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Need Help with Human Practices? The Committee is here to help!
Making your project useful in the “real” world
As part of your Human Practices work, your team will be trying to create active feedback loops between your iGEM project and the world in which it exists. As you do this, you will encounter complex issues across areas such as ethics, sustainability, inclusion, and security. We know this is not always easy! This newsletter is meant to highlight some of the resources available to help your team.
Check-In Survey
This anonymous survey will help us figure out what challenges teams are facing and how we can help:
Direct Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/65LF677
The Human Practices Hub
The Human Practices Hub has resources on informed consent, survey design, and responsible research; detailed descriptions of medal and special criteria; examples of excellent Human Practices work from previous years; and Frequently Asked Questions like:
- Does outreach or educational work count as Human Practices?
- What is the difference between the Gold and Silver medal criteria for Human Practices?
- Does we need institutional research ethics approval for our Human Practices work?
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Human_Practices
Meetups & Presentations
There are several relevant talks from the Opening Weekend Festival:
...and several more from the recent Global Meetup! We have also attended several team-organized meetups, including JulyGEM, the Eastern China iGEM Meetup, the All India iGEM Meetup, and more. If you would like someone from the Human Practices committee to give a presentation or do an AMA at a meetup you are organizing, please contact us: humanpractices [AT] igem [DOT] org!
Blog Posts
There are also several iGEM blog posts related to Human Practices, many of which are paired with Opening Weekend Festival Talks:
Contact the committee
If you are stuck on any Human Practices issues, or you have questions or suggestions, please email us at humanpractices AT igem DOT org.
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