Team Registration Opens Apr. 29

15 Apr 2023

We are excited to announce that the team registration for this year’s BIOMOD starts on April 29, 2023.

Update 2023/04/29: Team Registration Page (Peatix) is now online!

It has been more than three years since the last international BIOMOD. As a refresher, we plan to do an Online briefing session on April 29 (12:00-13:00 (JST), Zoom). Rules, schedule, jamboree venue, awards, etc., will be covered. The recording will also be available online.

We look forward to seeing you all this fall in Tokyo. Let’s work together to make this exciting event possible!

Online Briefing

12:00 (noon) - 13:00 (JST, Japan Standard Time)
- Zoom Link
- The session will be in English (auto-generated subtitles are available).

Schedule

April 29: Online briefing (Zoom)
April 29 - May 31: Team registration (may close early / extend due to the number cap)
Aug. 15 - Sep. 15 (may change): Jamboree registration
Oct. 28: Website/Youtube freeze
Nov. 4-5: Jamboree (on-site (Tokyo, Japan) and online (Zoom))

Registration and Fees

Team: 30,000 JPY (approx. 225 USD)
Jamboree: TBD (see below)

A fee of 30,000 JPY is due at the time of team registration, payable by credit card via Peatix.

This year’s individual Jamboree registration fee will be decided based on the number of teams that are willing to attend on-site. At least we plan to set the registration fee more affordable than the previous jamboree ($220/person in 2019). Online participation also requires an online registration fee to cover streaming etc. We strongly recommend joining on-site to experience the BIOMOD jamboree fully. Jamboree registration starts in August and is due in September, along with your project title and abstract.

Registrations are only considered complete when payment is received, and a confirmation email is sent.

Jamboree

Date: November 4-5, 2023
Place:
- West Bldg. 9 Hall, Ookayama Campus,
  Tokyo Institute of Technology
  Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Tech (Ookayama Campus) is located in downtown Tokyo. There are a plethora of affordable lodging options in Tokyo (from Airbnb to Japanese-style business hotels), so this year, we are not planning to make a contract with specific hotels to secure rooms. Of course, we are more than happy to help you find lodging that suits your needs, so feel free to contact us.

For the teams that require visas to travel to Japan, please check MOFA’s webpage and start the application process early. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for the documents.

Our Team

Co-organized by BIOMOD Foundation (USA) and Molecular Robotics Research Group (Japan)
Sponsored by Molecular Cybernetics, MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)

BIOMOD Foundation

Shawn Douglas (Chair)

BIOMOD 2023 Steering Committee

Shogo Hamada (Committee Chair)
Yusuke Sato (Vice Chair & Intl. Team Assistance)
Akinori Kuzuya (Intl. Team Assistance)
Ibuki Kawamata (Accounting)
Kan Shoji (Accounting)
Junichi Taira (Jamboree)
Kazuhiro Maeda (Jamboree)
Akifumi Nishida (Jamboree)
Keita Abe（Japan Meeting, Social Event）

Inquiry

Please feel free to contact info@biomod.jp (Steering Committee) for any questions.