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Current Season Highlights
Giant Jamboree registration: Late Registration
Regular registration for the Giant Jamboree is now closed.
Late registration ends September 11.
Register here.
iGEM By The Numbers
Check out the new iGEM By The Numbers page for statistics on iGEM 2015 team activities, such as safety forms, Giant Jamboree registration, and submissions!
Telling Your Story
Learn about how to tell your story and improve your project's clarity on the Telling Your Story page! Topics include wiki, presentation, poster, and more.
iGEM News
September 3
Guidelines and Advice for Presentations and Posters
The Giant Jamboree is coming up fast!! Be sure to check out our Presentation and Poster Guideline pages! These pages include critical information, such as the presentation length and poster size, as well as general iGEM Guidelines for both.
Teams should also look at the Telling Your Story page for advice about presenting your projects on your team Wiki, as well as some general advice for your Presentations and Posters.
August 31
Team banners - due September 1
Be sure to send us your team banner designs by tomorrow September 1! This is an optional opportunity for teams to showcase their project in a creative way. iGEM HQ will print the banners and they will be displayed throughout the Hynes Convention Center. At the end of the Giant Jamboree, you will be able to take yours home!
For information and specifications, please see the team banners page.
August 28
On Saturday afternoon at the Jamboree, the Human Practices committee will be holding a special session dedicated to hearing your feedback about the Human Practices aspects of the iGEM competition. We are excited to hear your views! iGEM teams and advisors will be invited to give 5-minute talks. More information and application instructions. Apply by Sept 7!
August 28
New Blog Post: Gender Diversity in iGEM
Check out Traci's blog post, "Gender Diversity in iGEM", on the iGEM blog! It goes over the 2013 Paris Bettencourt study on gender balance, and gives you a sneak peek inside two great Giant Jamboree workshops: a Women in Science panel event, and a Gender Diversity Brainstorming Room!
August 25
Practice Session Sign-up Now Open
The Practice Session schedule is now available for Thursday, September 24th. Sign up is on a first come, first served basis, so make sure to sign up your team soon!
MORE NEWS
Community Highlights
Send us your team videos, games and items you would like to share with the iGEM community
iGEM PenPal
The 2015 William and Mary team has started a new iGEM PenPal program! Join today! More information here.
iGEM Matchmaker
The 2015 NTNU_Trondheim team has updated the iGEM Matchmaker tool originally developed by their 2012 team! More information here.
Team Seeker and BioBrick Seeker
The 2015 Aalto-Helsinki team has updated the Team Seeker and BioBrick Seeker tools developed by their 2014 team! More information here.
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