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Revision as of 16:52, 15 December 2015
All 2016 iGEM Instructors, advisers and team members should read and understand this page. All team members are responsible for being aware of and adhering to the requirements on this page. Requirements must be met by teams. This page also links off to guidelines, which offer advice on how to meet the requirements.
1. Team
- Primary and Secondary PI = General manager
- Instructor = Head coach
- Student team leader = Team captain
- Advisor = Assistant coach
- Undergraduate: all student team members are age 23 or younger on March 31, 2016
- Overgraduate: one or more student team members are older than 23 on March 31, 2016
- High School: all student team members are high school students on March 31, 2016; includes students who graduate from high school spring 2016
1.1 Composition
iGEM teams consist primarily of undergraduate students at an accredited college or university. Teams may also be composed of high school students or community lab members.
1.2 Roles [details]
Similar to sports teams, team members have different roles and responsibilities on a team.
1.3 Sections [details]
There are three team sections in iGEM 2016:
2. Registration
- Collegiate
- High School
- Community Lab
- Regular registration: $4500 USD
- Giant Jamboree attendance: $695 USD, per person (PI, instructor, advisor, student)
2.1 Team Kind
In iGEM 2016, teams will register as one of three team "kinds", and each kind will have different registration requirements. The three team kinds are:
2.2 Team Affiliation
Several schools may combine to form a team, and one school may have several teams. For example, it is normal for a school to have both software and wetlab teams.
2.3 Fees [details]
Each team pays a team registration fee, which provides the team with a team wiki, associated materials and support, one presentation slot at the Giant Jamboree, and one poster location at the Giant Jamboree. Additionally, each individual who attends the Giant Jamboree must pay an attendance fee to gain entrance.
Registration fees for iGEM 2016 are:
4. Deliverables
Every iGEM team is responsible for delivering the following items. 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 prizes during the Giant Jamboree.
4.1 Required Deliverables
- Team Wiki [details]: Teams need to document their project on their Team Wiki page.?
- Poster [details]: Each team must present a poster of their project at the Giant Jamboree.?
- Presentation [details]: Each team has 20 minutes to present their project at the Giant Jamboree. The presentation must be given by a student.?
- Project Attribution [details]: Teams need to attribute all of the work done for their project correctly.?
- Sample Submission [details]: Submit samples of your new Parts to the Registry.?
- Registry Part Pages [details]: Teams must create and document Part pages on the Registry for the Parts they make.?
- Safety Forms?
- Safety Check-in [link]: Due on June XX, 2016
- About Our Lab [link]: : Due on July XX, 2016
- About Our Project [link]: : Due on July XX, 2016
- Final Safety Form [link]: Due on August XX, 2016
- Judging Form [link]?
- Wiki Freeze Date: October XX, 2016?
- Poster PDF Due: October XX, 2016
- Sample Submission Mailing Deadline: October XX, 2016
- Judging Form Due: September XX, 2016
5. Rules of Conduct
As a part of the iGEM competition, all participants (including students, instructors, and advisors) are expected to follow the iGEM Rules of Conduct throughout the competition and during the Giant Jamboree. Conduct in the iGEM Competition is principally overseen by two committees of external experts: the Safety Committee and the Responsible Conduct Committee. Failure to follow the Rules of Conduct may result in these committees choosing to take disciplinary action against your team, up to and including ineligibility for awards and disqualification from the competition.
5.1 Safety
Teams must agree to follow all of iGEM’s Laboratory Safety Rules (link to: page doesn’t exist yet) throughout the competition.?
5.2 Responsibility
Every iGEM participant must agree to adhere to the Responsible Conduct Committee's Conduct Policy (link to: page doesn’t exist yet) at all times.?
5.3 Honesty
Be intellectually honest. Describe your accomplishments accurately, and do not take credit for the work of others.?
5.4 Courtesy
Treat everyone with respect (including teammates, instructors, advisors, other teams, judges, and Headquarters staff).?
6. Other
6.1 Positive Contribution
All participants are required to work hard to build positive contributions to society and have lots of fun!
