News from the EGU: Nepal earthquakes, EGU journal updates, co-sponsored meetings (June 2015) 30 June 2015 The June edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Earth Surface Dynamics indexed in Web of Science 18 June 2015 The EGU open access journal Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) has been accepted by Thomson Reuters to be indexed and abstracted in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Journal Citation Reports, and Current Contents/Physical Chemical and Earth Sciences. Read more
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 12 June 2015 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 July 2015, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2016. Read more
EGU Information Briefing: Continued risks of natural disasters in Nepal 9 June 2015 The EGU, through its Seismology and Natural Hazards Divisions, has issued an information briefing about the recent Nepal earthquakes. The text, written for the broad geoscience community, summarises the earthquake processes, highlights new research directions for hazards in the region, and provides resources for post-earthquake hazard mapping and risk reduction. Read more
Obituary: Rolf Meissner (1925–2014) 8 June 2015 Rolf Meissner, president of the European Geophysical Society (a predecessor of the EGU) from 1985 to 1987, passed away on 4 June 2014, shortly before his 89th birthday. Read more
Geoscience Ahead: joint agreement between EGU, AGU, AOGS and JpGU 3 June 2015 The American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) meet in May to exchange views and to discuss future directions and collaborations. They have agree to continue meeting annually to continue the discussion and to implement action plans to better serve the global geoscience community. Read more
News from the EGU: EGU 2015 highlights and feedback (May 2015) 28 May 2015 The May edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems indexed in Web of Science 19 May 2015 The EGU open access journal Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) has just been accepted for inclusion in the Web of Science, an important indexing site widely used by the scientific community for article search and discovery. Read more
Nominate candidates for our awards and medals! 5 May 2015 Every year, the EGU honours individuals for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences through its awards and medals programme. EGU members are kindly asked to submit their nominations for all EGU medals and awards by 15 June. Read more
Introducing the new EGU young scientist representatives at Union level 14 April 2015 Following a two-year term, Sam Illingworth steps down as Programme Committee Representative at this year’s General Assembly. Wouter Berghuijs, from the Hydrology Division, and Lena Noack, from Planetary Sciences, have been nominated by the young scientist division representatives to replace Sam. Wouter will serve as Head Representative within the next year, with Lena taking the role of Deputy Head Representative. She will become Head Representative the following year. Read more