More time for all presentation types in the new EGU General Assembly schedule 14 November 2018 To provide a better experience for all attendees at its General Assembly, the EGU is making changes to the schedule of its largest annual meeting. The new schedule offers more time for all presentation types by featuring posters, orals and PICOs throughout the day, and includes a dedicated networking slot. Read more
EGU establishes Working Group on Diversity and Equality 12 November 2018 The EGU recognises the value of diversity in particular in terms of geographical, gender, scientific disciplines and age balance. Since its creation, the Union has had a genuine and continuous interest in ensuring fair treatment within its community. In Autumn 2018, the EGU Council established the creation of the EGU Working Group on Diversity and Equality, with the aim to promote and support diversity and equality of opportunities in the Earth, planetary and space sciences, with particular focus on EGU activities. Read more
Vote for the next EGU Treasurer 5 November 2018 From now until 30 November 2018, EGU members can vote in the Autumn 2018 EGU Election. If you are a member of the Union, you should have already received an email with a personalised voting link. Remember that active participation in EGU elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union! Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Call for abstracts, awards and medals (October 2018) 30 October 2018 The October 2018 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Call for abstracts to the EGU General Assembly 2019 now open! 23 October 2018 The EGU General Assembly 2019, taking place in Vienna (Austria) on 7–12 April 2019, will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 January 2019 or, for those applying for the Roland Schlich travel support, 1 December 2018. Only 2019 EGU members will be able to submit abstracts as first author to the 2019 meeting and, with a few exceptions, only one abstract as first author will be permitted. Read more
EGU announces 2019 awards and medals 17 October 2018 The EGU has named the 45 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards. Read more
Educators and teachers: apply now to take part in the 2019 GIFT workshop! 16 October 2018 The Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is taking place on April 8–10 2019 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2019 edition of GIFT is ‘Plate tectonics and earth’s structure – yesterday, today, tomorrow’, and teachers can apply to attend by 12 November. Read more
Artists: apply for a residency at Europe’s largest geoscience conference 15 October 2018 After a successful trial in 2018, when the European Geosciences Union (EGU) officially hosted a cartoonist and a poet in residence at its annual meeting, we are now opening a call for artists to apply for a residency at the EGU General Assembly 2019. The deadline for applications is 1 December. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Science policy, bombing raids, glacial geoengineering (September 2018) 1 October 2018 The September 2018 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU and EFG establish dialogue with policy makers on how the geosciences can help overcome Europe’s societal challenges 28 September 2018 On 26 September 2018, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) have jointly convened the ‘Horizon Geoscience: overcoming societal challenges, creating change’ dinner debate. Held at the Royal Academy of Belgium, the event has gathered nearly 80 policymakers from European institutions, media representatives, and geoscience professionals from different sectors and fields of expertise. Read more
