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Welcome to judging in iGEM in 2015! If you’re new to iGEM, you’re probably working hard on your project, trying to make sense of all the requirements, medal criteria, part submission guidelines and other facets of iGEM so that you can present a great project at the Jamboree later this year.

Requirements to participate in iGEM in 2015

Before evaluation, you should familiarize yourselves with the requirements for iGEM this year. We have 9 requirements for track teams. You can see them in more detail on the Requirements page, but in summary here are our requirements:

We also have separate requirements for new track teams, as the scope of work is different for these teams. Please see the requirements page for more details and the Calendar of Events page for all the deadlines.

Judging Committee

Peter Carr, Director of Judging

Important Information

Judging Forms

Teams will be required to submit a judging form that outlines their accomplishments according to the Judging Criteria. Details on where/how/when to fill out this form will be provided when they are available.
Wiki and Parts.igem.org freeze

Experienced teams will be familiar with the wiki freeze, the time in the iGEM calendar when we disable editing to allow judges to work without changes. This date will now be two weeks before the Jamboree and for the first time, we will freeze the parts Registry.
Part Characterization, Measurement and Improvement

This year, we’re changing the medal requirements for characterizing, measuring and improving a part. We’re introducing a contribution system, instead of the experience page, that you can read more about on our page.

For Teams

If you’re participating in iGEM for the first time in 2014, a lot of the evaluation could seem a little confusing. We care a lot about parts, and we have some very specific requirements about creating, documenting and sending them to us. Check out our pages on assembly standards and RFC #10 to learn more. It is important to understand about synthetic biology, parts and why characterization and documentation on the Registry is so important. We also have a calendar of events, so check it out for all our deadlines in 2014.

There are a few differences in terms of the evaluation this year. We will be evaluating the medals, track prizes and special prizes at the Giant Jamboree this year, instead of separating out awards at the Regions. With a single event and no regions, there will only be one of each award per section in 2014. Medal requirements have been slightly modified this year, so please read over them again. To make judging easier this year, we’re also going to freeze the Registry at the same time as the wikis. You’ll need to have your parts be ready to go at the same time as your wiki.

For Judges

Information for judges will be available soon

Judges Dashboard

Dashboard for judges will be available soon

Judging Handbook

Learning how to judge an iGEM team is a complex task and one that we are always working to improve. In 2014, we introduced the judging handbook in two parts. Part 1 of the handbook is dedicated to describing great examples and winning teams from previous years. This handbook focuses on the factors contributing to the success of these teams from the perspective of the judges who evaluated them. Part 2 focuses on how to perform your judging assignment.

We will update the handbooks later in the iGEM 2015 season. If you are not familiar with how excellence is rewarded in iGEM, we encourage students, instructors and advisers to all read through Part 1 of the judging handbook to learn more about how teams are evaluated.

Please download the handbooks here:

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