BENHS Indoor Meetings 2011-2012
The Programme of Indoor Meetings starts with the London Natural History Society joint meeting and Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture on the evening of Wednesday 14 September 2011 at Imperial College. The Annual Exhibition remains at Imperial College on Saturday 5 November 2011, while Workshops and Open Days will be held at Dinton Pastures at weekends, with two Workshops to be held at the Natural History Museum. The Annual General Meeting is on Saturday 17 March 2012, again hosted by the Oxford University Museum, whose help in making their excellent facilities available is greatly appreciated. Regional meetings at Preston Montford, Shropshire and Elveden, Thetford, Norfolk have been arranged in conjunction with local organisations, and we are very grateful for their support and hospitality for these events. In each case, the programme for the day will include talks of interest to members from further afield as well as those residing nearby.
The newly-acquired Graham and Helen Howarth Room at Dinton Pastures enables the Society to hold indoor meetings, with up to 36 people attending, in comfortable and pleasant surroundings in the same building next to the Library and Collections Room. A formal opening day for this new facility will be held later in 2011, with details to be announced to members via a separate notice. As well as BENHS events being hosted here it is hoped that affiliated groups and other entomological societies will also make use of the new accommodation to hold a variety of indoor and field meetings as well as workshops. To book these venues please contact Ian McLean in the first instance (address at the end of this notice).
Council hopes that these arrangements will again prove popular 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, with additional information available via their web sites for those wishing to attend.
Lectures from September 2010 to May 2011
(Meetings marked in blue have already taken place but are included
here for information.)
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Stuart Roberts (Salisbury) will give the Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture entitled Bee decline: countdown to catastrophe? The lecture is the major part of the annual joint meeting with the London Natural History Society, this year hosted by the LNHS in Imperial College Lecture Theatre 207 in the Skempton Building on level 2 (about ten minutes walk from South Kensington underground station). For location of the venue see building 27 on the map at: http://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/campusinfo/public/sthkencampus.pdf
The meeting starts at 18.00 for 18.30. Exhibits and communications are very welcome.
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October 2011
BWARS Autumn Meeting and AGM will be held over the week-end at the University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW (www.bwars.com). There will be a varied programme with the AGM plus talks on Saturday and workshops on Sunday.
Advance booking is essential, via Cathy Fiedler, CEH Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 9BT (E-mail: catedl).
Saturday 5 November 2011
BENHS Annual Exhibition and Dinner at Imperial College, South Kensington
Please bring exhibits to show your entomological discoveries for 2011 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 will be circulated to give details of the arrangements for this major event in the calendar of the Society.
Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November 2011
Dipterists Forum Annual Meeting and AGM will be held at The Manchester Museum on Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November 2011. There will be a programme of talks, exhibits and other activities; details via Dipterists Bulletin or the Dipterists' Forum web site.
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February 2012
BENHS Regional Meeting at the FSC Preston Montford, Shropshire. Organiser: Pete Boardman (pete@field-studies-council.org). A two day meeting, held in conjunction with the Field Studies Council ‘Invertebrate Challenge’ and as part of the annual Shropshire Entomology Day on Saturday 18 February. A range of identification workshops for various insect groups will be available on Sunday 19 February. Details of the day will be circulated in advance to members and will be advertised via the BENHS web site.
Saturday 17 March 2012
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 again be held as a Saturday daytime event (morning and afternoon), with talks, tours and discussions at the University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW. Details of the programme and timings will be circulated later to members and will be advertised via the BENHS web site.
March-April 2012
BMIG Annual Field Meeting and AGM will be held in March-April 2012. Please consult the BMIG web site for details.
Saturday 12 May 2012: 11.00 to 16.00
One day BENHS Regional Meeting at Elveden, Thetford, Norfolk. Organiser: Claudia Watts (CWatts@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk). The topic will be Breckland Invertebrates. Details of the day will be circulated in advance to members and will be advertised via the BENHS web site. It is likely that a field meeting will be organised on Sunday 13 May 2012 to follow on from the indoor event.