EGU Townhall

Each year a large number of geoscientists from Europe and abroad gather in Vienna for the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly.

Since 2014, OSGeo is actively contributing to the Assembly through the activity of OSGeo people and the organization of a Townhall Meeting.

The EGU website describes the Townhall Meeting as:

On-site townhall meetings offer an active discussion platform that is open to all interested conference participants. At townhall meetings, information is shared on new initiatives or opportunities of interest to a wide range of disciplines. This is often followed by an open discussion on the matter raised. Townhall meetings are non-commercial, cannot be used for session extension, and cannot be organized by commercial enterprises.

Any registered on-site participant may organize a townhall meeting, which is subject to the approval by the Programme Committee Chair. Townhall meetings will take place Monday–Tuesday and Thursday–Friday from 19:00 to 20:00 in lecture rooms of the congress centre. EGU does not provide any hybrid solutions for Townhall meetings. Upon acceptance, the respective meeting will appear in the townhall meeting programme as a session. Conveners can then add public information to their townhall meeting using the convener tools. Commercial meetings are now allowed.