Wednesday at the General Assembly

We’re halfway through the General Assembly already! Once again there is lots on offer at EGU 2013 and this is just a taster – be sure to complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly, available both in paper and for download here.

One thing we’ve been looking forward to is this year’s Great Debate on shale gas – “to frack, or not to frack?”, that is indeed the question! The aim of the EGU Great Debates is to tackle contemporary issues in the geosciences and break down the evidence with a panel of science, policy and environment experts – with all the coverage fracking for gas has received, this is sure to be a great debate! The Great Debate will take place in Room Y9 (15:30-17:00).

Another not-to-miss session is the EGU Award Ceremony, where the achievements of many outstanding scientists will be recognised in an excellent evening event from 17:30-20:00 in Room R1. Here are today’s lectures from some of these award-winning scientists:

• Ian McHarg Medal Lecture by Alessandro Annoni (ML13), Room R11, 11:00–12:00
• Stephan Mueller Medal Lecture by Leigh H. Royden (ML30), Room B9, 11:00–12:00
• Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Young Scientists Lecture by Xavier Fettweis (ML6), Room G11, 12:00–12:30
• Alfred Wegener Medal Lecture by Edouard Bard (ML1), Room R1, 12:15–13:15
• Beno Gutenberg Medal Lecture by Jeroen Tromp (ML25), Room B5, 13:30–14:30
• Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal Lecture by John P. Burrows (ML8), Room B10, 14:00–15:00

Why not expand your knowledge base in an incredibly interdisciplinary session on Anisotropy and small-scale heterogeneity in the Solid Earth, combining Geodynamics, Seismology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy and more?! Orals are in G10 (13:30-17:00), posters are on the Blue Level (17:30-19:00) and poster summaries and discussions are in R12 (10:30-11:15).

Finally, remember to take the opportunity to meet your Division’s representatives in the day’s Meet EGU sessions and, if you’ve had enough of the formalities, head on over to the Andean Geotrail photo exhibition where you take a breather and enjoy the fantastic photos taken on an incredible journey through South America (Exhibition Gallery, 1^st Floor, Green Level).

Have a lovely day!