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May Newsletter
This month...
- Opening Weekend Festival sneak peek!
- Apply to join our NEW Judging Committee - May 13
- Apply to join the Video & Remote Technology Committee - May 9
- iGEM 2020 Medal criteria out now
- New on the iGEM Blog - iGEM in the age of COVID-19
- Upcoming dates to consider
Message from iGEM Headquarters
Last month we announced some major changes to the competition. Thank you to all the teams who joined the Ambassadors for last month's call campaign in response to those changes. Your ambassadors are going to continue hosting "Coffee Hours", and will be monitoring the new iGEM Global Slack workspace for your feedback. Don't forget, Ambassadors are also here to help teams host your virtual events or meetups. For all other questions, you can always email iGEM Headquarters at hq [AT] igem [DOT] org.
This month, we are bringing teams an exciting new event: Opening Weekend! Look below for a sneak preview. We are also happy to announce an early release of the iGEM 2020 Medal Criteria. In addition, if you have done iGEM before and want to be part of making it great for teams this year, we have openings in two new committees with applications due this month.
Keep scrolling to see what's new in the iGEM community this month.
Sneak peak... Opening Weekend!
Join us over the weekend May 15-17 for the Opening Weekend Festival!
HQ, After iGEM, and iGEM Committees are all working hard to bring you an amazing Opening Weekend Festival. Attend webinars, panels, workshops, and Q&As designed to help your team make the most of your iGEM experience this year:
- Safety & Security for COVID-19 Projects in iGEM (recommended for all teams)
- Webinars on engineering, modeling, and design for synthetic biologists
- Workshops about creative communication and fundraising for iGEM teams
- More coming soon!
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Opening_Weekend
New iGEM Committee Applications
New Judging Committee
We are forming a new Judging Committee to work with the Executive Judging Committee leading up to and during this year’s Virtual Giant Jamboree. As this is an extraordinary year, new judging activities will be required to make this year’s event the best possible for participating teams! At least 1 year of iGEM judging experience is required.
Apply by Wednesday, May 13:
Direct Link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JC_Application
Video & Remote Technologies Committee
While remote participation has taken on a large role in today's world, we see an opportunity to technologically advance iGEM and make it accessible to everyone. Are you interested in helping bring this new reality to the iGEM Competition? Apply to join the new Video & Remote Technologies Committee!
Apply by Saturday, May 9:
New on the iGEM Blog
iGEM in the age of COVID-19: How teams are coping and succeeding
"It’s often been said that iGEM is not easy, iGEM is worth it. And we at IDT believe this is especially true during this time of a pandemic."
Insights from the After iGEM Biosecurity Policy Conference
"The crisis was completely fictional, but the responses necessary ... And the insights, knowledge and training shared at that conference are prescient as we face the global COVID-19 pandemic today."
With thanks to iGEM's 2020 Partners:
Learn more about iGEM's Sponsors:
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Sponsors
Upcoming dates to consider
- May 9: Video and Remote Technologies Committee next round applications close More...
- May 13: New Judging Committee applications close More...
- May 15: Competition Opening Day More...
- May 15-17: Opening Weekend More...
- May 15 (deadline extended): Regular Registration ends More...
- May 15 (deadline extended): Team cancellation deadline More...
- May 19: Webinar - Mastering Benchling Notebook More...
- May 25 (deadline extended): Revive & Restore Team Grant applications close More...
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