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The Assembly documented through art!

Olivia Trani April 9, 2018

Matthew Partridge, the EGU's Cartoonist in Residence, and Sam Illingworth, EGU's Poet in Residence, will be documenting their conference experiences and sharing science this week at the General Assembly!

For the first time, the General Assembly will be documented by EGU’s very own artists in residence! Sam Illingworth, Science Communication Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), and Matthew Partridge, Senior Research Fellow at Southampton University (UK), have been busy this week producing poems and cartoons to share their conference experiences and communicate science. Why not ...[Read More]

Photo Competition finalists 2018 – who will you vote for?

Olivia Trani April 9, 2018

The selection committee received over 600 photos for this year’s EGU Photo Competition, covering fields across the geosciences. The fantastic finalist photos are below and they are being exhibited in Hall X2 (basement, Brown Level) of the Austria Center Vienna – see for yourself! Do you have a favourite? Vote for it! There is a voting terminal (also in Hall X2), just next to the exhibit. The resul ...[Read More]

What’s on for early career scientists at the Assembly in 2018

Olivia Trani April 4, 2018

Take a break, grab a coffee and gather your thoughts away from the buzz of the conference at the EGU Lounge (Credit: EGU/Keri McNamara)

This year, there’s a great line-up of early career scientist (ECS) sessions at the General Assembly. Not only that, but there are opportunities to meet those that represent you in the Union, get to know other ECS in your field, and make the most of both the scientific and social sides of the conference… Networking First up for ECS is the icebreaker event during the opening reception on the Sunday ...[Read More]

Blogs and social media at EGU 2018 – tune in to the conference action

Olivia Trani April 3, 2018

Join the online conversation about the upcoming General Assembly, but be sure to use the official hashtag: #EGU1

With hundreds of oral presentations, PICO sessions and poster presentations taking place each day, it can be difficult to keep up with everything that is on offer during the General Assembly. As well as finding highlights of interesting conference papers, lectures and workshops in the daily newsletter at the General Assembly, EGU Today, you can also keep up to date with all the conference activiti ...[Read More]