NEXT THREE WEEKS EVENTS
28th January to 3rd February 2019
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS
MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.
MONDAY 28th
Course - The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
When
Mon, 28 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Three of the most devastating natural disaster-forming events are geological, all related to plate tectonics, and are very difficult, if not impossible, to accurately forecast. What are the causes of these events and their various manifestations? Why are some more dangerous than others? How can we prevent or mitigate these effects? Examples of some of these phenomena will be used to illustrate these points Monday 7th for 10 weeks (not 18h Feb) until 18th March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays . Cost £75
Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU
Tuesday 29th
DIGS Meeting
When
Tue, 29 January, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Dorset Wildlife Trust, Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA, United Kingdom (map)
Description
DIGS Meeting at Dorset Wildlife Trust
wednesday 30th
Bristol Nats - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MEMBER’S MEETING
When
Wed, 30 January, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
room G8, Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol, BS8 1RJ (map)
Description
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MEMBER’S MEETING
Wednesday 30 January 2019
The Geology Section’s Annual General meeting will consider the report on Section activities during 2018 and appoint the officers and committee to serve for 2019.
This involves the election of a President, Secretary, Field Secretary and other committee members. Anyone interested in taking on these positions is asked to contact the Section Secretary who will not be in any way upset if another person wishes to take on the Secretary or Field Secretary roles. Please consider if you might be able to help organize our programme of talks and walks by suggesting Speakers or Leaders.
It will be followed by presentations or short talks by members of the Section. Displays of rocks and fossils by members will be especially welcome as will short talks on any aspect of geology. This will be an occasion for members to socialize and really get to know each other so please do come along.
Thursday 31st
Course - Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation
When
Thu, 31 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury. (map)
Description
Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation.
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to relatively new ideas, some accepted, some controversial, about the internal structure and tectonics of the Earth. Many ideas have changed radically since the inception of the Plate Tectonic hypothesis, and especially in the period from the 1990s, partly as a result of new technology, and the re-examination of parts of the theory that evidence did not support. Each week we will examine a different topic, such as subduction, mantle dynamics, mantle plumes. Held at The Chantry, Thornbury. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 10th January until March 21st (not Thurs 21st Feb). Cost £75
Contact Dave by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU
Friday 1st
Saturday 2nd
OUGS South West - Day of Talks and AGM
When
Sat, 2 February, 10:00 – 16:30
Where
Gipsy Hill Hotel, Gipsy Hill Lane, Pinhoe, EXETER EX1 3RN (map)
Description
Programme:
10.00 Welcome.
10.15 Dr Danny Clark-Lowes ‘Recent Advances on Himalayan Geology’ A report from the HKT (Himalaya / Karakorum / Tibet) Research Conference in Lausanne.
11.00 Break.
11.15 Professor Malcom Hart (Plymouth University) ‘The K/Pg (Cretaceous/Paleogene) boundary and extinctions’. "The Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary forms one of the major extinctions of the geological record. Fieldwork in Texas, Alabama, Denmark and elsewhere will be used to demonstrate the events across the boundary, including the role of ocean acidification in some of the marine extinctions."
12.00 Dr Arjan Dijkstra (Plymouth University) ‘The Lamprophyre story and hidden Terrane boundary’. "Our findings suggest that although there is no physical line on the surface, there is a clear geological boundary which separates Cornwall and South Devon from the rest of the UK."
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Dr Doug Robinson ’The Making of the Mendips. A 200Million year, 7,500km journey across the planet.' The talk is based on field examination of the sequences seen in the southern central Mendip area centred around the city of Wells. Details of metamorphic rocks not reported before from the Mendips will be presented, along with the first actual exposure of of the southern western overthrust, as exemplified by the Ebbor Thrust.
14.45 Taryn Clements ‘Volcanoes’
16.00 OUGS Southwest Branch AGM
The cost for the day is £20 for OUGS members, £25.00 for non-members and will include a light lunch and tea or coffee. The Booking Form is attached below.
Booking is essential.
Those wishing to attend the AGM only will be admitted, free of charge, at 16.00.
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OUGS Oxford - AGM and Lecture
When
Sat, 2 February, 13:00 – 14:30
Where
South Hinksey Village Hall, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5AS (map)
Description
Oxford Branch AGM
Speakers: Mellissa Freeman, Peter Wood & Sally Munnings - Hawaii 2018
Venue: South Hinksey Village Hall, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5AS
Date: February 2nd 2019 (Saturday)
Type: Branch Annual General Meeting
Summary: To determine the future of the branch. Commences at 13:00.
More info:
Oxford Branch members need to be made aware that the branch is not sustainable without a Branch Organiser and be prepared for the possible amalgamation with one or more neighbouring branches.
AGM agenda: OUGS_Oxford_2019_AGM_Agenda.docx
Contact: Jane Randle [oxford.lectures@ougs.org]
Sunday 3rd
NEXT THREE WEEKS EVENTS
Course - The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
When
Mon, 28 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Three of the most devastating natural disaster-forming events are geological, all related to plate tectonics, and are very difficult, if not impossible, to accurately forecast. What are the causes of these events and their various manifestations? Why are some more dangerous than others? How can we prevent or mitigate these effects? Examples of some of these phenomena will be used to illustrate these points Monday 7th for 10 weeks (not 18h Feb) until 18th March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays . Cost £75
Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU
DIGS Meeting
When
Tue, 29 January, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Dorset Wildlife Trust, Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA, United Kingdom (map)
Description
DIGS Meeting at Dorset Wildlife Trust
Bristol Nats - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MEMBER’S MEETING
When
Wed, 30 January, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
room G8, Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol, BS8 1RJ (map)
Description
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MEMBER’S MEETING
Wednesday 30 January 2019
The Geology Section’s Annual General meeting will consider the report on Section activities during 2018 and appoint the officers and committee to serve for 2019.
This involves the election of a President, Secretary, Field Secretary and other committee members. Anyone interested in taking on these positions is asked to contact the Section Secretary who will not be in any way upset if another person wishes to take on the Secretary or Field Secretary roles. Please consider if you might be able to help organize our programme of talks and walks by suggesting Speakers or Leaders.
It will be followed by presentations or short talks by members of the Section. Displays of rocks and fossils by members will be especially welcome as will short talks on any aspect of geology. This will be an occasion for members to socialize and really get to know each other so please do come along.
Course - Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation
When
Thu, 31 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury. (map)
Description
Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation.
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to relatively new ideas, some accepted, some controversial, about the internal structure and tectonics of the Earth. Many ideas have changed radically since the inception of the Plate Tectonic hypothesis, and especially in the period from the 1990s, partly as a result of new technology, and the re-examination of parts of the theory that evidence did not support. Each week we will examine a different topic, such as subduction, mantle dynamics, mantle plumes. Held at The Chantry, Thornbury. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 10th January until March 21st (not Thurs 21st Feb). Cost £75
Contact Dave by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU
OUGS South West - Day of Talks and AGM
When
Sat, 2 February, 10:00 – 16:30
Where
Gipsy Hill Hotel, Gipsy Hill Lane, Pinhoe, EXETER EX1 3RN (map)
Description
Programme:
10.00 Welcome.
10.15 Dr Danny Clark-Lowes ‘Recent Advances on Himalayan Geology’ A report from the HKT (Himalaya / Karakorum / Tibet) Research Conference in Lausanne.
11.00 Break.
11.15 Professor Malcom Hart (Plymouth University) ‘The K/Pg (Cretaceous/Paleogene) boundary and extinctions’. "The Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary forms one of the major extinctions of the geological record. Fieldwork in Texas, Alabama, Denmark and elsewhere will be used to demonstrate the events across the boundary, including the role of ocean acidification in some of the marine extinctions."
12.00 Dr Arjan Dijkstra (Plymouth University) ‘The Lamprophyre story and hidden Terrane boundary’. "Our findings suggest that although there is no physical line on the surface, there is a clear geological boundary which separates Cornwall and South Devon from the rest of the UK."
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Dr Doug Robinson ’The Making of the Mendips. A 200Million year, 7,500km journey across the planet.' The talk is based on field examination of the sequences seen in the southern central Mendip area centred around the city of Wells. Details of metamorphic rocks not reported before from the Mendips will be presented, along with the first actual exposure of of the southern western overthrust, as exemplified by the Ebbor Thrust.
14.45 Taryn Clements ‘Volcanoes’
16.00 OUGS Southwest Branch AGM
The cost for the day is £20 for OUGS members, £25.00 for non-members and will include a light lunch and tea or coffee. The Booking Form is attached below.
Booking is essential.
Those wishing to attend the AGM only will be admitted, free of charge, at 16.00.
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OUGS Oxford - AGM and Lecture
When
Sat, 2 February, 13:00 – 14:30
Where
South Hinksey Village Hall, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5AS (map)
Description
Oxford Branch AGM
Speakers: Mellissa Freeman, Peter Wood & Sally Munnings - Hawaii 2018
Venue: South Hinksey Village Hall, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5AS
Date: February 2nd 2019 (Saturday)
Type: Branch Annual General Meeting
Summary: To determine the future of the branch. Commences at 13:00.
More info:
Oxford Branch members need to be made aware that the branch is not sustainable without a Branch Organiser and be prepared for the possible amalgamation with one or more neighbouring branches.
AGM agenda: OUGS_Oxford_2019_AGM_Agenda.docx
Contact: Jane Randle [oxford.lectures@ougs.org]
