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A MESSAGE FROM IGEM’S CEO
STILL HERE FOR YOU
HOW IGEM IS RESPONDING TO COVID-19
As the world continues to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, IGEM Board and committees have all moved
has made some internal changes so the institution can continue to working virtually too.
to support its members in the UK and overseas. Here, IGEM CEO The institution’s technical
Neil Atkinson explains how the institution has adapted to this programmes have continued seamlessly
and at pace with strong participation
extraordinary set of circumstances in panels and working groups. As two
powerful illustrations, the new gas
THIS IS A DIFFICULT PERIOD for all of allows our business processes to quality standard is about to be issued
us; our families and friends, our work continue and last year’s moves for general industry consultation and
colleagues and for the businesses in to a Cloud-based computing and IGEM has been awarded funding for an
which we work. For your institution, too. telephony service and to the Office importance piece of knowledge-sharing
I want to give you an update on how 365 platform have proven to be very work. There will be more details on
IGEM is responding to the COVID-19 prudent, enhancing the resilience of those to come soon, so watch this space!
emergency. the organisation. Likewise, our membership panels
All of our staff are safe and working Video-based collaboration has are now conducting professional peer
from home, a move that was rapidly become the norm across the institution, review interviews across the web,
and smoothly implemented on 16 with members responding brilliantly to advantageous to both candidates and
March. Connectivity to all our systems remote working. Our Council, Executive members. We continue to receive
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