Team:Linkoping Sweden/Human Practices
Human Practices
Human Practices is an important part of LiU iGEM’s project objective. The purpose of the Human Practices is to reach a broad target audience via different types of information channels and activities.
Overview of Human Practices activities 2017:
June
Nordic iGEM Conference
The team from Copenhagen Denmark decided to invite all the Nordic iGEM teams to a mini iGEM conference. The conference was held in early June and a total of nine teams from Denmark, Finland and Sweden were represented.
It started with a presentation from the iGEM 2016 team of Copenhagen where they told us about their project and experience of the Giant Jamboree in Boston. This was followed by a barbeque, where the teams had a chance to get to know each other and get a sneak peek about what each team had decided to do for their project.
The second day had a more hectic schedule, starting with workshops called Business & Innovation in iGEM and Communication, how to sell ypur project. Later, there was a mnini jamboree where all represented teams presented their projects. The day ended with a nice dinner, where the winner of the mini jamboree was announced and team Lund was the lucky winner. They received the prize, a golden pipette, and were asked to host the next Nordic iGEM Conference.
The last day started with a workshop called Feedback session, where the teams gave each other feedback on their projects and presentation. Another workshop followed in Ethics. The day then ended in a final lunch with the other teams.
Article in Fokus Almedalen
The Swedish newspaper Fokus Almedalen wrote an article about iGEM and our project after an interview with Moa Nilsson.
August
Linköping City Festival
LiU iGEM will be present at Linköping City Festival in the 25th and 26th of August. At the festival, we will have a mini-lab for children where they can grow their one "bacteria" on petri dishes with jelly-agar. we will also lead a more serious lab where children can join in and purify DNA from kiwi fruit. We will also give away sheets with information about Alzheimer's disease, synthetic biology, and the iGEM competition. There will also be a quiz where you can test your knowledge about Alzheimer´s disease.
September
KALAS
LiU iGEM plans to be present at KALAS. KALAS is a great fair that mainly refers to the new students from all programs at Linköping University. With 8000 students visiting students, KALAS is the largest event for new students in Sweden.
