Opening Weekend Festival

The schedule is out now!

The FIRST EVER iGEM Opening Weekend is starting in just 2 days! We're so excited to see you there and to welcome all of our teams to the competition.

We'll be hosting 40+ sessions designed especially for iGEM 2020 teams, and we're trying out a few new platforms to make it all work. Keep an eye out for instructions in your inbox on how to join sessions. In the meantime, check out some of the new sessions we have lined up for you, and browse the newly released schedule!

NEW Confirmed sessions:

Wiring the Past & Future: A Transition for Engineering Biology
Keynote and Panel Discussion with Drew Endy, Pamela Silver, Tom Knight and Megan Palmer

Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risks
iGEM Human Practices + iGEM Safety & Security Committees

Designing Scientifically Valid Surveys
iGEM Human Practices Committee

Wondering about your High School iGEM journey? A conversation with HS iGEM alumni
After iGEM High School Committee

(just to name a few!)

PLUS, 3 new team-led sessions:

Voice of Life: Interview with Researchers
Teams: Nanjing-China, Fudan, NJU-China, ZJU-China

A Secret Key to Mass Media
Team: Moscow State University

iGEMbox Party (Hispam Meetup Finale)
Team: FCB - UANL

View the Schedule, Out Now!

Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Opening_Weekend