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Competition Hub
Welcome to the 2020 Competition Hub! This Hub contains information about the competition rules and requirements. Each team member, including students, advisors, instructors, and Primary and Secondary PIs, should take the time to read through everything on this page and on the detail pages prior to starting work on their iGEM project.
Participation Requirements
Below are the requirements for participating in iGEM 2020. All teams are expected to understand these requirements before registering for the competition. Please email us at hq [AT] igem [DOT] org with any questions.
1. Team Requirements
All iGEM teams must follow the Team Requirements in terms of Team Composition, Team Roles, and Team Sections. These requirements give teams structure and allow teams to compete against each other fairly. For more details about Team Requirements, click below.
2. Rules of Conduct
All teams are required to follow the iGEM Rules of Conduct. Failure to follow the rules may result in disciplinary action against your team, up to and including ineligibility for awards and disqualification from the competition. For more details about the iGEM Rules of Conduct, click below.
3. Competition Deliverables
Every iGEM team is responsible for delivering nine different items throughout the competition. These items are used to evaluate your team, in addition to the other medal and award criteria. Failure to complete these deliverables may impact your team’s chances at winning medals and prizes during the Giant Jamboree. For the list of the 2020 iGEM Competition Deliverables, see the bottom of this page.
4. Positive Contribution
All participants are required to work hard to build positive contributions to society and have lots of fun!
While we know this is a competition, we encourage all teams to come to the Giant Jamboree to celebrate their hard work and share in the joy of iGEM with teams from around the world.
5. Fees*
The 2020 iGEM fees include team registration fees and Giant Jamboree attendance fees. For more details on all of these criteria and to learn how to register a team, click below.
6. Team Registration
Get started - Register your team for 2021!
Competition Deliverables
Every iGEM team is responsible for completing the deliverables by the deadlines listed below. These items are used to evaluate your team, in addition to the other medal and award criteria. Failure to complete these deliverables may impact your team’s chances at winning medals and prizes during the Giant Jamboree. Please click below for more information about the deliverables. You can also see the deadlines in chronological order on the 2020 Calendar.
1. Team Wiki
Deadline: October 1, 2020
2. Team Poster (+)
Deadline: October 1, 2020
3. Team Presentation Video
Deadline: October 1, 2020
4. Project Promotion Video
Deadline: October 1, 2020
5. Judging Form
Deadline: October 1, 2020
6. Project Attributions
Deadline: October 1, 2020
7. Safety Forms
Deadline: October 1, 2020
8. Registry Part Pages
Deadline: October 1, 2020
9. Project Description
Deadline: October 1, 2020
10. Title and Abstract *
Deadline: October 1, 2020
11. Track Selection (+)*
Deadline: October 1, 2020
All teams must fulfill Deliverable #5 Judging Form to be eligible for medals and awards.
All teams must fulfill Deliverable #7 Safety Forms to compete as an iGEM team, regardless of the medals or awards you are hoping to compete for during the Giant Jamboree. Failure to complete Deliverable #7 Safety Forms will result in your team's disqualification from the competition.
Other Information
About Tracks
**Move join a team to the teams hub**
What's new for 2020?
We have created this sub-hub to help teams track what is new in the 2020 Competition.
Distribution Kit
Due to the pandemic, we are unable to ship out distribution kits this year. For more details, click below.
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