Call for Submissions
The CREATES (Creativity and Research on Education, Arts, Technology, Enterprise, and Science) Conference provides a stage for students to showcase academic research, experiential learning and creative efforts completed at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). CREATES is organized by GGC Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities (URSCA) committee.
The 26th CREATES Conference will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Building B.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Conference Sign In (B-1000)
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Addresses from President and Provost (Building B Atrium)
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Poster presentations (Building B Atrium, refreshments will be served)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Oral and hybrid presentations (Building B classrooms)
Oral Presentation – Students will present their projects or demonstrate their implemented software applications in person. Each presentation will be 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions and transition.
Hybrid Presentation – Students will present their projects or demonstrate their implemented software applications virtually. The presentations will be streamed in a classroom with both virtual and in-person audiences. Each presentation will be 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions and transition.
Poster Presentation – Students will create a 4' x 3' poster in landscape format to be displayed on a tri-fold poster board of the same size. The URSCA Committee will print the posters and provide the tri-fold boards and binder clips to hang the posters. The URSCA Committee will not print any posters submitted after the deadline. At least one author of the poster must be present at the poster from 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. to answer questions. Posters will be taken down after 3:00 p.m. Students or faculty advisors may choose to keep their posters.
Abstract submission form (required for all oral, hybrid, and poster presentations. Posters without submitting the abstract before the deadline will not be assigned a spot at the poster presentation):
The 26th CREATES Conference Abstract Submission – Fill in form (GGC login required)
Abstract submission deadline: April 10th, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Poster submission form (required for all poster presentations):
The 26th CREATES Conference Poster Submission – Fill in form (GGC login required)
Poster submission deadline: April 24th, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
The URSCA Committee will compile the CREATES Conference Proceedings, which include all presentation abstracts.
The submission form may be completed by either student presenters or faculty advisors. Please note that incomplete or late submissions cannot be guaranteed a place in the program.
Faculty advisors are expected to be available during their students’ presentations to serve as session moderators. If an advisor is unable to moderate, a substitute moderator must be designated in the submission form.
In some cases, a member of the URSCA Committee may serve as a session moderator; however, this must be arranged in advance with the URSCA committee chair before submitting the presentation.
Faculty advisors moderating hybrid sessions should ensure that both they and their student presenters are familiar with the presentation and moderation functions in Zoom.
For any questions about the event, please contact the URSCA Committee chair, Dr. Shuting Xu (sxu [at] ggc.edu).
