EGU 2016

Imaggeo on Mondays: Get involved!

Laura Roberts-Artal September 5, 2016

Austria Center Vienna during EGU General Assembly 2016. Credit: Kai Boggild (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Today’s featured image is a throw back to our 2016 General Assembly! Did you enjoy this year’s 619 unique scientific sessions and 321 side events at conference? Did you know that EGU members and conference attendees can play an active role in shaping the scientific programme of the conference? It is super easy! You can suggest a session (with conveners and description), and/or modifica ...[Read More]

Geo Talk: One of the youngest EGU 2016 General Assembly delegates sends sensor to space

Hazel Gibson and Kai Boggild May 13, 2016

Thomas Maier at the poster session at the 2016 General Assembly where he presented his work. (Credit: Kai Boggild/EGU)

Presenting at an international conference is daunting, even for the most seasoned of scientists; not so for Thomas Maier (a second year university student) who took his research (co-authored by Lukas Kamm, a high-school student) to the EGU 2016 General Assembly! Not only was their work on developing a moisture sensor impressive, so was Thomas’ enthusiasm and confidence when presenting his r ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet Zakaria Ghazoui, winner of the Communicate your Science Video Competition in 2015!

Laura Roberts-Artal January 26, 2016

A still from the 2015 winning film, 'Inside Himalayan Lakes'. (Credit: Zakaria Ghazoui).

If you’ve not heard about our Communicate Your Science Video Competition before it gives early career scientists the chance to produce a video up-to-three-minutes long to share their research with the general public. The winning entry receives a free registration to the General Assembly the following year. In this GeoTalk interview, Laura Roberts talks to Zakaria Ghazoiu, a PhD student whose video ...[Read More]

A guide to convening a session at the General Assembly – Part II

Laura Roberts-Artal September 11, 2015

The EGU 2015 General Assembly. (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Convening a session at a conference can seem daunting, especially if you are an early career research and a first-time convener. That’s why we’ve put together this two part series to outline the main steps of the process, with more detailed instructions to be published on the 2016 EGU General Assembly in due course. Remember, the call for sessions is open until 18 September 2015! This post picks u ...[Read More]