The Genomic Exchange Community (geXc, pronounced “jexy”), started as a single one-hour educational seminar in 2011 about Next Generation Sequencing.   With an overwhelming response, it was clear at that time, there was a thirst to understand the complexity of Genomics.  After that, several educational seminars were held with equal enthusiasm to discover the potential of genomics to impact every aspect of science. Since then we decided to work with key opinion leaders to create a full-day symposia format, with a focus on how science is advanced through advanced genomic technologies and their approaches.  We have held these one-day educational events in multiple cities, and have brought together nearly 4,000 scientists since 2012. 

​

The geXc symposia are always co-sponsored with individual academic institutions, who graciously provide a venue and help promote the content.  The geXc symposia generally have 13-15 speakers from local key opinion leaders from multiple disciplines.  Talks are also provided by industry sponsors, with a specific focus on scientific relevance.  The attendees are provided breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea and snacks during the breaks.  Closing out the day, there is a revered wine and cheese social and poster competition   

​

Due to the gracious contributions from the sponsors, this event is free to all.  Past sponsors include D-MARK, geXc, Roche, Thermofisher, Illumina, Kapa Biosystems, PacBio, Covaris, Lucigen, Lexogen, NEB, IDT, Bioo Scientific, Perkin Elmer, Hamilton, Golden Helix, Spiral Genetics, Lab7, DNAnexus, BioTeam, Panasas, Western Digital, HGST, SanDisk, Weka.io, General Atomics, Ovation.io, PierianDx, and Omicia.