Hi All,
-- This year iGEM has added an experimental track called 'Community Labs'. I've been tapped to head the committee for this track at iGEM, and I have already reached out to many of you to help craft the requirements for entry (very minimal in terms of academic affiliation, age, etc.)
One big question remaining is what to do about the gold/silver/bronze medal requirements.
Traditionally, to medal at iGEM you have to submit a part to the registry. But community labs in Europe, for example, might not be able to do that legally. There are many projects that could enable synthetic biology without actually creating a part, and we'd like to include them in the track. Should we have medals at all? Or should the medal requirements be different (I think they are for software and Entrepreneurship track teams)?
BTW, Community Lab track teams will not be competing for other track awards like Best Materials Project but they will be eligible for the cross-track awards like Best Presentation, and the Grand Prize for the over 23 post-grad age category (unless the entire team is under 23, in which case they are in the undergrad category). There will be a specific Community Lab Track award, but the criteria are not specified yet (and I feel the more open the better).
Your thoughts about gold/silver/bronze? Especially those groups under restrictions?
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