Welcome to the third and middle day of the 2012 General Assembly! There are yet again plenty of events open to all Union members today, some of them highlighted below. 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 the first of two Great Debates, where big contemporary issues releva ...[Read More]
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On the Ground at GA2012: Water, water everywhere… including under the ice
Fresh from leading a team of UK geophysicists on a two-week campaign of seismic investigations in northern Sweden, Dr Adam Booth of Swansea University reports to us from the halls of the 2012 General Assembly in Vienna. Hi, from a very sunny Vienna! It’s my first day at the EGU General Assembly, and the whole city is under bright sunshine and blue skies. Over the next few days, I’ll be blogging ...[Read More]
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The EGU Booth: new location!
This year, the EGU Booth at the General Assembly has moved: you’ll find it in Hall X (basement, Blue Level). The booth is the place to come if you’d like to meet members of EGU boards (Meet EGU), discover EGU open-access journals and find out more about EGU outreach activities, sign up for the EGU Women in Geosciences Mentoring Programme, learn how to connect with us on social media, a ...[Read More]
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Tuesday at the 2012 General Assembly
Welcome to the second day of the 2012 General Assembly! There are yet again plenty of events open to all Union members today, some of them highlighted below. Be sure to complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly, available both in paper and for download here. Of particular importance today is the EGU Award Ceremony (US1, Room D, 17:30-20:00) [Webstream ...[Read More]
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Photo Competition at the General Assembly: the finalists!
The selection committee received close to 300 photos for this year’s EGU Photo Competition, in most areas covered by Union’s activities. The stunning finalist photos are below. Do you have a favourite? Vote for it! The photos are exhibited in Hall X (basement, Blue Level) of the Austria Center Vienna, where you will also find voting terminals. The results will be announced on Friday 27 ...[Read More]
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Imaggeo on Mondays: A rock and a hard place
Rocks within the Earth are constantly being subjected to forces that bend, twist, and fracture them, causing them to change shape and size. This process is known as deformation. Polyphase deformation occurs over time when rocks are affected, or stressed, by more than one phase of deformation. Geomorphologist Amirhossein Mojtahedzadeh captured this stunning scene whilst on field work. “This p ...[Read More]
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Monday at the 2012 General Assembly
Welcome to the 2012 General Assembly! This is the first full day of sessions, including many of interest to all Union members. Be sure to complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly, available both in paper and for download here. Of particular importance today is the Union’s Plenary Meeting (UM8) at 12:15 in Room D, a forum for all Assembly attend ...[Read More]
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Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) at the 2012 General Assembly
The EGU’s Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) programme offers teachers the opportunity to hone their skills in EGU related subject areas. As one of GIFT’s most important activities, the General Assembly Workshop is organised annually and combines presentations on current research by leading scientists with hands-on activities presented by educators to roughly one hundred invit ...[Read More]
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New at the 2012 General Assembly
This year’s General Assembly is full of exciting new features, which we have summarised for you below. Keep checking GeoLog regularly for more information on next week’s meeting, including some of the items below. Free EGU2012 App for iPhones and Android smartphones. Please visit http://app.egu2012.eu on your device to be directed to the proper app version download. You may also search ...[Read More]
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GeoCinema at the 2012 General Assembly
The hugely popular GeoCinema returns to this year’s General Assembly! Featuring 26 films ranging in content from documentaries to full-length movies, this event runs almost continuously in the GeoCinema Room on the Yellow Level from 10:30-18:45 every day of the Assembly. A full list of films and a schedule can be found on the Assembly’s official website.