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All iGEM teams must register and pay to attend the Giant Jamboree by the July 31 deadline.
Details: Jamboree Attendance Fee page

Current Season Highlights

Giant Jamboree registration: OPEN!

Registration for the Giant Jamboree is now open! Regular registration ends July 31.
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.

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July 27

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!

July 22

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!

July 17

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
July 16

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!

July 15

Project descriptions

Be sure to post your team project descriptions to your team wikis by the end of today, July 15! The project description is a preliminary description of the team's project for iGEM 2015 that should be placed on the front page of the team wiki or on another page of the team wiki that is easily reached. The description does not need to be sent to iGEM Headquarters. For more information, see the project descriptions page.

For additional deadlines, see the complete Calendar of Events.

July 15

The iGEM Blog!

We're reviving the iGEM Blog! We'll be posting more detailed updates and discussions about what's happening at iGEM Headquarters. Read, comment, and subscribe to participate in the conversation!

July 14

Project Keywords

We're looking at new ways to capture information on team projects so that the iGEM community can easily see what teams have worked on. We will be collecting project keywords from teams. Since this is a new experiment for iGEM, we're keeping it informal. Submitting keywords is not a requirement, but the submission deadline is September 18.

For additional information on how to submit your keywords, see the Keywords page.

July 9

Jamboree sponsors

DEADLINE: In order to be PUBLISHED in the Giant Jamboree Program Book, your sponsorship must be processed by August 7. Please contact us before then if you are interested in sponsoring the Giant Jamboree. You may sponsor at any time up to the Jamboree but after August 7, your sponsorship will not be featured in the Giant Jamboree Program Book.

For additional information on Jamboree sponsorship, see the complete Sponsorship page.

June 26

Judging Handbook online

The 2015 Judging Handbook is now available online, and includes information about medals, special prizes, new tracks, and more.

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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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