Values and Risks Workshops

About


iGEM can’t anticipate every challenge a team might encounter. During an iGEM project, you'll have to make some of your own decisions about what benefits your values and what risks you're willing to take. The right answer might not be obvious― but we can do better thinking as a community than alone! So: let's do some thinking together in the Values & Risks workshops. These are interactive 90-minute workshops hosted by iGEM Ambassadors to explore issues of responsibility, safety, security, and ethics with current-year iGEM teams. By the end of the workshop, teams should understand more about the risks in their projects, know where to go for further information on different risks, and be confident they have the tools they need to manage them effectively.

Ambassadors are trained by iGEM's Responsibility Program and workshops are offered in many iGEM languages. In 2021, together with the Translation Initiative from Open Science & Accessibility, the ambassadors worked on translating the workshop's material into some of these languages ; namely Spanish, French, and Mandarin.

Why attend a workshop?


  • Improve your projects by better anticipating their benefits and risks
  • Learn how to follow iGEM's (mandatory!) safety rules and policies
  • Make sure your initial safety form gets approved at the end of June
  • Discuss how to responsibly deal with controversial project topics
  • Strengthen your interviews, surveys, and other Human Practices work

Learn more about the outcomes of the workshops over the years on the Responsibility Program website

Hosts


Kelly Nyanchama
Kelly Nyanchama
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Ambassador - Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
Richard Machoka
Richard Machoka
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Nairobi, Kenya
Mariam Ezzelarab
Mariam Ezzelarab
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Ambassador - Africa, Project Head
Cairo, Egypt
Farouk Abdo
Farouk Abdo
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Ambassdor - Africa
Giza, Egypt
Giulio Braatz
Giulio Braatz
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Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Emiliano González
Emiliano González
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Monterrey, Mexico
Sara Ghoul
Sara Ghoul
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Anooshka Pareddy
Anooshka Pareddy
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Ambassador - Asia & Oceania
Manipal, India
Yi Dong
Yi Dong
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Harbin, China
Zhandong Jiao
Zhandong Jiao
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Beijing, China
Alex Kyabarongo
Alex Kyabarongo
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Ambassador - Africa (Regional Head)
Uganda
Erikan Baluku
Erikan Baluku
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Ambassador - Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Mary Muturi
Mary Muturi
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Ambassador - Africa
Prince Samoh
Prince Samoh
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Ambassador - Africa
Kumasi, Ghana
Vidisha Hate
Vidisha Hate
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Mumbai, India
Avadhoot Jadhav
Avadhoot Jadhav
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Pune, India
Ayesha Sameer
Ayesha Sameer
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Arsh Shaikh
Arsh Shaikh
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Regional Head
Pune, India
Seoyun Lee
Seoyun Lee
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Daegu, South Korea
Samantha García Arias
Samantha García Arias
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Abril Diosdado Hernadez
Abril Diosdado Hernadez
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Ambassador - Latin America
Emiliano González
Emiliano González
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Monterrey, Mexico
Zihe Li
Zihe Li
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Sherbrooke, Canada
Rocky An
Rocky An
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Marta Marcheluk
Marta Marcheluk
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Ambassador - Europe, Project Head
London, UK
Kamal Pany
Kamal Pany
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Ambassador - Asia & Oceania
Mohali, India

Responsibility Program Advisors


Tessa Alexanian
Tessa Alexanian
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HQ Liaison, Safety & Security Program Officer
Toronto, Canada
Yuhan Bao
Yuhan Bao
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HQ Liaison, Human Practices Program Officer
Beijing, China