The EGU General Assembly 2022, taking place on 23-27 May 2022, will bring together geoscientists from all over the world for one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a safe forum where scientists, especially early career scientists, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. As we continue to work on the new hybrid format for the General Assembly, which will take place both in Vienna (Austria) and online, we wanted to provide information to members about the types of registration fees available, to give you the most choice in planning for EGU22.

As there will be several changes to the General Assembly structure next year, participants in EGU22 will notice an increase in registration fees from previous years. These necessary changes will focus on providing the maximum safety and security during the ongoing pandemic; as well as the structural and technological changes needed for this first stage of the hybridisation of the General Assembly.

“It is always a difficult decision to raise the registration fees for our annual General Assembly” EGU Programme Committee Chair Peter van der Beek said “but we cannot avoid the increased costs of offering a new hybrid format. In addition, we are not willing to compromise on the COVID-19 health and safety measures needed to protect our community, as the wellbeing of EGU22 participants is our highest priority. We do, however, acknowledge the challenge that these higher fees will present to many of our attendees, so we have introduced a range of discounts and fee waivers that we hope will provide greater access to many who require financial support.”

There will be two ways that EGU22 participants can register: for on-site (in-person) attendance and online (virtual) attendance. On-site attendance registration can be paid for with a credit card or bank transfer and is processed using Austrian VAT of 20%. Online attendance registration is processed differently depending on your country of residence (due to EU law). Further details are available on the EGU22 website. This flexible choice of attendance types should provide participants with the ability to choose the type of participation they feel most comfortable with.

On-site registration:

1. Participants having paid their annual membership fee for 2022 to the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and/or to the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), or Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU).
2. Please provide proof of status allowing us to set your user status to “student” in our user administration database. This may take up to two working days.
3. Aged 60 or older and retired from full-time employment. Please note that this requires us to set your user status to “emeritus” in our user administration database. This may take up to two working days.

Virtual registration:

1. Participants having paid their annual membership fee for 2022 to the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and/or to the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), or Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU).
2. Please provide proof of status allowing us to set your user status to “student” in our user administration database. This may take up to two working days.
3. Aged 60 or older and retired from full-time employment. Please note that this requires us to set your user status to “emeritus” in our user administration database. This may take up to two working days.
4. Registration fees are waived for:
   • Scientists with a permanent affiliation in a low- or lower-middle income country according to the World Bank definition.
   • Examples:
     • A citizen of a lower-income country permanently working at a university located in a lower-income country who is temporarily working at an institution in a high-income country for a couple of months is eligible for a EGU22 fee waiver.
     • A citizen of a high-income country who is permanently working at a university located in a lower-income country is also eligible for a EGU22 fee waiver.
     • A person from a lower-income country who is permanently working in a high-income country is not eligible for a EGU22 fee waiver.
   • Documentation of the affiliation will be required.

EGU22 registration will open from 1 February, and early-bird rates will be available until 13.00 CET 31 March 2022. For more information and to stay updated on all the news for EGU22, make sure you check www.egu22.eu, or follow us on social media.

If you have questions or concerns regarding EGU22, please visit www.egu22.eu or email: egu22@copernicus.org.

EDITORS NOTE: To show our support for Ukraine and in accordance with current European sanctions, EGU will not accept any payment of EGU22 registration fees from Russian or Belarusian institutions paid on behalf of researchers based at or affiliated with them. Already paid fees will be directly and completely donated to the UN Crisis Relief Fund for Ukraine. For more information and guidance, please email: egu22@copernicus.org.

• EGU22 webpage
• EGU22 abstract submission guidelines
• EGU22 session programme