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iGEM 2013 has come to a close and you are now all members of AlumniGEM! You have all created great projects over the iGEM season and many of them deserve to be written up and submitted as peer reviewed research communications. To start this process and help many of you write what may be your first paper, we have organized a special issue of ACS synthetic biology for iGEM projects. See here for details and what you need to put your manuscript together.

Want to add new data to your team's wiki? Team wikis have now been thawed!

Remember, if you want to continue working on your project you should have your PI apply for an iGEM lab account. All iGEM labs get the same resources as iGEM teams but they do not "expire."

The World Championship Jamboree is now over! Congratulations to all teams!!

To view the finalist presentations and awards ceremony from Monday, see the Livestream page. Visit the Jamboree Highlights page for recap of 2013! Results of the World Championship Jamboree can be seen here; check out the official Results page for results from all the Jamborees this year and previous years!

The iGEM 2013 World Championship Jamboree has begun! Tune in via Livestream to view all the presentations!

If you haven't already, be sure to sign up for a practice session time for tonight!

All information about this weekend's World Championship Jamboree will be posted to the World Championship Jamboree main page! Schedules, maps, practice session sign-up, and more, are already available.

All team wikis are now frozen! They will be thawed on Tuesday November 5 after the World Championship Jamboree.

If you'd like to register for the World Championship Jamboree, you can do so on-site in Cambridge, Massachusetts! See the Jamboree Attendance Fee page for additional information on registration.

Note that iGEM 2013 teams that did not advance are invited to register as general participants.

Check out all the publicity that teams have been getting! The Publicity page lets you post news articles, blogs, and more! Recent additions have been from:

• Braunschweig
• KU Leuven
• UCL
• RHIT
• UFMG-Brazil
• Minnesota
• Tuebingen
• Purdue
• Uppsala
• Paris-Bettencourt
• TU-Munich

Want to add something to the Publicity page? Just log in and post!

Be sure to register your team for the World Championship Jamboree by this Friday October 25 at 11:59PM EDT! Registration payments received after this deadline are subject to the late fee. See the Jamboree Attendance Fee page for instructions on how to register.

Note that iGEM 2013 teams that did not advance are invited to register as general participants.

Feedback from the Regional Jamborees is now available to teams! The feedback page describes what you will see on your team's feedback page, and teams can access their own feedback page from there.

ERASynBio is once again offering sponsorship to all of the advancing teams from Europe! Sponsorship coordinators will reach out to all advancing teams from the Europe region.

If you haven't already, be sure to book your hotel rooms for the World Championship Jamboree soon! Room block rates are valid for reservations made by Thursday October 17.

Detailed information about rates and locations can be found on the hotel information page.

Registration for the World Championship Jamboree is now open!

See the Jamboree Attendance Fee page for instructions on how to register for the World Championship Jamboree. Be sure to register by October 25 at 11:59PM EDT!

Note that iGEM 2013 teams that did not advance are invited to register as general participants.

Team wikis for all regions have been thawed!

Please note, all team wikis will be frozen on October 28 at 11:59PM Boston time for the World Championship Jamboree. See the full Calendar of Events for more information.

Congratulations to all the teams from North America, Latin America, and Asia that completed their Regional Jamborees this past weekend!

For a list of award winners and pictures see the Jamborees page.

And good luck to the Europe teams at their Regional Jamboree this upcoming weekend.

Three Regional Jamborees in one weekend and one Regional Jamboree the following weekend, means a lot of iGEM HQ will be on the road! We will be collecting stories, photos, and feedback - if you see us, give us your thoughts! You can also jot down your thoughts on either the survey or comment card available at the events.

In the meantime, if you send an email to HQ, we thank you for your patience as we get back to you during this busy time.

Wikis will be frozen for Europe teams this Friday October 4 at 11:59PM Boston time! Be sure to also send in your judging forms and complete your part documentation.

See the full Calendar of Events for additional information.

The iGEM Community page has been updated! We've recently added community contributions from:

• BGU Israel
• Imperial College
• UNIK Copenhagen
• Fudan

If you have news, events, team videos, etc., that you would like to share with the rest of the iGEM community, email us at: hq (at) igem.org!

Team wikis for the Asia, Latin America, and North America regions are now frozen. They will be thawed after their respective Regional Jamborees next weekend.

The wiki freeze for teams in Europe will be Friday October 4 at 11:59PM Boston time. Part documentation and judging forms for the Europe teams will be due on Friday as well.

Judging forms for the 2013 Regional Jamborees are now available! Any team member can make edits to the judging form by logging in and clicking on their team.

The deadline for completed judging forms is:

• Friday September 27 at 11:59PM EDT for the Asia, Latin America and North America regions.
• Friday October 4 at 11:59PM EDT for Europe.

Information about the Judging Forms can be found here!

With parts arriving at iGEM HQ we wanted to remind you to check on your submissions: see if your submission has arrived at iGEM HQ, and the status of your samples.

Don't forget that in order for a sample to be accepted by the Registry the part:

• must have its sequence entered into the Registry
• be BioBrick compatible
• and be in pSB1C3

The iGEM Community page has been updated! We've recently added community contributions from:

• Manaus Amazonas-Brazil
• UANL Mty-Mexico
• TU-Eindhoven
• UGent
• British Columbia

If you have news, events, team videos, etc., that you would like to share with the rest of the iGEM community, email us at: hq (at) igem.org!

If you would like to share an article that was written about iGEM or your iGEM team, please post it to the Publicity page! You can also share blogs, videos, radio interviews, and more!

Registered teams can just log in and post.

We've made some changes to the submission system that will give better feedback to users and help the Registry process new submissions. You'll see when your physical shipment has arrived at the Registry, and the status of your samples on an individual basis.

• Add your parts to the Registry!
• Submission Requirements and Instructions
• Send your samples now!

Don't forget that part submissions are due at iGEM HQ by your regional deadline. Parts must be BioBrick compatible and in pSB1C3.

The iGEM Community page has been updated! We've recently added community contributions from:

• Cornell
• Baskent Meds
• METU Turkey
• Morph Bioinformatics
• Paris Bettencourt
• Bordeaux
• TU-Delft
• ITU MOBGAM Turkey

If you have news, events, team videos, etc., that you would like to share with the rest of the iGEM community, email us at: hq (at) igem.org!

As you continue to work on your wiki, be sure to upload all files (images, videos, etc.) to the 2013.igem.org server, rather than the igem.org server. This preserves your files for the future, and helps prevent accidental file overwrites with previous teams.

Permitted file types include: png, gif, jpg, jpeg, pdf, ppt, txt, zip, mp3, mp4, webm, mov, m, ogg, gb, xls, tif, tiff, and fcs.

Several deadlines are coming up this Friday August 30. The following are due:

• Safety forms
• Track Selection
• Title and Abstract
• Team Roster

The complete Calendar of Events can be seen here. If you have any questions, please contact hq (at) igem (dot) org.

The deadline to register for the iGEM 2013 Regional Jamborees is this Friday August 23! Registration fees received after Friday will be subject to the late registration rate, so be sure to register your team soon!

Thanks to some new faces here at iGEM HQ, we have reevaluated our schedule and are able to change some important deadlines. Check out the updated Calendar of Events.

The iGEM Community page has been updated! We've recently added community contributions from:

• York UK
• Valencia Biocampus
• SydneyUni Australia
• METU Turkey
• Baskent Meds
• Newcastle
• TecMonterrey

If you have news, events, team videos, etc., that you would like to share with the rest of the iGEM community, email us at: hq (at) igem.org!

The Safety Forms are now available! Be sure to read over the instructions and complete the safety forms for your team.

The deadline is August 30th. Make sure you complete the forms by August 30th and send them to the correct safety email for your Region!

The Calendar of Events has been updated! Be sure to review it for upcoming deadlines and other important dates.

The next deadline is August 9, when project descriptions are due.

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 August 23 deadline!

As you begin to work on your team wiki, be sure to keep the wiki requirements in mind!

Note: Flash is not permitted on 2013 team wiki pages.

The iGEM Community page is up! If you have news, events, team videos, etc., that you would like to share with the rest of the iGEM community, email us at: hq (at) igem.org!

We've recently added community contributions from:

• NTNU-Trondheim

If you're thinking about DNA synthesis for your project, be sure to check out the sponsor offer from Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) for all iGEM teams!

Details are available on the IDT sponsor page.

The online visa invitation letter system is now live! Team members needing a visa invitation letter can generate one by logging into their account. Details can be found on the Visa help page.

Note: You must be listed on your team's official roster in order to access the system. Latin America teams, please contact us for your visa invitation letters.

If you have any questions, send an email to: registration (AT) igem (DOT) org!

iGEM Headquarters will be on the road from July 8 to July 12 attending SB6.0 in London! Come by and say hello at Table K if you are also attending!

We can still be reached via email, and thank you for your patience as we get back to you.

Medal Requirements for the 2013 Regional Jamborees are now available! Please look over the requirements as they have changed since 2012. There are now four criteria to achieve a silver medal. Good luck teams!

As you begin to work on your projects, you may find that you need to use parts which weren't included in the 2013 DNA Distribution Kit.

Teams are welcome to request additional parts from the Registry, and should check out the Requesting Parts page before doing so. This page will help you determine sample availability, and show you where to locate quality control information about your part sample of interest!

MathWorks is excited to be an iGEM partner! MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software, such as MATLAB, SimBiology and Bioinformatics toolbox. MathWorks will provide iGEM teams with complementary MathWorks software to help model, simulate and optimize your assemblies.

To learn more about the MathWorks partner offer, see the MathWorks Sponsor page.

Introducing the new Registry! All of the parts and pages of the Registry of Standard Parts have been moved to parts.igem.org!

Check out the new Registry here, and stay tuned for more updates!

The 2013 Distribution Kit has been shipped to all approved teams! A confirmation email with tracking information was sent to the email address provided on each team's shipping information page.

Pending teams should contact iGEM HQ regarding their application status.

Details about the IDT partner offer are now available!

Visit the IDT partner offer page to find out about the offer and see details on how to take advantage of this great deal.

Regional Jamboree dates & locations have been posted!

Regional Jamborees will be held in October, and the World Championship Jamboree in November. Additional information about the Regional Jamborees will be available on their respective wikis as we get closer to the event.

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is providing discounted DNA synthesis to iGEM teams!

To learn more about this offer, check out the IDT sponsor page.

Dear iGEMers,

Due to recent events, activities related to iGEM 2013 such as the DNA distribution manufacturing, team approvals, and communication with iGEM HQ, have all been delayed.
We expect to be able to ship out the new 2013 DNA distribution as soon as possible, likely in the middle of May.
We thank you for your patience at this time.

iGEM HQ

Late registration for iGEM 2013 is now open! To register your team, complete the registration form here and submit the team registration fee here.

Note: To teams that have completed registration requirements, we thank you for your patience as we process your applications!

MathWorks is excited to be an iGEM partner! MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software, such as MATLAB, SimBiology and Bioinformatics toolbox. MathWorks will provide iGEM teams with complementary MathWorks software to help model, simulate and optimize your assemblies.

To learn more about the MathWorks partner offer, see the MathWorks Sponsor page.

Team Registration for iGEM 2013 Collegiate division is now open!

iGEM Headquarters has been working hard since the end of last season. Read all about the iGEM 2013 updates in our Welcome Letter to the iGEM Community.

Submit your registration fees here and be sure to read the requirements for participation this year.

Need some ideas for your team project? Check out the projects from 2012, 2011, 2010, and other previous years!

You can also browse a database created by team members from UANL and University of Washington!

Eager to get started? You can learn about the concepts behind the idea "assembly based on standard parts", 3A Assembly, and more on the Registry Help pages in the "Learn" section!

As the season progresses, be sure to check out the other sections within the Help pages before you make parts, as you navigate the Registry, and begin labwork!

Can't wait for iGEM 2013? Check out the Start A Team page for information on how to start a team at your school!