Get ready for EGU26 with the Climate Division

Dear climate community,

The EGU General Assembly 2026 (3–8 May) is almost here. With more than 21,000 presentations (orals, posters, and PICOs) on the schedule, it is time to plan your week. Before you travel, please keep these important updates and reminders in mind:

1. 1. Get the App: Download the EGU26 App (iOS or Android) to synchronize and manage your personal programme.

   2. Upload your files: Remember to upload your presentation and supplementary materials at least 24 hours before your session.

   3. Check your registration: Verify that your registration is complete and have your QR code ready for your name badge pickup.

   4. Travel discounts: EGU26 participants are eligible for discounts on ÖBB (code X4LWLP) and CAT (code EGU26) train services from/to the airport, as well as for travels up to 3 days before and after the event.

   5. Skip the queue: If you want a hot lunch at the EGU Beer garden, do not forget to pre-order it online.

With the logistics sorted, we want to help you navigate the scientific programme. In this blog, we have put together a quick summary of the Climate Division (CL) highlights and events you might want to attend. Many of these activities are organized by the Early Career Scientists (ECS) from our Division.

Highlighted CL Division events

Division Meetings

• • • CL Division Meeting (DM3).  📅 Tuesday, 5 May | 🕐 12:45–13:45 | 📍 Room F1.
      This is your opportunity to have your say in the Division by voting for the new CL team. Everyone is welcome and we will provide free lunch bags!

• • • Meet the CL Division team. 📅 Thursday, 7 May | 🕐 12:30–13:30 | 📍 EGU Booth, Hall X2. Join us in an informal chatting with the CL team. Meet the Division President, your ECS Representative and the Division ECS volunteers. Coffee and tea will be served! 
      
    • (ECS)  Climate (CL) Early Career Networking Meetup. 📅 Thursday, 7 May | 🕐 19:00–20:00 | 📍 Room 2.96 (Red level – Level 2). The CL ECS team invites you to a pop-up networking event to introduce you to other fellows and learn how you can join our ECS team and contribute to the CL Division through open volunteering opportunities! Grab your drink and come!

CL Medal Lecture

Join us to celebrate this year’s recognized contributions to climate science at our dedicated award lecture:

Hans Oeschger Medal Lecture by Friederike E.L. Otto (MAL19-CL). 📅 Tuesday, 5 May | 🕐 19:00–20:00 | 📍 Room B. Topic: “The added value of yet another attribution study”. Awarded for pioneering extreme event attribution and transforming climate communication through the World Weather Attribution initiative.

Selected short-courses (SC)

Covering tools for paleoclimate reconstruction, as well as methods using ML to downscale climate scenarios, these courses provide hands-on insights into key research approaches:

• • Using Machine Learning to downscale climate scenarios. SC2.23 – 📅 Monday, 4 May | 🕐 08:30–10:15 | 📍Room -2.82. Link to course

  • Analogues and Dynamical Systems Indices: A Unified Approach for Predictability, Attribution, and Impacts of Climate Extremes. SC2.8 – 📅 Monday, 4 May | 🕐 10:45–12:30 | 📍Room -0.55.
    Link to course
  • Radiocarbon Dating: Concepts and Practical Guide. SC2.3 – 📅 Wednesday, 6 May | 🕐 08:30–10:15  | 📍 Room -2.41. Link to course

Selected Scientific Sessions

Our Division hosts a wide variety of sessions across topics ranging from deep-time climate reconstructions to future projections and societal impacts. Whether you are into paleoclimate, machine learning, climate extremes, or data rescue, there will be something for you. Here is a short selection of sessions organised by ECS:

Monday 4 May

• • CL1.2.3. Speleothem and karst records – Reconstructing terrestrial climatic and environmental change. Convener: Rieneke Weij |🕐 14:00–18:00 | 📍Room F1
  • CL0.2. Machine Learning for Climate Science.
    Convener: Katharina Hafner |🕐 14:00–17:55 | 📍Room C
  • CL4.14. ​​Earth system models at km-scale and beyond: Benefits and challenges of resolving smaller scale processes. Convener:  Audrey Delpech |🕐 16:15–18:00 | 📍Room 0.31/32 
  • CL0.13. Climate Risk Storylines and Scenarios: From physical modelling to co-production for decision-making. Convener:  Martha Marie Vogel |🕐 14:00–15:45| 📍Room 2.24

Tuesday 5 May

• • CL0.5. AMOC changes and impacts on physical, biogeochemical, and societal systems. Convener: Eduardo Alastrué de Asenjo |🕐 08:30–10:15 | 📍Room 2.24
  • CL3.2.4.High-impact climate extremes: from physical understanding and storylines to impacts and solutions. Convener: Laura Suarez-Gutierrez |🕐 08:30–12:30, 14:00–15:45 | 📍Room F1
  • CL3.1.2. Kilometer-Scale Numerical Modelling – Bridging Regional and Global Perspectives. Convener: Puxi Li |🕐 08:30–12:30 | 📍Room 0.31/32
  • CL4.5. Unravelling Climate Variability and Teleconnections Across Time Scales. Convener: Julia Mindlin |🕐 10:45–12:30 | 📍Room 0.96/97
  • CL2.7. Historical Weather Data Rescue and Methodologies Focusing on Data-sparse Regions. Convener: Praveen Rao Teleti |🕐 14:00–15:45 | 📍Room 0.96/97

Wednesday 6 May

• • CL0.15. Measuring climate adaptation: from processes and outputs to outcomes and impacts. Convener: Oscar Higuera Roa |🕐 08:30–10:15 | 📍Room 2.17
  • CL0.18. Climate Change and Global Health Risks from Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Convener: Alexia Karwat |🕐 10:45–12:20 | 📍Room -2.62
  • CL4.15.Climate impacts on terrestrial life: vegetation dynamics, faunal responses, and human civilisational trajectories from past to future. Convener: Thushara Venugopal |🕐 14:00–17:55 | 📍Room 0.14

Thursday 7 May

• • CL3.1.3. Attributing climate change, extreme events, and their impacts: quantifying contributions from external forcing, internal climate variability, and/or other drivers. Convener: Aglae Jezequel |🕐 08:30–12:25, 14:00–15:40 | 📍Room F1
  • CL4.2. The dynamics of the large-scale atmospheric circulation in past, present and future climate. Convener: Hilla Afargan Gerstman |🕐 08:30–12:25, 14:00–15:45 | 📍Room 0.49/50
  • CL1.1.7. Asian Climate and Tectonics . Convener: Niels Meijer |🕐 10:45–12:25 | 📍Room 0.31/32
  • CL4.9. Hybrid approaches for climate science: from process understanding to prediction and climate services. Convener: Luca Famooss Paolini |🕐 10:45–12:30 | 📍Room 0.14
  • CL0.17. Population health in a changing climate: past and ongoing impacts, adaptation and future risks. Convener: Elena Raffetti |🕐 14:00–15:40 | 📍Room 2.17
  • CL3.1.5. Advances in Understanding Solar Radiation Modification Technologies and their Impact on the Earth System. Convener: Colleen Golja |🕐 14:00–15:45 | 📍Room 0.31/32
  • CL5.7. Constraining climate: tools for tackling model uncertainty. Convener: Kunal Ghosh |🕐 14:00–15:45 | 📍Room 0.14
  • CL3.1.6.Climate Variability vs. Forced Change: Insights from Large Ensemble Climate Model Simulations and Climate Emulators. Convener: Aneesh Sundaresan |🕐 16:15–18:00 | 📍Room 0.14

Friday 8 May

• • CL4.10. Climate predictions from seasonal to multi-decadal timescales and their applications. Convener: Bianca Mezzina |🕐 08:30–12:30 | 📍Room 0.31/32
  • CL3.1.1. Synoptic and Large-Scale Circulation Dynamics: Impacts on Regional Extremes, Climate Variability, and Change. Convener: Peter Pfleiderer |🕐 08:30–12:30 | 📍Room F1
  • NP1.2. The Climate Model Hierarchy: Bridging simulation, understanding and application. Convener: Reyk Börner |🕐 10:45–12:30 | 📍Room -2.15

Social events for ECS at EGU26

Besides our CL-related activities, EGU offers unique opportunities to expand ECS network across the wider scientific community. Do not forget to add these events to your programme:

• • Opening Reception (NET1) – 📅 Sunday, 3 May | 🕐 18:30–21:00 |📍Foyer F
  • First-time Attendee Networking (NET6) – 📅 Monday, 4 May | 🕐 18:00–19:30 |📍EGU Networking Zone (next to the EGU Booth, Hall X2)
  • ECS Coffee Break Catch-Up (NET2) – 📅 Everyday | 🕐 10:15–10:45 |📍EGU Networking Zone (next to the EGU Booth, Hall X2)
  • ECS Networking Reception (NET10) – 📅 Tuesday, 5 May | 🕐 18:00–19:30 |📍Rooftop Foyer + Foyer C
  • ECS Forum: Have your say! (NET11) – 📅 Thursday, 7 May | 🕐 12:45–13:45 |📍Room 3.16/17

And last but not least here are two unique off-site events during EGU26 to explore the geology of Vienna! Advance registration is required — spots are limited:

• EGU Scavenger Hunt @ Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM). 📅 Sunday, 3 May | 🕐14:00–15:30📍 Explore the Vienna’s iconic Natural History Museum — free entry included!
  👉 Meeting point: Museum entrance at 14:00
  🧭 Limited to 35 participants, first come, first served
• Guided Highlights Tour at NHM 📅 Monday, 4 May | 🕐13:30–15:00
  👉 Meeting point: Museum entrance at 13:30
  🧭 Limited to 23 participants, first come, first served

EGU26 Closure

• GeoVision Night (NET19 – Karaoke!🎤). 📅 Friday, 8 May | 🕐18:10–20:00 |📍Room E1
  Celebrate the end of EGU26 beyond the lecture halls. GeoVision Night brings the community together for a final wrap-up featuring karaoke, drinks, and popcorn. Come unwind and enjoy a relaxed evening while singing your favorite songs. Everyone is welcome!

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Finally, we invite you to check the EGU26 floor plans, which you can view here. Please note that your registration card includes access to public transportation within the city.

For real-time updates and daily highlights during EGU26, make sure to follow us on Bluesky and LinkedIn.

We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring General Assembly. We wish all on-site participants a safe and pleasant journey. See you soon in Vienna, or virtually!

Best regards,

Shalenys Bedoya-Valestt (CL ECS Representative) and the CL ECS team

This post has been written by the editorial board.