Committees & working groups
Committees
The administrative activities of the Union are carried out through committees, established by the Council as necessary. EGU has presently nine committees that report to the Council.
Awards Committee
- Co-ordinates EGU medal committees and proposes medal recipients to the Council
- Chair: Marian Holness (awards-medals@egu.eu)
- Members: the EGU Executive Board
Education Committee
- Co-ordinates the EGU activities related to secondary and tertiary education
- Chair: Jean-Luc Berenguer (education@egu.eu)
- Members: Anna Anglisano Roca, Annegret Schwarz, Carlo Laj, Francesca Cifelli, Francesca Funiciello (Deputy Chair), Friedrich Barnikel, Gina Pereira Correia, Giuliana Panieri, Hélder Pereira, Konstantinos Kourtidis, Phil Smith (Secretary), Stavros Stathopoulos, Stephen Macko, Teresita Gravina, the Project Manager, the Outreach and Topical Events Committee chairs as ex-officio members, and the EGU Executive Board
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
- Co-ordinates EGU’s equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives
- Co-Chairs: Alberto Montanari and Lisa Wingate (edi@egu.eu)
- Members: Alida Timar-Gabor, Andrea Popp, Anita Di Chiara (Deputy Chair), Heidi Kreibich, Holly Stein, Johanna Stadmark, Mary Anne Holmes, Mireia Ginesta-Fernandez, Munira Raji, Simona Gabrielli, Stephen Mojzsis and the EGU Executive Board (ex-officio)
- Representatives from sibling associations: Billy Williams (AGU), Vicki McConnell (GSA), Chiaki T. Oguchi (JpGU) and Rie Hori (JpGU)
Finance Committee
- Co-ordinates EGU finances and proposes budget to the Council
- Chair: Patric Jacobs (treasurer@egu.eu)
- Members: Viktor J. Bruckman (Deputy Chair) and the EGU Executive Board
Nominations Committee
- Oversees the various nomination processes related to EGU elections
- Consists of the president and vice-president
Outreach Committee
- Co-ordinates outreach activities as stipulated by By-laws 1.5 and 1.6
- Chair: Solmaz Mohadjer (outreach@egu.eu)
- Members: Camilla Imarisio, Chloe Rachel Brimicombe (Secretary), Christina Anna Orieschnig, Elspeth Sinclair, Hélder Pereira, Joana Rodrigues, Kerstin Treydte, Laura K. Säilä, Nuno Pimentel, Phil Smith, Roberta Bellini (Deputy Chair), Sebastian Mutz, Öykü Koç, the Head of Communications, the Media Relations Manager, the Policy Manager, the Union-level ECS representative, the Topical Events and Education Committee chairs as ex-officio members, and the EGU Executive Board
Programme Committee
- Co-ordinates the scientific programme of the annual General Assembly including travel support
- Co-Chairs: Ira Didenkulova and Maria-Helena Ramos (programme-committee@egu.eu)
- Members: one member representing each Programme Group as appointed by the Council, Programme Committee officers, the EGU Executive Board, and the meeting organisers – see also the Programme Committee page of the General Assembly
Publications Committee
- Co-ordinates the EGU journals and other publications
- Chair: Barbara Ervens (publications@egu.eu)
- Members: Theresa Blume (Deputy Chair), Ulrich Pöschl (EGUsphere Co-ordinator), all the executive editors of each EGU journal, the EGU Executive Board (ex-officio) and the publisher (ex-officio)
Topical Events Committee
- Co-ordinates activities related to topical meetings, conference series, workshops and training schools
- Chair: Stephen Mojzsis (topical-events@egu.eu)
- Members: Alberto Viglione, Carleen Tijm-Reijmer, Kristen Cook, Paola Vannucchi, Sergio Vinciguerra, the Events Manager, the Outreach and Education Committee chairs as ex-officio members, and the EGU Executive Board
Working groups
Science for Policy Working Group
- Helps steer EGU's policy-related activities
- Chair: Chloe Hill (policy@egu.eu)
- Members: Alfonso Acosta Gonçalves, Emmanuel Salmon, Erika von Schneidemesser, Ilias Grampas, Lene Topp, Mario Scharfbillig and Noel Baker