GeoLog

If you missed the Great Debate on Tuesday lunchtime you can watch the webstream. What do you think should be the role of science in climate policy making?

The next Great Debate is on Thursday 6th May, in Room D, 15:30-17:15 on Getting real about energy.

In addition to the usual summing up and evaluation meetings for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, this year there is the possibility of submitting feedback online.

If you have questions, suggestions please visit the form and fill it in.

This is a ‘quick’ mechanism for giving feedback that will go directly to the EGU GA 2010 programme chair, and will be collated and discussed amongst the programme committee and Copernicus. This form is not intended for specific suggestions for new scientific sessions at the EGU GA 2011 (this can go through the specific programme group, when the call for sessions comes out later in 2010), but rather everything else [the general infrastructure of the General Assembly, outreach suggestions, suggestions for more dynamic general meeting, etc.]

JAH

In addition to the medal talks and poster authors in attendance during time block 5 (17:30-19:00) several other events are going on this evening at the EGU GA 2010.

Three Townhall Meetings:
TM1 “The International Geosciences Initiative” in Room D, 17:30-19:00.
TM2 “Implementing the INSPIRE European Directive in a geosciences perspective” in Room 6, 19:00-20:00.
TM3 “Joint IODP ICDP Townhall meeting” in Room 1, 19:00-20:00.

There is a special Climate division session CL00 “Trapped gases in ice cores and the carbon cycle : a tribute to Jean-Marc Barnola’s contribution” in Room 15, 18:30-20:10.

A keynote lecture: “Earth Observation from Space” by Robert Meisner in Room 12, 17:30-19:00.

Special Events at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 on Tuesday, 4th May include 13 Medal Lectures and a Great Debate. Details can be found on the insert card provided with your name badge or on the EGU GA 2010 website.

JAH

Each day EGU Today is available online as well as the paper copy handed out in the morning at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, it can be found on the EGU Media site.

JAH

New to EGU this year is the Photo Competition. There are 11 entries on display in the Crystal Lounge on the First Floor (Green Level). Please vote for your favourite picture by using the voting terminals there. The deadline for voting for your favourite is Thursday, 6 May 2010 at 16:00.

The 11 images are from locations from across the world, across the disciplines represented at the European Geosciences Union. The prize ceremony will be Friday, 7 May during the lunch break (12-13:30) in the Crystal Lounge.

The images will be submitted to Imaggeo, the European Geoscience Union’s online open access geosciences image repository. Please consider submitting your own Geosciences Images to Imaggeo.

By Jennifer Holden

Today (Monday 3rd May) there is a Townhall meeting on Women in Geosciences and ‘What can EGU do for Women Geoscientists?’ in Room D from 15:30, followed by a networking reception. All are welcome.

The talks include:
Session Introduction by Tuija I. Pulkkinen, President of EGU (15:30–15:35)

Factors Influencing the Success of Women in the Geosciences: An Example from the U.S. Geological Survey by Linda C.S. Gundersen (15:35–16:05)

Steps towards equal gender representation: TANDEMplusIDEA – an international mentoring and personal development scheme for female scientists by Bettina Schaefli and Elke Breuer (16:05–16:20)

Panel and Audience Discussion: What can EGU do for Women Geoscientists? (from 16:20)

By Jennifer Holden

The opening reception was held on Sunday, 2nd May 2010 from 18:00 to 21:00 in the General Assembly Venue. Before and during photos are below. This year there will be a EGU Keynote Closing Lecture on Friday 7th May by Jan Smit on The 30th anniversary of the discovery of the iridium anomaly at the Cretaceous Paleogene boundary: The state of the Chicxulub impact-extinction theory from 17:30 to 18:30 in Room D.

The Green Level Gallery before the EGU Opening Reception, May 2nd 2010.

A snapshot during the Opening Reception.

By Jennifer Holden

In this post are some pictures taken at the Austria Center Vienna of key places for the EGU GA 2010. This may be the last time this week they are this quiet!

This is the European Geosciences Union booth on the Yellow Level (Ground Floor)

Outside each room is a timetable for the day and information. This is outside a room on the Basement level, near poster halls XY and XL.

Poster hall XY is shown below, new to EGU GA 2010 is carpet on the floors of the poster halls.

By Jennifer Holden

In the ‘about’ page of this blog (in the bar underneath the banner) there is a section outlining the authors of this blog. Blog posts now have authors on them (if its not already identified).

If you spot me (Jennifer) at EGU GA 2010, please come up to me and say hello, it would be nice to meet some of the people who have been reading the blog. If you would like to do a guest post or have an idea for a blog post, please email Jennifer Holden.

by Jennifer Holden