I am only leaving Montreal now after a day of wrap-up meetings followed by a day’s rest.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed toward making our event so special. We are very proud of what we produced and felt wonderful support along the way from volunteers, dancers, parents and teachers.

It was very humbling to be stopped in the aisles by people I didn’t know who wanted to express their gratitude for all the countless hours of planning we put in to these Championships.

Regarding Lost and Found at the Palais, I have been advised to share this e-mail address: co-securite@congresmtl.com

For anything lost at a hotel please contact them directly.

Regarding participation patches or world qualifier certificates please email a name and address to: naidc2014@gmail.com by August 31st. As of September 1, this account will be no longer be checked so any messages submitted will go unanswered. It seems a lot of requests are for dancers in team-only events. Yes, they are entitled to patches too. I have so far had a twenty requests for patches but 15 did not supply mailing addresses. If you request a patch without supplying an address you will not receive one.

Regarding results, families who did not purchase them on site may download copies at http://www.quickfeis.com on the home page. Teachers will (soon) find results by accessing their account using the username and password with which they used to register their dancers.

I think that’s it. Have a great summer and see you in Providence, Rhode Island for the 2015 NAIDC run by the New England Region.

-Ryan Carroll ADCRG
2014 Co-Chair

Everything is being posted to http://www.quickfeis.com

Our policy about wristbands to access vendors has changed again.

We will now have staff on the actual competition doors checking wristbands so that people can access the vendor room and practice stages without requiring them.

The main stages and those in the practice rooms were built much quicker than expected so we are hoping to open the rooms by 11am on Tuesday instead of the published time on the website. We are laying down the flooring tonight which has to settle before we can tape it in the morning.

I am getting a lot of questions every day for info that is on this website and running out of time to answer everyone. Please scroll down the main page and also click on the various tabs to do a full search before asking. Be sure to read the Need To Know section in the Downloads section but note that a some of the info has since changed (such as what is listed above).

Any locals enquiring about coming up for the day from eastern Ontario (postal codes K1A *** to K2Z ***) can show ID like residents of Québec/upstate New York/upstate Vermont to qualify for local access pricing. Persons aged 7 &under no charge; 8-17 $10; 18-64 $20 and 65+ $10.

We’re nearly there. Safe travels. See you soon.

The Biosphère is a museum in dedicated to the environment and is located at Parc Jean-Drapeau, on Île Sainte-Hélène in the former U.S. pavilion for the 1967 World Fair/Expo.

There is plenty of open green space nearby for walking, picnicking or napping under a tree, and you can go out in a boat on the river for a scenic tour too. Or better yet, bring your swim gear to an amazing outdoor pool.

Consider spending a half day at Atwater Market where you will find stalls selling locally sourced fruits and vegetables (I recommend the fresh strawberries which are right now at their peak), amazing Québec cheeses and a Canadian delicacy you should not miss – maple syrup ( or “sirop d’érable” en français).

Build a nice picnic then sit in the glorious sunshine along the river to people watch.

Congratulations to Madeline Essex and well done to everyone who participated.

The judging panel reported that they were moved and impressed by SO many entries.

Where Celine Dion got married…in case you are a fan.

Here are the admissions charges.

Children 7 and younger – no charge.
Children aged 8-17 – $10
Adults 18-64 $20
Seniors 65+ $10

Programs $25.

Government issued Province of Québec ID is required for these rates.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Montréal is decorated for our arrival.

Good luck in your last week of preparations everyone.

See you soon,

Your NAIDC team.

Hello.

Several items were posted to the Downloads section of this site in the past few days.  Be sure to read through everything before you send in your questions.

The NAIDC is quickly approaching.  Are you excited????????

June 20 – See the Downloads page for an updated Need To Know FAQ – changes are highlighted in red.

June 20 – See the new Info Exchange page for non-moderated user suggestions and questions.  Have a tip to share (the best bagel, the coolest café or a great photo op)?  Leave a message for the community.  What to know where to go to mass, how much a weekly bus pass will cost or what to bring with you?  Ask away!

Practice Rooms at the Palais are 518ABC and 519AB.  Times are as follows:

Tuesday 3pm-9pm and Wednesday-Sunday 7am-9pm.

Practicing on stage is not permitted at any time.

We have asked hotels for practice space.  Here is a summary so far, which will be updated when I am informed:

Hilton – Fountaine B
Marriott – yes but room not known as of yet
Holiday Inn – Hibiscus
Fairmont – Hochelaga 1
Sheraton – no space
Embassy Suites – no space
Hyatt – no reply so far
Saint Sulpice – no reply so far
SpringHill Suites – no reply so far
Westin – no reply so far
InterCon – no reply so far
Delta – no reply so far
Dauphin – no reply so far (not likely to get a dedicated room)
Alt – no reply so far (not likely to get a dedicated room)
Carrefour -no reply so far (not likely to get a dedicated room)

Hello.

June 10th is the day the hotels will release any unsold rooms to regular inventory and room rates will return to regular prices.  Anyone still looking for a room should either contact a hotel today, or check the Hotel Exchange tab.

Thanks.

This Post will be deleted next week.  Please use the Hotel Exchange tab and post your wants/need there instead.

I will wait a few days for those who posted here recently to buy/sell.

Any posts left here after from now on will be deleted.

There is no way to move this post over to the new page.  I’ve checked, sorry.

The NAIDC 2014 Montréal graciously thanks Camp Rince Ceol for their generous donation of one week at the camp.

“One week at Camp Rince Ceol, valued at $925!

***Please direct all enquiries to NAIDCESSAY2014@OUTLOOK.COM and refrain from leaving posts requiring a response on this blog or e-mailing the moderator of this blog.  Only questions sent to the address noted above will be answered.***

Thanks to my good friend Myra Watters ADCRG, we have a link to a short message from Sierra Deaton who, with Alex Kinsey, recently won the third and final season of The X Factor USA.

Link to Video on Dropbox.

Tourisme Montréal has prepared a micro site for guests of the 2014 NAIDC to plan their visit.

Here, you can sign up for a coupon booklet for savings on many activities, restaurants, shops, museums, sightseeing tours and show tickets exclusive to our group.

2014 NAIDC Tourisme Montréal Microsite

Should you wish to be notified of future updates to this blog, you can “follow” along by clicking the follow button at the bottom right hand area of the screen.

1. All Open Championship dancers may enter.
2. All dancers in the Under 10 and older age groups who do not meet the above qualification must qualify at their Regional Oireachtas. The Top Ten dancers plus 25% of the competition (based on number of actual dancers, not entries) will qualify, subject to them achieving a recall.
3. Under 8 and Under 9 dancers may be entered at the discretion of their teacher.

NOTE: Preliminary dancers who achieve their required first place wins by May 1, 2014 and opt to enter based on Rule 1 must enter all future feiseanna as an Open Championship dancer. [Per IDTANA rule passed July 2006]

NOTE: Qualified pupils of a hired adjudicator (and their associations) may defer their qualification to the following year’s event. [Per IDTANA rule passed July 2006]

Hello!

We are excited to bring one of the world’s largest gatherings of Irish dancers to Montréal, Canada for the 2014 North American Irish Dance Championships.

We are working hard to produce an event at the standard to which you are accustomed, with a little flair using our savoie-faire.

This will be the official point of communication although we are considering adding Facebook and Twitter.

Please read each post before leaving a comment or sending an e-mail to naidc2014@gmail.com

Your co-chairs,

Ryan, Bernadette and Kim