Research and Creative Activities Conference (RACA-CON) 2026
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Deadline: October 1, 2026 at 5 PM Pacific time*
*The application must be endorsed by the CCS student’s Application Endorser by the deadline in order to be considered.
More information is available in our application information sheet.
CCS is pleased to announce the tenth annual CCS Research & Creative Activities Conference (RACA-CON) to be held on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the Interactive Learning Pavilion (ILP), during UCSB Parents & Family Weekend.
Featuring brief talks and poster presentations, RACA-CON brings together our students across all nine CCS majors to share their original work with an audience of peers, family, alumni, faculty, and staff. Whether your work is, for example, a story, a scientific or engineering discovery, a music composition, a piece of code, an art piece, or a mathematical proof, it belongs here.
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We embrace diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of RACA-CON. Discrimination or harassment based on race, gender, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic are not tolerated. Please engage in respectful and constructive dialogue during presentations, discussions, and interactions. Find more information on campus policies here.
PHOTO POLICY: This event will be photographed and/or recorded. By attending, you agree and grant irrevocable permission to have your likeness, image, voice, and appearance photographed and recorded for any University business-related purpose and used as embodied in UC Regents Product[s] whether recorded on or transferred to videotape, film, slides, photographs, audiotapes or other media, now known or later developed, and to be included in various University marketing, outreach, or news campaigns.