For the first time ever, all United Kingdom airspace is currently closed due to ash from the Eyjafjallajokull Eruption in Iceland, a situation replicated in several other Northern European countries. At the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, session NH2.2 Passive satellite techniques and ground-based potential field investigations of volcanic activity contains several presentations ...[Read More]
EGU Presentation Planning
According to twitter (#egu2010) I’m not the only person who has been working on posters for the General Assembly this week. The guidelines for authors can be found on the EGU GA 2010 website for oral and poster presentations. The key take away points are that its 12 minutes plus 3 for questions for oral presentations. Posters are landscape orientation (i.e. longer than they are tall), and go ...[Read More]
The EGU is Multilogue
This year at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly there’s more formal engagement with social media than in previous years. Blogging There’s an official blog (that you’ve already found!). This will contain a mixture of information about the General Assembly, highlight particular sessions, and news, amongst other things. Ideas for contributions are welcome, let us know i ...[Read More]
Hints, tips and advice about EGU General Assembly participation
The first time I visited the EGU General Assembly I would have been lost without hints and tips from colleagues who had been to previous General Assemblies. We’re looking to put together some tips/hints/advice for participants at the EGU General Assembly in 2010, particularly for first time participants. What tips and hints do you have that would be useful for fellow participants at EGU in V ...[Read More]