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The Spring Conference agenda is live!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nJoin us from 9:30AM to 1PM in the Huron Student Commons on Wednesday, April 10!<\/p>\n
Be sure to stick around at the end for the Liberated Arts launch and lunch social.<\/p>\n
Download the 2026 CURL Spring Conference Agenda (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n Download the Liberated Arts authors list (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n \n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/09\/Student-Presenting-at-Fall-ex-23-1.jpg” alt=”A student with long, brown hair presents her work at the 2023 CURL Fall Exhibition. She is holding a microphone and standing next to a large projector screen. The Beaver Dam is full of students and professors learning from her.” title_text=”Student Presenting at Fall ex 23″ align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_css_main_element=”align-self: center;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Join us for our yearly Spring Conference! Everyone is welcome, and everyone has something to teach. Feel free to think outside the PowerPoint. <\/span><\/p>\n Conference Date: <\/strong>Friday, April 10, from 9:30AM-1PM in the Student Commons\/Beaver Dam.<\/p>\n Instagram submission due date: <\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday, March 25.<\/p>\n Talk registration due date: <\/strong>Wednesday, March 25.<\/p>\n Powerpoint due date:\u00a0<\/strong> Tuesday, April 7.<\/p>\n \n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.5″ toggle_level=”h2″ toggle_font_size=”1.2rem” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”What will the 2026 Spring Conference look like?” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The 2026 Spring Conference will take place in person AND online on Friday, April 10 in the Student Commons (Beaver Dam). Join us for student-led lightning talks and Instagram posts from 9:30AM-1PM!<\/p>\n After the conference, stick around for the launch of Liberated Arts, Huron’s on undergraduate research journal, and a light lunch social!<\/p>\n Anyone can attend the CURL Spring Conference. We invite you learn from your fellow students in the Beaver Dam and to comment, share, and add your insights onto our Instagram posts!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”How should I format my lightning talk or Instagram post? How do I submit?” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Lightning talks are 4-7 minutes long, with a few minutes at the end for audience questions. You will need to create and submit an accompanying Powerpoint (pptx) file.<\/p>\n Instagram submissions can consist of images or a video along with a caption and alt text. We have specific formatting and accessibility requirements for Instagram submissions.<\/p>\n For full details about formatting, accessibility requirements, and the registration\/submission process, please view our submission guides linked at the bottom of this page!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”How formal should my Instagram work be? Should my post read like a paper?” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n First answer: only somewhat. Second answer: nope!<\/p>\n Although we hope that presenting research through social media is intriguing, we recognize that it might also seem strange if you’re accustomed to presenting research in a very specific and formal way. We’d like to reassure you that we know an effective social media post won’t read like a paper\u2014and that’s okay!<\/strong><\/p>\n Social media posts challenge you to be more concise by being extremely selective with the details you include. The most effective posts are brief, simple, and fun! You could introduce yourself, include some photos, or crack some jokes (nothing offensive, please)\u2014all while sharing your knowledge with a much wider potential audience than the in-person CURL conference.<\/p>\n Composing for social media builds different writing muscles than composing an effective essay or formal presentation, but all of these skills are valuable. We encourage you to embrace this new way of sharing your experiences without worrying you’ll appear foolish. We absolutely welcome and appreciate formal digital research posters, but if that gif from The Simpsons or a meme helps to illustrate your research process, use it!<\/p>\n Of course, don’t shoehorn jokes and memes in where they don’t belong: aim for language and imagery that help your audience remember points, make connections, and think critically.\u00a0<\/p>\n We can’t wait to see what you come up with!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”What should I write in my Instagram post?” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Research is a process, not a destination.<\/p>\n Moreover, CURL believes that the process of sharing research should be more about conversation and less about competition. We encourage our participants to be proud of the messy, imperfect process\u00a0<\/em>of their research and to\u00a0challenge the notion that only meticulous, finished research is worthy of discussing.<\/p>\n All this means that while we certainly welcome infographics, videos, and photographs of your research results<\/em>, we also invite you to share how your unfinished\u00a0<\/i>projects\u00a0<\/i>are going. What are you looking into? Why did it interest you? What problems have arisen? What advice can you give to new researchers in your field or otherwise?<\/p>\n Feel free to creative! Can you draw a comic illustrating the woes of writing a proposal? Can you write a how-to guide for avoiding research procrastination? Can you develop a 1-minute video summarizing your most recent essay\u2014or even a series of memes? These are not requirements\u2014just suggestions!<\/p>\n Want to stick to the tried-and-true conference format of sharing your research results? Awesome\u2014we’d love to have ’em! But you probably won’t be able to fit every detail in your 2200 character or 10-image Instagram post. Which details are the most necessary? Which parts of your work were the most surprising, thought-provoking, satisfying, or even frustrating? See our\u00a0Benefits & Tips document<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about sharing research on social media.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Present your work or learn from your fellow students in person and online on Friday, April 10.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>We have no discipline restrictions or course load requirements, and we aim to accept as many presentations as possible. If you’re a Huron student, we want to learn from you.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Not into public speaking? Showcase your work on Instagram: it can be short, simple, and fun!<\/span><\/p>\nImportant Dates<\/span><\/h2>\n