| 18 April | IGEM 2008 registration opens
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| 9 May | IGEM 2008 registration closes
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| 15 May | BioBrick parts (Spring 2008 Distribution) sent to teams
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| | Preliminary team rosters due (Early summer teams)
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| 3 May | Teachers Workshop, MIT, USA
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| May 31 | Teachers Workshop, Europe
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| June 14 or 21 | Teachers Workshop, Asia
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| 15 June | Preliminary team rosters due (Late summer teams)
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| 1 July | Team project descriptions due (Early summer teams)
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| | Team registration fee due
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| 1 August | Team project descriptions due (Late summer teams)
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| 17 September | Jamboree attendance fee due
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| 8 October | Request for variance due (notice and description of any use of non-standard parts or devices schemes due
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| | Track selection due
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| | Project abstracts due
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| 15 October | Team rosters due
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| 29 October | Project and part documentation due, including documentation for all medal criteria
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| | BioBrick Part DNA needs to be received by the Registry
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| 8-9 November | iGEM Competition Jamboree, MIT, USA
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