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The annual EGU General Assembly is a wonderful chance to gather together with friends and colleagues to discuss recent scientific work, plan new projects and develop your career, but a scientific meeting, especially one the size and length of time of the General Assembly is not an equally accessible experience for everyone. With this in mind over the years EGU have developed a range of resources aimed at increasing the accessibility of the meeting to a more diverse group of people, but if you are unsure what those resources are, we have gathered many of them in this blog to help you find them, whether you are a person attending with children, with a disability, with specific religious requirements, travel challenges or any other reason, to help you have the best meeting possible! There is a lot to get through, so let’s jump right in! Attending EGU25 with children If you are one of the many people who attends the General Assembly with children, balancing time for science with childcare can be a real challenge. To help you as much as possible with this EGU have several resources on offer whether your child is a newborn or a teenager. Firstly for anyone attending on-site who is presenting don’t miss out on booking a free childcare slot with our professional on-site childcare service. This is a very popular service, available for children aged 1-12 years old covering Monday to Friday, 08:30–12:30 and 14:00–18:00, and to make a booking you must have a paid registration. Check out the EGU25 childcare page for more information. In addition to this service if you are travelling with a child under 3 years old you can request a waiver for an additional parent or support carer who is not participating in the meeting to assist you with childcare responsibilities. In the conference center itself, in addition to the staffed childcare facilities we also have two family rooms  on the purple level (-2) with comfortable chairs and tables, books, toys and a microwave for preparing foo