The world’s largest Earth and space science conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana this December
8 September 2025
AGU Annual Meeting
15 – 19 December 2025
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd
New Orleans, La. 70130
AGU press contact:
Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, [email protected]
WASHINGTON — Press registration is now open for the AGU annual meeting 2025 (#AGU25) in New Orleans, Louisiana, and online 15 to 19 December 2025 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
More than 20,000 attendees will present the latest research in a broad range of Earth and space sciences.
Staff, freelance, and student journalists are eligible to apply for complimentary press registration through the end of the conference. Press officers and institutional writers covering the meeting are also eligible. Additional information for press can be found in the conference Press Center. Learn about our eligibility requirements. Media access to the meeting is issued at the discretion of the AGU Media Relations Office. Please email us at [email protected] if you have a question about eligibility, what group you should register under, or other conference questions.
A press event schedule will be available in November. Press conferences will be hybrid, recorded events.
Media registrants receive, at no charge, access to all scientific sessions and an on-site press room, along with press events. Some events and activities, including but not limited to invitation-only events and communications workshops, are not open to press registrants.
Please visit the AGU25 Press Center to register and to learn more about eligibility and credentialing requirements. Media access is non-transferable. All registrants must provide credentials regardless of whether they have attended in the past.
Virtual attendance and content
Recordings of plenaries, named lectures, Union sessions, oral sessions, GeoBurst sessions and town halls will be available on-demand on the conference platform within 72 hours of the live sessions. All poster presenters will have the option to upload posters to the online poster gallery. Online presenters can self-schedule video discussions with conference attendees. Learn more about what conference content is included online and in-person on the conference website.
Press conferences will be livestreamed and support participation by remote reporters.
On-site press room
Registered press attendees will have access to the press room for working space, with food and beverages supplied, and will be able to request smaller quiet rooms for conducting interviews.
The press room will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC-5 hours), Monday through Thursday. Friday hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET.
Location and hotel information
The meeting will be held at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, La. 70130.
Hotel bookings at conference rates can be made during registration, or registered press attendees can log in to the booking page. Bookings close 19 November but may fill up before that date. More information about hotels and rates is available here.
AGU (www.agu.org) is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in Earth and space sciences. Through broad and inclusive partnerships, AGU aims to advance discovery and solution science that accelerate knowledge and create solutions that are ethical, unbiased and respectful of communities and their values. Our programs include serving as a scholarly publisher, convening virtual and in-person events and providing career support. We live our values in everything we do, such as our net zero energy renovated building in Washington, D.C. and our Ethics and Equity Center, which fosters a diverse and inclusive geoscience community to ensure responsible conduct.