Team:UMaryland/meetup

2018 Mid-Atlantic Meetup

2018 Mid-Atlantic Meetup Hosted by UMaryland iGEM

Team UMaryland is hosting this years Mid-Atlantic Meetup, giving teams an opportunity to practice presenting their ideas and exchange feedback with other iGEM teams in the Mid-Atlantic Area!

Each team will be giving a short presentation followed by a Q&A, and we will have coffee breaks and lunch in between. We’ll also be hosting keynote speakers to talk about their experience in synthetic biology from a broad range of backgrounds.

Please email us to join or to confirm your participation. See everyone there!

UMaryland iGEM Main Email: umarylandigem@gmail.com

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Keynote Speakers

To be announced! Please check back soon, we will update the page as speakers are confirmed!

Schedule

The Meetup will open for registration at 9:30 AM and will end approxmiately at 4 PM. Groups for presentation will be assigned closer to the meetup date based on team confirmations.

Tentative Schedule
  • 09:30 AM Registration
  • 10:00 AM Opening Remarks
  • 10:10 AM Group 1 Presentations
  • 11:00 AM Coffee Break
  • 11:15 AM Guest Speaker 1
  • 12:00 PM Group 2 Presentations
  • 01:00 PM Lunch and Pictures
  • 01:30 PM Guest Speaker 2
  • 02:15 PM Group 3 Presentations
  • 03:15 PM Coffee Break
  • 03:30 PM Closing Remarks

Directions & Parking


The Meetup will be held on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland.

The location on campus will be announced once it is determined.


Parking is available in the Reagent's Drive Garage and various metered locations on campus for $3 per hour. Alternatively, all day parking is available for $5 at the College Park Metro parking garage. A free shuttle bus is available from the station to campus.

Previous Meetups

  • 2017 - Hosted by Team Virginia
  • 2016 - Hosted by Team UMaryland
  • 2015 - Hosted by Team UMaryland
  • 2014 - Hosted by Team Virginia