What’s next for DIYbio? Come find out, share your ideas, and
learn how to get involved on Thursday, October 16th from 7-9pm, in
room 56-114 at the Stata Center at MIT (32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA).
Everyone is invited! Yes, everyone! Bring new people! Let’s fill up
the auditorium!

The evening will begin with a few short lightning-style talks on
projects we’re embarking on for 2008-2009, including:

1. Public Wetlab (Mac Cowell): A lab where anyone can learn how to
tinker with biology and get hands-on training in cutting edge
techniques. Let’s work on a project for iGEM 2009 in this space.
Let’s boot up the lab by on our own or partner with an existing
school. And let’s set a standard of safety, responsibility and
transparency for the bio-maker community.

2. FlashLabs BioWeatherMap (Jason Bobe): Flash mobs meet consumer-
generated science in the new DIYbio initiative FlashLabs, where we’ll
be pulling-off a new large-scale collaborative science project
annually for amateurs and enthusiasts worldwide. First up: the
BioWeatherMap. Ever wonder how the microbial communities living on
cross-walk buttons in Boston compare to those in San Francisco, or
Manhattan, or the cross-walk nearest your home? We’re going to find
out and you can get involved. Self-assembly required!

3. Smart Lab (Jason Morrison): Hardware hacking lab instruments, large-
format multitouch displays, and a physical computing interface with
real-time sample tracking and data logging meets a beautiful and
natural way for scientists to learn, research, visualize, and share
their work. Intelligent and interactive protocol guides, intuitive
data manipulation and transformation, and livestreaming your science
to an electronic lab notebook are a few components of this cross-
disciplinary project. And go open source or go home!

Would you like to present an idea for a DIYbio project or share your
thoughts? Email us! We have a couple of extra 5-minute slots
available. We’ll also reserve time for discussion about DIYbio as a
community and an organization, including issues related to openness
and safety.