Meetups

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Is your team organizing a Team Meet up? Want to meet fellow iGEMers?

Meet up events are happrening 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 Meet ups

German team meet up - LMU-Munich

Team LMU-Munich

Saturday May 24 to Sunday May 26

LMU's Center of Advanced Studies


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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

Canadian Team meet up - Calgary

Team Calgary

Saturday May 24 to Sunday 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.

August Meet ups

Chinese and Taiwanese team meetup - NCTU Formosa

Team NCTU Formosa

August 3 to August 7

NCTU, Taiwan

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.

September Meet ups

German team meetup - Aachen

Team Aachen

Saturday September 13 and Sunday September 14

Aachen, Germany


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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.