NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
27TH JANUARy to 2nd february 2020
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
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 27TH
Geostudies Lecture Course - Germany
When
Mon, 27 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Geology of Germany
Monday 13th for 10 weeks (not 17th Feb) until 23rd March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30 - 9.30pm on Mondays.
Like Britain, Germany consists of a number of exotic Terranes, derived from different continents and amalgamated together by plate tectonic collisions. Northern Germany is part of Avalonia, which amalgamated with the East European Craton (Baltica) along the Tornquist suture in the east. A great deal of this area is plastered by thick Quaternary glacial sediments.
Central Germany is part of Armorica, which collided with the north during the Variscan orogeny. There is, in places, thick Mesozoic unconformable cover. The extreme south is part of the Alpine orogeny, but its effects were transmitted northwards to affect and reactivate older structures. There was extensive volcanic activity during the Tertiary, and some famous asteroid impact sites.
Cost £75
Tuesday 28th
Wednesday 29th
Bristol Nats AGM & Members Evening
When
Wed, 29 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Room 1.5 Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol (map)
Description
The Geology Section’s Annual General meeting will consider the report on Section activities during 2019 and appoint the officers and committee to serve for 2020.
This involves the election of a President, Secretary, Field Secretary and other committee members if appropriate. The post of President is currently vacant. 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. Alternatively nominations may be made to the Society Secretary preferably by 15 January.
Please consider if you might be able to help organize our programme of talks and walks by suggesting Speakers or Leaders.
The business section of the meeting 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 SOCIALISE and really get to know each other so please do come along.
thursday 30th
Geostudies Lecture - Uniformitarianism
When
Thu, 30 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury (map)
Description
The Limits of Uniformitarianism.
The science of geology is heavily dependent on the principle of uniformitarianism – the idea that geological conditions and processes have remained substantially unchanged through geological time, meaning that we can interpret the past on the basis of our understanding of the geological present. But how accurate is this principle? To what extent were conditions and processes different in the past? Are present conditions and processes typical? How well do we understand present processes? And there are also spatial features to consider; A casual examination of a modern sedimentary or volcanic environment reveals rapid and wide-ranging changes in facies over a small area. Our evidence of past environments is largely based on small, possibly unrepresentative, exposures of tiny fractions of those past environments. Are we justified in using evidence from the past to interpret the present and future, such as climate change? Held at The Chantry, Thornbury, in the Hanover Room. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 16th January until April 2nd (not Thurs 20th Feb or 19th March). Cost £75
Programme
What do we mean by Uniformitarianism? Origin of the term and the historical context in which it arose and developed as a counter to “Old” Catastrophism.
What are the main problems with Uniformitarianism? The rise of “New” Catastrophism in the later part of the 20th century. Problems of direction, cyclicity, punctuation, gradualism in the following fields of geology:
Uniformitarianism and sedimentation. Have conditions changed over geological time? How representative in terms of coverage and completeness is the sedimentary record?
Uniformitarianism and volcanicity, earthquakes, intrusion and landslides
Uniformitarianism and the solar system – external processes affecting earth geology
Uniformitarianism and major environmental change (such as climate and sea level changes)
Uniformitarianism, evolution and mass extinction
Uniformitarianism and tectonics – was plate tectonics a relatively young development? Is the Wilson (supercontinent) Cycle real?
Geomorphology and Uniformitarianism
Is the present the key to the past? (or in reverse?)
friday 31st
saturday 1st february
OUGS South West - AGM
When
Saturday, 1 Feb 2020
Where
Hannafore Point Hotel, Hannafore Road, West Looe, Cornwall PL13 2DG (map)
Description
Event: South West Branch Day of Talks and AGM
Venue: Hannafore Point Hotel, Hannafore Road, West Looe, Cornwall PL13 2DG
Date: February 1st 2020 (Saturday)
Type: Branch Annual General Meeting
Summary: Programme details below.
Details of Sunday Field Trip T.B.A.
cost - £20 for members, £25 for non-members to include teas, coffees and a light lunch.
More info:
A discount has been arranged for delegates who wish to stay at the hotel. Please see Booking form.
SWOUGS Day of Talks and AGM
Saturday February 1st, 2020
Hannafore Point Hotel, Looe, Cornwall PL13 2DG
www.hannaforepointhotel.com Tel 01503 263 273
Programme
1000 Welcome
1015 Dr Doug Robinson
The making of the Mendips
– a 200 million-year, 7,500 km journey across the planet.
1100 break
1115 Dr Irene Manzella, University of Plymouth
Using small scale laboratory experiments to understand volcanic and landslide hazards.
1215 Prof John Mather
The Whetstone Industry of the Blackdown Hills, Somerset.
1300 Lunch
1400 Dr Camille Dusséaux, University of Plymouth
300 million-year-old rainwater gives clues about the altitude of the Variscan Mountain Chain during the Carboniferous.
1515 SWOUGS AGM
1. Reports
2. Accounts
3. Election of Committee
4. AOB
5. Date and time of next AGM
On Sunday the 2nd February there will be a field trip led by Calum Beeson of Penryn Campus, details and timings to come later.
Cost, £20 for members of OUGS, £25 for visitors, to include Teas, Coffees and a light lunch.
sunday 2nd
OUGS South West - Field Trip
When
Sunday, 2 Feb 2020
Where
Cawsand Bay, Torpoint PL10, UK (map)
Description
Event: Branch AGM Field Trip to SSSI at Kingsand and Sandway Cellars
Leader: Calum Beeson
Location: Cawsand Bay, Cornwall
Date: February 2nd 2020 (Sunday)
Type: Field Trip (Day)
Summary: Details TBA
More info:
Kingsand lies on the shores of Cawsand Bay, with the South West Coast Path running through the village. The village coast, as well as the coast 1 km to the east, forms the Kingsand to Sandway Point SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), which shows examples of extensive Early Permian volcanicity.
Geostudies Lecture Course - Germany
When
Mon, 27 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Geology of Germany
Monday 13th for 10 weeks (not 17th Feb) until 23rd March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30 - 9.30pm on Mondays.
Like Britain, Germany consists of a number of exotic Terranes, derived from different continents and amalgamated together by plate tectonic collisions. Northern Germany is part of Avalonia, which amalgamated with the East European Craton (Baltica) along the Tornquist suture in the east. A great deal of this area is plastered by thick Quaternary glacial sediments.
Central Germany is part of Armorica, which collided with the north during the Variscan orogeny. There is, in places, thick Mesozoic unconformable cover. The extreme south is part of the Alpine orogeny, but its effects were transmitted northwards to affect and reactivate older structures. There was extensive volcanic activity during the Tertiary, and some famous asteroid impact sites.
Cost £75
Bristol Nats AGM & Members Evening
When
Wed, 29 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Room 1.5 Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol (map)
Description
The Geology Section’s Annual General meeting will consider the report on Section activities during 2019 and appoint the officers and committee to serve for 2020.
This involves the election of a President, Secretary, Field Secretary and other committee members if appropriate. The post of President is currently vacant. 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. Alternatively nominations may be made to the Society Secretary preferably by 15 January.
Please consider if you might be able to help organize our programme of talks and walks by suggesting Speakers or Leaders.
The business section of the meeting 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 SOCIALISE and really get to know each other so please do come along.
Geostudies Lecture - Uniformitarianism
When
Thu, 30 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury (map)
Description
The Limits of Uniformitarianism.
The science of geology is heavily dependent on the principle of uniformitarianism – the idea that geological conditions and processes have remained substantially unchanged through geological time, meaning that we can interpret the past on the basis of our understanding of the geological present. But how accurate is this principle? To what extent were conditions and processes different in the past? Are present conditions and processes typical? How well do we understand present processes? And there are also spatial features to consider; A casual examination of a modern sedimentary or volcanic environment reveals rapid and wide-ranging changes in facies over a small area. Our evidence of past environments is largely based on small, possibly unrepresentative, exposures of tiny fractions of those past environments. Are we justified in using evidence from the past to interpret the present and future, such as climate change? Held at The Chantry, Thornbury, in the Hanover Room. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 16th January until April 2nd (not Thurs 20th Feb or 19th March). Cost £75
Programme
What do we mean by Uniformitarianism? Origin of the term and the historical context in which it arose and developed as a counter to “Old” Catastrophism.
What are the main problems with Uniformitarianism? The rise of “New” Catastrophism in the later part of the 20th century. Problems of direction, cyclicity, punctuation, gradualism in the following fields of geology:
Uniformitarianism and sedimentation. Have conditions changed over geological time? How representative in terms of coverage and completeness is the sedimentary record?
Uniformitarianism and volcanicity, earthquakes, intrusion and landslides
Uniformitarianism and the solar system – external processes affecting earth geology
Uniformitarianism and major environmental change (such as climate and sea level changes)
Uniformitarianism, evolution and mass extinction
Uniformitarianism and tectonics – was plate tectonics a relatively young development? Is the Wilson (supercontinent) Cycle real?
Geomorphology and Uniformitarianism
Is the present the key to the past? (or in reverse?)
OUGS South West - AGM
When
Saturday, 1 Feb 2020
Where
Hannafore Point Hotel, Hannafore Road, West Looe, Cornwall PL13 2DG (map)
Description
Event: South West Branch Day of Talks and AGM
Venue: Hannafore Point Hotel, Hannafore Road, West Looe, Cornwall PL13 2DG
Date: February 1st 2020 (Saturday)
Type: Branch Annual General Meeting
Summary: Programme details below.
Details of Sunday Field Trip T.B.A.
cost - £20 for members, £25 for non-members to include teas, coffees and a light lunch.
More info:
A discount has been arranged for delegates who wish to stay at the hotel. Please see Booking form.
SWOUGS Day of Talks and AGM
Saturday February 1st, 2020
Hannafore Point Hotel, Looe, Cornwall PL13 2DG
www.hannaforepointhotel.com Tel 01503 263 273
Programme
1000 Welcome
1015 Dr Doug Robinson
The making of the Mendips
– a 200 million-year, 7,500 km journey across the planet.
1100 break
1115 Dr Irene Manzella, University of Plymouth
Using small scale laboratory experiments to understand volcanic and landslide hazards.
1215 Prof John Mather
The Whetstone Industry of the Blackdown Hills, Somerset.
1300 Lunch
1400 Dr Camille Dusséaux, University of Plymouth
300 million-year-old rainwater gives clues about the altitude of the Variscan Mountain Chain during the Carboniferous.
1515 SWOUGS AGM
1. Reports
2. Accounts
3. Election of Committee
4. AOB
5. Date and time of next AGM
On Sunday the 2nd February there will be a field trip led by Calum Beeson of Penryn Campus, details and timings to come later.
Cost, £20 for members of OUGS, £25 for visitors, to include Teas, Coffees and a light lunch.
OUGS South West - Field Trip
When
Sunday, 2 Feb 2020
Where
Cawsand Bay, Torpoint PL10, UK (map)
Description
Event: Branch AGM Field Trip to SSSI at Kingsand and Sandway Cellars
Leader: Calum Beeson
Location: Cawsand Bay, Cornwall
Date: February 2nd 2020 (Sunday)
Type: Field Trip (Day)
Summary: Details TBA
More info:
Kingsand lies on the shores of Cawsand Bay, with the South West Coast Path running through the village. The village coast, as well as the coast 1 km to the east, forms the Kingsand to Sandway Point SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), which shows examples of extensive Early Permian volcanicity.
