A message from Laura Roberts: EGU Science Communication Officer
Dear EGU Young Scientist,
Firstly, let me take this opportunity to introduce myself, I am Laura Roberts, the new EGU Communications Officer and I will be your point of contact in the EGU office moving forward.
Preparations for the EGU 2015 General Assembly (12–17 April, Vienna, Austria) are in full swing, and there are a number of opportunities and news we wanted to draw your attention to, relating to the conference and more. Don’t forget to submit your abstract to the meeting by 7 January or, if you’d like to apply for financial support, by 28 November..
Travel funds
The EGU is committed to promoting the participation of young scientists (YS) who wish to present their work at the EGU General Assembly. In order to encourage participation, a limited amount of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to provide financial support to those who wish to attend the meeting.
Financial support includes a waiver of the registration fee and a refund of the Abstract Processing Charge (relating to the abstract for which support was requested). Additionally, the grant may include support for travel expenditures, at the discretion of the Support Selection Committee, to a maximum of €300.
Scientists who wish to apply for financial support should submit an abstract, on which they are first authors, by 28 November 2014. If you want to learn more about how the applications are evaluated and funding is allocate, this blog postincludes all the details.
Young scientist awards
Recently, the winners of the 2014 General Assembly Outstanding Poster (OSP) Award were announced. Make sure you put yourself forward for the award at next year’s conference if you are presenting a poster, it couldn’t be easier! You can express your interest in participating in the OSP contest when submitting your abstract and be sure to attach the OSP labelto your poster board at the EGU meeting.
The Division Outstanding Young Scientist awardees for 2014 have also been announced. You can find out more about the inspiring research of these young scientists at the meeting next year by attending their talks.
YS website
The YS website provides a hub of information for early career researchers. Make the website your one-stop shop for information regarding: financial support to attend the General Assembly, what is on at the conference with a strong YS focus, job opportunities, useful resources, listings of events and courses, as well as opportunities for getting involved with the Union.
Competitions
In the forthcoming months we will be opening the Imaggeo Photo Contest and the Communicate Your Science Video Competition. Pre-registered participants to the EGU 2015 Assembly can submit up to three original photos and one moving image on any broad theme related to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences via our open access image repository, Imaggeo, and be within the chance of winning a free registration for the 2016 General Assembly. Alternatively, you maywant to communicate your research to a wider audience and try your hand at video production, in which case the video competition is for you. The prize for the winning video is also a free registration to the 2016 General Assembly. More details on both these opportunities will follow shortly.
Get involved with the EGU
The EGU is a truly bottom-up organisation that relies on, and values, the input of its members on a variety of projects and activities. As young scientists, there are plenty of ways to get involved with the EGU, such as Union-wide volunteering opportunities in education and outreach and division specific openings, including being a YS representative. As well as giving you the platform to interact with a large network of researchers in your field, being a young scientist representative is a great opportunity to build on your communications skills, boost your CV and influence the activities of Europe’s largest geoscientific association.
Blogs and social media
To keep abreast of all EGU news, especially as the General Assembly pproaches, be sure to follow us on our social media channels (you can find us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Linkedin and YouTube). The conference hashtag for the upcoming General Assembly is #EGU15.
Our official blog, GeoLog, is a great place to get more detailed EGU information. In particular look out for posts on the run up to the conference, which will help you prepare for Vienna, e.g. First Timers Guide to the General Assembly and why choose a PICO presentation.
The entirety of the EGU blogs, a community of geoscience bloggers, are undergoing a makeover and will be moving to a new and improved home on 3rd of December 2014. Additionally, a number of Divisions will be added to the EGU blogs providing division specific news and scientific content.
I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible in Vienna next year.
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about any of these initiatives.
Best wishes,
Laura
