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| - | #Register | + | #Register the team, have a great summer, and have fun attending the Jamboree |
| - | #Create and share a description of team's project via the iGEM wiki | + | #Create and share a description of the team's project via the iGEM wiki |
#Present a Poster and Talk at the iGEM Jamboree | #Present a Poster and Talk at the iGEM Jamboree | ||
#Enter information detailing at least one new standard BioBrick Part or Device in the Registry of Parts | #Enter information detailing at least one new standard BioBrick Part or Device in the Registry of Parts | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 3 May 2008
[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]
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Medals
iGEM 2008 will award medals. All teams can earn models. There are three levels of medals, from lowest to highest:
- Bronze Medal
- Silver Medal
- Gold Medal
The requirements to earn a Bronze Medal are:
- Register the team, have a great summer, and have fun attending the Jamboree
- Create and share a description of the team's project via the iGEM wiki
- Present a Poster and Talk at the iGEM Jamboree
- Enter information detailing at least one new standard BioBrick Part or Device in the Registry of Parts
- Entered information for each new part or device should at least include primary nucleic acid sequence, description of function, and an acknowledgement of sources and references.
- Submit DNA for at least one new BioBrick Part or Device to the Registry of Parts
- The submitted DNA must be associated with a part or device for which you have entered information describing the part or device.
The requirements to earn a Silver Medal are:
The requirements to earn a Gold Medal are:
Grand Prizes
Special Prizes
Area Prizes
Software Tools
Complaints
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.
iGEM 2008 will award the following prizes:
- Grand Prize, Winner of the BioBrick Trophy
- 1st Runner Up, Winner of the PoPS Plaque
- 2nd Runner Up, Winner of the Synthetic Standard
- A small number of additional teams will be recognized as iGEM Finalists
iGEM 2008 hopes to award the following Special prizes, conditional on the accomplishments presented by the teams:
- Best New BioBrick Part, Natural
- Best New BioBrick Part or Device, Engineered
- Best Human Practices Advance
- Best Experimental Measurement
- Best Model
- Best Software Tool
- Best Wiki
- Best Poster
- Best Presentation
Please see the Judging page to study the detailed requirements for each type of Area or Special prize.
iGEM 2008 also hopes to award the following Area prizes, conditional on the accomplishments presented by the teams:
- Best Food or Energy Project
- Best Environment Project
- Best Health or Medicine Project
- Best Manufacturing Project
- Best New Application Area
- Best Foundational Advance
Please see the Judging page to study the detailed requirements for each type of Area prize.
