We’ve now been pedalling (unaided by batteries, in case you were wondering) for six days along the Rhine. I’m writing this in the warmth of the evening sun, sparkling off the river, flowing gently past tonight’s campsite, which occupies the hundred metre wide floodplain between the left bank and a steeply-sloping vineyard. Today’s ride took us through Koblenz, where the Mos ...[Read More]
Hydrology Highlights at EGU25: Your Pocket Guide!
The EGU General Assembly 2025 is just around the corner! It will take place on 27 April – 2 May 2025, with more than 19,000 presentations (orals, posters, and PICOs) that will be delivered and viewed both on-site in Vienna (Austria Center Vienna) and virtually (through Zoom & Gather Town). The Hydrological Sciences Division offers a myriad of interesting sessions, as well as networking e ...[Read More]
By bike to the General Assembly in Vienna
I’m Duncan Faulkner, a hydrologist working for JBA Consulting, and also President of the British Hydrological Society. My first General Assembly – in Hamburg Thirty years ago, 1995, I was about to board a plane for the European Geophysical Society (EGS) General Assembly in Hamburg, to present my first paper at a conference (on statistical modelling of rainfall, if I remember right). Mu ...[Read More]
How to Promote Your EGU25 Session
Since October 23rd, abstract submissions for EGU25 are officially open! For session conveners, this is a critical phase and promoting your session is crucial. If you are co-convening a “traditional” session on a large topic that is run every year you might be inundated with abstracts already now or shortly before the deadline. However, many smaller sessions on more niche topics receive far fewer ...[Read More]