Continuing the theme of major events at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010: Two Great Debates Tuesday [Room D, 12:15–13:15]: GDG2 To what extent do humans impact the Earth’s climate? Thursday [Room D, 15:30–17:15]: GDG1 Getting real about energy Seven Townhall Meetings (everyone welcome!): Monday [Room D, 15:30-17:10]: TM0 Women in Geosciences and ‘What can EGU do for ...[Read More]
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Major Events at EGU 2010: Union Sessions
There are six union sessions at this year’s General Assembly: Monday [Room D, 13:30–15:00]: US2 Large Infrastructures in the Geosciences Tuesday [Room D, 13:15–15:00]: US5 Early Earth and early biosphere Wednesday [Room D, 13:30–20:00]: US1 Union Award Presentations and Medal Lectures Thursday [Room D, 13:30–15:15]: US4 History, culture, art and religion in the geosciences Friday [Room D, 17 ...[Read More]
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EGU 2010 Blog Roll
The European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 Blog Roll can be found as a new page on this blog. You can still submit your blog at the Blog Roll submission form. The Blog Roll will be updated throughout the General Assembly. By Jennifer Holden
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Presenting at EGU 2010
Quite a few of the search engine terms that result in people coming to this blog involve presenting at EGU. This post will outline what’s available in the presentation rooms, pointing you to the appropriate pages on the EGU GA 2010 website. Oral Presentations The guidelines for oral presentations online. The link includes the equipment available in each room (laptop, beamer, microphone, lase ...[Read More]
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Navigating your way around the General Assembly
Floorplans of the Austria Center Vienna are included in the information & schedules book that you receive during on-site registration. If you want to acquaint yourself with the layout of rooms and exhibits at EGU 2010 in advance, the Floor Plans are available online. On this page you can also find detailed plans, including numerical locations for Poster Areas Hall X, Hall XL, Hall Y, Hall Z, A ...[Read More]
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Creating your Personal Meeting Programme
Looking forward to the General Assembly starting on 2 May in Vienna, you can create a personal meeting programme at the EGU 2010 website. You need your Copernicus ID to login (its a numerical user name), then you can print, store to later modify or email yourself sessions and presentations of particular interest to you. The search facility will bring up your search term in session titles, abstract ...[Read More]
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New Edition of the EGU Newsletter Available
The 30th edition of EGGS-the EGU Newsletter is available online as a pdf. It includes information about the General Assembly, amongst other interesting articles. By Jennifer Holden
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Links related to the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Details related to the Union Special Session at the EGU General Assembly can be found on the General Assembly website: US7 Eyjafjallajökull – eruption, plume, and consequences. The NASA Earth Observatory Images related to the eruption can be found here. Amongst the various ‘In Pictures’ related to Eyjafjallajökull, the BBC has Satellite views of the volcano. Links related to moni ...[Read More]
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EGU Travel due to the Eyjafjallajökull Ash Plume [Update 20/4/2010]
The EGU has been in active discussion since 16 April 2010 evaluating consequences for people travelling to the EGU General Assembly following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. We estimate that a large percentage of attendees either already travel overland to the conference, or could travel overland from central ‘hubs’ should the need arise. Other than several last-minute ad ...[Read More]
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Eyjafjallajökull and the EGU GA 2010
Dear all European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2010 General Assembly (GA) potential attendees: The EGU Programme Committee Advisory Board and the EGU Executive have been in active discussion since Friday morning (16 April 2010) evaluating the current air-travel and ash plume situation as to the consequences for people being able to travel to the EGU 2010 General Assembly. We have been monitoring the si ...[Read More]