This unit, we'll take our learnings from the previous seven weeks and begin to turn them into action with your project.

The goal is to generate many different project ideas, refine them, select one and develop a clear plan for how you're going to achieve it by the project submission deadline (12th January).

For this week's exercise, you will make a copy of this Project Planning Template and use the questions to generate and refine project ideas.
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18REqMIvlxla9OwmGv-qGR6HCbNblydCFVDsKLp1Mu_c/copy> 

Before Unit 8: 
Complete sections 1-3 of the template to generate ideas for your project. We recommend spending at least 60 mins on this. You can build on the ideas you have already generated in your project brainstorming doc.

If you'd like to learn about US Emerging Technology Policy Careers, we particularly recommend emergingtechpolicy.org. 

By the end of the unit, you should be able to:
\- Have developed many ideas for an awesome, clearly-scoped project


Resources: Contributing to Biosecurity

Exercises: Contributing to Biosecurity

Make a copy of this [Project Planning Template](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18REqMIvlxla9OwmGv-qGR6HCbNblydCFVDsKLp1Mu_c/copy) and use the questions to generate and refine project ideas.

**Before Session 8:** 
Answer the questions in the 'Session 8' tab to generate ideas for your project. We recommend spending at least 60 mins on this. 
You can build on the ideas you have already generated in your project brainstorming doc.

**Paste your doc's URL below.**


Plan an awesome project

Pandemics

Contributing to Biosecurity

How do we make pandemics a thing of the past?

Building a Pandemic-Proof World

How could new technologies both increase and reduce the risk of pandemics?

Pandemic Risk Over the Coming Decades

What does it take to prevent the first human infection?

Preventing Patient Zero

How do we stop a local outbreak from becoming a global disaster?

Detecting and Containing Early Infections

How can governments minimise harms when a pandemic spreads worldwide?

Governmental Response to a Global Pandemic

How could new innovations help us prepare for and prevent future pandemics?

Technologies to Strengthen Future Pandemic Response

Make high-stakes decisions in a simulated pandemic scenario.