Conferences

Conferences: Secret PhD Drivers

Editorial Team 3 March 1, 2019

Welcome to Conference! Credit: picserver.org

Conferences are an integral part of a PhD. They are the forum for spreading the word about the newest science and developing professional relationships. But as a PhD student they are more likely to be a source of palpitations and sweaty palms. This week Kiran Chotalia writes about her personal experience on conferences, and lessons learnt over the years. My PhD is a part of the Deep Volatiles Cons ...[Read More]

Get conference ready!

Iris van Zelst December 5, 2018

Let's just accept the fact that nobody at a geosciences conference ever looks this smart
Credit: Pixabay

It’s almost time for the AGU fall meeting 2018! Are you ready? Have you prepared your schedule and set up all your important business meetings? Here are some final tips to nail your presentation and/or poster! Nailing your presentation • The art of the 15-minute talk: how to design the best 15-minute talk • Presentation skills – 1. Voice: how to get the most out of your presentation vo ...[Read More]

CIDER summer school

Iris van Zelst September 12, 2018

Berkeley: There are definitely worse places to stay 4 weeks for a summer school.
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt

And we’re back! After a refreshing holiday (or was it?), the EGU GD Blog Team is ready to provide you with amazing blog posts once more! Although holidays can be great, one thing that can be even more great is a good summer school. Yep, you heard that correctly! Let me convince you to apply for the CIDER Summer School program next year. Let’s start with the basics. What the hell is CID ...[Read More]

50 years of plate tectonics: then, now, and beyond

Iris van Zelst July 11, 2018

Collège de France. Nice place for a symposium, I'd say.
Credit: Wikipedia

Even if we cannot attend all conferences ourselves, your EGU GD Blog Team has reporters that make sure all significant geodynamics events are covered. Today, Marie Bocher, postdoc at the Seismology and Wave Physics group of ETH Zürich, touches upon a recent symposium in Paris that covered one of the most important milestones of geodynamics. On the 25th and 26th of June, the Parisian Collège de Fra ...[Read More]