Welcome back to the second day of the 2014 General Assembly! Today is packed full of excellent sessions, and this list of highlights is by no means comprehensive! Make sure you complement this information with EGU Today, the General Assembly newsletter, to get the most out of the conference – grab a copy on your way in or download it here. Today’s Europe in Geosciences event on The Role of Geoscie ...[Read More]
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Geology for Global Development
GfGD at EGU 2014 – ‘Hazards Education in the Himalaya’ Talk Reminder
In Session NH9.8 TOMORROW (Tuesday 29th April) Rosalie Tostevin will be talking about GfGD’s hazards education project in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, Northern India. (Please feel free to copy and share this image via Twitter/Facebook)
GeoLog
Photo Contest finalists – who will you vote for?
The selection committee received over 200 photos for this year’s EGU Photo Contest, covering fields across the geosciences. The fantastic finalist photos are below and they are being exhibited in Hall X (basement, Blue Level) of the Austria Center Vienna – see for yourself! Do you have a favourite? Vote for it! There are terminals in Hall X, just next to the exhibit. The results will be announced ...[Read More]
GeoLog
At the Assembly: Monday highlights
Welcome to the 2014 General Assembly! This is the first full day of sessions and there’s a feast of them to choose from. Every day we’ll be sharing some super sessions and events at EGU 2014 here on GeoLog and you can complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly. This year, the General Assembly has a theme – The Face of the Earth – and to celebrate it th ...[Read More]
Geology for Global Development
European Geosciences Union – General Assembly 2014 (Part 5) – Natural Hazards Discussion
If you’re coming to the EGU General Assembly, and interested in natural hazards, we highly recommend this opportunity to join a discussion session related to the broad theme of ‘Natural Hazards Education, Communications and the Science-Policy-Practice Interface.‘ You can register to give a 2 minute ‘pop-up’ talk and find out more information here.
Geology for Global Development
European Geosciences Union – General Assembly 2014 (Part 4)
A couple of weeks ago we outlined the ways in which we will be participating in the EGU General Assembly taking place in Vienna next week. We’re currently asking a few of the GfGD team who are attending to give us an outline of the sessions that caught their eye and to tell us more about their roles at the event. Joel Gill ( KCL PhD Student / GfGD Director) “EGU is always a highlight ...[Read More]
GeoLog
Where is the EGU General Assembly?
The General Assembly is almost here. Presentations are complete, posters are printed, bags are packed and all you need to do is get to the conference… The Austria Center Vienna (ACV), the Assembly venue, is not far from the city centre and can easily be reached from the airport and central train station. You can get there via the U1, the red line in the underground map below: The ACV is located ne ...[Read More]
Geology for Global Development
Friday Photo (125) – EGU 2013
As I’m sure you will have noticed from the past couple of days of posts – we are getting very excited about the EGU General Assembly this year, starting on Sunday evening and running throughout next week. Here are a few photographs from last years event: The EGU kindly host our blog – great to see it promoted throughout the event of >11,000 people last year! (Poster Credit: EG ...[Read More]
GeoLog
GeoTalk: Steven Smith on fossil faults and fantastic faulting
This week in GeoTalk, we’re talking to Steven Smith, a Lecturer from the University of Otago. Steven takes us on an Earth-shaking journey, explaining how ancient faults reveal what’s happening under the Earth’s surface and delving into the future of fault zone research. First, could you introduce yourself and tell us a little about what you are currently working on? Last September I started as a L ...[Read More]
Geology for Global Development
European Geosciences Union – General Assembly 2014 (Part 3)
A couple of weeks ago we outlined the ways in which we will be participating in the EGU General Assembly taking place in Vienna next week. We’re currently asking a few of the GfGD team who are attending to give us an outline of the sessions that caught their eye and to tell us more about their roles at the event. Yesterday Jane Robb outlined a number of sessions, and today it is the turn of ...[Read More]