Early Career Researchers at IUGG '23

The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) recognises the Early Career Scientists (ECS) upper limit as people who completed their PhD 10 years back. For all the ECS, there was a registered social event that took place at the IUGG General Assembly in Berlin on 15th July 2023. It was the first of its kind event with participation from all the 8 associations of IUGG working on different sciences. 

The ECS social evening was attended by more than 200 people spread across all the associations. After a long break from online conferences due to the pandemic, everybody was quite happy to interact face-to-face. Scientists early in their career got the chance to meet and interact with other scientists working on a different domain in a different country. The highlight of the event was a set of 10 questions related to their fears and academic lives that was to be discussed in a panel session the next day. Some pertinent questions were raised in hopes of the associations recognising and solving these problems. The attendees also had the opportunity to give suggestions and ask questions to IUGG.

Poll results from two of the ten questions asked to the Early Career Researchers in the social evening. Credit: Jamie Farquharson

The next day, at the Big Themes panel discussion, each of the association had a representative who tried to answer the poll results and raise the awareness and concerns of their association to IUGG. It was an hour long open discussion which was attended by both ECRs and established scientists.

The representatives and organisers of each of the 8 IUGG associations with the IUGG Secretary General at the Big Themes panel discussion on July 16th, 2023 in CityCube Berlin. Credit: Jan Pauls

This event was the starting point of a hopeful long association between IUGG and its ECR's needs, wishes and demands. Hopefully, in 4 years, in the next IUGG Assembly in Incheon, Korea, some of these problems will no longer exist or will be partially solved.

IAGA Social Media meetings in IUGG

The IUGG General Assembly is finally here! The sessions for IAGA happen between 13th and 18th July in CityCube Berlin. Specifically, the social media has a lot of sessions happening in IUGG. If you are a registered candidate, you are welcome to attend any and all of them!

14th July 2023

Business meeting of IAGA Interdivisional Commission on Education and Outreach with Social Media WG - 18:00 to 19:30 CEST in Hall M5

15th July 2023

Session JH06b (morning) - Bimbim's Team: A journey to the planets - 10:30 to 10:45 CEST in Hall A3

Session JH06b (afternoon) - Geoscience Connections - 13:45 to 14:00 CEST in Hall A3

Session JH06b (afternoon) - Content Creation from the IAGA Social Media Working Group - 14:00 to 14:15 CEST in Hall A3

See you at IUGG in our sessions!

IUGG Public Days

The 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) taking place in Berlin, Germany is right around the corner. The conference, from 11th to 20th July 2023, has 3 public days where interested people are welcome to know more about trending research and innovations in geoscience. 

On 14th, 15th and 16th July, everyone can attend the exhibition hall B for free and interact with researchers about current geoscience inventions. Special highlights include the GFZ stand as well as the NASA exhibition. The local planetarium will also be present.

You can indicate your interest by answering three questions here.

More about other exhibitions can be found here. You can also look at the list of sponsors and exhibitors that will be present at IUGG. See you in a week at the conference!

IUGG ECR events

The 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) will take place from 11-20th July 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The conference has tons of scientific and outreach sessions pertaining to all the 8 associations within IUGG. But more interestingly, for Early Career Researchers (ECR), there will be events catering specifically to their role in the community.

Within the 'Big Themes' sessions of the assembly, many different events will be organised. One of them is focussed entirely on the worries and needs of ECRs. The 'Early Career Scientists: Needs, Wishes and Demands' session will be held at the conference venue on Sunday, 16th July from 12:15 to 13:15 local time. A social evening will be held on Saturday where questions will be developed that will be answered by panel members on Sunday. The events can be attended only by ECRs registered for IUGG. A registration is also required for the social, the details of which have been sent by email to all participants.

Other events in the 'Big Themes' include sessions on equality, diversity and inclusion, the changing practises in science as well as contributions to international frameworks. Even without the events, IUGG will be a great platform for people of all associations to meet and interact with each other. After the pandemic, this will be a major face-to-face event in the community. Look out for sessions beyond your field!

More details about the events can be found here. Additionally, more events within the 'Big Themes' can be found here.

A magnetic journey: from core to space

IAGA has recently decided to fund an outreach project "A magnetic journey: from core to space" which would be led by IAGA scientist Dr. Katia Pinheiro. This project would be in the form of a documentary that connects all the different divisions of the association along with short movies focussing on early career researchers (ECR).

The objective is to transmit scientific knowledge to the general public about the Earth's magnetic field. The story will unfold the various sources of the geomagnetic field, how they change over time and how these affect us all. In addition, the academic life in this field will also be showcased. The ECR short movies will feature them talking about their career and their professional life routine.  

The project would prove to be helpful in building scientific connections across the divisions and attract more students to take up a career in magnetism of the earth and other planetary bodies. The shooting starts during the 6th IAGA Summer School in Niemegk from 7th to 11th July 2023 which would be followed by the IUGG General Assembly. 

The movies would be free for viewing and distributing (CC-BY license) on our social media channels by the end of the year, so keep a look out! For more such outreach projects, check out our YouTube channel or the 'Outreach Projects' blog series.

If you are interested in joining or volunteering for the cast or the crew, contact us!

IUGG 2023 Excursions

The 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) is taking place from 11th to 20th July in Berlin, Germany. All 8 associations under the union have individual and joint scientific and outreach sessions. However, apart from science discussions, you can also enjoy informal discussions. There are 11 field trip options that will be organised by IUGG. You can register for them along with your conference registration or add it later.

There are 5 full day trips to Freiberg (12th July), Goslar (12th July), Potsdam (13th July), Bad Muskau (18th July) and Morsleben (19th July).

There are half day tours available as well. This includes 2 Berlin city tours on 13th and 14th July and 2 Berlin historical centre tours on 17th and 18th July. There are two additional tours to Friedrichshagen (12th July) and Ökowerk Teufelssee (13th July).

All information about the places and the tours can be found here.

If you want to promote any upcoming sessions or events at IUGG 2023 on our channels, please get in touch with the IAGA social media team.

IUGG Committee Nominations

The IUGG is looking for nominations for its Bureau and Finance Committee for 2023-2027. The elections will take place at the IUGG General Assembly 2023 in Berlin happening from 11th to 20th July. The Assembly will comprise of sessions from all 8 IUGG associations.

The Union and Association officers can nominate or send recommendations to the Committee by April 11th, 2023. These nominations should be supported by officers and the acceptance by candidates with their resume. More details about this can be found in the IUGG Newsletter for March (Volume 23 No. 3) or by contacting the IUGG Secretariat. The nominating committees details can be found here.

For more details about the upcoming General Assembly, click the 'IUGG 2023 All Updates' option on 'Our Blog Series' tab on the right. Follow our social media channels (top left of the page) for news about the Assembly and other happenings in the community.

IUGG 2023: Registration options

The IUGG General Assembly 2023 in Berlin is taking place from 11th to 20th July. The Assembly will comprise of sessions from all 8 IUGG associations.

However, you are free to attend for a single day, four days or all ten days! You can chose the single and four days. To help you pick the days, the schedule according to the different associations can be found here. Registration for all is possible up until 3rd July. The early bird registration deadline is 28th April. All registrations details can be found here.

For all old and new updates about the upcoming conference, click here.

Volunteer Activities at IUGG 2023

The IUGG General Assembly 2023 will take place between 11th and 20th July in Berlin, Germany. While it is a great opportunity for researchers to showcase their work, there is also an opportunity for younger students to understand how conference and research works.

IUGG is looking for volunteers to help manage the conference site. They will be required to work for 4 days based on their interest. To know more about the process and to apply, please visit here. It is also a great chance to visit the historic city of Berlin.

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

IUGG Assembly 2023

The 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) will take place from 11-20th July 2023 in Berlin, Germany. All the 8 associations under IUGG, including IAGA, will be a part of it and have separate and joint scientific as well as outreach sessions.

The scientific program for the conference can be found on the website. In particular, the IAGA sessions are listed here, which include the joint sessions with other associations.

The abstract submission and early bid registration have already started. The deadline for the two are 14th February and 28th April respectively.

There are also travel grants available and visa information for countries which require one. Please visit the assembly website or leave your questions below in the comments in case of any query. We'd be happy to answer them.