New Blog Post: Preparing for the Giant Jamboree

The Giant Jamboree is coming up quickly! How should you be preparing? How will teams be evaluated? Check out Kim's blog post for advice and tips on what teams can do to prepare!

You can also check out the Telling Your Story page for more advice on how to share your project and improve project clarity!

New Blog Post: All about iGEM Safety

Our safety program is a critical part of iGEM. How do we do things, and why? Check out Kelly's new blog post on the topic, and remember to subscribe to the RSS feed so you don't miss any blog posts from iGEM HQ!

Press Release Announcing the Giant Jamboree

See the latest iGEM press release, Synthetic Biology Students Compete in iGEM 2015 Giant Jamboree.

Track selection, and project title and abstract

Teams can now submit their track selections, and project title and abstract through their team profile page. Any approved team member will be able to submit or edit this information. Be sure to submit these materials by Friday August 7 to ensure they appear correctly in the Giant Jamboree program booklet!

For the complete list of upcoming deadlines, see the Calendar of Events.

Regular registration has ended

Regular registration for the Giant Jamboree is now closed. Late registration is open until September 11. Have questions? Email us at: registration (at) igem (dot) org.

Jamboree team registration ends July 31

Regular registration for the Giant Jamboree ends this Friday July 31 at 11:59PM Boston time! Teams will need to register and submit payment before this deadline in order to reserve a presentation slot and poster location for their team, so be sure to register today if you have not already.

Please also take into account that payment methods of check or wire transfer will take longer to process. Have questions? Email us at: registration (at) igem (dot) org!

Team banners

Showcase your project and design skills by designing a banner for your team! We will be printing team banners and displaying them at the Giant Jamboree for all attendees to see. Send your banner design to banners (at) igem.org by September 1, and see the team banner page for design specifications.

After the Giant Jamboree, each team will be able to take home their banner as a souvenir!

Partner Special Offers

Partner Special Offers are designed specifically for iGEM 2015 teams and are available to all registered teams, so be sure to take advantage of them! The following iGEM Partners are providing special offers to teams:

• Agilent
• IDT
• Mathworks
• Synenergene

iGEM By The Numbers

For an at-a-glance overview of iGEM 2015 activity, check out the new iGEM By The Numbers page! It contains statistics on team activities, such as safety forms, Giant Jamboree registration, submissions, and more!