| Date | Public | Conveners | Programme Committee/
Copernicus Meetings |
| 11 May – 31 May 2007 | | | Call-for-Skeleton Programme |
| 01 June – 15 September 2007 | Call-for-Programme | Session Input | |
| 14 October 2007 | | | Finalizing Call-for-Papers Programme |
| 2nd half October – December 2007 | Call-for-Papers | Completing Session Input | |
| 07 December 2007 | Deadline for Support Applications | | |
| 10 – 14 December 2007 | | Ranking of Support Applications | |
| 17 – 20 December 2007 | | | Support Selection |
| 21 December 2007 | Outcome of Support Selection forwarded to Applicants & Conveners. Request for Notification of Participation by 18 January 2007 | | |
| 14 January 2008 | Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts
| | |
| 18 January 2008 | Cancellation of Contributions of Support Applicants that have NOT sent their Notification of Participation | | |
| 19 – 25 January 2008 | | Session Organization Convener Part 1: Acceptance, Transfer, Upload & Rejection
Convener Part 2:
Topic & Room Size Selection
Convener Part 3:
Special Interest | |
| 26 January – 31 January 2008 | | | PC Part 2: Session Organization not finalized by Conveners. Draft lay-out of programme |
| 01 February 2008 | Letter of Acceptance to Key-Authors | | |
| 02 – 09 February 2008 | | | PC Part 3: Schedule of Oral & Poster Sessions |
| 08 – 09 February 2008 | | | PC Meeting: Finalizing Programme |
| 11 – 15 February 2008 | | Session Organization Convener Part 4: Oral/Poster Selection. Finalizing Session Draft Programmes | |
| 18 – 22 February 2008 | | | PC Part 4: Finalizing Session Draft Programmes & Special Lectures' Programme |
| 25 – 26 February 2008 | Letter of Schedule to Key-Authors | | Uploading Meeting Programme onto www |
| 27 – 29 February 2008 | | | Incorporating last changes |
| 29 February 2008 | Deadline for Exhibition | | |
| 29 February 2008 | Deadline for Letters of Invitation for obtaining visas & receiving travel funds | | |
| 03 – 07 March 2008 | | | Compilation of Programme Book and Abstract Master CD |
| 31 March 2008 | Deadline for Pre-Registration | Deadline for Daily Programme | Deadline for Daily Programme |
| 13 – 18 April 2008 | European Geosciences Union – General Assembly 2008 |