EGU Media Alert: EGU General Assembly Vienna 2005
European Geosciences Union, General Assembly
Vienna, Austria, 24 – 29 April 2005
For the first time, the EGU will hold its General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. A considerable attendance from the eastern European countries is expected and EGU 2005 promises to become a bigger event even than last years in Nice. So far, 10,000 paper and poster abstracts have been submitted, against 8,000 last year.
This will be the largest and most prominent event in the earth and planetary sciences held in Europe today. Many sessions will be dedicated to subjects of great societal importance, such as geohazards and climate change.
The EGU General Assembly brings together geoscientists from all over Europe and the rest of the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth and Planetary Sciences: geology, geomorphology, geochemistry, geophysics, geobiology and hazards research alike.
As EGU 2005 will be the first international science conference after the December 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, a special Union Symposium will be held presenting the latest reports from scientists who have been working in the area before and after the event.
Venue
The EGU General Assembly 2005 will be held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria, from 24 – 29 April 2005. On Sunday, 24 April, registration will start at 14:00, and there will be an Opening & Union Award Ceremony in Hall A, 16:30 – 18:00, followed by an Open Reception in Foyer A, 18:30 – 20:30.
Press registration
Press registration – free for journalists, science writers and public information officers – is now open. Follow the links below.
EGU Press Room 2005:
http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/pressroom/_2005/index.html
European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2005:
http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/ga/egu05/index.htm
Looking forward to welcome you in Vienna
Regards,
Dick van der Wateren
Media Contact
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