In the context of recent airspace closures the poster session for US7 Eyjafjallajökull – eruption, plume, and consequences was held on Wednesday 5th May at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Poster topics included effects of the ash cloud (including impact on air quality of the airspace closure), monitoring information, whether Spain could be a transport hub for Europe (based o ...[Read More]
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Geosciences and Web 2.0 at EGU GA 2010
The Educational and Outreach Symposia at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 cover a variety of topics. Several include examples of best practice. Virtual conferences and observatories are covered in ST6/EOS9 as described in the below guest blog from Sini Merikallio of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Thursday in Room 29, 10:30-12:00 in ST6/EOS9 Best practices in Education an ...[Read More]
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Geosciences and Social Media Research at EGU GA 2010 (1)
There are several presentations at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 that investigate social media and the Geosciences, as a tool for dissemination or source of material for research. The below guest blog comes from Dr. Maria del Carmen Llasat Botija of GAMA (Meteorological Hazards Analysis Team) at the University of Barcelona concerning research into using social media for comm ...[Read More]
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EGU Today on the EGU GA 2010 website
You can now access pdf versions of EGU Today from the front page of the EGU General Assembly website. Links to individual days: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
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YSOPP
Walking around the Poster Halls at the EGU General Assembly 2010, you may have noticed the YSOPP participant label (below) next to some posters. At the division business meetings the YSOPP awardees from the 2009 General Assembly are being presented with their certificates. Posters displaying the label are entered into the Young Scientist Outstanding Poster Paper Competition. The general aim of the ...[Read More]
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The Role of Science in Climate Policy making
If you missed the Great Debate on Tuesday lunchtime you can watch the webstream. What do you think should be the role of science in climate policy making? The next Great Debate is on Thursday 6th May, in Room D, 15:30-17:15 on Getting real about energy.
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Written Feedback on the EGU GA 2010
In addition to the usual summing up and evaluation meetings for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, this year there is the possibility of submitting feedback online. If you have questions, suggestions please visit the form and fill it in. This is a ‘quick’ mechanism for giving feedback that will go directly to the EGU GA 2010 programme chair, and will be collated and ...[Read More]
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Tuesday evening at EGU GA 2010
In addition to the medal talks and poster authors in attendance during time block 5 (17:30-19:00) several other events are going on this evening at the EGU GA 2010. Three Townhall Meetings: TM1 “The International Geosciences Initiative” in Room D, 17:30-19:00. TM2 “Implementing the INSPIRE European Directive in a geosciences perspective” in Room 6, 19:00-20:00. TM3 “J ...[Read More]
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Tuesday at EGU GA 2010
Special Events at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 on Tuesday, 4th May include 13 Medal Lectures and a Great Debate. Details can be found on the insert card provided with your name badge or on the EGU GA 2010 website. JAH
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EGU Today Online Link
Each day EGU Today is available online as well as the paper copy handed out in the morning at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, it can be found on the EGU Media site. JAH