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The Nordic iGEM Conference An important aspect of the iGEM competition is getting to know new people, with whom you can discuss ideas and collaborate as well as make new friends. As a step towards this, the Chalmers-Gothenburg team has participated in the Nordic iGEM Conference, NiC. This was an initiative by the Uppsala and Stockholm iGEM teams who collaborated in the hosting of this event. The conference took place between the 24th and the 26th of July at the Uppsala University, and all ten iGEM teams of the Nordic countries were invited. It was a great weekend with very constructive discussions and also a lot of fun.

On the day of arrival, a welcoming BBQ was arranged in the evening, allowing all the teams to socialise and get to know each other. The evening offered amazing food and a range of fun games, making for a great start for the conference. The next day was when the main event of the NiC took place, namely the presentations of the projects. All the teams had selected one member who would be part of a NiC jury, which in the end would determine which project and presentation would be crowned the winner of the NiC, and be awarded with the highly sought-after Golden Pipette. However, the main focus of the presentations was to be good practice for the upcoming presentations in Boston.

All the teams, including the jury, were then allowed to ask questions on the projects and it was meant to be preparation for the questions which might come after the presentation at the iGEM Giant Jamboree. This part of the NiC was very useful and provided a lot of interesting feedback on our project, while also letting us understand the struggles and successes of the other teams in a very constructive way.

Later the same day, the next part of the NiC was held, which was the different workshops. The workshops reflected on some important parts of the iGEM experience and their purpose was for the teams to be able to compare their respective good and bad ideas about these. The workshop topics included:

1. Awesome solutions for the lab. This workshop aimed to address solutions to technical problems in the lab, and let the teams share their experiences in this area.

2. The future of iGEM technology. This workshop allowed the participants to speculate on current and future technologies which could be used in the iGEM competition.

3. Unsolved ethics: Is your project suitable for supervillains? In this workshop the participants could discuss the ethical impacts of their projects and reflect on additional steps which could be taken to make their ideas more acceptable by the general public.

4. Funding the fun: The road to Boston In this workshop the participants could discuss in which ways they worked to make the journey to Boston possible. Some important questions that were discussed included the amount of money required, the type of sponsorship obtained from companies and how to approach them in the best way.

5. After iGEM: Unexpected applications In this workshop it was discussed how to make the projects available to the community and also if they could have any additional applications other that what the teams had already thought of.

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