Team:Macquarie Australia/Openday

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Open day is a fun and interesting experience for prospective students and the general public alike allowing Macquarie University to showcase its beautiful campus grounds and academic prowess. For the Macquarie University iGEM team, it has also provided us with a unique opportunity to present our project to the public in the broader context of synthetic biology. We planned a number activies to allow for the wider community to see what we do in the lab.
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The Macquarie University Open Day on September 8 gave us an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of our project in the wider community. To take advantage of this, we developed an interactive exhibit where members of the public could learn about what we are seeking to do. We also aimed to challenge any negative connotations held by members of the public about synthetic biology and gene cloning, and the applications of these techniques.
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We identified three main groups who would be our likely audience:
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1. Senior high school students who were considering Macquarie University for tertiary study;
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2. Parents and adult members of the public who were accompanying their children or considering postgraduate study;
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3. Younger children who were accompanying family members.
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In order to communicate effectively with each of these groups, we coordinated a range of activities that served to educate our audience about the field of synthetic biology and our project in particular.  
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Open Day

The Macquarie University Open Day on September 8 gave us an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of our project in the wider community. To take advantage of this, we developed an interactive exhibit where members of the public could learn about what we are seeking to do. We also aimed to challenge any negative connotations held by members of the public about synthetic biology and gene cloning, and the applications of these techniques.

We identified three main groups who would be our likely audience:

1. Senior high school students who were considering Macquarie University for tertiary study;

2. Parents and adult members of the public who were accompanying their children or considering postgraduate study;

3. Younger children who were accompanying family members.

In order to communicate effectively with each of these groups, we coordinated a range of activities that served to educate our audience about the field of synthetic biology and our project in particular.

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