About
The iGEM Ambassadors represent and promote iGEM and synthetic biology in their respective regions. The iGEM Ambassadors are a diverse and international team of regional leaders who have experienced iGEM and now work together to promote initiatives to expand iGEM and collaborate with local stakeholders to disseminate cooperation across their community. Take a look at the growth of the iGEM Ambassador Program in "The iGEM Ambassador Program: Then and Now" blog post.
If you have questions or suggestions please mail us at ambassadors@igem.org. We love hearing from teams as they explore the competition and help them with the issues that arise during their iGEM season. Best of luck with your projects!
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Through the Ambassadors Program we invite regional leaders who have passed through iGEM to share their own experience with a broader audience in their region to inspire more members and teams to participate in iGEM, and contribute to the development of synthetic biology.
We open our Recruitment for Ambassadors every year, around the Grand Jamboree time. In 2023, we are also introducing a new role: iGEM Promoter. Similar to the Ambassadors, they will promote iGEM and our opportunities in different regions, but won’t be expected to work so closely with current iGEM Teams. Ambassadors and Promoters have access to the same tools and, most importantly, will support iGEM with feedback from their regions. We hope to expand the Promoter position in the future, and we are excited to explore this new opportunity!
You can meet and connect with 2025 iGEM Ambassadors and Promoters in different regions:
Goals
Recruit potential teams and expand the local iGEM communities: Ambassadors focus on recruiting teams and promoting iGEM and Synthetic Biology in their regions through talks, conferences, events, meetings with stakeholders. They work on creating a strong local synthetic biology ecosystem that will support teams and iGEMers on the path to accomplishing greatness.
Connect with alumni and help improve the iGEM Community: Find, connect with, and excite past iGEMers from your region to create a vibrant and supportive iGEM community. We hope iGEMers share their stories and achievements, and also continue their passion for SynBio through participation in iGEM Community and our activities.
Interface for teams and voice for their regional iGEM communities: Provide feedback based on their interaction with regional iGEM teams, and guide these teams into different channels of communication with iGEM HQ. Ambassadors voice over the needs and challenges of their regions, providing insights that can help iGEM improve the competition experience.
Promote or help to create an iGEM League in their region: The iGEM Leagues are local and regional competitions designed to enable more local people to learn and apply synbio around the world. Each region has its own specific challenges when it comes to building their local synbio ecosystems, and the Leagues are a way for local iGEMers to design competitions which will contribute to overcoming these challenges.
2025 Ambassadors & Promoters
Africa
Asia & Oceania
Europe
Latin America
North America
