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News Archive
Here you will find the archived news items from the iGEM 2017 Main page
Judging Applications are Now Open!
We are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to apply to judge teams at the iGEM 2017 Giant Jamboree. Last year, we had about 150 volunteer judges from many different disciplines, from all over the world to evaluate our 300 teams. We are looking for:
- Synthetic Biology researchers, from PhD Candidate level to Head of Department
- Researchers from genetics, molecular biology and other related fields
- Software, mechanical and electrical engineers
- STS, Biosafety, Biosecurity and synbio policy experts
- People from other disciplines, as this is not an exhaustive list
If this is your first time application, please pay specific attention to the long form questions, as they carry the most weight in our judge selection process.
You should plan to attend the whole Giant Jamboree in Boston from the 9th - 13th of November 2017. You should plan for about 3 - 5 days to evaluate team wikis, as we want judges to be respectful of the amount of work that iGEM teams put into their projects. Small teams that work hard over the summer can put 4 - 5,000 hours of work into a project. Bigger teams that work for longer could put 10,000+ hours into their iGEM project!
We offer a 50% Jamboree registration discount to judges registered on 2017 teams, and will waive the fee for any judges not associated with any iGEM teams this year. Please note that we do not cover travel accommodation expenses to attend the Jamboree. Please also note that we are considering applicants who are 23 or older on the 31st of March 2017, and any people younger than this age will be considered on a case by case basis.
Thank you and good luck with your application!
Kim de Mora and the iGEM 2017 Executive Judging Committee
Registration for iGEM 2017 is now open!
We look forward to welcoming you to iGEM 2017!
Be sure to read about the participation requirements on the Competition Hub before having your team PI register the team. He/she will need an igem.org user account in order to complete the team application. Be sure to also submit the team registration fee.
High school teams and community lab teams, please see your additional team registration materials.
Welcome to 2017.igem.org
iGEM is excited to announce the launch of the iGEM 2017 competition website! 2017.igem.org will be your key resource for all competition related details and announcements. Visit this page often for news and updates. To get started, learn about competition requirements and registration by visiting 2017.igem.org/Competition. Major deadlines have been posted! See the competition calendar for details on when things are due by visiting: https://2017.igem.org/Calendar
iGEM speaks at United Nations Biodiversity Conference
This past December Meagan Lizarazo, iGEM Vice President, made a statement in support of synthetic biology at the United Nations BioDiversity Conference in Cancun, Mexico. iGEM headquarter staff, along with 5 iGEM delegates, participated in the event, joining over 7,000 participants from 170 countries and over 400 organizations as they came together to address biodiversity on a global scale. For more on the conference and iGEM's participation visit us at: https://igem.org/Global_Impact
Partner Sponsor & Special Offers
We are proud to announce our Partner Sponsors & Special Offers for iGEM 2017. We welcoming back IDT's free custom DNA offer, Mathwork's free software kit (includes 12 products!) and Agilent's free SureVector kit. Visit the Partner's page to learn more and make sure to check back often for the latest updates.
New to iGEM? Not sure what to expect?
Experience iGEM by looking back at the completed season. Visit the official iGEM 2016 Giant Jamboree photo library or watch the wrap up video of event highlights here.
iGEM PLOS Online Peer Review Jamboree
On the 28th of January, iGEM, PLOS and Breezio hosted the first online Peer-Review Jamboree for iGEM 2016 projects. Twenty-two teams submitted high quality manuscripts through the Breezio online platform to be considered for review in PLOS Collections. 73 users from 17 countries left almost four hundred comments for the authors of the articles.
Please see our PLOS iGEM Collaboration page for more information about the event, links to papers and instructions on next steps for authors.
Partner Offer: iGEMers receive 30% off SynBioBeta Event Registration
A special discount offer is available for the iGEM community. Both past and present iGEM participants can attend SynBioBeta London (April 4-6) and SynBioBeta San Francisco (October 3-5) at a discounted price. To learn more about SynBioBeta and receive your 30% discount code click here.
