How to Prepare for the EGU General Assembly

How do you prepare for attending the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna? From putting together your poster or presentation, over selecting sessions to attend, to finding accommodation and navigating Vienna – it can be a challenge for early career scientists and first-time attendees. We’ve got your back!

This webinar will cover everything you need to know to prepare for attending the General Assembly, including:

- the structure of EGU and how the General Assembly is organised
- how to prepare your presentation and poster
- how to navigate the conference centre
- how to put together your personal programme
- how to find accommodations in Vienna
- additional resources, such as the mentoring programme
- what else there is to do during the General Assembly, from short courses to cultural events
- who to ask for help if you need it

This webinar will be recorded and uploaded to the EGU YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@egu

Speakers:

All the speakers are early career scientists who have been involved in EGU for years and have attended the General Assembly several times. They include the Early Career Scientist representatives of the Hydrological Sciences Division of the EGU.

Christina Orieschnig is a research engineer at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development in Montpellier, France. She specialises in hydrological modelling and remote sensing. She’s in the incoming ECS representative for the HS division, editor on the division blog, and convener of several scientific sessions and short courses at the General Assembly.

Fangjun Peng is a PhD candidate at Imperial College London with a research focus on urban wetland water system simulation. He was the 2022 global youth ambassador of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC). He helps promote collaboration among PhD candidates in their early careers in the ECS Rep Assistant Team.

Santiago Duarte is currently pursuing his PhD in hydroinformatics at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, specializing in the analysis of hydroclimatic patterns utilizing data mining and machine learning techniques. Additionally, he actively contributes to the ECS Rep Assistant Team, assisting in social media efforts to encourage participation in the European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Athanasios (Thanos) V. Serafeim currently serves as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Patras focusing on the design, monitoring and management of urban water networks, while working also as a managing director of INNSSYT Consulting in Athens, Greece. He is member of the ECS Rep Assistant Team while actively involving in our division’s blog editing

You can view the webinar here (Youtube).

If you have any questions about the ‘How to Prepare for the EGU General Assembly’ webinar, please contact us via webinars@egu.eu.