The presentations from the GIFT workshops at past General Assemblies are now available online (where the author has given permission). The GIFT programme offers teachers of elementary to high school the opportunity to upgrade their knowledge in geophysical themes and to shorten the time between new discoveries and textbook information. There are three main activities to the programme, one of which ...[Read More]
General Assembly
Keeping connected with the EGU
There are various ways to keep connected with the European Geosciences Union, more are being developed but the current ones are below. The EGU General Assembly 2011 Survey is open until 30 June, it can be completed online. The results of these GA Surveys are examined carefully and helped when making important decisions for future General Assemblies. Within the social media realm (alongside this bl ...[Read More]
Grímsvötn volcanic eruption
The Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland started erupting on 21 May 2011. Icelandic airspace was closed soon after with flights now being affected in the United Kingdom. This post brings together some good sources of imagery and information. These sources are not endorsed by the European Geosciences Union, more a resource letting people know what is available. If you know of a good source of information, ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: Water Angel
A “water angel” seems to appear in the upper part of the Trift Glacier Lake in the Swiss Alps. This image was a finalist in the EGU GA 2011 Photo Competition. Image by Romain Schläppy, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (b ...[Read More]
EGU GA 2011 Feedback Survey: please complete
The EGU General Assembly 2011 was again a great success with 4,333 oral and 8,439 poster presentations in a dozen union wide and 520 disciplinary sessions, along with townhall meetings, short courses, splinter meetings, etc. At the conference 10,725 scientists from 96 countries participated, of which 28% were students, 15,000 copies of EGU Today distributed, keen media presence and reporting, and ...[Read More]
Meet the EGU at EAGE in Vienna
Are you going to European Assoication of Geoscientists and Engineers 73rd Conference23-26th May 2011? If so please visit the EGU at Booth 2450 in Hall B, Reed Messe Wien and meet the executive secretary, Philippe Courtial.
Imaggeo on Mondays: Carboniferous arachnid
A 3D reconstruction of the 312 million year old arachnid Eophrynus prestvicii, from a CT scan of the fossil. Arachnids such as this – members of the Trigonotarbida – were amongst the first terrestrial predators. This image was one of the finalists in the EGU GA 2011 Photo Competition. To find out more about this image, see Friday’s post: 3D reconstructions of ancient arachnids. I ...[Read More]
3D reconstructions of ancient arachnids
One of the finalists in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 Photo Competition was an image from Russell Garwood. This image was not a traditional photograph but a 3D reconstruction of a 312 million year old arachnid Eophrynus prestvicii, from a CT scan of the fossil. The image itself will be the feature for the Imaggeo Mondays post on 16th May. However, due to the different nature ...[Read More]
Geocinema films available online (3/3)
This is the last in a series of posts (Part 1, Part 2) with descriptions and online locations of Geocinema films. A film’s inclusion in the Geocinema does not mean that EGU endorses any opinions expressed in the film. If you have a film you’d like to submit for the Geocinema at the EGU GA 2012 look out for the call. Inspection Exercise in Jordan, 6 mins [Online] This film discusses a simulat ...[Read More]
Geocinema Films available online (2/3)
Did you miss a particular film during the GeoCinema at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011? Here’s the second post containing where to see films that are available online. A film’s inclusion in the Geocinema does not mean that EGU endorses any opinions expressed in the film. Royal NIOZ, Fathoming the Sea, 10 mins [Online] Once again a prominent scientific institute cal ...[Read More]