Please note: All timings in agenda will be in London time zone (GMT)

Agenda at a Glance

Here's an overview of what's happening at the event!
Day 1
  • Welcome and Course Overview
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Illumina Sequencing workflow
    Introducing the workflow to ensure everyone is on same base-level knowledge
    9:30 AM - 10:00AM
  • Break
    10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
  • Overview of Main Sequencing Applications
    Introduction to some of the reasons why you would sequence DNA. Here we touch on the many customer bases Illumina cover.
    10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
  • Elevator Pitch
    Pitch your project in 5 minutes to your partner
    10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
  • Break
    10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
  • Library Preparation
    Learn about the many ways you can prepare a library from a wide range of DNA sample types.
    11:05 AM- 12:15 PM
  • Lunch
    12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
  • Lab: Hands-on Library preparation
    Follow the Illumina DNA PCR-Free protocol to prepare a DNA Library
    01:15 PM - 4:15 PM
  • Lab: Quantification of libraries
    Use a Qubit to quantify your library
    4:30 PM- 5:00 PM
Day 2
  • Review of Day 1
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
  • Experimental Design Considerations
    Learn about considerations such as lab set up, sample type, sequencing depth and more.
    09:15 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Break
    10:30 - 10:40 AM
  • Lab Tour
    Tour our Sequencing Lab and hear about the differences between the systems
    10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Run Set Up
    Pool together samples made on day 1 and put a sequencing run on the MiSeq i100
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Lunch
    Opt-in Networking lunch to speak with Illumina experts in your field of science
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Run Monitoring and Troubleshooting
    Learn the basics of Sequence Analysis Viewer. Learn how to determine if your sequencing passed specifications. Troubleshoot a poor quality run
    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Introduction to Secondary Analysis
    Overview of the Illumina secondary analysis applications and options
    2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Cake with the Experts
    Share a cup of tea and slice of cake with an Illumina Expert in your field. Here is a great opportunity to pitch your sequencing project idea, ask about the finer details and optimize your sequencing plan.
    4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
  • 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
    Wrap up and Summary

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