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Team Meetups

Meetup events are happening around the world. Teams share ideas, help each other, and spend time with their fellow iGEMers! There is the opportunity to have a representative from Headquarters come to your event!

Last year's Meetup page - 2017 Meetups

Is your team organizing a Meetup?

Let us know by email: hq AT igem DOT org.

Please include:

  • Name of the Meetup
  • Brief description of the Meetup (2 - 4 sentences)
  • Dates
  • Location
  • Itinerary
  • Contact information (to be posted online)

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Dutch mini jamboree in Eindhoven

Dates: October 19, 2018

Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Description: Last year, iGEM Eindhoven organized a Mini jamboree to practice for the real deal in Boston. Due to positive feedback, we will be back this year with a second edition! During the afternoon, you will get the opportunity to practice your presentations and poster sessions in the presence of an experienced jury.

Contact Information: iGEM [AT] tue [DOT] nl

Itinerary: The itinerary will be given to participants

Symposium "Limits of Life"

Dates: September 22, 2018, 9:00-15:00

Location: Siegbahnsalen, Ångstromlaboratoriet, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Description: Teams of Uppsala, Stockholm and Lund are together organizing this one day event to give a platform for discussion about limits of technology and humans. The symposium will consist of two sessions: "Understanding your limits", shedding light on the subject of how to stay relaxed at work and master your day in science; "Hacking Life" - opens up a discussion about technological and ethical limits of biohacking. Symposium will be open to the public.

Contact Information: team (AT) igemuppsala.se

Itinerary: To be posted soon.

iGEM National Science Congress

Dates: September 14-15, 2018

Location: Tecnologico de Monterrey campus Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

Description: During the event, participants will be able to attend several conferences and workshops in our university, as well as do some networking with investigators and many experts in the fields of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and more.

Contact Information: congresoiGem [AT] gmail.com, +52 1 664 3749979, https://www.facebook.com/IgemTecMty/

Itinerary: To be posted soon.

iGEM 2018 Turkey Meet-Up

Dates: September 8, 2018

Location: METU DF Convention Center, Ankara,Turkey

Description: We are METU_HS_Ankara team and we would like to host a meet-up named “iGEM 2018 Turkey Meet-Up”. We are organizing this event in order to establish a warm and sincere environment in which iGEM’ers can socialize and share ideas. iGEM’ers will conduct a workshop for high school students. Furthermore, researchers from prominent universities in Turkey will give speech about biotechnology and synthetic biology. This will be the first meet-up we host and we are looking forward to seeing iGEM teams in Ankara, Turkey.

Contact Information: Tuğba İnanç, tinanc [AT] odtugvo.k12.tr
Team Mail, metuhsigemteam [AT] gmail.com

Itinerary: Will be provided later.

The fifth Conference of China iGEMer Community (CCiC)

Dates: August 27th, 2018-August 31st, 2018 (August 27th is the day for check-in)

Location: ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201210, CHINA

Description: Conference of China iGEMer Community (CCiC), launched by several Chinese iGEM participating universities, is the biggest synthetic biology conference in China which has already become a community for iGEMers to share experiences and opinions about synthetic biology as well as a mature medium for scientific leaders to pass on advanced knowledge to the upcoming successors. This year we welcome friends who are interested in this magic field to come to China and share their their opinions and knowledge with us!

Contact Information: lijx [AT] shanghaitech.edu.cn

Itinerary: Download the PDF here

Spanish Meet Up

Dates: August 18-20, 2018

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Description: This summer the iGEM UPF CRG team will be hosting the first iGEM Spanish MeetUp, since it is the first year with more than 2 teams are registered. The MeetUp will be developed in Barcelona, Spain, in the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), just next to the beach. Any team from around is more than welcome. Each team will be able to do a project presentation and after that we’ll listen to some scientific talks from invited scientists. In addition, we will do a guided tour around Barcelona and many more activities. Please contact us for more information and for the registration.

Contact Information: Email: igem [AT] upf.edu ; twitter/instagram: @igemBarcelona

Itinerary: Download the PDF here.

Register: Sign up here.

Pacific Northwest Meetup

Dates: August 18-19, 2018

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Description: This year the Washington iGEM team will be hosting our first ever meetup for the Pacific Northwest, located in Seattle, WA, USA! Despite being called the "Pacific Northwest Meetup," any team from around the world is invited to participate! We'll be having industry panels, After iGEM panels, workshops, and mock poster and presentation sessions for teams to learn more about iGEM and the world of synthetic biology while also helping to prepare everyone for the jamboree. Please contact us for the registration forms and more information!

Contact Information: Jay Yung, uwigem [AT] uw.edu

Itinerary: Will be given to participating teams

Dutch BBQ and Meet-Up

Dates: August 17, 2018

Location: Leiden, the Netherlands

Description: iGEM Leiden is hosting the "Dutch BBQ and Meet-Up"  on August 17th in Leiden. The name is pretty explanatory! We will have a grill going and will provide food and drinks so the teams can get to know each other in a relaxing atmosphere. From around 5pm we will start with some drinks and light up the BBQ.

Contact Information: igem [AT] science.leidenuniv.nl

Summer Mediterranean Meet Up

Dates: August 9-10, 2018

Location: Marseille

Description: We will organise a mini-jamboree. Each team will expose and debate its iGEM project. Afterwards, we will take you on a tour to show our home city, Marseille.

Contact Information: equipe.igem.amu [AT] gmail [DOT] com

Itinerary: an itinerary for the event will be available soon.

iGEM East Japan Meetup 2018

Dates: August 8, 2018

Location: Midorigaoka 6th Building, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Description: Japanese iGEM teams get together in Tokyo. Each team gives a presentation about their provisional project and their team management. After that, we exchange opinions and give some advice to each other.

Participating Teams:
Gifu, Botchan Lab., KAIT Japan, Tokyo_Tech (Host)

Contact Information: igem2018tokyotech [AT] gmail [DOT] com

Itinerary: Presentation about project, feedback and discussion.

BioHackathon: Lab Issues

Dates: August 3, 2018

Location: Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Description: Hey iGEM'ers! Let's meet in a miscellaneous environment to exchange experience and bridge life sciences with IT to achieve spectacular results. We offer an opportunity to develop an idea which could tremendously contribute to the development, results or implementation of your own project. You will also get a chance to explore our capital city and meet other iGEM teams! We look forward to welcoming you in Vilnius! Fill in the form and let us know your interest. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefO0TZOA0ellinNg0ccP5IIjOypT-aAQ585sjrTpZo6AckVQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Link to the facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/608057519579701/

Contact Information: vu.igem [AT] gmail.com

NYC Area iGEM Meetup

Dates: August 3, 2018

Location: 33 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn

Description:The Bio_Without_Borders team is hosting a roof barbeque (or indoors if it it raining) at our lab at 33 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Our team members are excited about meeting other teams, socializing, and collaborating! Itinerary is food and fun. Each team will talk briefly about their project.

Contact Information: Dr. Ellen Jorgensen 646-942-7271 (cell) ejorgensen [at] biotechwithoutborders.org

6th Asia Pacific International Genetically Engineered Machine Conference

Dates: July 30 - August 3, 2018

Location: National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

Description: To establish a platform in which iGEMers can communicate, collaborate and exchange ideas. This conference also serves as a warm-up for the upcoming 2018 iGEM Giant Jamboree.

Contact Information: Please contact Ti-Kai Liao or visit our website for more information about this meetup.

Website: http://ccsun.nchu.edu.tw/~s104064015/igem_conf/
Email: nchuigem2018 [at] smail.nchu.edu.tw
Phone: 886-912-067-696
WeChat ID: a855150

Itinerary: Download the PDF here

oGEM (Ontario GEM)

Dates: July 28, 2018

Location: McMaster University

Description: A Meetup for Ontario, Canada teams to get together, discuss potential collaborations, practice their iGEM presentations, and support each other's paths in the iGEM competition.

Contact Information: sheikf9 [AT] mcmaster.ca

Itinerary: TBD

All India iGEM Meetup

Dates: July 27-29, 2018

Location: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Description: A countrywide meetup where around seven Indian iGEM teams will discuss their project ideas, interact with each other and share their knowledge of synthetic biology. We will be having mock presentations and a poster session, where a committee of judges will send anonymous feedback to teams about their project, along with talks by researchers from the institute.

Contact Information: Aditi A. Pujar (9113609464), Ansh Kuhikar (9972633063), Rahul Shah (7559057070)

Itinerary: Download the PDF here.

iGEM Eurasian meet-up 2018

Dates: July 24-26, 2018

Location: Shenzhen, China

Description: Are you curious, adventurous and up for something special this summer? Then join the iGEM teams of BGI College and TU Delft in the very first iGEM Eurasian meetup this upcoming July in Shenzhen! For three days BGI College will not only provide you guys with an exotic location and TU Delft with delicious meals but also workshops, interesting presentations and the ultimate opportunity for getting to know a new culture and people from all over the world! It will be an opportunity to share your ideas, meet new people from a different continent and get your project to an even higher level. As a special feature, we also give the opportunity to connect with other iGEM overgraduate, undergraduate and high school teams even before the meet-up!

This meet-up is co-organized by the TU Delft (the Netherlands) and BGI college (China).

Contact Information: Kavish kohabir, tudelft.igem [at] gmail.com; Amy, collegebgi [at] gmail.com

Itinerary: Download the PDF here.

Register: Sign up by June 15 via https://nl.surveymonkey.com/r/R9SKHCK, and don't forget to mark yourself as present on our Facebook event!

North American Kick-Off Event

Dates: July 21, 2018

Location: University of Calgary Health Sciences Centre

Description: The University of Calgary will be hosting an iGEM Kick-Off event. The event will feature workshops from iGEM Alumni from FREDsense Technologies as well as speakers from the biotech industry. There will also be sessions for teams to discuss potential project collaborations. This event will be made available through web conferencing for all the teams who aren't able to make it to the actual event. Register at the link below.

Contact Information: amy [AT] igem.org

Itinerary: The itinerary will be emailed to registered participants.

Register: https://goo.gl/forms/tpOmTuqBuiwUw8902

European Meetup in Munich

Dates: July 20-22, 2018

Location: Biozentrum Martinried, Munich, Germany

Description: The European Meetup takes place in Munich, Germany from July 20-22 2018. There will be a symposium with exciting talks and a big poster presentation, that gives you the chance to get in contact with leading scientists from the field of synthetic biology, representatives from industry and of course your fellow iGEMers. Get the latest news from the scientific community, discuss your iGEM projects, start collaborations and socialize with iGEM enthusiasts from all over Europe!

All news can be found at our homepage: https://igemmunich.mwn.de

Contact Information: european.meetup2018 (at) gmail.com

Itinerary: An itinerary for the event will be available soon.

Register: Please sign up your team until 10 July here.

UK iGEM Meetup

Dates: July 12-13, 2018

Location: Oxford, UK

Description: Organised by SynBio.UK and hosted by SynBio.Oxford, the aim of the meetup event is to inspire, educate, and connect this year’s UK iGEM teams. We will have talks and workshops from iGEM alumni, as well as leading SynBio academics, startups, and thinkers, including Piers Millett, the Director of Safety and Security at iGEM.

Contact Information: synthetic-biology.society [at] studentclubs.ox.ac.uk

Register: https://synbioukac.wixsite.com/synbiouk/uk-igem-meetup

Latin American Meetup

Dates: July 13, 2018

Location:​Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México. Address: Ave. Lago de Guadalupe KM 3.5, Margarita Maza de Juárez. Cd. López Mateos, Edo. de México. Z.C: 52926.

Description: ​The participant teams will present their projects in order to receive feedback from other teams and experts on the subject. We are contacting different PhD ́s. who are interested in participating and collaborating with the teams and can contribute to the improvement of the projects. We are expecting the participation of the teams from Tec Monterrey, Tec Guadalajara, Tec Chihuahua, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Peru. In the case that any of the teams can not attend, then we will designate a space for connecting with them via online.

Contact Information: Rodrigo Valencia Ocampo
Mail: igem.tec.cem [at] gmail.com
Telephone: (044) 55 1926 9772

Mid-Atlantic Meetup

Dates: July 13, 2018

Location: University of Maryland, College Park

Description: 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 guest speakers to talk about their experience in synthetic biology from a broad range of backgrounds.

Contact Information: UMaryland iGEM - email: umarylandigem [AT] gmail.com We also have our 2018 Meetup page at https://2018.igem.org/Team:UMaryland/meetup

Itinerary: Registration opens at 9:30 AM, and the meetup runs from 10 AM to 4 PM. We will have two guest speakers and about three rounds of presentations by iGEM teams, with short breaks in between. Coffee and lunch will be provided.

iGEM Southern California Meetup

Dates: July 13, 2018

Location: University of La Verne, 1950 3rd street, La Verne, California

Description: This is a one-day meetup at the University of La Verne, California. During this conference, teams can share their projects with iGEMers, and get to know each other through group activities. We hope that this conference opens up the opportunities for southern California iGEM teams to collaborate with each other.

Contact Information: email: ulvigemteam(AT)gmail(DOT)com ; phone number: 760-396-7040

Itinerary: Our itinerary will be subject to change depending on how many participants attend.

4th Annual Parisian Meetup

Dates: July 7, 2018

Location: Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015 FRANCE

Description: Pasteur Paris iGEM team will host the 4th annual Parisian Meetup inside our institute. Every team participating will be given the chance to present their project in front of a jury composed of various professionals. This year we will also schedule round tables about bioethics and how regulations may be a restraint to innovation.

Contact Information: igem.pasteur [at] gmail.com

Itinerary: For security reasons, the itinerary will be given to registered participants.

The University Joint Conference of the iGEM Competition China Division

Dates: July 6-7, 2018

Location: Nankai University

Description: From July 6th to July 7th, 2018, NKU_China held The University Joint Conference of the iGEM Competition in Nankai University, and invited 10 teams from nine universities including Peking University and Fudan University to come to Nankai University to exchange experiments, seek experimental cooperation and make progress together; On the morning of 7th, we jointly held an iGEM offline publicity activity, popularize our experimental projects and progress, and lead the audience to visit iGEM Lab of Nankai University to let more people know about our projects and understand iGEM and synthetic biology.

Summary: This event has passed. Please check back soon for a summary of the event.

Northeastern iGEM Meetup (NEGEM)

Dates: July 6, 2018

Location: Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering (610 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Description: Boston University will be hosting NEGEM, a meetup for iGEM teams that BU has hosted for several years now—it's a great tradition that we would love to continue. At NEGEM, teams will have time to present their project, receive feedback from other teams, and discuss potential summer collaborations. Participants will also have some time to have fun and meet new people! Contact us by email to register.

Contact Information: bu.igemwl2018 [AT] gmail [DOT] com

Itinerary: 9am - 5pm with time for lunch (the end time will depend on the number of teams that attend, but it will not end past 5pm)

Scottish iGEM Meetup

Dates: July 3, 2018

Location: St Andrews, UK

Description: The current Scottish iGEM Teams, those involved in presently inactive teams, and other iGEM-interested parties in Scotland will gather for a day of iGEM-related activities. We’ll have talks about participating in iGEM, hear from the current teams, and have plenty of time to network with each other and discuss the future of iGEM in Scotland. Anyone interested in attending should contact us via the email below.

Contact Information:Dr V Anne Smith: vas1[AT] st-andrews.ac.uk

iGEM Midwestern Meetup

Dates: June 30, 2018

Location: Molecular Plant Sciences Building, East Lansing, MI USA

Description: Michigan State University iGEM team will host the 2nd annual Midwest Meetup on our campus. Every team will have the opportunity to present their project to attendees. There will be sightseeing and networking activities.

Contact Information: Jordan Lee, leejorda [AT] msu [DOT] edu

RSVP: Please fill out information here.

German iGEM Meetup

Dates: June 22-24, 2018

Location: Marburg

Description: The German iGEM MeetUp will take place together with the After iGEM Meetup from the 22.06-24.06.2018 in Marburg. There will be poster sessions in which we invite you to participate with your teams project, multiple speakers and possibilities to get to know the current and previous iGEM participants. Co-organizers are iGEM Bielefeld and GASB (German Association for Synthetic Biology).

Contact Information: igem2018 [at] staff.uni-marburg.de

Register: https://www.synthetischebiologie.org/new-events/

Nordic iGEM Conference

Dates: June 8-10, 2018

Location: Lund, Sweden

Description: The purpose of the conference is primarily to strengthen the ties between Nordic iGEM teams and their respective universities. A mini-jamboree event will take place where teams get to present and get feedback by judges in life sciences and scientific communication. There will also be workshops, lectures, sightseeing and networking activities. Finally, the conference is wrapped up with a final gala dinner announcing the winners.

Contact Information: Albert Anis - igemlund [at] gmail.com

iGEM Southern China Regional Meeting

Dates: May 7, 2018

Location: Shenzhen University, China

Description: This year Team SZU-China will host the second iGEM Southern China Regional Meeting. Every team participating has an opportunity to present their project and takes others’ advice. We are strongly believed that well begun is half done, that’s why we decide to hold a meetup in such time. Every team that wants to join us would be warmly welcomed!

Contact Information: Luo Mingyue

Summary: This meetup has passed. See http://210.39.2.52/ac/home/home/detail/post_id/1637.html for a report on the results of the meetup.

6th Annual BioBrick Tutorial at DTU

Dates: April 13-15, 2018

Location: Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Lyngby, Denmark

Description: DTU will host the 6th Annual BioBrick Tutorial April 13-15. The workshop is a combination of hands-on BioBrick assembly tutorial in the lab, presentations, and a chance to get to know each other.

iGEM Japan Kansai Forum

Dates: March 10, 2018

Location: Kyoto University

Description: Japanese iGEM teams get together in Kyoto, and each team have a presentation about their provisional project and their team management. After that, we exchange opinions and give some advice to each other.

Contact Information: drive.igemkyoto1129 [at] gmail.com

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