GGA Annual Retreat

The GGA Annual Retreat is the academy's flagship event, held every year at the end of August. This is a great opportunity to reconnect with the GGA community after summer, catch up on amazing research from our labs, win prizes, and look forward to the coming year.

The 2024 Third Annual GGA Retreat

The third annual GGA retreat will be held on FridayAugust 23, 2024 at Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus. The Annual Retreat welcomes new graduate students and new faculty, highlights the research of GGA laboratories and Research Interest Groups, and features discussions about GGS graduate student recruitment and admission strategies.

Date: August 23, 2024

Keynote Speaker: Fred Gould

Location Address: Duke Energy Hall, Hunt Library

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaB1S0qcs6RihHLt1Wxz8UR9LdH9iuDdSN0EYqY6VBJdA_ug/viewform

Questions? Please contact Dr. Jeff Yoder with any questions: jayoder@ncsu.edu

Tentative Schedule of Events

08:30 AM	Coffee and light breakfast. Poster and vendor set up.
09:00 AM	Opening remarks, intro to new GGA Director Updates from the GGA Executive Committee
10:00 AM	Coffee Break, Poster, & Vendors
10:15 AM	Science Talks (5 talks, 10 minutes each)
11:15 AM	Announce Summer Contest Winners
11:30 AM	Research Interest Group Presentation
12:00 AM	Lunch (provided by Rave!), Posters & Vendors
1:30 PM	Story Talks (5 talks, 10 minutes each)
2:30 PM	Coffee Break, Poster, & Vendors (final voting for Poster Winner
3:00 PM	Announce Poster Contest and T-shirt Contest Winners
3:30 PM	Recognize Winners of Seed Grants and Bridge Fund Grants
4:30 PM	Keynote Speaker (Fred Gould)
5:00 PM	Close-out and Announce Happy Hour at Raleigh Brewing (5:30 – 7:00 PM)