The Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing (PASC) is delighted to launch a Call for Abstracts for its next conference (PASC16) cosponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The Conference will be held from June 8 to 10, 2016 at the SwissTech Convention Center, located on the campus of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The PASC Conference is a ...[Read More]
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GeoLog
EGU2016: Applying for financial support to attend the General Assembly
The EGU is committed to promoting the participation of both early career scientists and established researchers from low and middle income countries who wish to present their work at the EGU General Assembly. In order to encourage participation of scientists from both these groups, a limited amount of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to provide financial support to those ...[Read More]
Geology for Global Development
#EGU16 – Sessions of Interest
The EGU General Assembly 2016 takes place in Vienna between the 17-22 April 2016. Abstract submission is now open for their fantastic range of sessions, with support applications open until 1st December 2015. These offer financial support to early-career scientists and established scientists from low, lower-middle and upper-middle income countries. We’ve noted some sessions of immediate rele ...[Read More]
Energy, Resources and the Environment
Call for abstracts EGU 2016!
The call for abstracts is now out for EGU 2016! Have a look at our exciting proposed programme in the ERE Division under the topics: ERE1 – Integrated studies ERE2 – Impact of energy and resource exploitation on the environment ERE3 – Non-carbon based energy ERE4 – Carbon based energy ERE5 – Geo-storage for a sustainable future ERE6 – Geo-materials from natural resources The abstract deadline is 1 ...[Read More]
Seismology
ESC 2016: Session proposals open
The next European Seismological Commission (ESC) meeting will be held next year in Trieste. This assembly will be the 35th General Assembly. The local organising committee, the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS), is glad to invite seismologists, geologists and engineers to the 35rd General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission that will be held from 4 ...[Read More]
GeoLog
EGU 2016: Call-for-abstracts is now open!
From now, up until 13 January 2016, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2016). In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or final-year pr ...[Read More]
Cryospheric Sciences
Image of the Week : 63 years of the Muir Glacier’s retreat
The Muir is a valley glacier (Alaska) that has significantly retreated over the last 2 centuries. The 3 pictures have the same field of view and record the changes that occurred during the 63 years separating 1941 and 2004. In the 1941, the terminus of the glacier is on the lower right corner of the photo. The Muir is then a tidewater glacier up to 700m thick and is well connected to its tributary ...[Read More]
GeoLog
EGU Awards and Medals 2016
Yesterday, the EGU announced the 49 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Young Scientists Awards. The aim of the awards is to recognise the efforts of the awardees in furthering our understanding of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The prizes will be handed out during the EGU 2016 General Assembly in Vienna on 17-22 April. Head over t ...[Read More]
Geomorphology
Report from the Summer School on Geomorphology in the Kaunertal Valley, Austria, 31st August – 6th September 2015
Written by Ciara Fleming ( University College Dublin) The focus of this Summer School was ‘Sediment dynamics in high mountain environments’ and as suggested by this title, the location did not disappoint. For the week-long school we were based in Feichten im Kaunertal (1273m a.s.l.), a perfectly-formed Alpine village in the Province of Tyrol, Austria. The school brought together a diverse group of ...[Read More]
GeoLog
Apply now to take part in the 2016 GIFT workshop!
The General Assembly 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. The topic of the 2016 edition of GIFT is ‘The Solar System and beyond’. This year’s workshop is co- ...[Read More]