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Thank you for making iGEM 2013 great!

As a member of iGEM 2013, you have participated in one of the best iGEM seasons to date. You have experienced the blood, sweat, and tears of being on an iGEM team. A lot has happened this year and we want to thank you for making iGEM great. Congratulations on a fantastic year.

There are now over 15,000 iGEM alumni around the globe. We know that some of you are eager to continue your relationship with the iGEM community, in whatever way makes the most sense for you right now. So, we would like to take this opportunity to wrap up iGEM 2013 and get ready for 2014.

Here’s what we have in store for you:

FUNDRAISER - Give back

ANNUAL REVIEW - What a year

GIANT JAMBOREE - Start a team, Save the date

ALUMNI PROGRAMS:

  • SURVEY - Where are you now
  • MENTORSHIP - Help the next generation
  • OPPORTUNITIES - Get connected

FUNDRAISER - Give back

Did you know that as of September 2013 iGEM is now an official nonprofit? In 2012, the iGEM “lab” at MIT spun out into a new independent organization. After waiting 15 months for our 501(c)3 application to be accepted, iGEM Foundation has received tax-exempt status and is now officially a non-profit!

To mark this occasion, we are holding our first-ever iGEM Flash Fundraiser. Want to show your support for iGEM? Donate by December 31! All donations are tax deductible.

iGEM has exciting plans in store for this upcoming year. Your donation would help “make iGEM better.” Think about to how iGEM has affected you -- now is your opportunity to give back.
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/igem?code=7498265317

ANNUAL REVIEW - What A Year

iGEM is great and getting better. This year 215 collegiate teams and 30 high school teams participated from around the world. With that many teams, it would take over a week to study what they did! So, we have done it for you.

Check out the first edition of our Annual Review. In it you will find a review of iGEM 2013 including team highlights, statistics, and stories. You will also find the audited financial statement for our last fiscal year.

A big congratulations to all of the iGEM 2013 teams that participated this season. See all of their accomplishments on the 2013 Results page. You can also re-watch the World Championship Jamboree presentations and ceremonies on the World Championship page.

Also, to the teams that worked so hard this season, remember to submit your papers for the ACS Synthetic Biology iGEM special edition by January 17, 2014. See more details at http://2013.igem.org/ACS.

GIANT JAMBOREE - Start a Team, Save the Date

Remember, No Regionals for iGEM 2014! Get your team started soon to participate in iGEM 2014 and attend the Giant Jamboree. Be sure to check out the information about our new tracks!

See more details at 2014.igem.org

ALUMNI PROGRAMS:

SURVEY - Where are you now?

We know the iGEM alumni community is out there doing great things in synthetic biology, or otherwise! We want to know more about what you are up to these days and how iGEM helped you get there. Please take the survey and tell us about yourself.

Bonus: fill out the survey to be entered into a drawing to win a new iPad Air OR a full registration to the Giant Jamboree!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/alumnigem

MENTORSHIP & OPPORTUNITIES

We want to give the iGEM alumni community a chance to be more involved with the current participants of iGEM. To do so, we plan on rolling out two new programs:

Mentorship - Help the next generation

Want to help others as they participate in iGEM? We are looking for alumni to serve as mentors to iGEM high school teams or iGEM collegiate teams in their local area. Let us know if you are interested in serving as a mentor and we will connect you with a local team! For details get in touch with us at mentorship@igem.org.

Opportunities - Get connected

Did you just graduate? Not sure how or where to break into synthetic biology after your iGEM career? We want to help find your next adventure by connecting you with school and job opportunities in the synthetic biology community, specifically as they relate to the iGEM community. Interested in finding out more? Send an email to alumni@igem.org. This program will be rolling out in the coming months.