24 October 2022
McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago
2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
AGU press contact:
Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, [email protected]
WASHINGTON — The AGU Fall Meeting 2022 program is now available online. Browse full abstracts for more than 20,000 scientific presentations to be presented at the largest worldwide conference in the Earth and space sciences, convening this year at McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago and online everywhere, 12-16 December.
Staff journalists, freelance journalists, student journalists and press officers can register for free as press attendees through the Fall Meeting Press Center.
Journalists attending AGU22 can learn about the new research findings from the bottom of our oceans to the top of our atmosphere and beyond. Explore sessions by AGU’s scientific sections or disciplines by selecting “Browse Program” on the left-hand menu of the program.
Talks, keynotes, plenaries, lectures, union sessions and innovation sessions will be livestreamed, allowing live participation in Q&A in-person and online. Recordings will be posted about 72 hours after the scheduled session and remain available through February 2023. Poster sessions will be held either in-person or online. Some in-person posters may not be available remotely. Learn more about session formats on the meeting website.
Media registration
Visit the Fall Meeting Press Center and click on the “Register” button within the giant orange “Press Registration” square to start your registration. Press registrants will be prompted to login to their existing AGU account, or create a new AGU account, before registering.
*You must enter the press registration portal, linked in the online Press Center, to register for free as a member of the media! Press registration cannot be accessed through the general registration buttons on the landing page of the meeting site.
AGU provides complimentary press registration to members of the media for the express purpose of gathering news and information to produce media coverage of AGU meetings. Please check our press eligibility guidelines to learn more about who qualifies for press registration. Registrations are approved at the discretion of the AGU Media Relations office and approval may take up to five business days.
Health and Safety
The health and safety of our attendees is top of mind for AGU, and we are committed to making AGU22 as safe as possible. We are monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and following CDC guidelines as they are released. Vaccination will be required for in-person attendance in Chicago. Please review the full health & safety policy on the meeting website.
Housing in Chicago
Members of the press can make hotel reservations through the press registration process. Log back into the press registration site to add or modify a hotel reservation. The deadline to book a hotel room at the special AGU room rate is 2 November.
Press events at Fall Meeting
AGU will host a series of press conferences and informal media roundtables to help journalists report on new findings presented at the meeting. All press events will allow in-person and online participation.
AGU will update the Fall Meeting Press Center in the weeks leading up to the event with additional resources to help reporters cover the meeting, including press releases, tipsheets and FAQs. The schedule of press events will be announced the week before the meeting’s scientific sessions begin.
Public information officers of universities, government agencies and research institutions can use AGU22 as an opportunity to present research to reporters through press releases, press conferences and media roundtables. Pitch an idea for a press event through the AGU22 press event proposal form by Friday, 4 November. Unsure what to pitch? Reach out to us at [email protected] to schedule a informational call before the 4 November deadline.
Questions? Email the AGU Media Relations team at [email protected].
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