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Does your team know about the changes to the DNA submission protocol for iGEM 2010? See details on how to submit your parts this year on the DNA Submission page.

Remember, the parts that you ship to iGEM HQ must be in plasmid backbone pSB1C3.

Want to continue the iGEM fun throughout the summer?

Hold a regional meetup at your school and invite your local teams. In the past, teams have come together to build bridges, craft river-worthy boats, invent egg cushions, and other fun events.

To see what events are taking place this year, check out the Summer events page. And don't forget to tell us about your meetup!

Preliminary project descriptions are due on July 16.

See the project description page for more details.

The iGEM 2010 workshop season is over. Thank you to all those who participated and to the local organizers:

• The Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Alberta Innovates and the University of Calgary
• Genopole in Evry, France
• Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan

You can find presentation slides, links, tools, videos, and other resources on the Workshop page. If you took any photos of the workshops, please share them with us! Add them to the photos section of the Workshop page.

Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, has joined as an iGEM sponsoring partner. Autodesk will provide iGEM teams with Autodesk Maya® to help animate and simulate in 3D the cell structures used in their projects. To see more details on how to take advantage of the Autodesk offer, see the Autodesk sponsor page.

Registration is now open for the Europe workshop being held in Every (Paris), France and the dates for the Asia workshop have been finalized.

• US workshop: Urbana-Champaign, Illinois -- May 22-23
• Canada workshop: Calgary, Alberta -- May 29-30
• Europe workshop: Evry (Paris), France -- June 12-13
• Asia workshop: Hualien, Taiwan -- June 26-27

Find out more details about each workshop on the Workshops page.

The Spring 2010 DNA Distribution has begun shipping out to teams! All teams should receive their kits by the beginning of next week. We've made a few changes this year, so when you receive your kits please take a look at our 2010 guide on the Help page.

Important details:
• The distribution is shipped as (3) 384-well plates of dried DNA.
• The distribution does not contain the complete set of parts in the Registry. Instead it is made up of a smaller subset of high quality parts and some of the iGEM 2009 team favorite parts.
• Kits will be shipped via FedEX for US teams and via DHL for non-US teams.

GENEART has once again joined as an iGEM sponsoring partner. They will provide iGEM teams with low cost DNA synthesis. To see more details on how to take advantage of the GENEART offer, see the GENEART sponsor page.

The MathWorks, makers of MATLAB, have once again joined as an iGEM sponsoring partner. They will provide iGEM teams with MATLAB software licenses and a SimBiology Webinar. To see more details on how to take advantage of the MathWorks offer, see the MathWorks sponsor page.

The dates and locations for the iGEM 2010 spring workshops have been finalized!

All team instructors are required to attend one of the following workshops:

• US workshop: Urbana-Champaign, Illinois -- May 22-23
• Canada workshop: Calgary, Alberta -- May 29-30
• Europe workshop: Evry (Paris), France -- June 12-13
• Asia workshop: Hualien, Taiwan -- TBD

Find out more details about each workshop on the Workshops page.

The Oil Sands Initiative would like to extend an invitation to all iGEM teams, particularly those interested in Energy & Environment, to take advantage of their newly developed partner offer.

Find out more details about this opportunity on the Oil Sands Initiative page.

Deadline: May 1, 2010 & June 14, 2010.

Main registration for iGEM 2010 is over!

Over one hundred teams have registered to participate for iGEM 2010.

See the list of iGEM 2010 teams

If any teams still wish to participate in iGEM 2010, registration is still possible. Keep in mind that the team registration fee has increased to $2250 USD. Find out more on the iGEM 2010 Registration page.

Registration deadline is approaching!

Make sure to register your team by Wednesday, March 31. After that date the team registration fee increases from $1750 to $2250.

For more information see:

• iGEM 2010 Registration
• Team Registration Fee

The Synthetic Aesthetics team is looking for participants for a research project on synthetic biology, design, and aesthetics. The project will provide funding to bring together scientists and engineers working in synthetic biology with artists, designers, and other creative practitioners.

See more details about this opportunity on here.

iGEM 2010 team registration is now open! Register your team now.

Instructors: register your team today. Students: get your team leader to register your team.

Be sure to read the requirements for participating in iGEM. Need help starting a team? Check out the start a team page.

The deadline to register is March 31, 2010.

Start an iGEM 2010 team at your school!

Interested in starting an iGEM team? Whether you are an instructor or a student, head to the Start A Team page for some pointers on how to form a team at your school.

iGEM Headquarters is expanding. See the job opportunities page for more details on how to get a job at HQ.

iGEM Headquarters is always on the lookout for companies that would like to sponsor the iGEM activity. There are several sponsorship opportunities that your group can take part in. Check out the Sponsorship page to learn more.

iGEM 2009 was a big success!

Explore the iGEM 2009 team projects and get some ideas for how to start your team on the iGEM 2009 wiki.