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In Vienna for the weekend? Here’s a taste of what’s on offer…

April 16, 2015
In Vienna for the weekend? Here’s a taste of what’s on offer…
Vienna skyline. (Credit: Mimikama, distributed via Pixabay)

The General Assembly is coming to an end, with only one full day left to go. Many of the participants will make their way home over the weekend, but if you’ve chosen to stay on for a little longer, then this list of cultural activities and things to do in Vienna might just be the ticket! Electric Spring Festival 2015 A fantastic, free, open-air music festival is taking place in Vienna’s Muse ...[Read More]

At the Assembly: Thursday highlights

April 16, 2015
At the Assembly: Thursday highlights

Welcome to the fourth day of General Assembly excitement! Once again the day is packed with great events for you to attend and here are just some of the sessions on offer. You can find out more about what’s on in EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly – grab a copy on your way in or download it here. The first Union-wide session of the day focuses on geophysics and resilience and ...[Read More]

At the Assembly: Wednesday highlights

April 15, 2015
At the Assembly: Wednesday highlights

We’re halfway through the General Assembly already! Once again there is lots on offer at EGU 2015 and this is just a taster – be sure to complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly, available both in paper and for download here. Today features more Union-wide events which celebrate the conference theme: A Voyage through Scales. First up is a symposium o ...[Read More]

Geocomplexity and scales: new worlds or scaling?

April 14, 2015

To celebrate this year’s General Assembly theme – A voyage through scales – Shaun Lovejoy, President of the Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences Division (NP), takes us on a tour of how scaling might change our view in a range of Earth science topics: from clouds through to geological surfaces. When van Leeuwenhoek peered through the first microscope, he was amazed at the new world ...[Read More]