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+title: Applying & participating
+type: topic
+visibility: public
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+
+# Applying & participating
+
+[[about|muShanghai]] is gated. The flow:
+
+1. **Apply** via the form at <https://mushanghai.xyz/>.
+2. **Wait** ~1 week for [[the-mu|The Mu]]'s team review.
+3. **Purchase ticket** upon acceptance — **$149** standard, **$119** early bird.
+4. **Join the Co-Creator group chat** ([Telegram](https://t.me/+dngZ49zj9hE1YzM1)) to start planning.
+
+## Co-creation
+
+Participants aren't passive attendees. You can submit your own events via [Luma](https://luma.com/mushanghai) with The Mu as co-host; accepted events go on the official calendar and get promoted. In practice this means the program is partly defined by who shows up and what they bring.
+
+## Costs to budget beyond the ticket
+
+The $149 covers entry / programming. Not covered: flights, lodging, visa, food, and within-Shanghai transport for the month. Hackerhouses are an option mentioned in the program — they likely affect lodging math significantly. To be confirmed once on the ground.
+
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+
+## [2026-04-22] page created
+
+- Process pulled from [[raw/mushanghai-org-2026-04-22|the official site snapshot]].
+- Costs-beyond-ticket section is editorial inference, not from the site — flagged for revision once verified.
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