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 …[Read More]
Sessions
Webstreaming at EGU General Assembly 2011
As with previous years, selected sessions along with all press conferences (see EGU Media Portal) will be live-streamed during the General Assembly 2011 and are will also be available on demand after the conference. Please enter the general EGU Webstreaming site. The webstream portal contains events from General Assemblies in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The …[Read More]
EGU General Assembly 2011 At a glance
This post highlights some events at the General Assembly that will of interest to the whole community. Room D is on the Blue level (Basement) of the Austria Center Vienna. Monday, 04 April 12:15–13:15 Union Plenary Room D. All attendants are invited to this annual event where the past and future development of EGU is …[Read More]
Further details on events at the EGU GA 2011 related to recent Natural Hazard Events
Further details are available about the recently added session at the EGU General Assembly 2011. US4: The 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, Conveners:Mary Fowler, Charlotte Krawczyk and Ramon Carbonell, in Room D on Thursday, 07 April, 08:30–10:15 will have three speakers on various aspects of the earthquake plus time for discussion. US5: The 11 March …[Read More]
Union Wide Events at the EGU General Assembly 2011 (Part I)
At the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 there are a variety of union wide sessions. Some of these are summarised below, with the others (such as Short Courses, GeoCinema) following in a Part II post. Union Meetings These are meetings that are open to members of the union, some are invitation only (noted). A …[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 …[Read More]
Sessions at the General Assembly Related to Recent Natural Hazard Events
There are two additional Union Symposia (US) that have been added to the EGU General Assembly 2011 Programme. Union Symposia 4 (US4) The 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake will be in Room D, on Thursday 7 April from 08:30–10:15. Union Symposia (US5) The 11 March 2011 Tohoku (Sendai) Earthquake and Tsunami will be in Room …[Read More]
Experiences of the EGU General Assembly
For those of you who maybe attending the General Assembly for the first time, you may be wondering what it’s like from a participant’s point of view. The short piece below gives one person’s views of attending the General Assembly in 2010. I attended EGU last year for the first time. When I arrived there …[Read More]
Presenting at the EGU General Assembly 2011
This post will outline what’s available in the presentation rooms, pointing you to the appropriate pages on the EGU GA 2011 website. Oral Presentations The guidelines for oral presentations online. The link includes the equipment available in each room (laptop, beamer, microphone, laser pointer, ability to hook up your own laptop etc.). Oral presentations this …[Read More]
Short Courses at the EGU General Assembly 2011
There are nine Short Courses at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011. Short courses are opportunities to learn about a subject or further your knowledge in a particular area, the length of the courses ranges from 1.5 hours to a whole day. The short courses at this year’s General Assembly are listed below. Some …[Read More]