When is your birthday?
July 1 - December 31 Birthdays
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Copy your event MP3 to your MP3 player.
Make sure you can find it so you can hit play at the right moment.
Get your FREE Prop Kit at
The prop kit has everything you need to participate.
Sync your timepiece
Visit time.gov to sync your clock/phone.
Optional: Gather other stuff
It is strongly recommended that you bring a camera (with a flash), a cell phone (in addition to your MP3 player).
Arrive to your starting point early.
You'll need a couple minutes to prepare your player
and sort out your Prop Kit.
Press Play
Listen to the MP3, follow the voice-over directions
and have a great time.
Your starting point is assigned based on your birthday
An MP3 experience, or MP3 experiment is a flash mob where participants download and play an MP3 together. The MP3 contains a voice instructions and music to accompany activities.
The first MP3 experiment was created by Improv Everywhere. You can watch video recaps of the Improv Everywhere MP3 experiments at their website.
The #uwmp3 experience will be a similar event but entirely UW-focused, with activities made just for UW students to enjoy.
The event begins at exactly 7:45 PM (Mountain Time) on August 31, 2012
Download an iCal file (great for Smartphones)
Sign up for SMS Reminders (best for cell phones)
August 31 is National College Colors Day. It'll be a great opportunity to meet your student body, have a great time, get some free stuff (glow sticks, kazoos, bubbles, etc).
There are two starting locations. You will be assigned a starting location based on your birthday.
#uwmp3 is an event sponsored by
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Be part of the conversation. Use hashtag #uwmp3 to tell your friends