AGU invites members of the media to join us for the 2024 annual conference, online and in-person Washington, free of charge. Press registration will remain open through the end of the conference on Friday, 13 December.
Press Registration
AGU provides complimentary press registration to working members of the press for the express purpose of gathering news and information to produce media coverage of the 2024 annual meeting. Public information officers also qualify for press registration. Read our press credentialing guidelines to learn more about press eligibility.
Find press releases and browse recommended presentations about geoengineering, polar change, strange weather, space weather, life in the Anthropocene and more from AGU’s news office.
A community bulletin board for registered press to post information related to the meeting, including press releases, tipsheets, multimedia and news stories, will be live on 2 December.
Press briefings, roundtables and media availabilities will explore topics including the state of the Arctic, trash in low Earth orbit and applications of generative AI for science discovery. Press briefings and roundtables will be livestreamed for registered press and recordings will be made public on AGU’s YouTube page after the events. A detailed press event schedule will be available on 2 December.
On-Site Press Room and Registration
The Press Rooms are in the Marriot Marquis, meeting level 3 (M3). Enter through the main entrance on Massachusetts Avenue NW between 9th and 10th Streets NW and take the escalators down. A tunnel connects level M2 of the hotel to Concourse A at the southwest corner of the convention center.
Registered press may print meeting badges at the press kiosk on M3, Monday – Wednesday, 9 – 11 December, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and at main registration in Hall D of the convention center outside of those hours. Check in at the main Press Room, “Judiciary Square,” on M3 to pick up media credentials.
Dedicated wifi, working and discussion space, power and refreshments will be available in the main Press Room. A quiet working room is set aside for journalists to work away from the main press room activity. An interview room can be reserved in half-hour increments from AGU staff in the main press room.
