 My name is Jane Roussak. I am the EGU Events Coordinator and I am based in Munich for the last year and a half, but previously lived in Canada for 17 years. This will be my first EGU General Assembly. Yes, I'll be attending in person and also visiting Vienna for the first time. I joined the Union Office at the beginning of the year to help with the planning of the annual EGU General Assembly. So I'm acting as a liaison with Copernicus, who is our third party conference planner, and I'm also assisting the program committee as well as the program committee chair with Planning Matters. So the biggest challenge has been organizing a large-scale event in response to the ongoing pandemic. We wanted to avoid a fully virtual event for the third year in a row, as majority of our community expressed interest in a in-person meeting. So listening to our community's needs while ensuring their comfort and safety is of the utmost importance to us, but for us this also means we have to closely monitor and adapt to the ever-changing COVID-19 regulations. So the biggest goal is taking the next step in our journey towards a fully hybrid meeting. So for us this is really exciting to be able to provide both virtual and on-site attendance options. So it means that our community members can choose the participation style that works for them. For me, I'm super excited to see it all come to life. The realization of all the puzzle pieces and hard work, not only from the EGU staff and Copernicus, but also all of our scientific divisions and many volunteers that make this possible. I look forward to experiencing the feeling of community that our General Assemblies are known for, and of course to connect with Geoscience lovers like myself. I encourage our participants to take advantage of the online display materials to get a deep interaction around the science. So the uploaded materials can be commented on through the conference platform during a two-month period between May 1 and June 30. We look forward to welcoming participants both in-person and virtually at this year's EGU General Assembly.