The Outreach team reached out to many resources for visibility and awareness for our project. We made this happen by attending and organising events as well as contacting media to write stories about us. Below, you can find an overview in what way we promoted ourselves, our project and the iGEM Competition.
Events
Netherlands Biotechnology Congress
On Tuesday 22nd May 2018, the Netherlands Biotechnology Association (NBV) organised the Netherlands Biotechnology Congress themed Biotechnology in Harmony. We pitched our iGEM project and discussed technical, ethical and social subjects around our project.
iGEM Biotechnology Conference
In collaboration with iGEM team Aachen, we organised the iGEM Biotechnology Conference on 20th September 2018 for students, scientists and companies. Our main goal was to educate the visitors about biotechnological innovations and how it impacts society. Furthermore, we wanted to introduce the iGEM competition in general and both of our projects. At the end of the day, attendees had the possibility to meet each other and make valuable connections. See More
RIVM Network Day ‘Medicine Residues in the Environment’
The RIVM Network Day is organised for everyone who’s involved with medicine residues in the environment. Current events are discussed in order to gain new insights regarding the issue. We are present to contribute to the discussion, follow workshops and implement relevant information from this day into our project.
Weekend of Science
The ‘Weekend van de Wetenschap’ (Weekend of Science) is an annual national event in The Netherlands for science and technology. During this event, several companies, research institutes, universities and musea open their doors to present their work. As part of this event, we, iGEM Team Utrecht 2018, got the chance to show our project to all interested parties. For this we invented a short game in which children aged from 8-12 years old and their families can experience how it is to perform experiments in a laboratory setting. Furthermore, we taught the children what bacteria are, what they like to eat, and how they grow in a petri dish.
