Team:Newcastle/Diary/Agenda/2707





Date 27/07/2016
Time From 15:00
Place CBCB Level 2 Meeting Room
Attendees Rupert (chair), Jake (minutes), Josh, Emilija, Kerry
Apologies Kristina (work), Ollie (poisoned), Lauren (away), Tom, Jem
Previous Meeting 20th July 2016

Meeting Agenda

Agenda

  1. Apologies

  2. Approval of minutes from last meeting

  3. Recap of deadlines

    1. 12th August – Track Selection, Title and Abstract

  4. Action items.

    1. Standing

Action Points Assigned Person
Visas Rupert and Josh - Done
Medal Criteria Emilija
IWBDA Lauren, Josh, Jake, Kristina
Westminster Meetup Ollie, Kerry, Rupert, Emilija
Consider Beyond the Bench ideas Kerry - Done
Track Selection Everyone
Sponsorship Opportunities Ollie – In progress
Requirement Specification for Breadboard Everyone – In progress
Decide on format for Wiki Biographies and email to advisors Ollie - Done
Cloning Strategy Lauren and Emilija - Done
Sixth Formers Introduction to Synthetic Biology Day Kerry - Done
Wiki Jake and Rupert
Flow cytometry - GM documents required Ollie - Waiting
Add picture from poster and interactive component Kerry
Look into RFP as an alternative for GFP Ollie - Done
Send iGEM page to the Centre for Synthetic BiologyJake - In Progress

  1. Completed Items

Task
Host sixth formers' synthetic biology day
Style the added wiki pages.
Meet with Natalio Krasnogor
Order more LUDOx to enable completion of InterLab.
Redraw Ron Weiss diagram
Primer design for the registry.
Enter our new RBS into the registry.
Investigate using sequence prediction tools to determine if our new RBS is going to be strong or weak. Add this information to the registry if easy to determine.
Add gold medal clarification from judging guide to the wiki
Prepare cloning strategy documents incl. Models for additional components.
Move cell stocks into cold storage.
Conducted temperature experiments in CBCB with Neil.
Come up with a list of questions we are considering for the beyond the bench aspect
Contact the PEALS research centre regarding ethics workshops.
Specific heat capacity experiments.
Investigate giving a talk at ‘Skeptics in the Pub’
Cell death experiments
Visa Applications
Skyped Macquarie University
Prepared for Scottish meet-up
Written up information from sixth-form day
Redesigned wiki front page

    1. Interlab update – Emilija

    2. Check resistor plans

    3. Track Selection – Jake

      1. Information Processing

      2. New Application

    4. Bulb Team – Emilija

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    5. Battery Team – Josh

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    6. Simulation Report – Jake

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    7. Circuits Report – Jake

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    8. Meetups – Emilija

      1. Scottish, Westminster, IWBDA, Jamboree – all booked

      2. Need dietary requirements (vegetarian/vegan/allergies), discount codes (if a judge) to finish registration for Jamboree

    9. Progress with Medal Criteria – Emilija

      8. Any other business.

      9. Next Meeting