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GeoPolicy: Reaching out on Twitter – casually engage with policymakers!

December 22, 2017
GeoPolicy: Reaching out on Twitter – casually engage with policymakers!
Twitter. Credit: tayloright (distributed via tayloright).

Reaching out to policymakers and sharing your research with them can seem like a daunting task! While there are many formal outlets for engaging with policymakers (such as completing questionnaires, contributing to workshops and participating in paring schemes), there are also more casual methods that can be done sporadically and with less effort. One example of this is engaging with policymakers ...[Read More]

EGU 2018: Registration open

December 7, 2017
EGU 2018: Registration open
Register early for EGU 2018 to make the most of our early-bird rates. Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl).

The EGU General Assembly brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting that covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The conference is taking place in Vienna on 8–13 April 2018, providing an opportunity for both established scientists and early career researchers to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of the geoscie ...[Read More]

Mentoring programme at EGU 2018

November 22, 2017
Mentoring programme at EGU 2018
The mentoring meeting point at the 2017 General Assembly. Credit: EGU/Kai Boggild

With over 14,000 participants, 4,849 oral presentations and over 11,000 posters, all under one roof, the General Assembly can be an overwhelming experience.  There is a warren of corridors to navigate, as well as a wide range of workshops, splinter and townhall meetings to choose from. With that in mind, we’ve put in place some initiatives to make the experience of those joining us in Vienna for t ...[Read More]

What’s new for the 2018 General Assembly?

November 16, 2017
What’s new for the 2018 General Assembly?
The extra space at the front of the conference center is set to return in 2018. It will provide additional space for posters and PICOs, as well as a dedicated registration space. Credit:EGU/Kai Boggild

Along with our conference organisers, Copernicus, we aim to improve the experience of General Assembly attendees year on year. Following feedback from participants in 2017, we’ll introduce some changes we hope will make the 2018 edition of our meeting even better! This post highlights a few of the changes that returning participants will notice at next year’s conference. An ever-growing numb ...[Read More]