Vienna

GeoEd: GIFT Workshops at the General Assembly – What the 2016 participants can expect

Laura Roberts-Artal April 8, 2016

Rosetta and Philae preparing for comet landing. The topic of the 2016 GIFT Workshop is ‘The Solar System and beyond’ and is co-organised with the European Space Agency (ESA). (Credit: ESA)

The General Assembly (GA) is not only for researchers but for teachers and educators with an interest in the geosciences also. Every year the Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) is organised by the EGU Committee on Education to bring first class science closer to primary and high school teachers. If you are an educator attending this year’s edition of the GIFT workshop –the topic of which ...[Read More]

EGU 2016: Get the Assembly mobile app!

Laura Roberts-Artal April 7, 2016

The EGU 2016 mobile app is now available for iPhones and Android smartphones. To download it, you can scan the QR code available at the General Assembly website or go directly to http://app.egu2016.eu/ on your mobile device. You will be directed to the version of the EGU 2016 app for your particular smartphone, which you can download for free. Once you open the app, the dashboard will show you fiv ...[Read More]

EGU 2016: Getting to Vienna, getting to sleep and getting to know the city

Laura Roberts-Artal March 23, 2016

Vienna at sunsest. (Credit: Flickr user cadoc)

With the conference less than a month away here is a brief, and by no means comprehensive, introduction of how to get to Vienna and what to do when you’re there! Getting here Vienna’s International Airport is served by many of the major European airlines. If you would like to consider overland you’ll find more information on the General Assembly website. And, if you haven’t seen it already, make s ...[Read More]

Townhall and Splinter Meetings at EGU 2016

Laura Roberts-Artal February 5, 2016

The Austria Vienna Centre. (Credit: Copernicus/EGU)

In addition to the wealth of scientific sessions at the General Assembly (17–22 April 2016), there is also the option to attend other meetings during EGU 2016. These include Townhall and Splinter Meetings, which are organised by conference participants. Splinter Meetings Splinter Meetings can also be organised by participants during the course of the conference and they can be public or by invita ...[Read More]