Nagahama Rotary Club
"Nagahama Rotary Club" is Rotary Club that is active in Nagahama. Rotary Club is an international community service federation. The most important activities of Rotary Club is to enhances its professional members’ ethics and to contribute to society. Leaders in variety occupations or are Rotary club members participate in Rotary Club actuation. We have explained synthetic biology and our project to the leaders of various occupations in Nagahama. This Activity is two advantages.
Fig1.Symbol of Rotary Club
Fig2. Banner of Nagahama Rotary Club
1：We spread synthetic biology to the local community of Nagahama. This will lead to development of make new specialty products using synthetic biology.
2：We succeed in making a "Flavorator", it has a potential to become a specialty product of Nagahama.
We are got two achievements by this activity. The first achievement was spread synthetic biology to Nagahama. And we tell the explained the merits of "Flavorator", it will be easier to commercialize.
Fig3. The president of Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology giving a speech
Fig4. Our team leader announcement of
Lake Biwa Environmental Business Messe
https://www.biwako-messe.com/
Lake Biwa Environmental Business Messe is a comprehensive trade fair of environmental industry. Campanies and organizations that are involved in environmental business have exhibited environment products, services, business models and technologies. The purpose of the fair is market development and expansion, and productive business negotiations and transactions are made generally. We talked with some companies and explanined syuthetic biology and our project.
Biwako Broadcasting (NHK)
Biwako Broadcasting is an independent broadcaster. Its target area is Shiga Prefecture. Biwako Broadcasting broadcasted a presentation we made in the Lake Biwa Environmental Business Messe.
Biwako radio FM Shiga
http://www.e-radio.co.jp/
We talked about our project and synthetic biology on the radio.
Hikone FM Club FM Hikone
Hikone FM Club is the Shiga Prefecture's first community radio station. We talked about synthetic biology and our project.
Courtesy visit to the government of Shiga prefecture
Activities of iGEM Nagahama were reported to the governor of Shiga Prefecture
Visit to Nagahama city hall
We reported activities of iGEM Nagahama to the officials of Nagahama City Hall.
Introducing synthetic biology to business corporations
http://www.murata.com/ja-jp
We told the charm of Nagahama to the people of Murata Manufacturing, and explained synthetic biology and our project.
Freshers’ Camp
Freshers’ Camp is an event for the freshmen. It helps them to get used to college life. We talked about activities of iGEM Nagahama and synthetic biology.
Introducing iGEM in pre-admission lectures
We explained the activities of iGEM Nagahama and synthetic biology to inerming students.
Introducing iGEM to high school students
We explained synthetic biology and our project to high school students.
Science Café
Science Café offers opportunities cohere scientists and general public come together and talk comfortably about science. Science Cafe is an activity that has attracted attention in the world． We explained our project and synthetic biology to the citizens and tourists of Nagahama.
Fig5 Poster presentation by one of our team members
Parent-Teacher Association(PTA)
We talked about synthetic biology and our project in a PTA.
Introducing synthetic biology to high-school teachers
We explained synthetic biology and our project to high-school teachers of Nagahama.