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<p> How sustainable is lab work? How much energy does a freezer consume or how many pipette tips do we use? <br /> <br />
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<p> The concept of the German-wide Meetup was as to gather all the teams to network and set up collaborations for the iGEM Giant Jamboree.
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Introduction:
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In the beginning of October, the team was a small group of bachelor’s and master’s students with very little diversity. By November, the team doubled in size and included members from many departments: CRTD, BIOTEC and the Biology Department at the TU Dresden. We became a truly international iGEM team, covering many disciplines and nationalities. With the resources, we had pulled together now, we thought we can plan something big, a German-wide meetup.  We could host the meetup, using the whole of Dresden and be able to accommodate all the German iGEM teams. Out of the 13 that were invited, 9 came to the assembly, with a total of 60 people attending. The goals of the meetup were:
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• Sharing our iGEM experience so far
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• Getting to know the projects and visions of all attending teams
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• Train the pitch and presentation skills in order to prepare for the Giant Jamboree
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• Finding collaborations and strengthen the bonds between the teams
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• Increasing the general knowledge about Synthetic Biology through conferences and events
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• Having a fun weekend together
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Preparation:
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To prepare for the meetup, a team was assembled to manage and organize the scheduling, food costs, designs and logos, accommodation, etc. Sponsors had to be found and boxes had to be checked to make sure that nothing can go wrong for such a large occasion. Vier Vogel Pils sponsored the beer for the event, while Promega hosted a seminar on RT-qPCR. We had planned everything to the millisecond that by the time the conference came around, we were prepared.
  
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Research projects often aim at making the world a better place, but at the same time they consume a lot of materials and energy. The iGEM competition encourages teams to also consider the environmental implications of their projects and the team of TU Dresden decided to go one step further. We want to take responsibility for the environmental impact of our whole project and our team. With the “iGEM goes green” initiative, we want to share the ecological improvements of our work and encourage as many teams as possible to get involved.
 
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To easily share our idea and prospects with other iGEM Teams, we have collected all our information and ideas about an environmentally-conscious project in our “GoGreenGuide”. Furthermore, we calculated the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions) of our lab work and offered this option to other teams as well with our own created GHG emissions calculation tool. For the development of the guideline as well as the calculation tool we also got in contact with some experts in the field of sustainability and exchanged views with the existing community. <br />
 
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<br /> Our vision is to encourage not only other iGEM teams but also research groups worldwide to join the green movement!
 
 
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Revision as of 10:48, 22 October 2017

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German-wide Meetup

Group picture of the German-wide Meetup
Figure 1: All participants of the German-wide Meetup

The concept of the German-wide Meetup was as to gather all the teams to network and set up collaborations for the iGEM Giant Jamboree. Introduction: In the beginning of October, the team was a small group of bachelor’s and master’s students with very little diversity. By November, the team doubled in size and included members from many departments: CRTD, BIOTEC and the Biology Department at the TU Dresden. We became a truly international iGEM team, covering many disciplines and nationalities. With the resources, we had pulled together now, we thought we can plan something big, a German-wide meetup. We could host the meetup, using the whole of Dresden and be able to accommodate all the German iGEM teams. Out of the 13 that were invited, 9 came to the assembly, with a total of 60 people attending. The goals of the meetup were: • Sharing our iGEM experience so far • Getting to know the projects and visions of all attending teams • Train the pitch and presentation skills in order to prepare for the Giant Jamboree • Finding collaborations and strengthen the bonds between the teams • Increasing the general knowledge about Synthetic Biology through conferences and events • Having a fun weekend together Preparation: To prepare for the meetup, a team was assembled to manage and organize the scheduling, food costs, designs and logos, accommodation, etc. Sponsors had to be found and boxes had to be checked to make sure that nothing can go wrong for such a large occasion. Vier Vogel Pils sponsored the beer for the event, while Promega hosted a seminar on RT-qPCR. We had planned everything to the millisecond that by the time the conference came around, we were prepared.