EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION

Booth No: 31
http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) established by the Council of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) and the Council of the European Union of Geosciences (EUG) on 7 September 2002:

Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the geosciences and the planetary and space sciences for the benefit of humanity.

Objectives

The European Geosciences Union (EGU), founded in 2002, is a dynamic, innovative, and interdisciplinary learned society devoted to the promotion of

  • the sciences of the Earth and its environment and of planetary and space sciences;
  • cooperation between scientists.

Means of achieving these objectives

  • organize annual General Assemblies;
  • organize, sponsor or co-sponsor appropriate workshops, scientific meetings, topical conferences, short courses, summer schools, etc. outside General Assemblies, including those organized by other bodies;
  • publish a Newsletter;
  • publish appropriate scientific journals and books on all media;
  • undertake outreach activities, which should include: identifying and drawing attention to social problems which could be addressed by the scientific work of its members and communication with the non-scientific public;
  • establish links which would allow influence to be brought to bear on decision-makers, primarily but not exclusively, in Europe;
  • establish liaisons with other scientific organizations, both within and outside Europe, to mutual benefit;
  • encourage participation of young scientists in the affairs of the Union through concessionary fees and a limited number of travel awards to assist attendance at General Assemblies.