Networking Opportunities at the 2013 General Assembly

With over 10,000 scientists all in one place, there are ample opportunities to meet other researchers in the Earth, planetary and space sciences, make friends, connections and start new collaborations. Here’s a sample of some of the great networking opportunities at the General Assembly this year:

The Earth Science Women’s Network (Sunday 7 April, 12:15 – 15:30)

The Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) is proud to announce a networking workshop the Sunday afternoon before EGU 2013 kicks off. The workshop will bring together stellar inspirational women (including two EGU medal winners) to give advice on using networking to build a successful career as well as women from funding agencies and women’s networks. All women working in the Geosciences are welcome and registration is free. Please note that space is limited and participants will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. ESWN will also be hosting a reception on Wednesday 10 April (see here for more information).

For more information on the workshop program and to register please visit here. You can also contact the organisers, Agatha de Boer, Mirjam Glessmer and Jaana Bäck for more information.

ESWN is an international peer-mentoring network of women in the Earth Sciences.

The Opening Reception (Sunday 7 April, 18:30-21:00)

The Opening Reception is a great place to meet the other EGU 2013 attendees, whether you’ve never been before, or want to catch up with old colleagues.

To make it easier for early career researchers, we’ve set up meeting points throughout the venue. The programme groups will be clustered into (1) Solid Earth, (2) Soft Earth, (3) Planetary and Space Sciences and (4) Interdisciplinary Areas. Stop by to meet fellow PhD students and early career researchers.

• Group I: Solid Earth Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics (EMRP), Geodesy (G), Geodynamics (GD), Geomorphology (GM), Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology& Volcanology (GMPV),Seismology (SM), Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (SSP), Soil System Sciences (SSS). Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS)
• Group II: Soft Earth Atmospheric Sciences (AS), Biogeosciences (BG), Climate: Past, Present& Future (CL), Hydrological Sciences (HS), Ocean Sciences (OS)
• Group III: Planetary and Space Sciences Planetary and Solar System Sciences (PS), Solar–Terrestrial Sciences (ST)
• Group IV: Interdisciplinary Areas Cryospheric Sciences (CR), Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE), Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI), Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI), Natural Hazards (NH), Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences (NP)

If you have any questions about events for Young Scientists at the Assembly, please contact Sara Mynott. 

Meeting other Geoscientists during the tweet up at last year’s General Assembly.

If you’re on Twitter, and want to meet other Earth Scientists with an interest in science communication, join us for this year’s EGU tweet up (#EGUtweetup).