Giant Jamboree

Giant Jamboree

Schedule

Hotel Information

Transportation

Sponsor iGEM

The Giant Jamboree

The Giant Jamboree will be the largest gathering of Synthetic Biologists worldwide! This year, everyone can participate, instead of having regional events where a percentage of teams advanced to the Championship, we will have one single event. We are expecting around 3000 participants, so come join the fun as teams present their projects, show their posters and share the iGEM experience. This event will be truly International and Inclusive. Teams from all around the world and from a multiple disciplines will have worked very hard all summer and will be ready to celebrate their efforts and achievements. iGEM HQ also has reasons to celebrate. This year is our 10 year anniversary! Come join us in this very special date.

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The Hynes Convention Center The event will take place in the Hynes Convention Center. Address 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115 (617) 954-2000

iGEM Logan Airport Hynes Convention Center Hotels

Schedule

Preliminary schedule for the Giant Jamboree.

	October 30 Thursday	October 31 Friday	November 01 Saturday	November 02 Sunday	November 03 Monday
Morning		Presentations	Presentations	Presentations	Awards
Noon		and	and	and
Afternoon	Registration	Poster	Poster	Poster	Ceremony
Night	Practice Sessions	Session	Session	Session

Throughout the Giant Jamboree there will be networking sessions, social events, presentations, talks, exhibitions, workshops, discussions forums and more! Watch this page and 2014.igem.org for details.

Hotel Information

The following hotel deals are available for iGEM teams!

We suggest that you take advantage of these deals and use the rooms to their full occupancy.

Sheraton Boston Hotel		Holiday Inn Boston/Brookline		Midtown Hotel
Phone: 888-627-7054 Booking Code: iGEM Hotel Website: Sheraton Boston		Phone:617-277-1200 Booking Code: iGEM 2014 Deadline: October 02 Hotel Website: Holiday Inn		Phone: 617-262-1000 and 800-343-1177 Booking Code: iGEMCON Block Name: iGEM Conference Deadline: October 09 Hotel Website: Midtown Hotel
Booking Link coming soon!		Booking Link		Please call this hotel to make reservations
Room prices: $199 single/double $239 triple $279 quad This hotel is connected to the Hynes Convention center, no need to walk outside!		Room prices: $159 single/ double room $169 triple $179 quad		Room prices: $179 double room
*Note all prices are in US dollars and reservations are subject to the individual hotel policies. Please contact the hotel for details.

Transportation

The Hynes convention center is located in the center of the Back Bay area. It is close to the airport and accessible from by public transportation:

From Logan Airport

Take the Massport subway shuttle (Routes 22 or 33) from any terminal to the airport subway station, transfer to the Blue Line and board the inbound train (marked Bowdoin Station) to Government Center. Get off the Blue Line, proceed to the Green Line and board a Green Line train B (Boston College), C (Cleveland Circle) or D (Riverside) car to the Hynes Convention Center/ICA Stop. Turn left on Massachusetts Avenue and walk to first intersection. Turn left again onto Boylston Street, walk to the next intersection, and cross the street. The Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street entrance will be on your right.

Green Line – Hynes Convention Center Station (B,C, and D Branches):

Turn left on Massachusetts Avenue and walk to first intersection. Turn left again onto Boylston Street, walk to the next intersection, and cross the street. The Hynes Convention Center front entrance will be on your right.

Green Line – Prudential Center (E Branch):

Enter Prudential Center from Huntington Avenue entrance, go up escalators, proceed down corridor to information booth, turn left and walk to end of corridor to enter the Hynes Convention Center Prudential Center entrance.

Orange Line – Back Bay Station:

Get off at the Back Bay Station, head to Dartmouth Street entrance, cross Dartmouth Street, enter Copley Place Shopping Mall and follow directions to walk through the Copley Place Mall to the Prudential Center Mall. Continue through entire length of Prudential Center to the end of the corridor to enter the Hynes Convention Center Prudential Center entrance.

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Sponsor iGEM

Sponsorship of the iGEM Competition, or of our Giant Jamboree, is a significant opportunity for your organization to reach out to some of the brightest young minds in this rapidly growing and important new field.

For more information please visit Sponsorship Page and download our Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities Brochure.

We will have several opportunities and offers during the event, please contact hq at igem dot org for more information