During the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 several distringuished guests have been hosted. These have included the Irish Ambassador to Austria for HS1.1 Perspectives for the Future of Hydrology in a Changing Environment. Memorial Session in Honour of Professor Jim Dooge and the New Zealand Ambassador to Austria for the Union Symposia on the Christchurch Earthquake and accopanying ...[Read More]
Friday at EGU GA 2011
Welcome to the last day of the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna 2011. Some union wide events of note are below. The winner of the photography competition will be announced at 12:15 in the Crystal Lounge. Home will be shown in the GeoCinema from 17:30 (for 90 minutes) and we have a chocolate and sweets stall in the Exhibition Hall. 08:30–10:20 Union Symposium. The 11 March 2011 ...[Read More]
EGU GA 2011 in the news
Items from the European Geosciences Union General Assembly are featured prominently on the BBC’s Science and Environment pages. The current top story is about “Thuderstorms numbers calculated” (link). The top story for some time yesterday (Wednesday) was Climate ‘fix’ may warm, not cool, again directly related to research presented at the EGU General Assembly. If you ...[Read More]
Tuesday Medalists at EGU GA 2011 (2)
EGU GA 2011 Union Award Ceremony
New at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 is an official Awards Ceremony where all the medal and award winners across the Union are honoured (session details). It will also be Webstreamed. Please come join us at the EGU 2011 Award Ceremony which will take place on Wednesday 6 April, 17:30-20:00, Room D (Blue Level, basement). We will first recognize on stage all Division Outstand ...[Read More]
Exhibition at the EGU GA 2011
Have you visited the Exhibition at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011? The exhibition is on the Ground (Yellow level) and the Gallery (First floor, green). Several of the exhibitors have presentations and events, see the Programme Book for more details. One examples of a session from an exhibitor is Nature Publishing Group’s How to get published information session on Wedne ...[Read More]
EGU Today Online
The newsletter of the EGU General Assembly: EGUToday is available online and is updated throughout the day. Paper copies are also available within the Austria Center Vienna.
The Union Masterclass at EGU GA 2011
Today, Wednesday at 13:30-15:00 in Room D (Basement, Blue level) will see the first Union Masterclass. This is an opportunity to hear insights from two senior scientists reflecting on their research. The first Union Masterclass is What are the unresolved questions and future perspectives for palaeoclimate research. The details are available online and it will be webstreamed. What are the unresolve ...[Read More]
Wednesday at EGU GA 2011
We hope you are having a good week at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011. Union wide events today include: 13:30–15:00 Union Masterclass: What are the unresolved questions and future perspectives for palaeoclimate research? An EGU Masterclass by André Berger and Wolfgang H. Berger, Room D [Webstream] Climate research has never received so much attention as during these days. Peop ...[Read More]
Celebration: 10 years of interactive open access publishing at EGU GA 2011
It’s been ten years since the launch of the first interactive open access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, followed by a growing number of EGU open access journals covering most fields of geoscience. A combination of traditional peer review and interactive and public discussion on the internet assures efficient scientific exchange and top quality. High submission rates and impact factors ...[Read More]