Preparing for iGEM 2006

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Announce your participation in iGEM early and widely with your peers. You are on the leading edge of an exciting event that is rapidly growing and gaining global recognition.

Raise awareness of what iGEM is about on your campus, to seed student awareness and interest.

Begin recruitment well before the term ends. Advertise widely. You are likely to get a surprising number of applications.

Consult with your institution's media office. The media is very interested in projects that involve teams and technologies. Exposure helps teams take their work seriously, increases sponsorship, attracts new talent, etc.

Select a representative to attend the iGEM teachers conference in May. This is an important choice, as this person must relay and broadcast the information they will receive and act as a front line resource person for the team.

Familiarize yourself with the wiki. It is an important part of team information sharing.

Consider organizations or groups that might consider supporting or sponsoring your team. Think about how your team might approach them or present to them.

A lot of [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Synthetic_Biology:BioBricks generally useful information on BioBricks] is available on OpenWetWare.

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+== For Team Leaders ==
+* Announce your participation in iGEM early and widely with your peers.  You are on the leading edge of an exciting event that is rapidly growing and gaining global recognition.
+* Raise awareness of what iGEM is about on your campus, to seed student awareness and interest.
+* Begin recruitment well before the term ends.  Advertise widely.  You are likely to get a surprising number of applications.
+* Consult with your institution's media office.  The media is very interested in projects that involve teams and technologies.  Exposure helps teams take their work seriously, increases sponsorship, attracts new talent, etc.
+* Select a representative to attend the iGEM teachers conference in May.  This is an important choice, as this person must relay and broadcast the information they will receive and act as a front line resource person for the team.
+* Familiarize yourself with the wiki.  It is an important part of team information sharing.
+* Consider organizations or groups that might consider supporting or sponsoring your team.  Think about how your team might approach them or present to them.
+* It's never too early to start thinking about what to make.
 ===Papers for Students to Read===