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Accessibility at EGU: Crutches at the General Assembly? Surprisingly Easy

Terri Cook February 12, 2020

If you see someone who could use a seat at the General Assembly, why not offer them yours if you can? (Photo credit: Kai Boggild)

Last year I had the opportunity to attend my first General Assembly to speak at several sessions about my experience working as a science journalist and reporting in the field during an EGU Science Journalism Fellowship. With my tickets booked and accommodations reserved, I was ready to go — until I tore a ligament in my knee while skiing in my native state: Colorado in the U.S. The timing ...[Read More]

The inaugural EGU webinar: EGU journals and Open Access publishing

Hazel Gibson January 31, 2020

The first EGU Webinar: EGU journals: open access publishing, public peer review and the new EGUsphere

Last week the EGU executive office debuted something new for our members: the EGU webinar. The first of these focused on the open access journals that EGU publishes in partnership with Copernicus.The webinar discussed the interactive public peer review system, the role of the EGU Publications Committee, how researchers can effectively publish in an EGU Journal and the new EGUsphere. The web ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: A biogeocaching scavenger hunt for Earth science outreach

Olivia Trani January 24, 2020

Did you know that the EGU has a public engagement grant scheme? We’ll be awarding three EGU members with 1500€ to help them develop an outreach project that aims to raise awareness of geosciences outside the scientific community. The 2020 call for applications is currently open. In this GeoTalk interview, Olivia Trani talks to Astrid Harjung, Laura Coulson, Romana Hödl and Katrin Attermeyer, resea ...[Read More]

EGU 2020: Registration open & townhall and splinter meeting requests

Olivia Trani December 27, 2019

Register early for EGU 2020 to make the most of our early-bird rates! Credit: EGU/Keri McNarama).

The EGU General Assembly brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting that covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The conference is taking place in Vienna on 3–8 May 2020, providing an opportunity for both established scientists and early career researchers to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of the geoscience ...[Read More]