are still plenty of hotel rooms in the official hotel; however, if they run out, please contact Eleri and let her know. A list of available alternative hotels will be published on the website in the event that the official hotel runs out of rooms.

Events

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   What types of events are planned for this year’s Mysterium?

   We have many, many ideas. Traditionally, Mysterium has included EDGE and Laser Tag, but our decisions for the year will be location-dependent, and attendees may additionally decide what they’d like to do in this year’s city in addition to the official events. Of course, we’re taking a hard look at how we can improve this year’s events! Watch the Mysterium 2008 page for more information.

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   Do I have to attend the official events?

   Nope! Event attendance is in no way mandatory. In fact, many people find attractions in the city and go to them in their free time or in lieu of an official event. Additionally, many Myst fans split into their own groups and do what they wish. However, we would hope that everyone attends at least one event, because we’d like to see everyone together! The official events are so that everyone has a chance to see everyone.

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   Will there be presentations this year?

   Yes, there will be presentations. Fans are invited to sign up for a presentation spot and present whatever they’d like to Mysterium attendees. During this time, prizes are often given out, as are speeches. However, we’re looking at the ways in which we can improve it from previous years.

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   How do I sign up for a presentation spot? What are the rules?

   If you would like to sign up for a presentation spot, please contact Eleri, the Events Coordinator, using our Contact page!

   Currently, we are in the process of determining the rules for the presentations. Please watch our website for any updates!

Polls

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   How do you conduct your surveys and polls?

   For more information on how we conduct our surveys and polls, please see our Polls page.

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   I accidently voted twice! What do I do?

   Don’t worry! When we tabulate the results, we discard duplicate votes as determined by your IP address.

Donations

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   Can I donate money to the Mysterium Committee?

   Yes! We gladly accept donations. Mysterium is a fan-run event, and as such, the only funding we get is from registration fees, donations, and merchandise purchases. To donate, just use our nifty little donation button on the right side of our website. Also, please see our Donations page for more information!

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   Where does donated money go?

   Any money donated to the Mysterium Committee goes to pay for any expenses incurred organizing Mysterium, including hotel conference room fees, prizes, event costs, etc.

   Our Treasurer, CAGrayWolf, will be posting statements to the Donations page as we start receiving donations. We soon hope to have a donations bar that shows how much money we’ve gotten, and how much money we need. We will also post a list of expenses to help track where exactly money has gone.

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   I represent a corperation or company, how can I donate to the Mysterium Commitee?

   We gladly accept donations from companies. You first need to contact us before donating any money. Please contact our Treasurer, CAGrayWolf, using our Contact page!

Contact Us

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   How do I contact the Mysterium Committee?

   You can contact us by using our handy contact form on the Contact page! We will reply to you as soon as possible.

Website

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   I see an error on your website, who do I contact?

   You can contact either Alahmnat, Odo’Ital or TW using our Contact page! Thanks for your feedback!