From now, up until 15 January 2020 13:00 CET, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2020).
In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or final-year projects.
The EGU recognises that there are many outstanding students who would benefit from attending and presenting at the General Assembly and, therefore, provides a discounted registration rate to this group. Interested undergraduates can apply to present a poster, talk or PICO presentation on research undertaken in a laboratory setting, on a mapping or field project they’ve been involved in during their degrees, or any other research project of relevance.
To start the abstract submission process, first browse through the EGU 2020 sessions to find the best fit for your research. Clicking on ‘Please select’ will allow you to search for sessions by programme groups and submit your abstract to the relevant session.
Note that all first authors of abstracts submitted to the General Assembly 2020 have to be a 2020 EGU member. The membership can be acquired upon abstract submission. Furthermore, as a first author you are only allowed to submit either one regular abstract plus one abstract solicited by a convener, or two solicited abstracts. A second regular abstract can be submitted to sessions led by the Education and Outreach Sessions (EOS) programme group (the maximum number of abstracts, including solicited abstracts, remains two). Additional guidelines on how to submit an abstract are available on the EGU 2020 website.
An innovative presentation format – Presenting Interactive Content, better known as PICO – has been implemented at the General Assembly since 2013. PICO sessions bring together the advantages of both oral and poster sessions, allowing authors to present the essence of their work and follow it up with interactive discussion. Please note that some sessions are ‘PICO only’ sessions, meaning you cannot select oral/poster preference. If you are submitting to a PICO only session be sure to check out our PICO guide from 2019, for tips on how to prepare your presentation.
The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 15 January 2020, 13:00 CET. If you would like to apply for financial support, called the Roland Schlich travel support, to attend the 2020 General Assembly, please submit an application no later than 1 December 2019. We’ll be providing further information about how to apply for travel grants and how they are awarded in a forthcoming post.
EGU 2020 will take place from 3 to 8 May 2020 in Vienna, Austria. For more information on the General Assembly, see the EGU 2020 website and follow us on Twitter (#EGU20 is the official conference hashtag) and Facebook.
