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

April 8, 2015
Blogs and social media at the Assembly – tune in to the conference action
The view from social media HQ at EGU 2012.

With hundreds of oral presentations, PICO sessions and poster presentations taking place each day, it can be difficult to keep abreast of 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 activ ...[Read More]

The Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Awards at EGU 2015

April 7, 2015
The Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Awards at EGU 2015
Presnting posters at the General Assembly.

Every year at the General Assembly hundreds of students present their research at the conference with a lot of time and effort going into preparing these presentations. With the aim to further improve the overall quality of poster presentations and more importantly, to encourage young scientists to present their work in the form of a poster, the OSP Awards were born. The OSP awards are presented a ...[Read More]

What’s on for young scientists at the Assembly in 2015?

April 2, 2015
What’s on for young scientists at the Assembly in 2015?
The YS Lounge at the 2014 General Assembly.

This year, there’s a great line-up of young scientist (YS) 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 young scientists in your field, and make the most of both the scientific and social sides of the conference… First up for young scientists is the icebreaker event on the Sunday before the meeting, wh ...[Read More]

Union-wide events at EGU 2015

March 31, 2015

Wondering what to expect at our General Assembly this year? Here are some of the highlights: Great Debates (GDB) This year we’re holding not one, not two, but four Great Debates! The topics covered this year are varied, from: The impact on global geoscience of accelerating Asian research, through to a debate about Open Access publishing, via discussing global freshwater use and water security and ...[Read More]