Conference highlights

Goodbye 2021: looking forward to the challenges ahead

Maria-Helena Ramos December 22, 2021

Kastoria Lake, by Efthimis Sidiropoulos (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

When I started as Division president, at the General Assembly in 2019, I thought: “Well, my predecessors were very nice; people did not complain (at least not too much), so I guess I can do exactly as they did.” I was not expecting a virus pandemic that would change so many things, including moving, with short notice, all activities online! As I mentioned in a previous post, I cannot hide that the ...[Read More]

What EGU Division presidents actually do

Maria-Helena Ramos December 15, 2021

Every single drop matters, by Katarzyna Walczak (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

During the recent EGU Autumn 2021 elections, Alberto Viglione, from Politecnico di Torino, was elected as the new president of the Division on Hydrological Sciences. As a first-time elected division president, he will be inaugurated during the EGU General Assembly in April 2022 in Vienna, and serve for one year as Deputy President after the inauguration. He will then serve as division President fo ...[Read More]

On talking about hydrology at non-academic events

Nilay Dogulu December 1, 2021

Many of us have given talks (or are preparing their first one coming soon) at academic and non-academic events. What are the differences and what should we expect from both types of events? How can early career scientists (ECS) navigate through these two types of events? I wrote this blog post as an attempt to encourage more ECS talks in non-academic events and share my experiences, hoping that it ...[Read More]

Being positive and passionate about resilient and smart cities – Interview with Elena Cristiano (ECS Rep)

Maria-Helena Ramos November 10, 2021

Elena Cristiano at work

During our business meeting in the GA 2021, we introduced the Early Career Scientist (ECS) representative Elena Cristiano, elected by the ECS members of the HS division and the Young Hydrologic Society (YHS) for the period 2021-2023 [*]. In this blog post, we asked her some questions to get you know her better, her visions and expectations. Maria-Helena Ramos (MHR): First of all, I would like to a ...[Read More]