Workshops/Europe
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The Europe workshop is sponsored in part by Genopole®. In 1998, Genopole® was founded in Evry (near Paris) under the impetus of the French government, the local authorities and the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM). Genopole® is based on a novel concept: bringing together academic labs, biotech companies and high-level teaching & training facilities on the same campus. Genopole®’s goal is to promote research excellence and entrepreneurship in life science, in order to position France as a scientific and industrial leader in highly competitive global markets. In twelve years, the Genopole® biopark has made its name as a major French player in biotherapy and biotechnology. It currently hosts 69 biotech companies and 20 academic research labs.
Who should attend?
Every team MUST send at least one instructor. In the past the workshops were targeted specifically towards the instructors. This year, however, students are highly encouraged to attend as well!
You only have to attend one of the three workshops, whichever one you choose, but you must attend at least one regardless of whether you are a returning iGEM team or not.
Why attend the workshop?
iGEM is growing and changing. There will be a lot of changes in the coming years and the iGEM community needs to communicate, discuss, and be involved in figuring out what iGEM will look like in the future. Will it turn in to one large conference? What about regionals?
Having the Jamboree as the only event where we all get to meet up in person is not ideal. We are encouraging teams to attend the workshops so that they can be involved in the discussions of how iGEM is changing and what the future of iGEM will be.
Your Role in the Teachers Workshop
Each team will be given less than 5 minutes to speak about their team and their involvement in iGEM this year. We advise against presenting slides because of time - as we are getting larger we want to give everyone the opportunity to speak but appreciate that we aren't just inviting you to come listen to team backgrounds all day. Please think about and be prepared to speak informally about the following:
- How did you hear about iGEM and why did you get involved?
- What are your expectations and hopes for iGEM 2010?
- What has happened at your school to get ready for iGEM 2010?
- Please describe the team - the students, the instructors, and the facilities available.
- How are you supporting your team financially?
- What projects is your team considering so far? (optional)
Please do not plan to give a presentation of the team's project. That will happen at the Jamboree.
Agenda
The European Workshop will take place at the university library of the University of Evry (91)located at 25 kms south of Paris
Saturday, June 12th
09:45 Registration / Coffee
10:30 Welcome
11:00 Synthetic Biology based on parts
11:45 Team introductions
13:15 Lunch
14:15 Coming up with a project (ideas, navigating literature)
14:45 Navigating registry (search tool, catalog/curation/categories/tables, registry stars)
16:00 Break
16:30 Finding parts (dna distribution, browse/search/QC information/availability)
17:10 Making parts (adding basic parts, adding composite parts)
17:50 End
18:00 Dinner at the All Seasons Hotel (in front of the Cathedral, 2 minutes walk from the workshop's venue)
Sunday, June 13th
09:00 Breakfast
09:30 Assembling of parts (standard assembly, plasmids, proteins/linearized backbones)
10:30 Devices/categories
11:00 Measuring parts
11:20 Sending parts & after iGEM (review adding a part, favorites, shipping parts to Registry, sequencing/publishing)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Software tools, requirements/safety/judging, iGEM 2011 and future
15:00 END
Travel Information
By Train:
Timetable SNCF and download the Paris metro / RER map
- RER Ligne D
- Take the RER Line D from Châtelet Les Halles or Gare de Lyon
- Direction Corbeil-Essonnes or Malherbes via "Evry Courcouronnes" (Be careful: do not take the train to station Evry)
- Get off at Station Evry Courcouronnes
- Exit the station direction "Place des Droits de l’Homme"
- 50 m opposite of you, you see the Cathedral
- Turn right into Boulevard François Mitterrand
- Turn left into Rue du Père Jarlan
- On your right, the University Library (Bibliothèque Universitaire)
By Plane:
- Airport de Roissy Charles de Gaulle
- Take the RER B to Châtelet Les Halles
- Change to RER D train line (follow inications "By Train" above).
- Airport d'Orly : We recommend to take a taxi (15 minutes)
By Car:
GPS: Enter "Evry" or "Evry Val d' Essonnes" then, arrived on site, enter "Rue du Pere Jarlan" or "Rue du Pere Andre Jarlan" Longitude : E 2° 25' 35,81" - Latitude : N 48° 37' 25,33"
From Paris
- Take Autoroute A6 direction Lyon
- Take Exit Evry Courcouronnes
- Follow N104
- Follow N449 Evry Centre Keep right after sharp bend
- Turn right after 3rd traffic light to Droit de l’Homme / les Aunettes
- Turn left at the 4rth traffic light to Université
- On your right after the 1st traffic light you see the University
- entrance: Bâtiment Maupertuis (ex-Bâtiment des Sciences)
From Lyon
- Take Autoroute A6 direction Paris
- (Exit) sortie D93 Evry - Courcouronnes - Bondoufle
- Turn right direction N449 Evry-centre
- Avenue Paul Delouvrier is changing into Boulevard François Mitterrand
- after crossing the railway bridge take 4th intersection and turn right
- into Rue de Père Jarlan, on your right, the University Library (Bibliothèque Universitaire)
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