Vienna – the city of music! Of Mozart and Mahler, Beethoven and Brahms – and of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest!
In this spirit, we invite you to a music-filled evening to wrap up EGU26 and let your hair down. An evening where geoscience meets music and art, and where we celebrate the creativity, diversity, and spirit of our community together.
Join us for a fabulous night of music and science! (And karaoke!)
When? 18:10-20:00CEST, Friday 8 May
Where? Room E1, Yellow Level, Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in EGU26
What is GeoVision Night?
GeoVision Night has two principal parts. First, the performance section, which will see 10 pre-selected creative acts (sign up now) competing for the audience’s favour. Come and vote for your favourite artists! Second, a karaoke free-for-all that offers an opportunity for anyone to join in and have fun! No sign-ups required! All you need to bring is an idea for which song to tackle (karaoke equipment is provided!) and the panache to step up to the mic and let loose!
Even if you’re not in the mood to take to the stage yourself, why not stay at EGU26 until the Friday and drop by to cheer on your colleagues, and take to the dance floor!
How to enter the GeoVision Night?
If you want to participate in the GeoVision Night performance section, please fill out the form proposing your act by 13 April 2026! Since we only have a limited number of time slots available, the GeoVision organising team will pre-select 10 entries from the proposals we get. You will be notified whether your act has been selected on 14 April. Then, you can start preparing your contribution in the four weeks you will have to go to the conference.
In your proposal, please describe the act you’d like to perform and what equipment/instruments/props you’d need. We can provide a violin, guitar, and keyboard on-site. You’re also very welcome to bring your own equipment! If playing live isn’t something that would work for you, you can also pre-record backing track to perform with, and even prepare a dynamic background or slideshow that will be projected in the background during your performance.
The winners will be selected on-site by audience vote!
What kinds of entries does the GeoVision Night accept?
The only rule is that your GeoVision entry has to combine music, dance, or poetry with geoscience content.
- Do you want to rap about your latest fieldwork adventure?
- Write a ballad about your trusty lab equipment?
- Present the odyssey of submitting a project proposal through interpretive dance?
- Or sing about the peer review process to the tune of a popular artist?
The choice is yours!
Give your creativity free reign and craft an entry that will win over the hearts of your audience.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Group acts should not have more than 10 performers for time reasons
- If you send us a backing track, please ensure that it is either your own audio or that you have permission to use it. (If it is a popular song, we can provide it via the karaoke platform we have!) All backing music must be provided in .mp3 format by Thursday 7 May, end of day.
- All song suggestions, performances and lyrics must be appropriate for a social event at the EGU26 General Assembly. If upon review the organisers feel that your song choice is not appropriate they can ask you to present another choice, or ask a back-up participant to perform in your place.
- As this is an event held during the EGU26 General Assembly, the EGU Code of Conduct also applies to this event, and all audience members and performers must have a valid EGU26 registration for the day of the event.
Please note that this is an on-site social and networking event only. It will not be recorded or live-streamed.
Have any questions? Reach out to me!
