Science & Society at AGU Annual Meeting

For info on how you can be involved with Science and Society (SY) sessions and activities at AGU24, go to our SY home page here.

See below for SY activities at previous AGU Annual Meetings


AGU23 SY Events

To find all AGU23 Science & Society sessions click here

At AGU23, the SY section showcased over 50 sessions on a range of topics, including science diplomacy, transboundary water, Indigenous Science, active hope, and updates from the US Fifth National Climate assessment. 

Science & Society Tracks Sessions

Find our flagship sessions for each of the five Science and Society Tracks

Art & Science

  • Poster (SY11C, Monday, 11 December 2023, 08:30 - 12:50, Poster Hall A-C - South)
  • E-lightning session (SY34B, Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 16:00 - 17:30, eLightning Theater V, Hall D - South)

Social & Behavioral Science

  • Oral (SY31A, Wednesday, 13 December 2023 08:30 - 10:00, 2020 - Moscone West)
  • Poster (SY33B, Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 14:10 - 18:30, Poster Hall A-C - South)

Community & Citizen Science

  • Oral (SY42B, Thursday, 14 December 2023, 10:20 - 11:50, 2020 - Moscone West)
  • Poster (SY43E, Thursday, 14 December 2023, 14:10 - 18:30, Poster Hall A-C - South (Exhibition Level, South, Moscone Center)

Science Policy

  • Oral (SY13B, Monday, 11 December 2023, 14:10 - 15:40, 2020 - Moscone West)
  • Poster (SY21D, Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 08:30 - 12:50, Poster Hall A-C - South)

Science Communication

  • E-lightning (SY43G - Thursday, 14 December 2023, 14:10 - 15:40 eLightning Theater VI, Hall D)
  • Poster (SY 41C, Thursday, 14 December 2023,  08:30 - 12:50, Poster Hall A-C - South)

SY Special Sessions

Several exciting SY-related town halls, plenaries, innovation sessions and other events. A few of these are listed below:

  • 10 Dec 8:00 | Pre-meeting Workshop - SCIWS6 - Community Science and Citizen Science: A Primer for Researchers
  • 12 Dec 8:30 | Artists Respond to Wildfires and Storm Disasters in Late Breaking Session on Late-Breaking Contributions for the Maui and Canadian Wildfires and 2023 Cyclone Activity - NH21D
  • 12 Dec 14:10 | Special Poster Session - SY23B - The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Risks, Impacts, and Responses
  • 14 Dec 13:00 | Keynote & Plenary Session - Art & Science Plenary: Rebeca Méndez
    Rebeca Méndez is an interdisciplinary artist, designer and educator examining reciprocal relationships and environmental justice in a multi-species world in the midst of climate change, mass extinction, and a ravaging extractivist society.
  • 14 Dec 9:00 | Innovation Session - INV41C - Poets for Science at AGU: Building a Community Poem

This year we have two events specifically for student and early career researchers:

  • 11 Dec 18:30 | Section Event - Connections in Science Education and Communication - Student and Early Career Happy Hour (jointly with Education)
  • 13 Dec 18:30 | Townhall - TH35J - Finding Your Place as an Early-Career Scientist Bridging Science and Society

Science & Society Tracks Sessions

Science Policy Track

Community & Citizen Science Track

Science Communication Track

Social & Behavioral Sciences Track

Art & Science Track
See this and other activities in the following "Art & Science Activities" section

Art & Science Activities

Participate in the SY Art & Science Track Sessions

Attend the Art & Science Plenary
15 Dec 12:45p CT | McCormick Place - Grand Ballroom S100 (South, Level 1)

Contribute to the AGU22 Community Poem
“Dear Sky, Dear Blue Planet” is the AGU22 Community Poem that invites YOU to speak to the integration of artistic and scientific modes of inquiry. Hear excerpts from the final product at the Art & Science Plenary on 15 December, or read the contributions.

Enter the first AGU Virtual Art Science Exhibit
Organized by the Art & Science Track of AGU's Science & Society Section 

Go to the in-person Art Exhibit
At AGU Central outside of the exhibit hall

Student & Early Career Events

Science Communication and Education Student and Early Career Social
15 Dec 4:30p CT | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place - Regency Ballroom E (Level 2)

Science and Society: Engaging Across Scales—How Students and Early Career Scientists Are Bridging the Gap Between Science and Society (SCIWS10)
10 Dec 8a CT | Location: S105d | Scientific Workshop