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Revision as of 18:48, 5 January 2017
2. Competition Registration
Please refer to the Registration Handbook before you start the registration process.
- Collegiate
- High School
- Community Lab
- Regular registration: $4500 USD
- Late registration: $5000 USD
- Multiple team discount: $1000 USD discount
- Giant Jamboree attendance: $695 USD per person (PI, instructor, advisor, student)
- iGEM.org registration application, to be completed by the team's primary Principal Investigator (PI)
- Team registration fee
- Contact with the team's primary PI
- High School and Community Lab teams have additional requirements (see below)
- demonstrate access to a BL 1 lab
- demonstrate an adequate safety training program
- must be an incorporated entity (for profit or not-for-profit)
- must have a legal entity which has the ability to sign contracts
2.1 Team Kind
In iGEM 2017, teams will register as one of three team "kinds", and each kind will have different registration requirements. The three team kinds are:
2.2 Team Affiliation
Several schools may combine to form a team, and one school may have several teams. For example, it is normal for a school to have both software and wetlab teams.
2.3 Fees
Each team pays a team registration fee, which provides the team with a team wiki, associated materials and support, one presentation slot at the Giant Jamboree, and one poster location at the Giant Jamboree. Additionally, each individual who attends the Giant Jamboree must pay an attendance fee to gain entrance.
Team registration fees for iGEM 2017 are:
Giant Jamboree attendance fees for iGEM 2017 are:
2.4 General Team Registration
The following are required for general team registration. After submission of the iGEM.org registration application and the team registration fee, iGEM Headquarters will contact the team’s primary Principal Investigator (PI) for verification.
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High School team registration
During registration, High School teams should register as the High School team “kind”.
In addition to the general team registration requirements above, each high school team must complete and submit a set of consent forms.
Please see the High School Track page for more information about High School team participation.
Community Lab team registration
During registration, Community Lab teams should register as the Community Lab team “kind”.
In addition to the general team registration requirements above, each community lab team must complete the following additional requirements and send the applicable documentation to documents (at) igem.org:
How to Pay Your Team Registration Fees
Cost
The team registration fee covers team participation in iGEM 2017 and associated materials and support.
Registration | Cost | Deadline | Details |
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Regular Registration | $4,500 USD | March 31, 2017 at 11:59PM EDT | Payment by credit card, check, or wire transfer. Payment of $4,500 USD must be received by the deadline. |
Late Registration | $5,000 USD | May 1, 2017 at 11:59PM EDT | Payment of $5,000 USD by credit card, check, or wire transfer. ALL payments must be received by May 1, 2017. |
Special Offers
Multiple Team Discount:
Register one team and get $1,000 off each additional team from the same school!
If your school wants to register more than one iGEM 2017 team, your PI must register and pay for the first team and then contact iGEM HQ for the discount code to register and pay for the additional teams.
Payment Instructions
After registering your team with iGEM on the team registration page at iGEM 2017 Registration, you must complete the iGEM 2017 Payment Form. Teams can check their payment status through RegOnline. RegOnline is not linked to the iGEM records, and the registration fee status on team profile pages is manually updated. It may take a few days for payment to be reflected on a team's profile page.
Keep in mind that you can, and will need to, pay your team registration fee before your team application has been accepted. Paying the team registration fee is part of the registration process and your team will not be accepted until the fee has been paid.
Payment Method | Details |
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Check: In USD, made payable to iGEM Foundation |
After completing the form at www.regonline.com/iGEM2017, print your invoice and mail with check payment to:
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Wire Transfer: Be sure to allow enough time (5-10 days) for the transfer to arrive by the deadline |
After your submission of the team payment form at www.regonline.com/iGEM2017, see wire transfer payment details on the Wire Transfer Payment page. Be sure to allow enough time (5-10 days) for the transfer to arrive by the deadline. |
Credit Cards: MasterCard, Visa, Discover & AMEX |
You may submit online credit card payments via the team payment form at www.regonline.com/iGEM2017. |
Refund Policy
In order to qualify for a refund of your team registration fees, team cancellations must be sent in writing to HQ at-sign igem.org prior to May 1, 2017. All refunds are subject to a $70 processing fee. Refunds will be made in US dollars and processed in the manner in which they were received with the possible exception of wire payments which, at the organizers' discretion, may be refunded via check. If a refund is made via wire transfer, any bank fees will be deducted from the refund. iGEM is not responsible for cancellations or the inability of a team to travel due to weather, threat of terrorism, act of God and other events beyond iGEM's control.
Terms
Payment of $4,500 team registration fee must be received by iGEM by March 31, 2017 at 11:59PM EDT. Payments after March 31, 2017 at 11:59PM EDT will increase $500 to a total of $5,000 USD. All payments must be received on or before May 1, 2017.
Invoices
An invoice will be available upon completion of the iGEM 2017 Team Registration Fee form at www.regonline.com/iGEM2017.
Contact
For questions about payments for iGEM 2017 contact:
iGEM Headquarters, Registration
registration AT igem DOT org
+1.617.500.3106