World Championship Jamboree/Handbook
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+ | <td> <p align="justify">The awards ceremony will be held on Monday at Kresge Auditorium and will start at 9:30am, with breakfast starting at 9:00am. The judges will announce the finalists, who will then be asked to give their presentations again. All teams should be prepared to present at Kresge, so be sure to bring the necessary materials with you. After the finalists have given their presentations, the judges will deliberate and the iGEM from Above picture will be taken! Finally, the award winners will be announced and the 2012 World Championship Jamboree will officially end! <br> | ||
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Jamboree Handbook |
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Welcome to the iGEM 2013 World Championship Jamboree and congratulations to all the teams that have advanced! The next few days will be full of exciting presentations, stimulating conversations, well-deserved awards, and most of all, a lot of fun! The following information will guide you through the whole Jamboree event from what to expect at Friday night practice all the way up to the awards ceremony on Monday. Please read through this whole guide! It contains useful instructions and information that will ensure your Jamboree experience will go as smoothly as possible. And as a special note to team leaders, you will have some extra responsibilities so please read the section below for team leaders. |
General Information | November 01 | November 02 | November 03 | November 04 |
General Information
iGEM HQ Staff Stata Center and Lobby 13 |
Contact Information |
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If you have a question or need help at any point during the Jamboree, you can visit the information center at the iGEM Headquarters desk in the Stata Center, Lobby 13 or look for one of the iGEM staff members on site.
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If you you need to get in touch with anyone at iGEM Headquarters (HQ) for an urgent matter, you may contact the following people:
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Transportation | Guests, Family and Friends Building 12 Room 156 November 01 - 3:00 pm |
Ihere are iGEM shuttles from the Hyatt hotel to on- campus and from on-campus/Hyatt to and from Jillian's Boston.
See the flyer in your registration folder for details. |
Guests, including family and friends are welcome to register for all iGEM Jamboree events. If guests want to attend the presentation sessions, poster session, social on Sunday, and the awards ceremony, they have to officially register and get a badge (on-site registration is available and can be paid for with all major credit cards, US$450). Guests can check-in on Friday (November 1st) at 6:00pm, also at Building 12, room 156.If you did not register online,
it will be possible to register on-site during the course of the Jamboree.
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Meals | |
Food will be provided throughout the Jamboree. There will be lunch stations at both hubs: Stata Center and Lobby 13. Your team box will contain lunch tickets, which will be used to pick up your lunch. Badges must be visible in order to have access to all food. |
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November 01
Registration/Check-In Building 12 Room 156 November 01 - 3:00 pm |
Team Leaders |
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World Championship Teams can check-in on Friday afternoon (November 1st) for the Jamboree beginning at 3:00pm. Registration will be located in Building 12, room 156. |
Team leaders have a few responsibilities. Each team leader (or a designated representative) will be responsible for gathering all team member general release forms and handing them in at Check-in in order to obtain your team box. Team leaders are responsible for making sure individual team members receive the materials in the box. |
Team Boxes | General Release Forms |
Your team box will contain the following: |
The iGEM 2013 World Championship Jamboree will be a multimedia event: in addition to the team presentation
videos that will be uploaded online, we will also be uploading photos and videos from the entire event so
others can get an idea of what iGEM and the Jamboree is like. In order to comply with the law, all participants
attending the World Championship Jamboree must print, fill out, and bring a general release form with them to the
Jamboree.
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Badges | Friday Night Practice November 01 - 04:00 pm |
You will receive your name badge as part of your team box, as long as you have submitted your general release form. Please wear your badge at all times during the Jamboree and make sure it is clearly visible. Badges will be necessary for entrance into presentation rooms, for access to food, and for the iGEM social event. If you do not have a badge, you must register in order to obtain one. |
Teams will be allowed to practice on Friday night (November 1st) at MIT, beginning at 4:00pm. You can practice your presentation, and get to know fellow iGEM members. There are a limited number of rooms available, so please sign up online to reserve a room and time slot. |
November 02
Saturday Opening Ceremony Kresge Auditorium November 02 - 08:00 am |
Software Division Room 32-155 November 02 - 10:00 am - 4:00pm |
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The Saturday Opening Ceremony will officially kick off the 2012 World Championship Jamboree! The opening ceremony will be held at Kresge Auditorium at 9:00am on November 2nd, with breakfast starting at 8:00am. Be sure to attend, as we will also announce any new changes to the Jamboree and the events planned for the next few days. |
Software teams will be presenting in room 32-155 throughout the World Championship Jamboree. Be sure to watch these presentations and show your support! Software teams will be presenting on Saturday between 10:00am and 4:00pm,refer to the schedule in your registration packet for additional details. |
Presentations | Posters |
This year there are three presentation rooms located across the campus. Your team’s scheduled presentation time slot, session, and room have all been randomly assigned. Please see your team box for information on when and where your team will be presenting.
Presentations will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The schedule for presentations is divided into sessions based on track. If you are attending a presentation, please be courteous, stay for the whole session, and only leave the room during the scheduled breaks.Each team has 20 minutes of presentation time, 5 minutes for questions and answers, and 5 minutes to switch with the next presenters. Please be sure to bring the necessary equipment for your presentation, such as your laptop, cables/adaptors, and power supply, as iGEM will not provide these.
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Each World Championship team is required to present a poster at the Jamboree to judges and Jamboree attendees. There will be two formal poster receptions: one on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Teams have been randomly assigned to a poster session. Poster locations have been randomly assigned between the two main hubs: Stata Center, and Lobby 13. Please see the poster information sheet, in your team box, for your team’s specific poster session and poster location. |
November 03
Entrepeneurship Room 32-155 November 03 - 9:00am and 5:00pm |
Sunday Night Workshops |
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Entrepreneurship teams will be presenting in room 32-155 throughout the World Championship Jamboree. Be sure to watch these presentations and show your support!Entrepreneurship Jamboree takes place Sunday between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Refer to the schedule in your registration packet for additional details. |
After the presentations end on Sunday, there will be workshops to discuss a variety of topics: AlumniGEM, iGEM Divisions, sponsors, etc. More details will be provided at the Opening Ceremony on Saturday. Check the schedule for workshop times, locations, and topics. |
Social Event: Sunday night |
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On Sunday night after the poster reception and workshops, we will be hosting the iGEM 2012 Social Event at Jillian’s of Boston from 8:00pm to 12:00am. There will be food, dancing, billiards, bowling, and lounge space on the 2nd and 3rd floors of Jillian's Boston in the Fenway area. Each person will receive two drink tickets at the door for soft drinks/soda. After two full days of presentations, the Jamboree Social Event will be a welcome change, so we highly encourage all iGEM participants to attend. Relax and have fun! |
November 04
Awards Ceremony Kresge Auditorium November 04 - 9:00 am |
iGEM from above |
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The awards ceremony will be held on Monday at Kresge Auditorium and will start at 9:30am, with breakfast starting at 9:00am. The judges will announce the finalists, who will then be asked to give their presentations again. All teams should be prepared to present at Kresge, so be sure to bring the necessary materials with you. After the finalists have given their presentations, the judges will deliberate and the iGEM from Above picture will be taken! Finally, the award winners will be announced and the 2012 World Championship Jamboree will officially end! |
After the finalists have given their presentations on Monday, we will be taking the 2012 World Championship iGEM from Above picture! The picture will be taken at the field by Stata Center (see map for location), weather permitting. Make sure to wear your iGEM team t-shirt! |