Teams/Meetups

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Team Meetups

Meetup events are happening around the world. Teams share ideas, help each other, and spend time with their fellow iGEMers! There is the opportunity to have a representative from Headquarters come to your event!

Last year's Meetup page - 2018 Meetups

Is your team organizing a Meetup?

Let us know by email: hq AT igem DOT org.

Please include:

• Name of the Meetup
• Brief description of the Meetup (2 - 4 sentences)
• Dates
• Location
• Itinerary
• Contact information (to be posted online)

March

April

• April 12-14: BioBrick Tutorial
• April 13: iGEM Shanghai Regional Conference

May

• May 3-5: iGEM Spring Festival
• May 17-19: Nordic iGEM Conference (NiC)

June

• June 13-14: iGEM Europe Meetup

July

• July 5-7: German iGEM Meetup

August

September

October

BioBrick Tutorial

April

Dates: April 12-14, 2019

Location: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark

Description: DTU will host the 7th Annual BioBrick Tutorial April 12-14th. The tutorial is a combination of hands-on BioBrick assembly workshop in the lab, presentations about the iGEM process, and a chance to get to know the other Nordic teams.

Itinerary: Friday: Arrival of teams and lectures. Saturday: Lab exercises and workshops. Sunday: Lab exercises and lectures

Contact Information: dtubiobuilders [AT] gmail.com

iGEM Shanghai Regional Conference

April

Dates: April 13, 2019

Location: NYU Shanghai

Itinerary: 10am to 4pm

Description: The NYU Shanghai team will be hosting the iGEM Shanghai Regional Conference. Local iGEM teams are invited to share their previous competition research, help each other troubleshoot for future experiments, and learn about ways to continue their passion of synthetic biology beyond the competition for the 2019 season.

Contact Information: Daisy Bugarin. Email: db3696 [AT] nyu [DOT] edu.

iGEM Spring Festival

May

Dates: May 3 - 5, 2019

Location: Bonn, Germany (Center for Advanced European Studies and Research - CAESAR)

Itinerary: 3 days, program to be announced soon

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Description: Kick off the iGEM season with a different kind of meetup! We invite you to Bonn to celebrate the iGEM values with us in a festival-style meetup, attend exciting talks from research scientists, present your teams in a fun way, share ideas and receive feedback, visit the famous Rhein in Flammen and Panama Opening festivals in Bonn with an incredible firework show, visit the Cherry Blossom Avenue, and attend various workshops. The meetup is an initiative started by European Ambassador Nemanja and our team with goals to connect iGEMers with a fun event, include After iGEM with a separate workshop, and promote and recruit potential new teams. Check out our website for more information. We hope to see you in May!

Contact Information: info [AT] igembonn.de

Website: igemspringfest.com

Nordic iGEM Conference (NiC)

May

Dates: May 17 - 19, 2019

Location: University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Description: The Nordic iGEM Conference (NiC) is a three-day meetup for the Nordic iGEM teams. This year the event is hosted by University of Copenhagen. There will be workshops, a mini-jamboree, an After iGEM panel discussion and social activities to strengthen the ties between Nordic iGEM teams.

Contact Information: Cecilie, email: cich [AT] plen.ku.dk

Website: synbio.ku.dk/igem/nordic-igem-2019/

iGEM Europe Meetup

June

Dates: June 13 and 14

Location: former US embassy @ The Hague, the Netherlands

Itinerary: Day 1: workshops, presentations, panel discussions & Day 2: unconference: you set the programme

Description: Do you want to increase your chances to succeed in the iGEM competition 2019? Acquire useful tools, skills and knowledge, exchange best practices, and learn all about human practices, safety & security, including how to work Safe-by-Design. In other words: get a head start! So save the date and join the iGEM Europe meetup during the Border Sessions festival on 13 & 14 June in The Hague, hosted by Rathenau and RIVM. Keep an eye on our website and Facebook for more information about the programme.

Contact Information: biotechnologie [AT] rivm.nl

Website: www.rathenau.nl/nl/igem-europe-meetup-teams-and-supervisors

German iGEM Meetup

July

Dates: July 5 - 7, 2019

Location: Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf

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Description: The German Meetup will be hosted in Düsseldorf, Germany from July 5 - 7, 2019. There will be exciting talks, a panel discussion and poster presentations, where we invite you to present and discuss your team’s project. In addition, there will be many opportunities to socialize with your fellow iGEM participants.
Receive input from experts, discuss your ideas and get to know the German iGEM teams!

Contact Information: igem [AT] hhu.de