Individual Registration is now open through Eventbrite! All attendees, including team members, should register through Eventbrite to get access to the "My iGEM" Platform and App, and to sign media release agreements for the event.

Direct Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/igem-2020-virtual-giant-jamboree-tickets-125398561473

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COMPETITION

November 14-16, 2020

The first three days will focus on the Competition and the judging activities for iGEM 2020 teams. Teams will interact with their judges at judging sessions, and network and present in virtual poster sessions. Spectators should watch Presentation Videos ahead of time, and then stream the judging sessions in the My iGEM app or right here at 2020.igem.org/Giant_Jamboree

Jump to: Judging Sessions | Poster Sessions | iGEMers' Prize Ballot | Team Information and Schedule

Judging Sessions

Judging Sessions are split into 14 parallel sessions over the 3 Competition Days (Nov 14-16). Unlike in previous years, the judging session presents a more in-depth way for teams to connect with their judges. Judges will watch your presentation videos, review team wikis and posters ahead of the judging session, and use the full 25-minute judging session to ask all of their questions.

At your judging session, you can expect:

3-5 minute introduction delivered by your team to your judges - you can highlight 1-2 things that you want your judges to note

Optional: you may show 1-2 slides, 1-2 wiki pages, OR your poster page during this time

20 minute Question & Answer time directly with your judges
5 minute turnover time to the next team

You will need access to Zoom for judging sessions. More details about how to access your judging session will be emailed to you closer to the event.

Important Notes:

Teams and judges will be able to share their screens during the Question & Answer time.
Only student team members can answer questions.
You may have as many student team members involved in answering questions as you would like. There is no limit.
Team PIs, advisors, and instructors should NOT join the Zoom meetings for the Judging Sessions.

Team PIs, instructors, and advisors can observe their team's Judging Sessions through the My iGEM platform.

Spectating

Unlike any Jamboree before, you can start watching team presentation videos on the iGEM video universe!

For judging sessions, the Zoom rooms will be reserved for judges and teams being evaluated, but we will be streaming judging sessions to the My iGEM app. You can catch the judging session for a team you’ve collaborated with, or maybe you found an exciting team presentation video and you want to learn more. On the My iGEM app you will be able to chat with fellow viewers, and moderators will forward questions to the team in the judging session.

Don't have access to My iGEM app? Register for your free event pass!.

Poster Sessions

The virtual poster sessions are an opportunity for teams to showcase their poster, network with other teams and attendees, learn about other projects, engage with sponsors, have fun, and enjoy a little bit of chaos! This year, poster sessions are not about judging, but about teams connecting with each other, general attendees, and iGEM committee members.

Poster sessions are split into six sessions over the 3 Competition Days (Nov 14-16). Teams are assigned to one session based on their region and presentation day, but they are also invited to attend and participate in any other session(s) they want!

You can click on the time zone UTC selector below to see the poster session times on your time zone, default times shown in EST/UTC-05:

Session A:

11,14,0530,90

Session B:

11,14,1130,90

Session C:

11,15,0530,90

Session D:

11,15,1130,90

Session E:

11,16,0530,90

Session F:

11,16,1130,90

Click on your team name to see the details of your Poster Session assignment.

Watch the Poster Session and Remo Platform Walk-Through Video!

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How to locate your poster space in Remo

Check that you have entered the correct Poster Building [Building 1 | Building 2 | Building 3]
Select your assigned floor
Look for your assigned poster number and team name. Double click the area to join the poster.

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How to present your poster

Click on the "... More" button on the bottom panel
Select Whiteboard. This will start a whiteboard session with the other attendees who are at your poster area.
Your poster should be pre-loaded on the whiteboard! You and your visitors should click the poster URL link to interact with the poster.

In whiteboard, you can add annotations, leave notes on other teams' posters if they're not there, upload additional screenshots of your poster, add links, or use any of the other features in the whiteboard. You can also try using the share screen function to show your poster. Don't forget to take some time during poster sessions to visit other teams (in the middle of the floorplan), exhibitor booths (on the left hand side), and you can also make use of the free chat tables to have private conversations with new contacts (on the right hand side)!

The iGEMers' Prize

Over the last few months, you have worked in teams to produce an iGEM project contributing to the development of synthetic biology, and so, above everyone else, you know what goes into accomplishing such a project. The iGEMers’ Prize is a chance for you, the participants, to have a say in which collegiate and high school projects you consider to be the BEST at this year’s competition.

The results of the vote and the awarding of the collegiate iGEMers’ Prize and high school iGEMers’ Prize will be made alongside the other awards at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday November 22!

Take some time over the Competition weekend to see what your fellow teams have accomplished this year, then submit your team's vote by Monday, November 16 at 11:59PM EST

SUBMIT YOUR VOTE

Direct Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020CommunityPrizes