Meetups

LMU-Munich - Germany

May 24 to May 26

LMU's Center of Advanced Studies

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Calgary - Canada

May 24 to May 26

University of Calgary

Edinburgh - Scotland

June 9

matthew dot ross at sulsa dot ac dot uk

Edinburgh, Scotland

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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.

Wageningen - Netherlands

June 21

jeremy.vanbaalen at wur dot nl

Wageningen University

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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.

BostonU NEGEM 3.1 - USA

June 20

thaddock at bu dot edu

Boston University

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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!

Oxford - UK

June 19

oxfordigem at bioch dot ox dot ac dot uk

Oxford University

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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.

Linköping - Sweden

July 25 - July 27

liuigemgroup at gmail dot com

Linköping University

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NCTU Formosa - Taiwan

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.

BostonU NEGEM 3.2 - USA

Date TBD

thaddock at bu dot edu

Boston University

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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.

Wuhan - China

August 23 and August 24

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.

Aachen - Germany

September 13 and September 14

igem at rwth-aachen dot de

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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.

London YSB- UK

September 4 - September 5

More information coming soon!

BostonU NEGEM 3.3 - USA

Date TBD

thaddock at bu dot edu

Boston University

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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.