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

July 11, 2018
50 years of plate tectonics: then, now, and beyond
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]

The art of the 15-minute talk

June 7, 2018
The art of the 15-minute talk
Let's make this presentation a success!
Credit: Pixabay

We’ve all attended conferences with those dreaded 15-minute talks and we have no problem picking out which talks were amazing and which talks were abysmal. However, when it comes to our own talks, it’s hard to judge them, find out how they can be improved or break away from long-established habits (such as our layout or talking pace). This week, Matthew Herman, postdoc at the Tectonoph ...[Read More]

Postcard from Tokyo: JpGU2018 conference

May 23, 2018
Postcard from Tokyo: JpGU2018 conference
Famous Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo

Konichiwa from Tokyo and JpGU2018! This week, 20-24 May, the Japanese Geoscience Union (JpGU) is holding its annual union meeting just outside of Tokyo, in Chiba (about 40 minutes by metro). I am fortunate enough to be on a research visit to the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Tech over on the other side of the city and so attending JpGU was a bonus. It is my first time in attendance ...[Read More]

EGU 2018: convening a session

May 2, 2018
EGU 2018: convening a session
EGU main entrance

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018 took place in Vienna, Austria, from 8–13 April 2018 and brought together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. If you are an early career research, convening a session at the EGU General Assembly can seem intimidating, especially if you are a first-time con ...[Read More]