If you have been feeling nostalgic for the 2011 World Championship Jamboree this past November, check out the photographs online! Photographs from the 1st World Championship Jamboree have been uploaded to our Flickr photostream!

When using these images, please also use the corresponding attributions.

iGEM Headquarters will be closed next week for the Thanksgiving holiday, from November 21st to November 25th. We will be back on Monday November 28th!

In the meantime check out the Results page from this year's competition to see the team presentation videos. (If your team video is not up, it will be as soon as we return!)

Please note: any urgent emails should be sent before 5:00PM Friday November 18th. Have a great Thanksgiving!

The 1st ever iGEM World Championship Jamboree is now over!

A summary of all results can be found here, with more details, pictures, and videos coming soon.

You can also watch the video from the live webcast here.

Want to stay updated on all the presentations and events this weekend? Bloggers from iGEMwatch will be liveblogging from the World Championship!

Be sure to check their blog frequently for updates!

The iGEM Community page is growing! Check out what's happening in the community. We've added several team videos, a Regional Jamboree video, and an opportunity to promote synthetic biology! Recent additions have been from:

• Johns Hopkins
• Colombia
• Paris Bettencourt
• Rathenau Instituut
• SynBERC

The iGEMer’s prize is a chance for you, the participants, to have a say in which project you consider to be the ‘best’ at this year’s competition. It is organized by iGEMers, for iGEMers.

In order to make your decision as to which team you think has produced the ‘best project’, you will need to have a look at other teams’ wikis on the web. This can help you to decide what presentations and posters you might see at the jamboree to help you choose which team you would like to award this prize to. What is it that you liked about the project? What do you think is particularly important in producing an iGEM project, and how does the team you have chosen demonstrate this?

You will be given a voting ballot and instructions for how to vote in your team box when you check in at Registration.

Check out the great workshops scheduled for this weekend! Workshop hosts include:

• FBI
• Autodesk
• Nasa
• AlumniGEM
• Software Division
• and more!

See the complete schedule here!

Remember, judging forms are due tonight at 11:59PM Boston time! Any member of the team can make changes as long as they are logged in. Edits to titles or abstracts should be submitted in the "Changes" box at the bottom.

Complete your form here!

If you haven't already, check out the new main page for the 2011 World Championship Jamboree! It contains all the information you'll need to have a great experience here at MIT this coming weekend! This main page is also where you can find the:

• Jamboree Handbook
• Schedule of events
• Campus map
• Workshop schedule
• and much more!

Be sure to check often for updates!

Autodesk Maya is used by leading biovisualization studios to animate and simulate their 3D designs. Discover how Maya can help you create immersive scientific visualizations to model and analyze your research. We will be hosting a new course on Sunday, November 6th, at 5:00pm to 5:30pm in room 32-141.

Maya software and tutorials are available for free for students and educators. Additional information and resources are available online here.

For the complete schedule of workshops on Sunday, click here.

Judging forms for the 2011 World Championship Jamboree are now available! Any member of the team can make edits to the judging form by logging in and clicking "edit" under the team project abstract. Changes to title, abstract, etc. should be noted in the "Changes" box at the bottom of the page.

The deadline for completed judging forms is Monday October 31 at 11:59PM Boston time. Complete your judging forms here!

Remember to register for the World Championship Jamboree by Friday October 28! Team members must register by Friday. Pre-registration is highly recommended for all other attendees. Complete your registration here!

Also, be sure to make any changes to your team wikis before Friday October 28! Wikis will be frozen at 11:59PM Boston time.

The sign-up sheet for practice sessions has now been posted! Please use this sheet to sign up for a time slot for presentation practice. Rooms for practice sessions are available Friday November 4th from 6pm-10pm. Room numbers and locations will be announced soon!

The iGEM Community page is growing! Check out what's happening in the community. We've added several team videos, an app, and a game! Recent additions have been from:

• UNICAMP-EMSE Brazil
• UNAM-Genomics Mexico
• Penn State
• Imperial College London
• Nevada
• SYSU-China
• uOttawa

Attention iGEM 2011 Teams advancing to the World Championship! If you have parts that you would like to submit to the Registry, you can send them to us!

Your new submissions will be considered by the World Championship judges, in addition to your parts submitted for the Regional Jamborees, as long as they are received before the October 28 deadline.

Please note that sending in additional parts is not a requirement. As always please be sure to add and document your parts on the Registry, and send them in pSB1C3!

See the Results from the iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree: Asia!

Congratulations to ALL of the Asia region teams.

Keep in mind:
• The Asia region team wikis have been thawed
• Registration for the World Championship is open. See the Attendance Fee page for registration details

The iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree: Asia in Hong Kong is going on now!

For more information about the event see the Regional Jamboree: Asia page.

Not at the Jamboree? Follow along!

• Twitter:iGEM HQ Follow the Awards Ceremony live!
• Twitter: #iGEM2011Regionals

See the Results from the iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree: Americas!

Congratulations to ALL of the Americas region teams.

Keep in mind:
• The Americas region team wikis have been thawed
• Registration for the World Championship is open. See the Attendance Fee page for registration details

The iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree: Americas in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA is going on now!

For more information about the event see the Regional Jamboree: Americas page.

Not at the Jamboree? Follow along!

• Twitter:iGEM HQ Follow the Awards Ceremony live!
• Twitter: #iGEM2011Regionals
• IBE's Mark Riley blogs live from the Regional Jamboree: Americas on the IBE blog

Registration for the World Championship Jamboree is now open.

See the Jamboree Attendance Fee page for instructions on how to register for the Jamboree being held at MIT, November 5-7, 2011.

For iGEM teams that advance to the World Championship, be sure to register by the October 28 deadline!

Asia region wikis have now been frozen!

Wikis for the Asia region will be thawed on October 16 to allow teams to make changes before the World Championship Jamboree in November. See the calendar of events for a complete schedule!

See the Results from the iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree: Europe!

Congratulations to ALL of the Europe region teams.

Keep in mind:
• The Europe region team wikis have been thawed
• Registration for the World Championship will open shortly

The iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree: Europe in Amsterdam, Netherlands has begun!

For more information about the event see the Regional Jamboree: Europe page.

Not at the Jamboree? Follow along!

• Twitter:iGEM HQ Follow the Awards Ceremony live!
• Twitter: #iGEM2011Regionals
• Regional Jamboree: Europe LIVE blog, brought to you by Christian, Mark, & co.

A major announcement for all registered iGEM 2011 software teams:

In order to further develop the iGEM Software Division, all registered iGEM 2011 software teams are invited to automatically advance to the World Championship. To find out more about this decision and read the open letter to software teams see more details here.

Americas region wikis have now been frozen!

Wikis for the Americas region will be thawed on October 10 to allow teams to make changes before the World Championship Jamboree in November. See the calendar of events for a complete schedule!

The iGEM Community page is growing! Check out what's happening in the community. We've added several team videos as well as a sponsor video! Recent additions have been from:

• Team Lyon-INSA-ENS
• Team UNITS Trieste
• Team TU Munich
• Team Bielefeld-Germany
• Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures