The EGU General Assembly is only a few weeks away, and attendees are starting to plan their schedules into what promises to be a week full of exiciting presentations and events. Don’t know where to start planning your week? We got you covered! In today’s blog, we highlight the key events of Geodynamics Division and give you some key tips to get the most out of the week. To access the entire GD program, click here.
Networking Events: Geodynamics Division
What: ECS Pre-GA Icebreaker
When: Sunday 03 May 16:30-18:15 CEST
Where: Copa Beach
Organized jointly by Atmospheric Sciences (AS), Geodesy (G), Geodynamics (GD), Natural Hazards (NH), Seismology (SM) and Solar-Terrestrial Sciences (ST) divisions, this Icebreaker event is the perfect opportunity for Early Career Scientists to meet before the start of the General Assembly. We’ll be meeting at Copa Beach at 4:30 pm. Bring your own drinks and snacks for a relaxing afternoon on the banks of the Danube prior to the GA opening reception.
What: Division meeting for Geodynamics
When: Wednesday, 06 May 12:45-13:45 CEST
Where: Room K1
During this event, the division president, ECS representative and blog editors reports on division activities (awards and medals, division blog news, current and next year General Assemblies), and Union-wide news. All geodynamicists are encourage to participate and share their thoughts and ideas on the direction of our division. Lunch will be provided.
What: Geodynamics ECS Dinner
When: Thursday 07 May 19:00 CEST
Where: Gigerl restaurant; meet at EGU booth @ 18:30
The Geodynamics ECS Dinner is a great opportunity to connect with other geodynamicists from across the world. Optionally, we’ll meet at the EGU booth at 18:30 and make our way to Gigerl restaurant. It is essential to sign-up for this dinner as places are limited. To attend, register via this form.
What: Meet the GD president and ECS representative for a discussion
When: TBC
Where: EGU booth – Hall X2
We warmly invite all members of the geodynamics community to join for an informal chat about the division activity at the booth, to discuss face to face with the GD president and ECS representatives.
Geodynamics Award Lectures
What: Augustus Love Medal Lecture and
When: Tue 05 May, 19:00–20:00 CEST
Where: Room G2
The Augustus Love Medal Lecture will be held on Tuesday evening. The recipient of the Augustus Love medal, Saskia Goes, will give a talk entitled Towards understanding the dynamics of subduction zone diversity. The GD Division Outstanding ECS Award recipient, Sia Ghelichkhan, will give a talk on Digital Twins of Earth’s Mantle: Adjoint Inverse Approaches for Reconstructing Mantle Dynamics.
Short Courses
- How to navigate EGU: tips and tricks: Mon, 04 May, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) – Room -2.82
- Geology 101: An introduction for non-geologists: Tue, 05 May, 16:15–18:00 (CEST) – Room -2.41/42
- Exoplanets 101: Wed, 06 May, 16:15–18:00 (CEST) – Room -2.41/42
- Seismology 101: An introduction to seismology for non-seismologists: Wed, 06 May, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) – Room -2.41/42
- DataViz: Visualise your data effectively and avoid common pitfalls: Thu, 07 May, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) – Room 0.55
- Communicating Your Science: Blogs, Press Releases, and Media Interviews: Tue, 05 May, 16:15–18:00 (CEST) – Room 0.55
- Sustainable Research Software: Fri, 08 May, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) – Room -2.41/42
- Hands-on introduction to git for version-control of code: Thu, 07 May, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) – Room 0.55
- Harnessing cross-disciplinary research – Jupyter Notebooks in EPOS: Mon, 04 May, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) – Room -2.82
Your Scientific Programme
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Union-wide sessions: Great Debates, Medal & Award Lectures, Education and Outreach Sessions and Networking events.
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Community-led sessions: Splinter Meetings and Townhall meetings.
Share your EGU26 experience on social media
The Geodynamics Division will be using #EGU26_GD at the General Assembly. We’re on Bluesky, LinkedIn and Instagram! Follow @egu-gd.bsky.social , LinkedIn and Instagram to stay updated on the latest blogs, discussions, and opportunities in the EGU geodynamics division.
