Welcome to the 2018 General Assembly! This is the first full day of sessions and there’s a feast of them to choose from. Every day we’ll be sharing some super sessions and events at EGU 2018 here on GeoLog and you can complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly.
Union-wide Events
Of particular importance today is the Union’s Plenary Meeting (PCN2) at 12:15 in Room E1 – it’s a forum for all Assembly attendees to discuss the development of the Union with the Union Council. Seeing as it’s over lunch, a buffet of scrumptious sandwiches and soft drinks will be served at the event.
We also have the NASA-ESA-EGU joint Union-wide session lined up (US2, 13:30–17:15 in E1). This session will feature the space agencies’ view on current and future planetary exploration and highlight observation missions for Earth and other planetary bodies. It’s not one to miss! You can also follow the session on Twitter (#EGU18US) and catch up with the EGU 2018 webstream.
Short Courses
The conference can be daunting, especially for first time attendees. For tips and tricks on how to navigate the General Assembly and to learn more about the EGU, why not attend SC2.1: 08:30–10:00/ Room -2.91. Remember you can also consult the first timer’s guide for more information.
There are several short courses kicking off a week of exciting workshops. You can supercharge your data analysis skills in Age Models and geochronology: An introductory course to different age-depth modelling approaches (SC1.10/CL6.06/GM12.4/SSP2.20: 15:30–17:00 / Room -2.85). Or if your research focuses on natural hazards, you can share ideas and build connections in a quick-fire and sociable way at Speed-dating: Research-match making (SC3.19/NH10.3: 15:30–17:00 / Room -2.31). Presenting at a scientific conference can be daunting for both early career and established scientists. Fortunately, Help! I’m presenting at a scientific conference! (SC2.2: 13:30–15:00 / Room -2.16) will have hands-on tips and tricks in order to make your talk memorable and enjoyable for both speaker and audience.
Scientific Sessions
Today’s General Assembly programme features a number of interdisciplinary events, which tackle a common theme through an interdisciplinary combination of approaches. The aim of the sessions is to foster cross-division links and collaborations. Learn how to work with big data sets with two session focusing on Big data and machine learning in geosciences (IE4.1: Orals / 10:30–12:00 / 13:30–17:00 / Room N2; Posters / 17:30–19:00 / Hall X3) and information extraction from satellite observations (IE4.5: Orals / 08:30–10:00 / Room N2; Posters / 17:30–19:00 / Hall X5). Another session will highlight imaging techniques for modelling geological processes (IE3.4: 15:30–17:00 / PICO spot 4).
There are of course many other scintillating scientific sessions throughout the day. Here’s just a sample of what’s on offer:
- Deciphering human-environmental interactions during the late Quaternary as lessons for the Anthropocene – prospects and challenges in geoarchaeology (GM6.3/CL1.30/SSP2.11/SSS13.29): Orals / 13:30–17:00 / Room 0.96; Posters / 17:30–19:00 / Hall X1
- Earth Observation with Swarm: Results from Four Years in Orbit (EMRP2.2/ST3.10): Orals / 13:30–17:00 / Room K1; Posters / 17:30–19:00 / Hall X2
- New frontiers of multiscale monitoring, analysis and modeling of environmental systems (GI1.4/GMPV10.1/NH11.9/SM5.04): Orals / 15:30-17:00 / Room 0.49; Posters 17:30-19:00 / Hall X1
Julius Bartels Medal Lecture at last year’s General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)
Medal Lectures
Today also features five Medal Lectures, which are sure to be a great source of inspiration:
- Extreme Solar Particle Storms: How hostile can the Sun be? (ML7/ST: Julius Bartels Medal Lecture by Ilya G. Usoskin, 11:00 – 12:00 / Room G2)
- Removing bottlenecks in geophysical finite element modelling through advanced hexahedral meshing (ML45/SM: SM Division Outstanding ECS Lecture by Martin van Driel 15:30-15:45 / Room -2.47)
- Thermodynamic Properties of Seawater, Ice and Humid Air: TEOS-10, Before and Beyond (ML12/OS: Fridtjof Nansen Medal Lecture by Rainer Feistel, 16:00-17:00 / Room L3)
- From spinning grains to dune trains: processes in sedimentology (ML17/SSP: Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal Lecture by James L. Best, 16:00-17:00 / Room D1)
- Three views of a secret: the grounding-line conundrum in marine ice-sheet models (ML21/CR: Louis Agassiz Medal Lecture Frank Pattyn, 19:00-20:00 / Room K2)
Meet EGU
Also remember to take the opportunity to meet your division’s representatives, members of the Union Council, and journal editors throughout the Meet EGU sessions. Today you can visit:
- EGU Executive Secretary (Philippe Courtial) from 9:15-10:00
- Executive Editor of Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (Olivier Talagrand) at 10:00-10:30 and 15:00-15:30
- Atmospheric Sciences Division President (Annica Ekman) from 13:30-14:15
- Chief Executive Editor of Solid Earth (Charlotte Krawczyk), 14:15–15:00
Early Career Scientists
Finally, If you’re an early career scientist (ECS) looking to network and meet established scientists who can offer career advice, why not come along to the EGU’s Early Career Scientists Networking & Careers Reception – we still have a few places available – from 19:00-20:30 in room F2. Light snacks and drinks will be served when you arrive!
Have an excellent day!
The EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 8 to 13 April. Check out the full session programme on the General Assembly website and follow the Assembly’s online conversation on Twitter at #EGU18.
