Judging Session schedule out now

This year, the first three days of the Virtual Giant Jamboree will focus on the Competition and the judging activities for iGEM 2020 teams. Teams will interact with their judges at judging sessions, and network and present with their peers in virtual poster sessions.

Judging Session schedule information is now ready for teams! See below for more information.

How will Judging Sessions work?

Judging Sessions are split into 14 parallel sessions over the 3 Competition Days (Nov 14-16). Unlike in previous years, the judging session presents a more in-depth way for teams to connect with their judges. Judges will watch your presentation videos, and review team wikis and posters ahead of the judging session, and use the full 25-minute judging session to ask all of their questions.

At your judging session, you can expect:

• 3-5 minutes introduction delivered by the team to the judges - highlight 1-2 things that you want to bring attention to your judges
• 20 minute Question & Answer time directly with your judges
• 5 minute turnover time to the next team

You will need access to Zoom for judging sessions. More details about how to access your judging session will be sent to you closer to the event. Click below to see your team's judging session time:

Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Giant_Jamboree/Program/Competition

Poster Sessions

Poster sessions are split into six sessions over the 3 Competition Days (Nov 14-16). The poster session is a networking session and not a judging session! Judges will evaluate posters separately from the event, and may or may not elect to attend the poster sessions in addition to the assigned judging sessions to connect with teams.

Session A: November 14 5:30-7:00am EST
Session B: November 14 11:30-1:00pm EST
Session C: November 15 5:30-7:00am EST
Session D: November 15 11:30-1:00pm EST
Session E: November 16 5:30-7:00am EST
Session F: November 16 11:30-1:00pm EST

POSTER SESSION ASSIGNMENTS ARE COMING SOON

With thanks to iGEM's Sponsors for 2020

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