March 24, 2020 Dear iGEMers, With the day-to-day changes everyone is facing around the world, we are looking for information from our community to help guide some decisions for this year. No one knows your situation better than you. Whether you are a PI, advisor, instructor, student leader, or student member, if you are thinking of participating in the iGEM 2020 Competition, we want to hear from you. At the start of the year, we recruited 26 iGEM Alumni from around the world to be your iGEM Ambassadors. During the year, they will be your regional representatives and community contacts. We want to try something new this year: we are going to use video calls to connect with you directly to learn about the challenges you are facing this year. Starting Wednesday, March 25 (tomorrow!) until Tuesday, March 31, our Ambassadors and iGEM Headquarters will be hosting 1 hour video calls to hear from you and the other teams in your area. Please join any of the calls happening in your region to meet with the rest of the iGEM Community, and tell us about your situation. Visit this page: 2020.igem.org/Ambassador_Calls to find a time slot that works for you and your team, and just click the Zoom link to join in the call at the assigned time. You are welcome to join as many calls as you would like. Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Ambassador_Calls We will use the Zoom application to host the video calls. We recommend downloading the Zoom app ahead of time. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to after [AT] igem [DOT] org Speak to you soon! Best wishes, |