Events

Events for 2010
20th March, 8pm (doors open 7.15pm)	'The South Sandwich Islands'. Bob Headland will give a talk on the geography and history of these little-visited islands. Please see the Scott Polar Research Institute website for more details. The lecture is taking place in conjunction with the friends of SPRI, but please note that it will be taking place in the Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Dept. of Chemistry, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge, and not in the SPRI lecture theatre as it is closed for refurbishment. Refreshments will be available from 7.15pm.
21st May, from 6pm	9th South Georgia Association AGM at the Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, Park Place, off St James Street, London. Members are invited to a Reception from 6pm (£16 per person), and the AGM will follow at 7pm. Following the AGM Crag Jones will talk on "Mikhail Gorbachov - my part in his downfall. One man's efforts to control the might of the Soviet fishing fleet." Caradoc (Crag) Jones was despatched to King Edward Point in 1990 as the sole civilian to live with the military garrison and has returned there on many occassions. His 'Great Game', pitted against the might of the Soviet Empire, was to re-establish civilian control of South Georgia's harbours and fisheries. The fleets needed to be licensed and regulated. Many adventures both official and unofficial ensued. Crag happened to be a mountaineer and managed to conceal his glee and climbing equipment under hefty tomes of fisheries management and harbour law! Despite his seemingly impossible workload, he climbed Mt Paget as part of a 2-man team. Should you need to know how to Arrest a Pirate, Hug an Albatross, Save an Elephant Seal from a fate worse than death, Exchange Rats for Beer and De-Luxe your Snow Hole, then this lecture is not to be missed. Non-members are welcome to attend, though will not be able to take part in the AGM proceedings.
28th September 2010	Town meeting at BAS on South Georgia Science. The British Antarctic Survey is holding a town meeting to discuss science currently being done at South Georgia, to stimulate interest in the scientific opportunities that exist at King Edward Point, and to provide information on the accommodation, scientific facilities, logistic support, means of reaching the Island etc that prospective scientific visitors will need. Members who are interested in attending should contact Penny Goodearl (p.goodearl@bas.ac.uk). There are more details on the BAS website.