iGEM 2009 Information

Mac Cowell just made a post on the DIYBio website about iGEM 2009, and it has some useful information (particularly for non-institutional teams). Here is an excerpt:

So, who wants to start an iGEM team? Because iGEM is opening its doors to the wider community of biohackers for the first time this year with a non-institutional teams division. I spoke with Randy Rettberg on Friday about the specifics:

• Team registration will be $500, due March 31.
• There will be an additional per-person Jamboree fee later
• All teams will have access to iGEM Partner deals ($0.20/bp synthesis from GeneArt; MatLab + simbiology toolkit)
• All teams can request parts from the Registry. Requests will have to be approved by a Safety Committee.
• Each team will get to present their work with a 5-minute talk and a poster at the Jamboree
• The Jamboree will be Oct 31 - Nov 2.

For more information about iGEM, visit: http://igem.org

http://diybio.org/2009/02/09/diyigem/