NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
20th to 26th January 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 20TH
Geostudies Lecture Course - Germany
When
Mon, 20 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
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Teme Valley G S - Lecture
When
Mon, 20 January, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Martley Memorial Hall B4197 by Sports Ground (map)
Description
Prof. Ian Fairchild, Caves, Caves’ Atmospheres and Caves’ Climates
tuesday 21st
Geol Soc Western - Early Careers Award and AGM
When
Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020
wednesday 22nd
thursday 23rd
Geostudies Lecture - Uniformitarianism
When
Thu, 23 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 24th
saturday 25th
OUGS Wessex - AGM and Day of Talks
When
Sat, 25 January, 10:10 – 15:45
Where
The D’Urberville Centre, Collier's Ln, Wool, Wareham BH20 6DL, UK (map)
Description
Event: Wessex Branch AGM and Day of Talks
Venue: D'urberville Centre, Wool, Dorset
Date: January 25th 2020 (Saturday)
Type: Branch Annual General Meeting
Summary: A sociable day with three talks on the theme of 'hidden worlds', an excellent lunch, and a brisk AGM.
More info:
For more information on the day's events, see AGM_2020_flyer.pdf
Programme:
10.10 am Registration (with tea and coffee)
10.30 am Dr Laura Newsome (Camborne School of Mines) 'Microbes and ore deposits'
11.30 am Stacy Phillips (Open University) 'How to make a mountain: Melting the heart of the Himalaya'
12.40 pm Buffet lunch
1.30 pm AGM (Agenda published in Members' Information section)
2.20 pm Stacey Felgate (National Oceanographic Centre) 'Where has all the carbon gone?'
3.45 pm Close
The charge for the talks, refreshments and lunch is £8 per person.
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South Wales G A - Lecture
When
Sat, 25 January, 11:00 – 12:30
Where
Lectures at University of Wales Swansea are held in the department of Geography in the Wallace building. We meet on the landing area inside the main entrance to the building for refreshments with lectures in the main lecture theatre. (map)
Description
To be confirmed
sunday 26th
Geostudies Lecture Course - Germany
When
Mon, 20 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
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Teme Valley G S - Lecture
When
Mon, 20 January, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Martley Memorial Hall B4197 by Sports Ground (map)
Description
Prof. Ian Fairchild, Caves, Caves’ Atmospheres and Caves’ Climates
Geol Soc Western - Early Careers Award and AGM
When
Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020
Geostudies Lecture - Uniformitarianism
When
Thu, 23 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 Wessex - AGM and Day of Talks
When
Sat, 25 January, 10:10 – 15:45
Where
The D’Urberville Centre, Collier's Ln, Wool, Wareham BH20 6DL, UK (map)
Description
Event: Wessex Branch AGM and Day of Talks
Venue: D'urberville Centre, Wool, Dorset
Date: January 25th 2020 (Saturday)
Type: Branch Annual General Meeting
Summary: A sociable day with three talks on the theme of 'hidden worlds', an excellent lunch, and a brisk AGM.
More info:
For more information on the day's events, see AGM_2020_flyer.pdf
Programme:
10.10 am Registration (with tea and coffee)
10.30 am Dr Laura Newsome (Camborne School of Mines) 'Microbes and ore deposits'
11.30 am Stacy Phillips (Open University) 'How to make a mountain: Melting the heart of the Himalaya'
12.40 pm Buffet lunch
1.30 pm AGM (Agenda published in Members' Information section)
2.20 pm Stacey Felgate (National Oceanographic Centre) 'Where has all the carbon gone?'
3.45 pm Close
The charge for the talks, refreshments and lunch is £8 per person.
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South Wales G A - Lecture
When
Sat, 25 January, 11:00 – 12:30
Where
Lectures at University of Wales Swansea are held in the department of Geography in the Wallace building. We meet on the landing area inside the main entrance to the building for refreshments with lectures in the main lecture theatre. (map)
Description
To be confirmed
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