Team:Evry Paris-Saclay/European Meetup
Following discussions with the iGEM Pasteur team at the meetup organized by the iGEM Bonn team, we took the opportunity to participate in the organization of the InParis European MeetUp with the other Parisian teams: iGEM Pasteur Paris, iGEM IONIS Paris and iGEM GO Paris-Saclay.
After several brainstorming sessions started in early June with the 4 teams, we decided the most convenient date for hosting the event would be from July 25th to 27th 2019.
Our iGEM Evry Paris-Saclay team was mainly in-charge of the financial management. We had to decide what budget we will dedicate to the different expenses we were facing, mainly for the goodies, the buffets and various additional expenses, since the budget for the hotel and the travel is pretty inflexible. We also were in-charge of the registrations fees and accommodation for the 17 iGEM teams that participated in our event.
Two months of organization made the event possible. Each iGEM team manager was responsible for the coordination of her/ his team members in order to have the maximum members that can staff the days of the European MeetUp. Our iGEM Evry Paris-Saclay team was composed of 6 people who were present all through the event. Moreover, we designed one of the logos of the meetup, which represented the playful aspect of our activities.
By putting in place competitions and collaboration between the teams, the European MeetUp permitted us to discover in detail the projects the other teams are working on. Discussions and exchanges were very helpful for the continuation of our project and gave us great outsider feedback for our own projects.
The spirit of collaboration between the Parisian iGEM teams made a very pleasant atmosphere to work in for the staff. This remains a very good experience for our team and we whole-heartedly recommend it to future Evry Paris-Saclay teams. Sponsoring is a key element in the organization of an event of such a magnitude. For this reason, all teams worked on it and contributed to the recruitment of new partners. We want to thank again our sponsors present at the meetup who were: ESPCI Paris, Eurofins, Merck, New England Biololab, Pasteur Institute, Genopole and Chemistry Paris Tech. Also, we want to thank the iGEM Pasteur Paris, iGEM GO Paris-Saclay and iGEM IONIS Paris teams for their collaboration and involvement in the organization of this event.
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