How to get to Vienna and what to do when you’re there – a brief, and by no means comprehensive, introduction! Getting here Vienna’s International Airport is served by many of the major European airlines. If you would like to consider overland transport or benefit from our 20% discount on Star Alliance flights, take a look at …[Read More]
General Assembly
A first-timer’s guide to the 2014 General Assembly
Will this be your first time at an EGU General Assembly? With over 11,000 participants in a massive venue, the conference can be a confusing and, at times, overwhelming place. To help you find your way, we have compiled an introductory handbook filled with history, presentation pointers, travel tips and a few facts about Vienna …[Read More]
EGU 2014 Communicate Your Science Video Competition
Earlier this year we launched the Communicate Your Science Video Competition, a great opportunity to share research in the Earth, planetary and space sciences with the general public. What’s more, there’s a free registration to the 2015 General Assembly up for grabs and we’ve just extended the deadline to give you more time to get …[Read More]
EGU 2014 General Assembly programme now online!
The EGU General Assembly 2014 programme is available here. Take a look and – if you haven’t already – register for the conference by 31 March to make the early registration rates! The scientific programme of this year’s General Assembly includes Union Symposia, Interdivision Sessions, Educational and Outreach Symposia, as well as oral, poster and PICO sessions covering the …[Read More]
Science bloggers – join the 2014 General Assembly blogroll!
Will you be blogging at the 2014 General Assembly? If so, sign up here and we’ll add you to our official blogroll. We will be compiling a list of blogs that feature posts about the EGU General Assembly and making it available on GeoLog, the official blog of the European Geosciences Union. We’d ask you to write …[Read More]
Last chance to enter the EGU Photo Contest!
If you are pre-registered for the 2014 General Assembly (Vienna, 27 April – 2 May), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! Every year we hold a photo competition and exhibit in association with our open access image repository, Imaggeo and our annual General …[Read More]
GeoTalk: Connecting geoscience and archaeology with Sophie Gangl
This week in GeoTalk, we’re talking to Sophie Gangl, a masters student from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna. Sophie tells us about the intersecting fields of geoscience and archaeology, and shares the benefits of presenting postgraduate projects at an international conference. Hi Sophie, can you tell us a little about …[Read More]
Communicate Your Science Video Competition at EGU 2014!
Want to communicate your research to a wider audience and try your hand at video production? Now’s your chance! Young scientists pre-registered for the EGU General Assembly are invited to take part in the EGU’s first ever Communicate Your Science Video Competition! The aim is to produce a video up-to-three-minutes long to share your research …[Read More]
Photo competition at the EGU 2014 General Assembly
If you are pre-registered for the 2014 General Assembly (Vienna, 27 April – 2 May), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! The fifth annual EGU photo competition opens on 1 February. Up until 1 March, every participant pre-registered for the General Assembly can submit up …[Read More]
Job opportunity at the EGU General Assembly
We have a vacancy for a science communication or science journalism student in Europe to work at the press office of the 2014 General Assembly, which is taking place in Vienna, Austria, from 27 April t0 2 May. Applications from geosciences students with science communication experience are also welcome. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from people …[Read More]