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Meetups
From 2014.igem.org
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Is your team organizing a Team Meet up? Want to meet fellow iGEMers? Meet up events are happening around the world. Teams share ideas, help each other and spend time with their fellow iGEMers! iGEM HQ wants to help! Please contact us by May 31st and tell us about your meet up . There is the opportunity to have a representative from Headquarters come to your event. | |||||||||||
May
LMU-Munich - Germany | |||
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May 24 to May 26 LMU's Center of Advanced Studies Follow them on Facebook ! |
Team LMU-Munich will be organizing a German team meetup from May 24 to May 26 in Munich! From Saturday to Sunday, teams will get to learn about each other's projects, and also network to develop human practice ideas, or possibly even bundle projects together. On Monday, the group is invited to a meeting of the LMU's Center of Advanced Studies about Synthetic Biology with other international speakers, and some teams may even be able to introduce their projects to the audience | ||
Calgary - Canada | |||
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May 24 to May 26 University of Calgary |
Alberta Innovates Technology Futures and Team Calgary are holding a meet up in Calgary for Alberta-area teams. On May 24, five High School Division teams will test their 20-minute presentations on a friendly audience of peers, mentors, and experts. In the afternoon, they will receive panel feedback from experts, and tips and tricks on communication. On May 25-26, collegiate teams will meet for a variety of expert discussion sessions, for a strong start to the iGEM summer. | ||
June
Guangzhou - China | |||
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June 01 james at tedxsysu dot com TEDx Space, National Science Park #135 Xingangxi Road, Guangzhou, China |
SKLBC-China team will be organizing an iGEM China Meet-up for both high schools and universities on June 1st (Sunday, Children’s Day) in Guangzhou! Teams will get to learn about each other's projects, and also network to develop human practice ideas, or possibly even bundle projects together. On Sunday, the group is invited to a meeting of the TEDx Space, National Science Park about iGEM bioinformatics and Synthetic Biology, and some teams may even be able to introduce their iGEM experiences and projects to the audience. Besides, Mr. Gary YANG, a professional speech coach in TEDxGuangzhou will give a training for iGEM presentation. |
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Edinburgh - Scotland | |||
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June 9 matthew dot ross at sulsa dot ac dot uk Edinburgh, Scotland Follow Edinburgh on twitter ! |
This year's Team Edinburgh is hosting a Scottish team gathering, where we can all share and discuss our ideas. This is a chance to practise presentations in preparation for this years massive jamboree, as well as to further develop ideas by challenging them through discussion. Even more importantly, it is an opportunity to strengthen relations between teams and establish collaborations for the summer. Join us for a busy day full of inspiring presentations and discussions, followed by a more relaxing evening with food and drinks. |
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Oxford - UK | |||
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June 19 oxfordigem at bioch dot ox dot ac dot uk Oxford University Follow them on facebook |
Team Oxford invites all the British and Irish iGEM teams to a talk by Randy Rettberg (President and founder of iGEM) on the 19th June! The meet up will also include talks from other exciting speakers from the field of synthetic biology. There will of course be a chance to chat to both the speakers and the other teams over some light refreshments and throughout the day. We hope that this will help build ties between the teams that will be sustained throughout the competition. |
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BostonU NEGEM 3.1 - USA | |||
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June 20 thaddock at bu dot edu Boston University Follow BU on Twitter! |
Team BostonU will be organizing a New England team meet up on Friday, June 20th, which will be held at Boston University. This will be the Third Annual NEGEM meeting! Teams will present a brief overview of their project along with their specific summer goals, then discuss alternative ways to approach their projects, and end the day with brainstorming ways for the teams to collaborate on either experiments or human practices (or both!). The plan is to then get together again in August to discuss progress and start preparing for the Giant Jamboree, with a final meeting in October to practice presentations! |
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Wageningen - Netherlands | |||
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June 21 jeremy.vanbaalen at wur dot nl Wageningen University Follow us on Facebook |
On the 21st of June, Team Wageningen will host the national iGEM meet up for all iGEM teams in The Netherlands. At this meeting, all Dutch teams are given the opportunity to present their plans, their current findings and their plans for the coming summer. Furthermore, the Dutch teams of previous iGEM years are also welcome to present their performed work as well. In this session, we will exchange information, talk about our ideas and learn from other people’s points of view. Afterwards there will be an informal drink to get to know each other a little better. |
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July
Linköping - Sweden | |||
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July 25 - July 27 liuigemgroup at gmail dot com Linköping University |
More information coming soon! |
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August
NCTU Formosa - Taiwan | |||
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August 3 to August 7 Chungsan0017019 at gmail dot com elnodino at hotmail dot com wanghs2308 at gmail dot com NCTU Formosa |
Team NCTU Formosa is planning a Chinese and Taiwanese team meet up from August 3 to August 7 at NCTU! It will be a warm-up before the Giant Jamboree, and teams will be able to meet each other, and swap ideas. Teams will be introducing their projects to each other with the goal of improving their projects. In addition to project presentations, there will be social events such as talent show or music concert, and they may even journey to Taipei at the end. The participants at last year's event had a great time, and NCTU Formosa is looking forward to hosting another great meet up. |
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USTC Software - China | |||
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August 15 - August 17 USTC Software University of Science and Technology of China |
The USTC Software team will organize a worldwide team meet up on August 15th, which will be held at University of Science and Technology of China and planed to last about three days. This meeting is mainly for software tracks. Because most of the meet-ups are among wet tracks, the meeting could be a great opportunity to enhance communication between software teams. Teams will present a brief overview of their project along with their specific summer goals, then discuss alternative ways to approach their projects, and end the meeting with brainstorming ways for the teams to collaborate on either coding or human practices. ! |
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BostonU NEGEM 3.2 - USA | |||
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Date TBD thaddock at bu dot edu Boston University Follow BU on Twitter! |
Team BostonU is planning to host a second NEGEM meetup in August. NEGEM 3.2 is planned for mid to late August and will be a meeting where the New England teams will present their work and talk about progress and challenges. As the teams present, we'll have an open discussion about the Giant Jamboree presentations and posters, with the end result (hopefully) being a few ways for each team to present their work. We'll also discuss the new 2-page write-up required for this year's competition. |
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Wuhan - China | |||
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August 23 and August 24 lfy0225 at webmail dot hzau dot edu dot cn hzautianliu at gmail dot com HZAU-China Huazhong Agricultural University |
Huazhong Agricultural University will be holding a meetup for teams from central China , Wuhan. The meetup is sponsored by The Central China iGEMers' Consortium, an intiative launched by the combined efforts of WHU(two teams), HUST and HZAU---the four iGEM teams in central China. The meetup consists mainly of formal team presentations, discussions and experience sharing from accomplished former iGEMers. Formal presentations will be followed by Q&A from other teams(perhaps also supervisors) Free discussion time will see teams exchanging ideas in an open, friendly atmosphere. Former iGEMers will be invited to share their experiences, curious non-iGEMers and prospective iGEMers will also be invited to come for a chat. |
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September
Aachen - Germany | |||
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September 13 and September 14 igem at rwth-aachen dot de |
Team Aachen is planning a German team meetup on September 13 and September 14 in Aachen! On September 13, there will be a public presentation of the participating iGEM teams with a discussion afterward with the general public. There will also be a team poster session open to the public. In the evening, there will be a social event for the teams to get to know each other. On September 14, the teams will be giving their presentation to the other iGEM teams in the same way it will be done during the Giant Jamboree. Teams will be able to receive feedback on their presentations and posters, and a prize will be awarded to the best poster and presentation as voted by the teams. |
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London YSB- UK | |||
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September 4 - September 5
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More information coming soon! |
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October
BostonU NEGEM 3.3 - USA | |||
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Date TBD thaddock at bu dot edu Boston University Follow BU on Twitter! |
Team BostonU is planning to host a third NEGEM meetup in October. The October meet up will follow the format of the 2012 and 2013 NEGEM meetings. Teams will come together for an afternoon (usually on a Saturday due to class schedules) to formally present their work in preparation for the Giant Jamboree. We'll also set aside time for each team to discuss their plans for their posters. Each team will leave this meet up with a stack of "feedback forms", which will be filled out by the other attendees. These forms have a handful of questions focusing on the clarity and aesthetics of the presentation, with a particular focus on how data is presented. |
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