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The road to a greener General Assembly

Olivia Trani December 4, 2019

Starting in 2020, EGU will offset the carbon footprint of all participants’ travel to the General Assembly. Learn more about our environmental initiatives planned for the General Assembly in this blog post! (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl).

Each spring thousands of geoscientists from more than 100 countries make their way to Vienna for the EGU General Assembly. Major conferences like this offer researchers many opportunities to advance their careers: from gaining research inspiration and learning new skills to sharing ideas and networking with peers. But participant travel to and within Vienna, plus their accommodation, food and drin ...[Read More]

Job opportunity at the EGU General Assembly: press assistant

Olivia Trani November 14, 2019

Researchers speaking at a press conference at the EGU General Assembly 2018. (Credit: EGU/Keri McNamara)

We have several vacancies for science-communication or science-journalism students in Europe to work at the press centre of the 2020 General Assembly, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, from 3–8 May. Applications from geoscience students with experience in science communication are also very welcome. This is a paid opportunity for budding science communicators to gain experience in the working ...[Read More]

EGU 2020: Financial support to attend the General Assembly

Olivia Trani October 31, 2019

Applying for financial support to attend the 2020 General Assembly is easier than ever! Credit: Kai Boggild /EGU

The EGU is committed to promoting the participation of both early career scientists and established researchers from low and middle-income countries who wish to present their work at the EGU General Assembly. In order to encourage participation of scientists from both these groups, a part of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to provide financial support to those who wish t ...[Read More]

Join us at the EGU 2020 General Assembly: Call for abstracts is now open!

Olivia Trani October 29, 2019

The call for abstracts is now open! You have until 15 January 2020 to submit your abstract for #EGU20. Credit: Pfluegl/EGU

From now, up until 15 January 2020 13:00 CET, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2020). In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or fin ...[Read More]