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One of the key components of the iGEM competition each year is outreach and collaboration, both within the synthetic biology community as well as with the larger public. These efforts remind us that science does not happen in a vacuum and prod us to take action in incorporating others into our research and conversation.  In past years, many iGEM teams have reached out to their local communities in the form of surveys and conversation catalysts. Some teams have even made use of the media and received publicity for synthetic biology through articles and news reports. These are important but unfortunately isolated efforts; there has not been much coordination between teams, of either tools or publicity.
Outreach 2.0 is an attempt to change the way that we do outreach at iGEM. By creating an open source community of lesson plans and activity protocols, we hope to stimulate deeper, more engaging experiences for both sides of the exchange. Listed on this site, you will find the tools to present iGEM to those who have never heard of synthetic biology, plans and presentations to give stimulating recruitment talks at high schools, thoughtful considerations of bioethics and and its roles it should play in our future. There are also


We are tired of giving friends five minute surveys and calling it “Outreach.” We hope that you are too. Let's set a new standard for how we do outreach, something that we will be proud off. The caliber of wetwork presented at the Jamboree is source of pride for advisors and teams, let us seek to match that same quality in every field we do.


At SB5.0, many iGEM team members and their advisors met to discuss the prospects of collaborating on outreach and human practices projects and facilitating communication among iGEM teams.  '''We hope to restructure the outreach component of iGEM to be more high-throughput.'''  Instead of having individual teams work strenuously to push for publicity in local areas, designing and redesigning new surveys and activities each year, what if we could run Outreach like next-gen companies are running gene sequencing--'''''in massive parallel?'''''  Of course, iGEM teams are a little different from DNA sequencing machines.  To scale up our efforts, we need to incorporate more teams and get everyone working together.
Acknowledged, building a lesson plan or organizing an activity is more work than just typing up a survey, but by harnessing the power of the community, it may actually be easier in the long run. So as you start thinking about outreach, take a few minutes to peruse the growing content on this site, see what you can easily do. Try it out, tell everyone else how it goes. And if you are bold, and dissatisfied with the materials offered, write your own stellar outreach plans, and share it with everyone else!
 
 
This outreach and human practices collaboration was inspired by the following:
*"Avenues for Education About Synthetic Biology" workshop challenge:  What is the most effective way to reach out to the community and educate them about synthetic biology and its applications?  What would the ideal education plan look like?
*"Interacting with Society" panel:  What can the synthetic biology community do to inform the public and thus increase acceptance of our work?  How can we address public concerns about safety and ethics?
 
 
This website is one means by which we can collectively reach out to the global community.
 
 
Presented here are ideas for synthetic biology-inspired activities, course plans, and educational media that iGEM teams have shared with the goal of improving the scope and quality of synthetic biology outreach efforts.  We invite you to use and adapt these ideas when sharing synthetic biology with your own community.  In return, we ask that you make your own contribution by adding activities and lesson plans, suggesting improvements to ideas already listed, and sharing your outreach experiences.

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Outreach 2.0 is an attempt to change the way that we do outreach at iGEM. By creating an open source community of lesson plans and activity protocols, we hope to stimulate deeper, more engaging experiences for both sides of the exchange. Listed on this site, you will find the tools to present iGEM to those who have never heard of synthetic biology, plans and presentations to give stimulating recruitment talks at high schools, thoughtful considerations of bioethics and and its roles it should play in our future. There are also

We are tired of giving friends five minute surveys and calling it “Outreach.” We hope that you are too. Let's set a new standard for how we do outreach, something that we will be proud off. The caliber of wetwork presented at the Jamboree is source of pride for advisors and teams, let us seek to match that same quality in every field we do.

Acknowledged, building a lesson plan or organizing an activity is more work than just typing up a survey, but by harnessing the power of the community, it may actually be easier in the long run. So as you start thinking about outreach, take a few minutes to peruse the growing content on this site, see what you can easily do. Try it out, tell everyone else how it goes. And if you are bold, and dissatisfied with the materials offered, write your own stellar outreach plans, and share it with everyone else!

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