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Saturday,October26th08:00–16:15Sunday,October27th09:15–11:30

UniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco

MissionBayCampusGenentechHall,ByersAuditorium17004thStreet,SanFranciscoCA

QuickGuide

Schedule.................................................................................................................................2

PresentationDetails...............................................................................................................3

Registration/Check-in.............................................................................................................3

Hotel......................................................................................................................................4

GettingtoBIOMOD................................................................................................................4

TransportationOptions..........................................................................................................4

OnceatUCSFCampus–GettingtoGenentechHall.................................................................5

BuildingSecurity.....................................................................................................................5

Meals.....................................................................................................................................6

Judging...................................................................................................................................6

AwardCategories...................................................................................................................7

SanFrancisco—PlacestoEat.................................................................................................8

OrganizerContactInfo............................................................................................................9

2019BIOMODSponsors........................................................................................................10

BIOMODHistory...................................................................................................................11

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ScheduleFriday,October25th,2019from13:15to17:15 •TeamRegistrationattheUniversityofCalifornia(bypriorarrangement)•60016thStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94058–GenentechHall•CheckinatSecurityonthe1stfloor.PresentyourvalidIDforavisitor’sbadge•ProceedtotheDouglasLabonthe4thFloor–RoomS472(followthesigns)•PickupyourBIOMODIDbadgeandt-shirt•PracticeyourpresentationinaUCSFConferenceroom(bypriorarrangement)

Saturday,October26th,2019

08:00 DoorsOpen@UCSFGenentechHall–Pleasedonotarriveearlierthan08:0008:00–08:45 Breakfastavailabletoallregisteredparticipants08:45–09:00 Welcome—OpeningRemarks09:00–09:15 McMasterUniversity—LegoTMZyme09:15–09:30 OceanUniversityofChina—TeamSeason09:30–09:45 TohokuUniversity—TeamSendai09:45–10:00 ColoradoStateUniversity—BeaconX10:00–10:30 MorningBreak10:30–10:45 ChangGungUniversity—CGUMED10:45–11:00 St.John'sUniversity—ToeholdCongaNanny11:00–11:15 UniversityofSydney—FilterPhytes11:15–11:30 NationalTaiwanUniversity—NTU_Taiwan11:30–11:45 TheOhioStateUniversity—OhioMOD11:45–12:00 GroupPhoto12:00–13:15 LunchBreak13:15–13:30 KansaiUniversity—TeamKansai13:30–13:45 TecnológicodeMonterrey—DNAztech13:45–14:00 TU-Berlin—smartB.O.B.14:00–14:15 UniversityofBritishColumbia,Vancouver—BiomeddlingKids14:15–14:30 JilinUniversity—Nano-Jlu14:30–15:00 AfternoonBreak15:00–15:15 ImperialCollegeLondon—nanoDIPs15:15–15:30 NationalChengKungUniversity—NCKU-ONA15:30–15:45 KyushuInstituteofTechnology—YOKABIO15:45–16:00 UniversityofTokyo—TeamTokyo16:00–16:05 ClosingRemarks

Sunday,October27th,2019

09:15 DoorsOpen@UCSFGenentechHall–Pleasedonotarriveearlierthan09:1509:15–10:00 Breakfastavailabletoallregisteredparticipants10:00–11:30 Awards&ClosingCeremony 11:30–12:30 BoardofDirectorsMeeting(Shokat,Rothemund,Murata,Wickham,Douglas)12:00–3:00 Socialize+LunchatSparkSocial(RSVPRequired)

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PresentationDetailsAllteampresentationswilltakeplaceinByersAuditoriumintheGenentechHallbuildingontheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscoMissionBayCampus.Pleasenotethat,withtheexceptionofbottledwater,foodanddrinksarenotallowedinByersAuditoriumatanytime.TheTOTALtimeallottedtoeachteamis15minutes.Thisincludeslaptopsetup(1min),presentslides(10min),audiencequestions(~3min),andexitingthestage+buffertime(1min).Thetimelimitswillbestrictlyenforced,sorehearsinginadvanceisstronglyrecommendedtoavoidbeingcutoff.Theroomisequippedwithaprojectorandscreen.Pleaseremembertobringlaserpointers,converters,adapters,cables,etc.,asthesewillnotbeprovidedbyBIOMOD.Ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso,youmaysignupforapracticesessionhere:http://bit.ly/2oxIo4y(right-clickinyourdesiredtime-slotandenteracommentwithyourteamname).Practicesessionsarestrictlylimitedto30minutes.Thanksinadvanceforarrivingontime,andfinishinginthetimeallotted.

Registration/Check-inAllteamsarerequiredtocheck-inforBIOMODonFriday,October25thbetweenthehoursof13:15–17:15.RegistrationwillbelocatedintheDouglasLabattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscoMissionBayCampusinGenentechHall.Eachindividualwillberequiredtocheck-inwithavalidIDattheUCSFSecurityDeskonthe1stfloorofGenentechHall.Onceyoureceiveavisitor’sbadge,youmayproceedtothe4thFloorandofficesuiteS472.TogettotheDouglasLabofficesuite,taketheelevatordirectlybehindthesecuritydesktothe4thfloor.Whenyougetofftheelevatorwalktothecarpetedhallwayandproceedtotheright.Turnleftintothe2ndcorridormarked“S401-484”.Walkstraightdownthiscorridorandbeartowardtheright,enteringthecommonareamarkedS472.Proceedthroughthecommonarea,throughthedoubleglassdoorsandintotheS472officesuite.Thereisamaximumoccupancylimitfortheauditoriumandwethereforehaveverylimitedspaceforguests.Ifanyteamorindividualwouldliketobringaguesttowatchthepresentationsorawards,itmustbearrangedinadvance.Dependingonspacelimitations,non-registeredindividualsmaynotbegrantedaccesstotheJamboreeandwillberequiredtopayfullregistrationfeesandaregistrationsurchargeuponarrival.Atregistrationeachteamwillreceive:

• BIOMODID/Securitybadges.YourBIOMODIDbadgemustbewornatalltimeswhileonUCSFcampus.Pleasebesureyouhaveitwithyoueachday.Wearenotabletoprintnewbadgesonthespot,soyouwillhavetoreturntoyourhotelifyoudonothaveitinyourpossessionuponarrival

• Lyftvouchercodeworth$50fortransportationtoandfromUCSFcampus(forstudentuseonly).ItisagoodideatodownloadtheLyftApponyoursmartphoneandsetupyouraccountbeforedepartingyourhomecountry

• Participationcertificates• LunchvouchersforSunday’sSparkSocialclosinglunch(byRSVPonly)• 2019BIOMODt-shirts

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HotelTheofficialhotelofBIOMOD2019istheMarriottMarquisindowntownSanFrancisco.Address:

780MissionStreet SanFrancisco,CA94103 Check-intimeis16:00 Telephone:(415)896-1600 Checkouttimeis11:00MarriottMarquisMap:http://bit.ly/2Ez473R

GettingtoBIOMODLocation: UniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco MissionBayCampus GenentechHall,ByersAuditoriumAddress: Near17004thStreet,SanFranciscoCA94158. (DirecttaxiorLyfttothisaddress,andthenwalkwestpastByersHalltoGenentechHall)

TransportationOptionsFrom:MarriottMarquis(780MissionStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94103)To:UCSFMissionBayCampus(17004thStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94158)

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Lyft$8–$10(10minutes)FromanywhereinSanFranciscoandsurroundingareas.DownloadtheLyftapponyoursmartphoneandsetupanaccount.Useyourphonetoarrangequickcarservice.Thisappusesyoursmartphone’sGPStodetectyourlocationandconnectyouwiththeclosestavailabledriver.Youwillreceiveatextmessagewithaphotographofyourbackground-checkeddriverandtheircar,you’llbeabletotracktheirapproach,andgetatextmessagewhentheyarrive.Paymentcanbesplitamongpassengersandwillbesecurelychargedtothecreditcardonfile.Nocashwillchangehands.Usethestreetaddressof17004thStreet,SanFranciscoforeasiestaccesstoGenentechHall.LyftVouchersInanefforttofurtherhelpoffsetcostsforattendingBIOMOD,wearepleasedtoprovideeachteama$50vouchercodeforLyfttrips.TousethisvoucheryoumustdownloadtheLyftapponyoursmartphoneandsetupanaccount.Note:ifyouarenewLyftuser,youmayalsobeeligibleforotherpromotionalcreditsuponsettingupanewaccount.Visithttps://www.lyft.com/promo-coupon-code-free-ridesfordetails.Youmayusethevouchersforanytrippicking-upordropping-offwithin0.5milesoftheUCSFcampus,theMarriottMarquis,orSparkSocial.Taxi:$10–15(12min)UsethetaxistandattheMarriottMarquisandtakeataxitoUCSF.Usethestreetaddressof17004thStreet,SanFranciscoforeasiestaccesstoGenentechHall.

OnceatUCSFCampus–GettingtoGenentechHallOnceyouarriveonCampusfromthetaxidropoffareaon4thstreet,walkwestalongCampusWay,pastByersHall,totheentranceofGenentechHallindicatedonthemap.NotethatCampusWayisasidewalkpaththatisjustnorthofGenentechHallandsouthof“KoretQuad”(treesandgrass).EnterthebuildingatmainGenentechHallentrancebetweenthecircularstonestepsandtheByersHallentrance.HereisaMapofUCSFMissionBayCampus:https://www.dropbox.com/s/579hj3w64twg445/UCSF_Mission_Bay_Map.pdf?dl=0

BuildingSecurityTheGenentechHallbuildingatUCSFwillonlybeaccessiblethroughthemainGenentechHallentrance.YoumustbringIDforsecuritycheck-in,andyoumustwearyourBIOMODIDbadgeatalltimeswhileoncampus.IfyouforgetyourBIOMODIDbadgeyouwillhavetoreturntoyourhoteltogetpickitupasadditionalIDbadgescannotbeprintedon-site.Pleasedonotarriveearly.Buildingdoorswillnotbeunlockedbefore08:00onSaturdayand09:15onSunday.

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MealsSaturday: On-sitebreakfast,morningsnack,lunch,andafternoonrefreshmentswillbeprovided.Sunday: On-sitebreakfastwillbeprovided.OurclosinglunchwillbeheldatSparkSocial(601

MissionBayBlvdNorth,SanFrancisco,CA–a5minutewalkfromcampus),immediatelyfollowingtheJamboree.AllarewelcomeatSparkSocial,howevermealvouchersareonlyavailabletothosewhoRSVP’dinadvance.

Ifyouhaveanyfoodallergiesthatwerenotnotedonyourregistration,pleaseletusknowimmediately.PleasebecourteousofotherBiomodparticipantsandtakeonlyoneservingoffoodatatime.Youwillhavethechancetocomebackforsecondsaftereveryoneelsehasbeenserved.

JudgingOuraimistomaintainanopenandfairprocessforevaluatingeachteam'sperformance.Teamswillbescoredbyjudgesusingapointsystem.Thejudgingprocesswillhavetwostages:onlinecontent(worthupto75points)andlivepresentation(worthupto25points).Onlinecontentscoring

• Maximumcombinedscoreforonlinecontentis75points(=50pointsforwiki+25pointsforinternetvideo)

• Scoreswillbedeterminedbyarange-votingsystem.• Five(5)judgeswillberandomlyassignedtoeachteam.• Judgeswillevaluateeachprojectaccordingtoarubric(seebelow)andassignapointvaluein

eachcategory.• Highestandlowestjudges'totalscoresareexcludedtoremoveoutliers.• Threeremainingjudges'scoreswilleachweightedby1/3andcombinedtodeterminethetotal

scoresforeachcategory.

Website(upto50points)ProjectIdea(20points)

• Relevance:Hastheteammadeastrongcasethattheirprojectideaisscientificallyand/ortechnologicallyinteresting?(5points)

• Specification:Aretheprojectgoalswell-defined?(i.e.Doestheteamexplicitlystatewhatcriterianeedtobemetinordertoconsidertheprojectasuccess?)(5points)

• Feasibility:Wastheproposedsolutionfeasible?(i.e.WasitreasonabletoexpectthatthesolutioncouldbeimplementedbyaBIOMODteaminonesummer?)(5points)

• Merit:Istheproposedsolutionagoodone?Isitparticularlyelegantorinnovative?(5points)

ProjectDocumentation(20points)• Clarity:Istheprojectdescriptionwell-writtenandeasytounderstand?Doesitincludethe

backgroundandmotivationoftheproject,methods,results,anddiscussion?Arethefigureseasytounderstand?(10points)

• Transparency:Arealloftherawexperimentaldataandsourcefileseasilyaccessible?Woulditbestraightforwardtoattempttoreproducetheteam'sresults?(5points)

• Layout:Istheteam'sprojectpagearrangedinaclearandlogicalfashion?(5points)

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ProjectExecution(10points)• Execution:Didtheteamaccomplishwhattheysetouttodo?(10points)

YouTubevideo(upto25points)• Overallimpact:Wasthevideointeresting?Didyouwanttowatchmorethanonce?(10points)• Clarity:Wastheprojectdescribedinasimpleandclearmannerthatcouldbeeasilyunderstood

byawideaudience?(10points)• Production:Wasthesoundandvideohighquality?Weretheimagesfocusedandscaled

properly?(5points)Presentationscoring(upto25points)

• Content:Weretheslidesclearandeasytounderstand?Didtheprojectnarrativehavealogicalflow,withclearlystatedgoalsandresults?(10points)

• Delivery:Didthespeaker(s)giveawell-rehearsed,well-pacedpresentation?Didthespeaker(s)engagewiththeaudienceandmaintaingoodeyecontact?(10points)

• Impact:Wasthepresentationinteresting?fun?clever?memorable?(5points)Judges• JudgeswereselectedfromapoolofBIOMODfacultymentorsandoutsideexperts.• Mentorswillnotevaluatetheirownteam.

AwardCategoriesThefollowingprizeswillbeawarded:TopPrizes

• Grandprize=1sthighesttotalcombinedpointsfromwiki+video+presentation• 1strunnerup=2ndhighesttotalcombinedpointsfromwiki+video+presentation• 2ndrunnerup=3rdhighesttotalcombinedpointsfromwiki+video+presentation

Categoryawards

• BestWebsite=1stplace,2ndplace,3rdplace• BestYouTubeVideo=1stplace,2ndplace,3rdplace• BestPresentation=1stplace,2ndplace,3rdplace• AudienceFavorite=1stplace,2ndplace,3rdplace

Projectawards

• Bronze:Teamsatisfiedallminimumrequirementsforjudging(i.e.SubmittedacompleteProjectwikianduploadedaYouTubevideo)

• Silver:SatisfiedcriteriaforBronze,plusatleastonedevice(partofthesystem)intheteam'sdesignisworkedasexpected.

• Gold:SatisfiedcriteriaforSilver,andoverallpointscorefromWiki+YouTube+Jamboreepresentationareintop50%ofallteams.

SpecialAwards• TheAnnualMolecularRoboticsAward(byMOLBOT,Japan)• AudienceChoiceAward–BestProject• BestTeamT-shirtAward• BestUseofGameEngine

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SanFrancisco—PlacestoEatDowntown(neartheMarriottMarquis)Peet’sCoffee(773MarketStreet,between3rdand4thStreet)-Coffeecafechainofferingavarietyofcoffeedrinks&pastries.Opendailyfrom06:30to19:30.WestfieldCenter(865MarketStreet).Thislarge,shoppingcenteroffersmanyinternationaldiningoptionsinthelowerlevelfoodcourt,includingThai,Japanese,Chinese,Mexican,Korean,ItalianandAmericanfare.Hoursare10:00to20:30MondaythruSaturday;10:00to19:00onSundays.Metreon(135FourthStreet@MissionStreet).Largeshoppingcenterwithmanyrestaurantandentertainmentoptions,includingMexican,Burgers,Filipino,Thai,Vietnamese,Italian,aswellasicecream,dessertandcoffeeshops.Hoursare10:30to21:30daily.UCSF/Campus(1-5minwalkfromUCSF)SparkSocial(601MissionBayBlvd.Northat4thStreet)—foodfromavarietyofgourmetfoodtrucks.$5-$15.OpenMonday-Saturday11:00to15:00andSundays11:00to17:00.ParkLabGardens(13794thStreet,acrossfromSparkSocial)—miniaturegolfcourse(StagecoachGreens)withauniqueSanFranciscothemeandavarietyoffoodandbeveragetrucks.Opendailyfrom11AMto9PM.SFKebab(55016thStreetat3rdStreet)–MediterraneanandMiddle-EasternandHalalfood.OpenMonday-Saturday11:00to22:00,Sunday11:00to21:00.TheRamp(855TerryFrancoisBlvdwhereMariposaintersectswithIllinoisStreet)–SanFranciscofavoritewithoutdoorseatingonthewaterfront.Appetizers,burgers,sandwiches,salads,fish&chips.$10-25.Opendaily16:00to20:30.MissionRockResort(817TerryFrancoisBlvdjustpastMariposa/IllinoisStreetintersection)–Rawbar,appetizers,salads,burgersandsandwiches,pasta,seafood.OpenMonday-Saturday16:00to21:00,Sunday16:00to20:00.PotreroHill(10–15minutewalkfromUCSF)Sunflower(288ConnecticutStreetat18th)—ExcellentVietnamesefood$8–12.Pera(145718thSt)–Mediterraneantapas,goodfood.$15–25.LiveSushi(200117thStreetatKansas)—Sushi$11–30.Dogpatch(10–15minwalkfromUCSF)Serpentine(24953rdStreet)—NewAmerican.Goodburgers.$12–30.MoshiMoshi(20923rdStreet,nearthecornerof18th)—Sushi/Japanese.StandardAmericanJapaneserestaurantfare.$15–20.

Mission(10mintaxiorLyftfromUCSF,orBARTfromdowntown@16thand24thStreet)TaqueriaVallarta(303324thStreet,nearHarrison)—Excellentstreettacos.$5–10.TaqueriasElFarolito(2779MissionStreet@24th)—Greatburritos.$8–12.LimónRotisserie(524ValenciaStreet@16th)—AmazingPeruvianfood.$12–20.Yamo(340618thStreet@Mission)—Burmesefood.Holeinthewall,usuallyaline.$8–10.LaTaqueria(2889MissionStreet,near25th)–“BestBurritoinAmerica”Greattacos;Crowded.$10–15.…MANYothergreatoptionsonMissionStreet,ValenciaStreet,and24thStreet.

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OrganizerContactInfoRebeccaWheelercell:+1-650-438-2557email:rebecca@biomod.netShawnDouglascell:+1-617-935-7047email:shawn@biomod.net

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2019BIOMODSponsors

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BIOMODHistory

Morethan1500students,mentors,andjudgeshaveparticipatedsince2011.

TheBIOMODcompetitionwasbegunatHarvardUniversitybytheWyssInstituteforBiologicallyInspiredEngineering,whichconductedthecompetitionduringtheyears2011to2015.Themissionofthecompetitionwastoinspireagenerationofstudentstolearntoengineerbiomoleculesatthenanometerscale.In2016,BIOMODFoundationassumedmanagementofthecompetition.From2011–2015,theleadeventscoordinatorattheWyssInstitutewasJermaineReid,whowasinstrumentalinmakingBIOMODasuccess.JermaineworkedcloselywithMaryTolikas(DirectorofOperationsandformerBIOMODFoundationboardmember),alongwithAlisonReggio,MaryWozniak,andCaitlinWells.TheBIOMODwebsiteandCompetitionManagementSoftwarewereoriginallydevelopedbyKristianSt.GabrielandByronHinebaugh.TheBIOMODFoundationiscurrentlyrunbyitsboardofdirectors:ShawnDouglas(UCSF),SatoshiMurata(TohokuUniversity),PaulRothemund(Caltech),KevanShokat(UCSF),andShelleyWickham(UniversityofSydney)andissupportedbyRebeccaWheeler(leadorganizer)andMomKeo(volunteer),RobertPierce(legal),andAkemiIizuka(accounting/bookkeeping).ThisyearmarksthefourthtimethatBIOMODisbeinghostedinCalifornia.