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== '''iGEM-UK Shindig, 15/16th July 2008''' ==
== '''iGEM-UK Shindig, 15/16th July 2008''' ==
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[[Image:Group-photo.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Taken at 5pm - should have seen them at 1am...]]
(Hosted at the University of Edinburgh)
(Hosted at the University of Edinburgh)
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All the UK iGEM teams were invited to a wee get-together in Edinburgh to share experiences, trials, tribulations, best-practise ''and'' a few beers!    Or a few more than a few... whose idea was the vodka bar?
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''Matthieu - Bubble-gum flavour vodka is just wrong on so many levels, seriously.''
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Anyway here's a picture of the teams '''before''' they went on a brain cell killing spree.
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== SERIOUS BUSINESS ==
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We kicked off with an ice-breaker team-builder where we mixed up folks from the 5 different institutions into 6 teams to compete against each other to build bridges made from popsicle sticks. The strongest bridge won a drinkable prize - my idea so I guess I should take some of the blame from the descent experienced that evening...
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So the teams where
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iGEM Log          Stick Bridge          Golden Logic-Gate Bridge    Banana Bridge      Raft Bridge      Another

Revision as of 22:50, 23 July 2008

iGEM-UK Shindig, 15/16th July 2008

Taken at 5pm - should have seen them at 1am...

(Hosted at the University of Edinburgh)

All the UK iGEM teams were invited to a wee get-together in Edinburgh to share experiences, trials, tribulations, best-practise and a few beers! Or a few more than a few... whose idea was the vodka bar?

Matthieu - Bubble-gum flavour vodka is just wrong on so many levels, seriously.

Anyway here's a picture of the teams before they went on a brain cell killing spree.

SERIOUS BUSINESS

We kicked off with an ice-breaker team-builder where we mixed up folks from the 5 different institutions into 6 teams to compete against each other to build bridges made from popsicle sticks. The strongest bridge won a drinkable prize - my idea so I guess I should take some of the blame from the descent experienced that evening... So the teams where

iGEM Log Stick Bridge Golden Logic-Gate Bridge Banana Bridge Raft Bridge Another