GCC2026 abstracts

Note about submission: You must register before submitting an abstract. Once logged into the submission system, click “Edit my summaries” to submit an abstract.

Presentations from the community are a core component of GCCs. These include oral, poster, and demo presentations. All the abstracts for presentations are are submitted by the community and go through a peer review process by the GCC2026scientific committee before being accepted into the conference program.

GCC2026 is a Galaxy-centric conference but the topics presented can vary greatly. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas:

Methods and pipelines for analysis of data that leverage Galaxy
New or improved features within the Galaxy framework
Outreach, training, and education in data science with Galaxy
Tools and data integrated with Galaxy

If you select Talk & poster option during submission, then you will be expected to give a talk and also present a poster. If you select Talk only option during submission, then you will be expected to give a talk but not present a poster. If you select Poster only or Demo only option during submission, then you will only be expected to present a poster or demo. Posters and demos will be presented during dedicated poster/demo sessions.

For GCC2026, all presentations must be in-person so if you cannot attend the conference in Clermont-Ferrand, please do not submit an abstract. By submitting an abstract, you agree that at least one of the authors will register and present the work.

Key dates relevant to the abstracts

Date	What
~~Apr 7~~	Abstracts due for talks
~~Apr 20~~	Talk reviews returned
May 11	Abstracts due for posters/demos
May 18	Poster/demo acceptance announcements

Preparation information for presenters

All presentation materials must be in English. The materials should be focused on your work described in the abstract and should be accessible to a broad audience of Galaxy users and developers. Please consider any comments you received from the reviewers when preparing your demo and try to incorporate them as much as possible.

Talks

If your talk was accepted, you will have total 15 minutes for your presentation: 12 minutes for presentation + 3 minutes for questions.

The presentation should ideally be prepared using Google Slides so it can be easily shared with the conference organizers for the presentation. There will be a presentation laptop available at the conference, so you do not need to connect your own laptop. If you have any special requirements for your presentation, please reach out to the organizers as soon as possible.

Posters

If your poster was accepted, you will be expected to present it during one of the poster sessions; check the schedule for which session. The poster should be in English and should ideally be prepared using the standard A0 size: ~84cm wide by ~119cm tall (i.e., portrait orientation).

There will not be a poster printing service at the conference, so you will need to print your poster before your session and bring it with you. If you would like you print your poster in Clermont-Ferrand, the following two printing services are available:

Chaumeil: https://groupechaumeil.fr/
Print Conseil: https://www.printconseil.fr/

Demos

If your demo was accepted, you will be expected to present it during one of the poster sessions; check the schedule for which session.

For the demo, you will have a table available to you to place your own laptop and any other materials you would like to use for the demo. You will also have access to a Wi-Fi but not a power outlet. If you have any special requirements for your demo, please reach out to the organizers as soon as possible.

Abstract submission guidelines

We have several guidelines that will help you craft abstracts (and then presentations) that will resonate with GCC2026 participants.

Limited to 500 words. Please be concise and to the point. Abstract submission is a web form so no graphics or references are to be included.
Relevance to Galaxy. Does your work use, describe, extend, deploy, benchmark, etc., some part of the Galaxy ecosystem? If it does not, then it may not reviewed.
Compelling. Is the work compelling? Will GCC2026 participants find your presentation interesting? Does the abstract describe novel work, interesting results, improvements, lessons learned, and so on.
Open Source / Open Access. Not all presented work / resources must be open source / open access, but if it isn’t, then you need a compelling reason why it isn’t. For example, if you have implemented Galaxy in a company, behind a firewall, then your presentation should focus on the lessons you learned, and any contributions that were made back into the ecosystem. An abstract that merely highlights an inaccessible resource is not compelling.

If you have any questions about the poster submission process, please reach out to the organizers.

Questions?

Got questions about abstracts, abstract submission, or BoFs? Ask the Scientific Program Committee.