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Vienna or not Vienna? On the way to #EGU22

Vienna or not Vienna? On the way to #EGU22

The EGU Programme committee (PC) usually meets several times in a year to prepare the EGU General Assembly (GA). In these “virtual” times, they have met even more than usual, as more issues have to be discussed and reflected upon: hybrid format, accessibility, fees and registration rates, travel support, education, outreach, communication, side events, etc. The PC meeting dedicated to finalize the ...[Read More]

Slow science in times of COVID

Slow science in times of COVID

One of the earliest events of vEGU2021 was a debate on slow science organized by three early career scientists, with four invited speakers, Withney Behr, Valeria Cigala, Stuart Lane and Doerthe Tetzlaff. Before following this debate at vEGU21, I only knew the above door posting (on Stuart’s office door) and did not dig more into what is actually behind the movement – in my understanding it was sim ...[Read More]

Post #vEGU21 hydrological reflections

Post #vEGU21 hydrological reflections

#vEGU21 is over and it was an intense two-week period for many of us. Whether you occasionally zapped in or kept your whole last week free to join online, you certainly have heard a lot about it. Here I have collected a few reflections from the events related to the hydrological sciences division. The conference first week The first week presented several Union-wide debates and sessions. We learne ...[Read More]

Getting hydrologically ready for #vEGU21 Gather Online

Getting hydrologically ready for #vEGU21 Gather Online

Next week the vEGU General Assembly will start gathering its members online for its annual general assembly. Who would have imagined ten or five years ago that there would be two consecutive editions of EGU online? SGO Sharing Geoscience Online EGU2020 and now vEGU21 Last year, we only had six weeks to move from a traditional GA in Vienna in April to an online alternative. We learned a lot and ref ...[Read More]