GIFT at EGU GA 2011 elebrates 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years after publication of “The Origin of Species” with a GIFT workshop on “Evolution and Biodiversity”. The programme can be found online at the EGU GA 2011 site. The EGU Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) Programme offers teachers of elementary to high school the opportunity to upgrade their knowledge in g ...[Read More]
Union Wide Events at the EGU General Assembly 2011 (Part II)
This post is the partner of Union Wide Events at the EGU General Assembly 2011 (Part I). Townhall Meetings (TM) Townhall meetings are on a variety of topics this year including careers, research and women in Geosciences (TM9). They’re an opportunity to discuss topics in a bit more depth than the oral session question times allow. TM10 is associated with the late breaking session on the Japan ...[Read More]
Jobs (and Education) at EGU GA 2011
There are several items at the General Assembly related to Jobs and Education this year. These are the Job and Education market, online job and CV postings and physical poster boards at the Austria Center Vienna itself. Job and Education market At the General Assembly there will again be a Job and Education market. This will be situated on the Blue level (basement) (Stage, M1–M9), a list of exhibi ...[Read More]
Geosciences and Web 2.0 at EGU GA 2010
The Educational and Outreach Symposia at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 cover a variety of topics. Several include examples of best practice. Virtual conferences and observatories are covered in ST6/EOS9 as described in the below guest blog from Sini Merikallio of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Thursday in Room 29, 10:30-12:00 in ST6/EOS9 Best practices in Education an ...[Read More]