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

Europe region wikis have now been frozen!

Wikis for the Europe region will be thawed on October 2 to allow teams to make changes before the World Championship Jamboree in November. See the calendar of events for a complete schedule!

Judging forms are now available here! Be sure to review the criteria the judges will be using before completing your team's form.

Edits to the judging forms can be made by any member of the team until the wiki freeze.

Check the calendar of events for the date of your region's wiki freeze!

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

• Team Meetups/Events page
• Team TU Munich
• Team UANL Mty-Mexico

It's almost time for the Regional Jamborees so keep an eye on the Calendar of Events and Requirements so you're prepared! But don't forget about your...

• Hotel Reservations - Make sure you have a place to stay!
• Team Spirit - Don't forget your team t-shirts, team mascots!
• Parts - Make sure your parts are added and well-documented on the Registry
• Visas - You should have your visas ready for the Regional Jamborees and the World Championship

Check out our video tutorial on sending parts to the Registry! DNA submission deadlines are coming up, so please be sure to follow the instructions for submissions carefully.

Also, don't forget that...

• your parts must be in pSB1C3
• its quality over quantity! Be sure to send us well-documented parts!

Want to connect with other iGEMers? Come to the forums!

• Have ideas for locations of iGEM Regionals 2012? Post them here!
• Questions and comments regarding iGEM 2011 can be posted in this section.
• Have a great project or wiki you want other iGEMers to check out? Set up a forum for your team!

First time setting up a forum? This section is here to help!

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

• Regional Jamboree attendance fees due - All iGEM team member attendees are required to register by September 2!
• Track selection due - Tracks are assigned in the order they are received. Send in your track choices soon!
• Project title & abstract due - Project abstracts and titles will be included in the Jamboree Program.
• Team roster due - Finalize your team roster! You need to be on the roster to receive an iGEM participation certificate!
• Safety questions due - Judges will be looking for the answers to your safety questions. Make sure your wiki has a dedicated safety page!

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

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:

• Team Meetups/Events page
• Team Dundee
• Team Cambridge
• Team SDU-Denmark

Several deadlines are coming up on September 2!

• Regional Jamboree attendance fees due
• Track selection due
• Project title & abstract due
• Team roster due
• Safety questions due

Click on the above links for more information.

The full calendar of events is here.

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:

• Team Meetups/Events page
• Queens Canada
• Colombia
• NYMU-Taipei

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.

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.

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!

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:

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.