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Second Outage
iGEM and Registry server upgrade Wednesday morning (Boston time).

iGEM Headquarters is upgrading our server on Wednesday morning August 31st between 10:00AM and Noon Boston time. During that period, the iGEM and Registry web sites may become totally unavailable or may be available only for reading. Please let us know if there are problems after this upgrade, we have tested the new service and expect few problems. The new server should provide better performance under load (at wiki freeze) and has more disk capacity. -- Randy

important deadlines just one week away!

Time's ticking!

There's just one week left till the September 2 deadlines!

Be sure to pay attention to the requirements for each deadline! Check out the calendar of events too!

August 26, 2011

community page update

2011 Community Page

The iGEM Community page is growing! Check out what's happening in the community. We've added some more team meetups/events, and team groups. Recent additions have been from:

If you want to add something to the community page, send us an email. We'll add your details to the list.

August 26, 2011

september 2 deadlines

Time's ticking!

Several deadlines are coming up on September 2!

Click on the above links for more information.

The full calendar of events is here.

August 18, 2011

community page update

2011 Community Page

The iGEM Community page is growing! Check out what's happening in the community. We've added some more team videos, team meetups/events, and team groups. Recent additions have been from:

If you want to add something to the community page, send us an email. We'll add your details to the list.

August 15, 2011

partner offer: Life Technologies

Life Technologies partner offer

Life Technologies has joined the iGEM 2011 competition as a sponsor! They are also offering a discount program for relevant products to all registered iGEM teams. To see more details on how to take advantage of the Life Technologies offer, see the Life Technologies sponsor page.

August 11, 2011

judging announcements

Judging Announcements

The iGEM Judging Committee has some important news!

Be sure to check the Judging announcements as there are a few requirements and guidelines that differ from previous years.

August 8, 2011

regional jamboree registration deadline

World map by regions

The deadline for Regional Jamboree registration is only four weeks away!

Visit the Jamboree Attendance Fee page for instructions on how to register for your Regional Jamboree.

Remember, the deadline for registration is September 2!

August 5, 2011

community page update

2011 Community Page

The iGEM Community page is growing! Check out what's happening in the community and what your fellow iGEMers are up to. See what these teams are sharing:

  • KULeuven
  • Dundee
  • UANL Mty-Mexico
  • Edinburgh
  • Fatih Turkey
  • Sevilla
  • Freiburg

If you want to add something to the community page, send us an email. We'll add your details to the list.

August 4, 2011

bbc documentary

2011 Community Page

The BBC is working on a documentary about synthetic biology and would like to feature an iGEM team in the film. For more details including contact information see the BBC Documentary page.

August 4, 2011

regional jamboree registration is OPEN

World map by regions

Registration for the Regional Jamborees is now open!

See the Jamboree Attendance Fee page for instructions on how to register for your Regional Jamboree.

Be sure to register by the September 2 deadline!

July 31, 2011

2011 community page

2011 Community Page

Check out the iGEM 2011 Community page where you can see what fellow iGEM teams are up to. If you want to add something to this page, send us an email. We'll add your details to the list.

July 22, 2011

deadline: projects & safety: july 15

Project description text image

Take a break from the lab to make sure you're ready for the upcoming deadlines: preliminary project descriptions and safety proposals are due on July 15. See the project description page and the safety proposal page for more details.

July 8, 2011

wiki requirements

wiki requirements

We've been taking a look at the iGEM wikis and we're happy to see how much effort has gone into them. As you continue to work on your wikis make sure that they comply with the iGEM 2011 wiki requirements.

July 8, 2011

partner offer: the MathWorks

The MathWorks partner offer

The MathWorks, makers of MATLAB and other computing software, have once again joined as an iGEM sponsoring partner. They will provide iGEM teams with MathWorks software to use during the competition. To see more details on how to take advantage of the MathWorks offer, see the MathWorks sponsor page.

June 30, 2011

community & communication

Forum domain list

Announcing the iGEM forum system & the new iGEM videos series!

iGEM HQ has put a lot of work into creating custom forum software that will enable the iGEM community to ask questions, keep in touch, share ideas, and more. The system is a combined comment/forum system so you can comment on any page and your comments will be linked directly to the forum, or you could just post topics in the forum. Either way you use it, check it out and let us know what you think. For more information, see the Forum Help page.

iGEM Video TV

Wondering where to test out this new forum system? Leave a comment on a video on the new iGEM videos page. In order to communicate out more iGEM HQ has made, and will continue to make, a series of videos -- informational, instructional, at-the-bench, and others. There is even a collection of community videos. Want to learn something new? Share your team's video? Learn about iGEM? See the Videos page.

Note that both the iGEM forum system and the iGEM videos page can be reached from both 2011.igem.org and igem.org.

June 20, 2011

deadline: projects & safety: july 15

Project description text image

Preliminary project descriptions and safety proposals are due on July 15.

See the project description page and the safety proposal page for more details.

June 16, 2011

apply for visas now!

time to apply

In previous iGEM Jamborees, there were several teams that were not able to attend due to visa problems. In order to avoid a similar problem this year, we are asking that all teams apply for visas by June 30 at the latest. If you plan to attend a Regional Jamboree and require a visa, apply as soon as possible! The wait time for visas is typically 3 months, but it can be longer.

Details on how to apply can be found here.

May 31, 2011
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