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High School Team Meetup

Friday | Room 202 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by After iGEM

High school team members and advisors, bring your box lunches to this facilitated discussion. Join students from around the world to network and relax. Let’s develop ideas to enrich the iGEM experience for the unique needs of high school teams. Bring your best ideas to share and any lab hacks that you’ve developed. Meet your new best iGEM friends from around the world and make contacts for your next year’s collaboration. High school iGEM let’s be anabolic and build a better world.

Designing, Recording, and Sharing Experiments with Benchling: A Workshop for iGEM Teams

Friday | Room 208 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Benchling

Benchling is a data management platform built to help scientists design sequences, record notes and datasets, and collaborate on experiments. Rather than spend time searching across different software tools, paper, and spreadsheets for data and DNA sequences, iGEM teams using Benchling can spend time focusing on what they care about: science. In this interactive workshop, the Benchling team will demonstrate how Benchling's Molecular Biology design and analysis tools, integrated Notebook, and collaboration platform can help iGEM teams work more efficiently. Bring your laptops and we'll help you and your team get started on Benchling, walk through a molecular biology workflow, and share some of our favorite tips and tricks.

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How to Successfully Pitch Yourself in Industry & Academia

Friday | Room 210 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by After iGEM

This workshop aims to highlight the similarities and differences between job hunting in academia and industry, emphasise the relevant skills and expertise in each of them, and aid with the communication and preparation of documents (CV, statement of purpose, cover letter) oriented towards the specific context. - Discussion on the CV and motivation/cover letter content oriented to academic vs industry environments - Contacting Managers vs Principal Investigators to address open positions - importance of choosing emails vs phone calls

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A Hands-on Introduction to Automating Your Protocols with the OT-2

Friday | Room 304 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Opentrons

In this workshop you will learn how to create and run an automated protocol on the Opentrons OT-2 liquid handling robot. We’ll cover a general introduction to the Opentrons platform for new users and share tips and tricks for using our new Protocol Designer tool, as well as our Python API for more experienced users. Come with your laptops and bring your questions for the Opentrons team!

SynBio Solutions

Friday | Room 306 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Agilent

Solve real world Synthetic Biology research challenges while exploring Agilent solutions for CRISPR, Genome Engineering, Protein Engineering, NextGen cloning, and more. Prizes for creative solutions, enthusiasm, and teamwork? Of course!

Ready to turn your project into a business?

Friday | Room 311 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Promega

Tom Livelli, Vice President of Life Sciences – Promega Corporation, started his first of multiple companies while studying at Columbia University. Tom sold his most recent startup to Invitrogen (now Thermo Fisher Scientific) and shifted his focus to building innovative programs, teams and technologies within established biotech companies to reinvigorate their scientific focus. Tom will share his story for how he developed the ideas and concepts for his companies through selling them as well as the differences between starting his own company versus working for an established company.

Making Biology Easier to Understand

Friday | Room 312 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Ginkgo Bioworks

At Ginkgo Bioworks, our mission is to make biology easier to engineer, but how do we make it easier to understand? Come spend time with Ginkgo's Creative Team to discuss how to start conversations about GMOs, craft stories around science, and visually communicate the complexities of biology.

Latin America Meetup

Friday | Room 202 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Hosted by After iGEM

Latin America teams, come meet other teams from your region! Teams can share their experiences with one another and network. This session is open to everyone.

Sustainable Development Goals Hackathon

Friday | Room 208 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Hosted by iGEM

Our world is changing and the emerging challenges will shape each of our futures - Come and join us for this skills workshop on how we can take action to create a sustainable solutions for our future. #SDGs #Impact #Designthinking

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Empowering responsible and visionary engineering! Design the future of Human Practices.

Saturday | Room 202 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by iGEM Human Practices Committee

In this special session, the Human Practices committee invites you to share your adventures, successes, failures and ideas about Human Practices and to help create the future of Human Practices at iGEM. We’re here to bring teams together, exchange stories, and build a vision to enable more responsible and impactful projects and initiatives.

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The Mentorship Program 2019

Saturday | Room 204 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by After iGEM

The Mentorship Program for 2019 involved 48 teams and 33 mentors from 26 countries. With a newly formed committee running the program this year, many new ideas have formed regarding improvements in educational resources, communication tools, and quantifying the impact of the program. The workshop we want to run will invite mentors, mentees, and those interested to provide us in-person feedback about how the 2019 competition went, and feedback on our ideas so we can design and implement them more effectively.

Calling all synthetic biology innovators - can you be the hero the world needs?

Saturday | Room 208 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Twist Bioscience

Design and build a synthetic biology solution to an unusual problem. Come and work with other iGEMers to use your creativity and synbio engineering skills to solve a science fiction dilemma. Best solution wins a prize!

LGBTQ+ in STEM: Stories, Data, and Strategies

Saturday | Room 210 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by iGEM Diversity and Inclusion Committee

LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) people in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields face a number of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This workshop will explore personal stories, the little data that does exist on LGBTQ+ experiences in STEM, and what we can do to make STEM a more welcoming and inclusive space for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

What kinds of industry jobs could I get with my degree?

Saturday | Room 302 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Promega

Congratulations on completing your iGEM project! Throughout the competition, you’ve gotten a taste for what you like and dislike, and what you might want to do in the future. The knowledge and skills you’ve developed could open a lot of opportunities in industry and lead to a career you love. In this session, let’s chat about what it’s like to work in industry, the various jobs you can find and the skills needed to get hired for those jobs. Join a panel of Promega employees who all share a scientific background but work in a variety of different areas. You’ll learn about their unique career paths and get your questions answered about careers in industry.

Measurement at iGEM

Saturday | Room 304 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by iGEM Measurement Committee

Join the iGEM Measurement Committee to discuss the state of measurement in iGEM! We will talk about what the committee has been up to this year and want to get input from teams on what’s working for you, what you’d like more help with, and plans for the future.

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Modeling Synthetic Biology Systems with MATLAB and SimBiology

Saturday | Room 311 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by MathWorks

Mathematical modelling guides the rational design of genetic modifications and enables synthetic biologists to better analyze and predict system behavior prior to fabrication. Modeling is an important part of synthetic biology and the iGEM competition. This workshop will provide iGEM teams with an introduction to modeling, simulation and analysis with MATLAB and SimBiology using an example from synthetic biology literature. Highlights include: • Using graphical environment to build models of biological systems • Simulating dynamics using ordinary differential equation (ODE) solvers • Interactively exploring model sensitivity to parameters • Streamlining model exploration via parameter sweeps and sensitivity analyses • Extending modeling environment by running custom analyses

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Safeguarding Science and the Future

Saturday | Room 312 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by FBI

Meet with the FBI and participate in a discussion on the shared responsibility to protect the life sciences as a member of law enforcement or the synthetic biology community (whether you’re an iGEM’er, scientist, biohacker, investor, business person, or all of the above). Find out what it means to be a guardian of science.

Instructor and Judge Human Practice Meetup: Committee Feedback and Interest session

Saturday | Room 202 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Hosted by iGEM Human Practices Committee

Interested in joining the HP committee? Have suggestions on how to make HP better from an instructor or judge perspective? Please join us!

LGBTQ+ Meetup

Saturday | Room 204 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Hosted by iGEM Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer iGEM students and advisors, please join us for a casual meet-up event! Meet new friends from around the world for fun, networking, and relaxing.

Hackathon (Title Needed)

Saturday | Room 208 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Hosted by MathWorks

The Insight of Protein Engineering Shared by TED Fellow Christopher Bahl

Sunday | Room 302 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Genscript

MolecularCloud featured scientist Dr. Christopher Bahl, who's been selected as a TED Fellow 2019, will deliver a talk to iGEMers about his enthusiasm on research and how his pioneering work on protein design creating an innovative approach with the potential to tackle long-standing challenges in medicine and human health. Also, as a PI leading a protein research group, he will share his prospective and expectation to the Generation Z and his suggestions to the future researchers.

A Look Beyond the Giant Jamboree: Career Advice from IDT Associates

Sunday | Room 304 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by IDT

Join us for a panel discussion where you will have the opportunity to ask IDT associates about their career journeys. What led them to where they are now? What went well in their careers? If they had a chance to do it all over again, what would they do differently? Associates from backgrounds in biology, engineering, and marketing will share their stories and provide both a glance into the industry and options after college.

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Working Safely with Biology

Sunday | Room 306 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by iGEM Safety and Security Committee

We all think we are working safely, but how many of us stop and really think through all the risks of what we plan to do before we do them? And how many of us really think through what it is we want to avoid and how, from fundamental scientific principles, we should design a coherent risk management plan? The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is developing a whole new family of standards on risk management, the 35000 series. In October 2019 it publishes the first, Biorisk Management for Laboratories and other related facilities. This workshop will introduce this standard and demonstrate a suite of tools to assist any organization or group of individuals in breaking down proposed work into individual action steps, and from these, identifying hazards and those outcomes that need to be avoided. The tools then guide users through the process of creating a system to manage risks, avoid ’never events’ and ensure organizational learning.

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Sunday | Room 309 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by AddGene

After iGEM

Sunday | Room 311 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by After iGEM

This workshop aims to share the experiences of ambassadors, committee chairs as well as after iGEM coordinators in an effort to invite the iGEMers attending to participate in the discussion of what is after iGEM and what would the community consider it should look like in the coming years.

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Sunday | Room 312 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by Lynn Rothschild

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Sunday | Room | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Hosted by iGEM

Software Tools for Synthetic Biology Workflows

Sunday | Room 208 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Hosted by iGEM Measurement Committee

How do you illustrate the biological systems that you are building? This workshop will show how to create clear, unambiguous, and easy to understand diagrams using SBOL Visual 2.