Welcome to the 2022 Freezer Challenge!

Please read all these instructions carefully.

This is your scoresheet for the 2022 Freezer Challenge. Record the actions your lab has taken only since August 2021 to implement cold storage management best practices. Any data you enter into this scoresheet will count toward your institution's overall score in the competition and will be used to score your lab against other participants. Please remember this challenge is based on the honor system. The Freezer Challenge organizing committee retains the right to review scoresheets for accuracy prior to distributing the awards, and only completed scoresheets will be included in the competition.

Freezer Challenge participants outside China are auto-added to a Mailchimp email list to receive updates about the challenge and exclusive blog post information. 

要添加到竞赛电子邮件列表中，请将包含您的姓名和研究机构的电子邮件发送至programs@mygreenlab.org。

Please take note:

  • Only include actions on this scoresheet that your lab has taken between August 1, 2021 and the end of this Freezer Challenge (July 1, 2022) UNLESS otherwise indicated by the instructions for a specific question. For example, if you defrosted a freezer in the spring of 2021, please DO NOT include mention of that in this scoresheet. 
  • For every question where there is a list of refrigerator/freezer types and then boxes for your numerical answers, YOU MUST INCLUDE AN ANSWER IN EVERY FIELD ON THIS SCORESHEET. PUT A ZERO IF THE QUESTION OR ANSWER OPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO YOUR LAB. If you don't, the scoresheet will not calculate your estimated energy savings. 
  • Notice the navigation menu located next to the header and progress bar on each page of the scoresheet. If you need to leave your scoresheet and want to save your work, click "Save Progress" in that navigation bar to be able to come back and modify later. 
  • Once you add your name and email address to this scoresheet and click "Next" at the bottom of the page, you will automatically receive an email that will have a link to your unfinished scoresheet so you can come back to it at any time and modify it. 
  • Only click "Finish" on the final page of the scoresheet if you are completely done with the Freezer Challenge and don't want to make any further changes. If you submit prematurely, you will need to email My Green Lab to reopen your scoresheet, which could take a couple of days.
  • You may access this score sheet as many times as you like before the deadline of July 1, 2022 but your responses will only be saved if you click the 'Save Progress' button at the top of any page. 
  • If the same laboratory submits multiple scoresheets either by accident or on purpose, we will use the last one you submitted for your final score.
  • You must click "Finish" at the end of your scoresheet before July 1, 2022 in order for your scoresheet to count in the Challenge. All scoresheets are due July 1, 2022 at midnight PST.
  • For tips, suggestions, references, and other resources, please visit the Resources section of the Freezer Challenge website at any time. You may also use the Participant Kit to encourage other scientists at your institution or beyond to also compete in the Freezer Challenge.
  • If you have questions or issues, please email us at programs@mygreenlab.org

We are excited your laboratory has decided to participate in the Freezer Challenge this year, and we hope this is a valuable learning experience. At the end of the competition, we will share with you the approximate amount of energy you saved as a result of participating in the Freezer Challenge. Good luck!

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