EGU 2012 General Assembly: Meeting programme online, preliminary press conference topics

*Meeting programme online*
All sessions (over 700) and abstracts (over 14,000) are now available from the EGU 2012 website and fully searchable. You can access the programme at http://www.egu2012.eu/programme/how_to_access_the_programme.html.

Media participants to the conference may use the meeting programme to search for abstracts or sessions they find particularly interesting. The programme is searchable by name of a scientist, keywords (e.g., volcano, Fukushima, Mars), session topic (e.g., Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, Natural Hazards), and other parameters. You may also select single contributions or complete sessions from the meeting programme to generate your personal programme.

*Preliminary press conference topics*
We are planning 10 to 12 press conferences at the EGU General Assembly, which will take place at the press centre located on the Yellow Level (Ground Floor) of the Austria Center Vienna. Preliminary topics to be presented to journalists include:
*Renewable energies
*Glaciers & ice caps and sea-level rise
*Habitable worlds in the Solar System
*Tsunami detection and early warning
*Critical mineral resources
*Geosciences and health
*Flood disasters: impacts and forecasting
*Aftermath of the March 2011 Japan earthquake
*Climate sensitivity and climate change (featuring EGU medalists Michael E. Mann and Michael Gill)

*And more!

Please note that the list above is subject to change. A subsequent media advisory will include a full schedule of press conferences with a list of speakers and short summary of the topics covered in each conference.

*Media registration*
Members of the media and public information officers are invited to register online (free of charge) at http://media.egu2012.eu/registration. The online list of journalist and PIOs who have registered already is available at http://media.egu2012.eu/registration/who-is-coming/.

Online (pre-)registration will be available until Thursday 29 March. The advance registration assures that your badge will be waiting for you on your arrival to the Austria Center Vienna, giving you access to the press centre and other meeting rooms. You may also register on-site during the meeting.

Further information about media services at the General Assembly is available from http://media.egu2012.eu/.

For information on accommodation and travel, please refer to http://www.egu2012.eu/accommodation.html and http://www.egu2012.eu/venue.html, respectively.