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SynBio United
We are happy to announce SynBio United 2023, a virtual gathering for Synthetic Biology Associations and Networks from around the world. Join us on August 26th, at 13:00 - 16:00 UTC for an interactive event with panel discussions, topic presentations and a lot of networking.
Global
SynBio Alliance at the 2022 Grand Jamboree
The Global Alliance of SynBio Associations (SynBio Alliance) brought SynBio Associations together, in-person at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris!
Women in STEM
Women in SynBio Symposium
As a part of the iGEM 2022 Grand Jamboree in Paris, WiSTEM will host a Women in SynBio Symposium to celebrate and highlight inspirational women. This two day event will involve women across the globe presenting their innovations, research, and work, in addition to providing networking and workshops.
Open Science & Accessibility
OScAthon
iGEM Open Science and Accessibility (OScA) is partnering with Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) to continue pursuing open science and synbio development.
Governance & Policy
Governance and Policy Weekend
The Governance and Policy Weekend is a 3-days event that aims to promote reflection on local and global policies to understand their importance and impact on synthetic biology.
Africa
iGEM and Africa Open Science and Hardware (AfricaOSH)
Join iGEM Ambassadors for Africa & AfricaOSH to learn more about iGEM Community & AfricaOSH activities in the region and connect with each others
Women in STEM
Women in Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
The series of events aims to encourage women to join SynBio entrepreneurship by building participants’ confidence in their start-up ideas, providing information on funding and discussing inspirational work by current female entrepreneurs.
Governance & Policy
iGEM World Environment Day
iGEM hosted the online seminar Synthetic Biology: a Bold Choice for a Healthy Planet? on June 3, 2022, in honour of the World Environment Day and the 50th anniversary of 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment.
Education
Grad School Apps Panel
The Grad School Apps panel discussion was organized by the iGEM Mentors Network for iGEMers who are planning on applying for graduate studies and need mentorship on best practices
Education
Launch your career with the mentors network
Discover how the mentors network can help you in your career and hear the experience of our mentors
Global
SynBio Alliance: Open Invitation to the RATC
Learn more about the Built With Biology Race Against the Clock (RATC) and the Global Alliance of SynBio Associations. The session happened live on LinkedIn and you can check the recording now.
Asia & Oceania
(A)spiring Syn(T)hetic Biologists and (G)eneticists (C)amp Workshop
The workshop was held over 4 days on July 2021 for high school students. The covered topics included: hands-on applications and interactive modules related to synthetic biology.
Governance & Policy
iGEMer Discussion - Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention
The Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition aims to encourage the next generation of global biosecurity leaders by soliciting essays on a prompt basis. The Governance & Policy network hosted two discussion sessions around the prompt to exchange ideas with fellow iGEMers!
Governance & Policy
Global Policy Mapping Hackathon
Map the landscape of global import/export policies that apply to specific areas of synthetic biology. Expand on the map with a hackathon event to build an understanding of global governance of synthetic biology.
Women in STEM
WiSTEM Launch Event
The WiSTEM Launch Event took place back in 2021! Consisting of a short interview session with the keynote speaker Dr. Johana Rincones and short introductions from our three teams: Events, Data Analysis, and Awareness, the Launch Event aimed to highlight the key activities of this initiative in the 2021 season and introduce you to work previously done by the 2020 team. This event is organized and run by the three teams of WiSTEM in collaboration with iGEM TV and iGEM Creative Productions.
Science Communication
SciComm Network Events
The Science Communication working group strives to provide opportunities and create resources for our community to understand and practice science communication. We are actively exploring opportunities, with groups both within and outside of the iGEM Community, to best support you through collaboration.
Latin America
iGEM LATAM Fest 2021
Welcome to the 2021 Meetup for the Latin American community of iGEMers!
Global
2021 iGEM Community Kickoff Event
2021 marks the 5th year of iGEM Community, and as we grow bigger and stronger we want to kick-off this year by connecting with our community and inviting you to become a part of it.