iGEM + SURGE Hackathon
Are you a Biologist? Ethicist? Computer Scientist? Anywhere in Between? Dalhousie iGEM is looking for a diverse range of undergraduate students to join our team and help us build on previous years of success at the international Giant Jamboree!
Join Dalhousie iGEM and SURGE at our "iGEM Hackathon" Weekend, where you (and some friends) can exercise your synthetic biology muscles, create a project of your very own, and pitch it to our panel of Judges. AWARDS for top three teams!
Schedule:
Friday March 1st:
5:00pm – iGEM Introduction – What is iGEM?
6:00pm – Snacks, Tea/Coffee, Social Mixer – Time for students to meet each other and form teams.
7:00pm – Official Team Formation
Saturday March 2nd:
9:00am – Tea and Breakfast
9:30am – iGEM Bootcamp: Deep Dive into Synthetic Biology
10:30am – Team Breakout Session for Project Building
12:00pm – Lunch, Tea/Coffee
1:00pm – iGEM Bootcamp: Human Practices and Entrepreneurship
2:00pm – Team Breakout Session
4:30pm – Tea/Coffee
5:00pm – End for Day
Sunday March 3rd:
9:00am – Tea and Breakfast
9:30am – Panel discussion: Can we do Syn-Bio in Nova Scotia? (Panelists: Jacob Sicheri - BioVectra, Greg Wanger - Oberland Agriscience)
10:30am – How to Pitch: A Quick lesson in Pitching Projects
11:00am – Team Breakout Session for Project Building
12:00pm – Lunch, Tea/Coffee
1:00pm – iGEM Bootcamp: How to Win the Competition – More on Judging, Medalling, and How Teams Succeed
2:00pm – Team Breakout Session – Students prepare their pitches
3:00pm – Pitches from Teams
4:30pm – Awards Ceremony
What is the iGEM competition?
iGEM is an international competition in the subject of synthetic biology. Held each fall in Boston, MA, over 6,000 university students from all over the world come together to pitch their project ideas and designs using synthetic biology to solve a real world issue.
For more information about the iGEM program visit the following: http://igem.org
What is SURGE?
SURGE is an innovation sandbox funded by the Nova Scotia government, whose aim is to train science students to translate scientific discovery into economic growth and solutions to the world’s big problems. Learn more about SURGE at surgeinnovation.ca