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['''Note:''' All Awards & Judging Criteria for iGEM 2008 are currently in draft form.  The Awards & Judging details will be finalized by 1 June 2008.  Please send any comments or suggestions for awards and judging by email to judging@igem.org.  For example, if you anticipate that your team will do something amazing or important, but that such a project would not be recognized via any of the mechanisms or awards below, let us know as soon as possible.]
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<span style="color:red;">'''Note:''' </span> All Awards & Judging Criteria for iGEM 2008 are currently in draft form.  The Awards & Judging details will be finalized in a few weeks.  Please send any comments or suggestions for awards and judging by email to the judging committee at judging AT igem DOT org.  For example, if you anticipate that your team will do something amazing or important, but that such a project would not be recognized via any of the mechanisms or awards below, let us know as soon as possible.
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===Medals===
 
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iGEM 2008 will award medals.  All teams can earn models.  There are three levels of medals, from lowest to highest:
 
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*Bronze Medal
 
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*Silver Medal
 
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*Gold Medal
 
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The requirements to earn a Bronze Medal are:
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===[[Judging/Judging_Criteria | Judging criteria]]===
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#Register the team, have a great summer, and have fun attending the Jamboree.
 
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#Create and share a Description of the team's project via the iGEM wiki.
 
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#Present a Poster and Talk at the iGEM Jamboree.
 
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#Enter information detailing at least one new standard BioBrick Part or Device in the Registry of Parts
 
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#*Entered information for each new part or device should at least include primary nucleic acid sequence, description of function, authorship, any relevant safety notes, and an acknowledgement of sources and references.
 
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#*Teams are expected to design and contribute standard biological parts that conform to the public definition of BioBrick standard biological parts. Non-BioBrick parts will not be recognized by the iGEM judges.  However, if during the summer you invent a new and improved standard for defining and assembling BioBrick parts, and you would like to freely share this new standard with the world, then you can declare that you have invented a new standard, contribute parts or devices based on your new standard, and the judges will consider your new parts or devices, taking into account your new proposed technical standard.  A written description of the new proposed technical standard must be included in your project Description, and should also be sent to the technical standards mailing list at the BioBricks Foundation for discussion (standards@biobricks.org). 
 
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#*Any new Devices that are based on gene expression are expected to conform to the PoPS device boundary standard.  See chapter 3 of the book, [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Adventures Adventures in Synthetic Biology], for more information about common signal carriers and PoPS.
 
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#Submit DNA for at least one new BioBrick Part or Device to the Registry of Parts.
 
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#*The submitted DNA must be associated with a Part or Device for which you have entered information describing the part or device, and must conform to the BioBrick standards for Parts or Devices (see above).
 
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The requirements to earn a Silver Medal, in addition to the Bronze Medal requirements, are:
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===[[Judging/Awards | Awards]]===
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#Demonstrate that at least one new BioBrick Part or Device of your own design and construction works as expected.
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#Characterize the operation of at least one new BioBrick Part or Device and enter this information on the Parts or Device page via the Registry of Parts.
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The requirements to earn a Gold Medal, in addition to the Silver Medal requirements, are any one OR more of the following:
 
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#Characterize or improve an existing BioBrick Part or Device that was distributed via the 2008 iGEM BioBrick Parts collection, and enter this information back on the Registry.
 
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#Help another iGEM team by, for example, charactering a part, debugging a construct, or modeling or simulating their system.
 
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#Develop and document a new technical standard that supports the (i) design of BioBrick Parts or Devices, or (ii) construction of BioBrick Parts or Devices, or (iii) characterization of BioBrick Parts or Devices, or (iv) analysis, modeling, and simulation of BioBrick Parts or Devices, or (v) sharing BioBrick Parts or Devices, either via physical DNA or as information via the internet.
 
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#Outline and detail a new approach to an issue of Human Practice in synthetic biology as it relates to your project, such as safety, security, ethics, or ownership, sharing, and innovation.
 
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===Grand Prizes===
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===Important Dates===
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A small number of iGEM teams (between 3-10 teams) will be selected by the judges as iGEM Finalists.  These teams will be selected based on the overall excellence of their entire project, from choice of project, to new Parts and Devices, to the quality of the Project Description, Poster, and Presentation, to the success and impact of the project, to consideration of issues of Human Practice, and so on.
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A grand prize, first runner-up, and second runner-up will be selected by all the judges from the pool of iGEM Finalists.
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Be sure to study the official iGEM [[Calendar_of_Events | calendar]] to find out the final dates for different judging requirements.
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===Special Prizes===
 
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===Area Prizes===
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===BioBrick standard variance requests===
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One of the [[Requirements | requirements]] for iGEM is that teams  are required to provide their parts to the Registry as standard biological parts in standard BioBrick plasmids. If a team wishes to use a different plasmid or different assembly method, they must document the new standard, explain their decision, and receive approval from iGEM Headquarters by the stated [[Calendar_of_Events | deadline]].  Please send your requests to judging AT igem DOT org.
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===Software Tools===
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Here is a list of variance requests:
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# [[Judging/Variance/UCSF | UCSF]] ''(approved)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Wisconsin | Wisconsin]] ''(denied)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Cambridge| Cambridge]] ''(approved)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/LCG-UNAM Mexico | LCG-UNAM Mexico]] ''(under evaluation)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Brown | Brown]] ''(approved)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Guelph | Guelph]] ''(under evaluation)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/BNU | Bejing Normal University]] ''(under evaluation)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Lethbridge_CCS | Lethbridge CCS]] ''(under evaluation)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Warsaw| Warsaw]] ''(under evaluation)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Peking| Peking University]] ''(under evaluation)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Freiburg| Freiburg]] ''(approved)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/UC Berkeley| UC Berkeley]] ''(approved)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/U. Michigan| U. Michigan]] ''(approved)''
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# [[Judging/Variance/Heidelberg| Heidelberg]] ''(under evaluation)''
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===Complaints===
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Click on an individual team to see their request.
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To file an official complaint regarding iGEM 2008 judging you must send an email to complaints@igem.org.  Your email should include your full name, the name of your school and team, and the name and email address of your faculty advisor.  Your email must also be copied to your faculty advisor.  In your email please clearly state your complaint and what you hope will happen as a result of filing your official complaint.  The iGEM judging committee will work to respond to all complaints as quickly as possible.  Complaints that are sent to other addresses, or that do not include the requested information will be ignored.
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Those variance requests will be "denied" that ask to submit non-biobricked parts or non-standard plasmids to the registry, but do not propose and document a new standard.  The relevant guidance is provided by item 6 of the iGEM 2008 [https://2008.igem.org/Requirements Requirements] page.   
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The standard plasmid backbones that should be used for part submission are the pSB series in the Registry.  These plasmid backbones can be found on the [http://partsregistry.org/cgi/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=Plasmid plasmid page] on the Registry (partsregistry.org)
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The judges recognize that many parts will require different vectors for specific devices or applications. However, one of the fundamental principles of iGEM is that we are all making parts to share.  Submitting parts on a standard vector allows for easy replication and distribution as well as use. While it is a bit more work to move a biobrick part from a dedicated device plasmid to a standard biobrick plasmid, that extra effort will facilitate sharing and interoperability and will be greatly appreciated by both your peers and those that come after you.  We do encourage the development of new standard vectors, but want to see complete documentation and evidence that they work before allowing their use for parts submission to the registry.
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===Complaints===
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'''iGEM 2008 will award the following prizes:'''
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To file an official complaint regarding iGEM 2008 judging you must send an email to complaints AT igem DOT org.  Your email should include your real name, the real name of your school and team, and the real name and email address of your faculty advisor.  Your email must also be copied to your faculty advisor.  In your email please clearly state your complaint and what you hope will happen as a result of filing your official complaint.  The iGEM judging committee will work diligently to respond to all complaints as quickly as possible. Complaints that are sent to other email addresses, or that do not include the requested information will be ignored.  All decisions by the judges regarding complaints are final.
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*Grand Prize, Winner of the BioBrick Trophy
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*1st Runner Up, Winner of the PoPS Plaque
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*2nd Runner Up, Winner of the Synthetic Standard
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*A small number of additional teams will be recognized as iGEM Finalists
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'''iGEM 2008 hopes to award the following Special prizes, conditional on the accomplishments presented by the teams:'''
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*Best New BioBrick Part, Natural
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*Best New BioBrick Part or Device, Engineered
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*Best Human Practices Advance
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*Best Experimental Measurement
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*Best Model
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*Best Software Tool
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*Best Wiki
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*Best Poster
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*Best Presentation
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Please see the [[Judging]] page to study the detailed requirements for each type of Area or Special prize.
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'''iGEM 2008 also hopes to award the following Area prizes, conditional on the accomplishments presented by the teams:'''
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*Best Food or Energy Project
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*Best Environment Project
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*Best Health or Medicine Project
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*Best Manufacturing Project
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Please see the [[Judging]] page to study the detailed requirements for each type of Area prize.
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Latest revision as of 03:11, 10 October 2008

Note: All Awards & Judging Criteria for iGEM 2008 are currently in draft form. The Awards & Judging details will be finalized in a few weeks. Please send any comments or suggestions for awards and judging by email to the judging committee at judging AT igem DOT org. For example, if you anticipate that your team will do something amazing or important, but that such a project would not be recognized via any of the mechanisms or awards below, let us know as soon as possible.


Contents

Judging criteria

Awards

Important Dates

Be sure to study the official iGEM calendar to find out the final dates for different judging requirements.


BioBrick standard variance requests

One of the requirements for iGEM is that teams are required to provide their parts to the Registry as standard biological parts in standard BioBrick plasmids. If a team wishes to use a different plasmid or different assembly method, they must document the new standard, explain their decision, and receive approval from iGEM Headquarters by the stated deadline. Please send your requests to judging AT igem DOT org.

Here is a list of variance requests:

  1. UCSF (approved)
  2. Wisconsin (denied)
  3. Cambridge (approved)
  4. LCG-UNAM Mexico (under evaluation)
  5. Brown (approved)
  6. Guelph (under evaluation)
  7. Bejing Normal University (under evaluation)
  8. Lethbridge CCS (under evaluation)
  9. Warsaw (under evaluation)
  10. Peking University (under evaluation)
  11. Freiburg (approved)
  12. UC Berkeley (approved)
  13. U. Michigan (approved)
  14. Heidelberg (under evaluation)

Click on an individual team to see their request.

Those variance requests will be "denied" that ask to submit non-biobricked parts or non-standard plasmids to the registry, but do not propose and document a new standard. The relevant guidance is provided by item 6 of the iGEM 2008 Requirements page.

The standard plasmid backbones that should be used for part submission are the pSB series in the Registry. These plasmid backbones can be found on the [http://partsregistry.org/cgi/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=Plasmid plasmid page] on the Registry (partsregistry.org)

The judges recognize that many parts will require different vectors for specific devices or applications. However, one of the fundamental principles of iGEM is that we are all making parts to share. Submitting parts on a standard vector allows for easy replication and distribution as well as use. While it is a bit more work to move a biobrick part from a dedicated device plasmid to a standard biobrick plasmid, that extra effort will facilitate sharing and interoperability and will be greatly appreciated by both your peers and those that come after you. We do encourage the development of new standard vectors, but want to see complete documentation and evidence that they work before allowing their use for parts submission to the registry.

Complaints

To file an official complaint regarding iGEM 2008 judging you must send an email to complaints AT igem DOT org. Your email should include your real name, the real name of your school and team, and the real name and email address of your faculty advisor. Your email must also be copied to your faculty advisor. In your email please clearly state your complaint and what you hope will happen as a result of filing your official complaint. The iGEM judging committee will work diligently to respond to all complaints as quickly as possible. Complaints that are sent to other email addresses, or that do not include the requested information will be ignored. All decisions by the judges regarding complaints are final.

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