EGU NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 75, MARCH 2021 ===================================== #vEGU21: 19-30 April Early-bird registration ends 31 March! With the start of vEGU21 just a few weeks away, we’re excited to give you a first look around our brand-new virtual conference centre (https://egu.eu/6QF2U1/)! Copernicus, EGU’s meeting organiser, in collaboration with our Programme Committee and the EGU office, is creating a custom-designed platform based on last year’s feedback to give our community a full General Assembly experience, complete with networking, medal and award lectures, Short Courses, and a Jobs & Careers Centre. We hope you’ll set aside plenty of time during the last two weeks of April to fully engage in the experience that you’ve helped create! DEADLINES --------- 31 MARCH vEGU21 early-bird registration ends (https://egu21.eu/register.html) 31 MARCH Photo competition submissions due (https://egu.eu/9X7RRO/) SCIENCE POLICY -------------- Challenges to democracy in a digital world A recent report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has found that democracy is under pressure from the influence that social media has on our opinions and behaviours. What does this mean for our society—and the scientific community? Read more here (https://egu.eu/1Z60KH/)! Science for policy: your handbook Almost every policy decision has a scientific component, and science can help policymakers assess the benefits and pitfalls of different policy pathways. A new GeoPolicy blog highlights the key messages of a recently published Science for Policy Handbook and outlines how scientists can bridge the gap between what can feel like two different worlds. A vEGU21 Short Course on Tues 27 Apr at 10:00 (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/session/38917) will also explore this topic. Learn how you can achieve policy impact! (https://egu.eu/7LWWRI/)! JOURNAL WATCH ------------- GEOROUNDUP March EGU journal highlights (https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2021/03/30/georoundup-the-highlights-of-egu-journals-published-during-march/) COMING SOON ----------- EGU Webinar: What’s on at vEGU21 Learn more about the opportunities on offer at the annual meeting for ECS, and how you can explore the science-art interface and become more involved in the policymaking process during this webinar, to be held 8 April at 13:00. Register here! (https://egu.eu/8LG1ZW/) RESOURCE OF THE MONTH --------------------- Getting the most out of online conferences This webinar addresses how researchers can get the most value from vEGU21 and other online conferences and asks three panellists with different yet keen insights on how best to approach a virtual meeting format. Watch the webinar! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGOg98PvMc8) Everything you need to know about vEGU21! All the most recent information about the virtual EGU General Assembly 2021: Scientific sessions: how to vPICO! (https://egu.eu/3069ES/) Schedule: the vEGU21 time blocks (https://egu.eu/4147XF/) Presentation materials: displays, commenting & licencing (https://egu.eu/8U140V/) Programme: session dates & times (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/meetingprogramme) Rules of Conduct: respectful behaviour, recording & social media (https://egu21.eu/about/egu_general_assembly_rules_of_conduct.html) Accessibility at vEGU21: creating an accessible (and effective) presentation! (https://egu.eu/5TSGOL/) GeoLog, the Union’s official blog How to vEGU: balancing the schedule and your personal programme with caring responsibilities (https://egu.eu/5WYFJV/) GeoLog, the Union’s official blog vEGU21 GeoTalk: Meet the Communications Team! (https://egu.eu/6CSLQL/) GeoLog, the Union’s official blog Writing a research vision statement in a pandemic (https://egu.eu/3DP4H8/) Water Underground network blog FOLLOW US --------- Web: https://www.egu.eu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanGeosciencesUnion Twitter: https://twitter.com/EuroGeosciences LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-geosciences-union Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eurogeosciences/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EuroGeosciencesUnion SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER --------------------- On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.egu.eu/newsletter/loupe/75/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=EGU+Newsletter%2C%20March%202021%3A%20https://www.egu.eu/newsletter/loupe/75/ ©2021 European Geosciences Union. All rights reserved. EGU - European Geosciences Union e.V. Kastenbauerstr. 2 81677 Munich, Germany Privacy policy (https://www.egu.eu/privacy-policy/) Subscribe (https://lists.egu.eu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newsletter/) Unsubscribe (https://lists.egu.eu/options/newsletter/)