World Championship Jamboree/Handbook
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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 | Further Details | Contact Information |
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 | General Release Forms |
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. |