The AGU 2018 Fall Meeting will mark another dynamic year of discovery in Earth and space science, serve as the advent of AGU’s Centennial year, and provide a special opportunity to share our science with world leaders in Washington, D.C. As the largest Earth and space science gathering in the world, the Fall Meeting places you in the center of a global community of scientists drawn from myriad fields of study whose work protects the health and welfare of people worldwide, spurs innovation, and informs decisions that are critical to the sustainability of the Earth.
You will connect with leading thinkers, learn about pioneering research and emerging trends, and use your voice to help drive science’s positive impact on the world.
This year the Fall Meeting brings you to Washington, D.C., an international center of science and policy. You can highlight the wonder, value and immediacy of Earth and space science research and show that science is strong, global and essential. Connect with the D.C. area’s many scientific institutions and witness the ways that your colleagues are helping to inform solutions to the challenges faced by this region. Recharge by exploring the city’s bustling restaurant and music scene and enjoy the beauty and richness of its national monuments and museums.
Session Proposal Overview:
Fall Meeting 2018 is a unique opportunity to highlight the latest discoveries, insights and advances for our global community of Earth and space scientists, and at the same time to raise appreciation of the value and impact of our science among world leaders in Washington D.C.
We invite proposals that reflect on progress within and across the myriad fields that make up our science, that explore emerging fields and reveal how our science is continually evolving.
The 2018 meeting also marks the beginning of AGU’s Centennial in 2019, a time to reflect on the meaning of a century of discovery, and to look ahead to the essential contributions that our science will make to understanding our world, informing policy decisions, sparking innovation and protecting the health and welfare of people everywhere.
Session proposals for the 2018 Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. are open until 18 April. Proposals around the meeting’s theme, What Science Stands For, are particularly welcome.
Key Dates:
- Session and Tutorial Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 11:59 PM EDT
- Scientific Workshop Proposals Open: late April 2018
- All proposals must be submitted via the online submission website.
- Abstract Submission Period: 13 June 2018 – 1 August 2018
- Abstract and Sessions’ Scheduled Days/Times Notifications Sent: 1 October 2018.