BENHS Indoor meetings

Following the feedback from members via the questionnaire last year, Council has decided to make some changes to the Indoor Meetings Programme. Fewer members than formerly can attend evening meetings on a week day in London, while the popularity of weekend events has increased. Hence, the Programme has been changed and it is hoped that the new arrangements will meet the needs of the membership and encourage more entomologists to join our Society. The Annual Exhibition remains at Imperial College, while Workshops and Open Days will continue at Dinton Pastures, Reading as weekend events.

Council hopes that these new arrangements will prove popular with members and will be supported by new and long-standing members alike. These meetings are an excellent way to meet other entomologists and to hear about what is happening in the world of natural history. Members are encouraged to bring exhibits and to report any entomological news or interesting observations at the start of each meeting. The following list also includes the major annual events for those groups affiliated to BENHS.

New members are always very welcome at indoor meetings of the Society, so if you have not come along before, why not attend some of the events on this year's calendar?

Lectures from September 2007 to April 2008:
(Meetings marked in blue have already taken place but are included here for information.)

Tuesday 11 September 2007
Oliver Cheesman will give the Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture entitled A History of Insect Conservation in Britain. The talk is the major part of the annual joint meeting with the London Natural History Society, this year hosted by the LNHS in the Small Chapel at King’s Cross Methodist Church, Birkenhead Street, London WC1 (opposite King’s Cross railway station) (starts at 18.30).

Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September 2007

BWARS Autumn Meeting and AGM will be held over the week-end at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW (www.bwars.com). There will be a varied programme with workshops and evening meal on Saturday and the AGM plus talks on Sunday. Advance booking is essential, via Mike Edwards.

Saturday 10 November 2007 - BENHS Annual Exhibition and Dinner at Imperial College, South Kensington

Please bring exhibits to show your entomological discoveries for 2007 and previous years. You can discuss the highlights of the season with others who have similar interests, either in the exhibition hall or over dinner in the evening. For new members this is an excellent opportunity to make contact with other entomologists. A separate notice gives details of the arrangements for this major event in the calendar of the Society.

Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 November 2007

Dipterists Forum Annual Meeting and AGM will be held at the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow (www.dipteristsforum.org.uk). There will be a programme of talks, exhibits and other activities; details via Dipterists Bulletin or the Dipterists Forum web site.

Saturday 2 February 2008

One day BENHS joint meeting with Butterfly Conservation and the World Museum Liverpool, William Brown Street, Liverpool. Organiser: Guy Knight, World Museum Liverpool, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EN. The topic will be the Moths Count project led by Butterfly Conservation, with varied talks and informal discussions on local and national moth recording. Read more ».

Saturday 15 March 2008 - BENHS Annual General Meeting and Presidential Address

The Annual General Meeting reviews the activities of the Society over the preceding year before the President gives an address on a topic of his choice. The AGM will be held for the first time as Saturday daytime event, with additional time for talks and discussion within the University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW. Read more ».

Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 2008

BMIG Annual Field Meeting and AGM at Swansea University, Swansea, South Wales. Details and bookings via Mark Winder.

Saturday 26 April 2008

One day BENHS meeting with Hampshire County Council Museum, Winchester. Organiser: Chris Palmer, Hampshire County Council Museums & Archives Service, Chilcomb House, Chilcomb Lane, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8RD. Speakers will talk on different aspects of entomology, with historical, conservation and Lepidoptera themes represented, as well as a session considering the roles of the museum collections for county recording. Read more ».

Groups affiliated to the BENHS
The Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society (BWARS), the British Myriapod and Isopod Group (BMIG) and Dipterists Forum are all affiliated to the BENHS. Members of these groups are very welcome to attend any BENHS meetings, while members of BENHS are also invited to events organized by these affiliated groups. BWARS, BMIG and Dipterists Forum have websites (listed below) that give details of how to join as well as their forthcoming activities.
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society: www.bwars.com
British Myriapod and Isopod Group: www.bmig.org.uk
Dipterists Forum: www.dipteristsforum.org.uk

Details of indoor meetings to be held after April 2008 will be published when available