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Background
Every year, AGU’s Annual Meeting convenes >25,000 attendees from 100+ countries to share scientific findings and make connections. Researchers, scientists, educators, students, policymakers, exhibitors, journalists and communicators attend AGU’s Annual Meeting to better understand our planet and environment, and our role in preserving its future. It is a results-oriented gathering rooted in celebrating and advancing positive individual and collective outcomes.
History & Facts
The first Fall Meeting was in April 1920 in San Francisco, California. It was also known as the Spring Meeting when AGU had two meetings each year. San Francisco served as the “home” of Fall Meeting until 2017 when AGU adopted the rotation strategy.
2024
AGU24 was held in Washington, DC and online everywhere with 30,000+ registered attendees.
2023
AGU23 was our first hybrid meeting held in San Francisco, CA and online everywhere with 27,000+ registered attendees. This meeting also birthed the idea of Continuing the Journey which consisted of workshops and poster discussions being held in January 2024.
2022
AGU Fall Meeting was a hybrid meeting held in Chicago, IL and online everywhere with 23,700+ registered attendees.
2021
AGU Fall Meeting was our first hybrid meeting held in New Orleans, LA and online everywhere with 24,000+ registered attendees.
2020
AGU Fall Meeting was a 100% virtual meeting with 25,400+ registered attendees.
2019
AGU Fall Meeting was held in San Francisco, CA with 27,934 registered attendees. It was also AGU’s Centennial anniversary and an opportunity to celebrate the 100 years of service to the scientific community.
2018
AGU Fall Meeting was held in Washington, D.C. with 28,289 registered attendees. This meeting also celebrated the grand opening of AGU’s newly renovated, net zero energy headquarters.
2017
AGU Fall Meeting was held in New Orleans, LA with 22,632 registered attendees.
- 31,756 Total Registrants
- 120 Countries Represented
- 330 exhibiting companies
- 9,931 First-time attendees
- 7,939 Graduate Students
- 551 K-12 Students
- 377 Press Registered
- 1,460 Undergraduate Students
- 29,470 In-Person Registrants
- 2,286 Virtual Registrants
- 24 DEI Sessions & Events
- 114 eLightning Sessions
- 1,147 In-Person Poster Sessions
- 8 Keynotes & Plenaries
- 39 Online Poster Sessions
- 1,055 Oral Sessions
- 115 Town Halls
- 15 Workshops
- 861 eLightning Presentations
- 15,642 In-person Poster Presentations
- 1,306 Online Poster Presentations
- 7,743 Oral Presentations
- 16,948 Total Poster Presentations
- 10,373 Student Abstracts Submitted
- 28,735 Total Abstracts Submitted
- 27,339 Attendees
- 107 Countries Represented
- 279 exhibiting companies
- 8,364 First-time attendees
- 7,311 Graduate Students
- 460 K-12 Students
- 291 Press Registered
- 1,205 Undergraduate Students
- 2,535 Virtual Registrants
- 118 DEI Sessions & Events
- 103 eLightning Sessions
- 21 Innovation Sessions
- 1024 In-Person Poster Sessions
- 6 Keynotes & Plenaries
- 146 Online Poster Sessions
- 1,007 Oral Sessions
- 114 Town Halls
- 18 Workshops
- 794 eLightning Presentations
- 12,709 In-person Poster Presentations
- 712 Online Poster Presentations
- 7,335 Oral Presentations
- 13,421 Total Poster Presentations
- 9651 Student Abstracts Submitted
- 25,205 Total Abstracts Submitted
- 23,636 Attendees
- 109 Countries Represented
- 234 exhibiting companies
- 7,096 First-time attendees
- 6,917 Graduate Students
- 305 K-12 Students
- 266 Press Registered
- 1,087 Undergraduate Students
- 5,411 Virtual Registrants
- 55 DEI Sessions & Events
- N/A eLightning Sessions
- 20 Innovation sessions
- 7 Keynotes & Plenaries
- 666 Online Poster Sessions
- 996 Oral Sessions
- 798 Poster Sessions
- 86 Town Halls
- 21 Workshops
- N/A eLightning Presentations
- 9,253 In-person Poster Presentations
- 2,238 Online Poster Presentations
- 7,238 Oral Presentations
- 11,491 Total Poster Presentations
- 7,920 Student Abstracts Submitted
- 21,010 Total Abstracts Submitted
- 23,145 Attendees
- 106 Countries Represented
- 167 Exhibiting companies
- 7,058 First-time attendees
- 7,127 Graduate Students
- 303 K-12 Students
- 324 Press Registered
- 1,276 Undergraduate Students
- 14,240 Virtual Registrants
- 66 DEI sessions & events
- 155 eLightning Sessions
- 21 Innovation Sessions
- 7 Keynotes & Plenaries
- 1,075 Oral Sessions
- 882 Poster Sessions
- 116 Town Halls
- 15 Workshops
- 1,048 eLightning Presentations
- 7,599 Oral Presentations
- 10,410 Total In-person and Online Poster Presentations
- 9,010 Student Abstracts Submitted
- 21,903 Total Abstracts Submitted