BENHS Indoor Meetings 2010-2011
The Programme of Indoor Meetings starts with the London Natural History Society joint meeting and Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture on the evening of Tuesday 14 September 2010 at the Natural History Museum. The Annual Exhibition remains at Imperial College on Saturday 13 November 2010, 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 12 March 2011, again hosted by the Oxford University Museum, whose help in making their excellent facilities available is greatly appreciated. Regional meetings at Faversham, Kent and Carlisle, Cumbria have been arranged in conjunction with their respective host institutes, 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.
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.)
Tuesday 14 September 2010
Erica McAlister (Natural History Museum) will give the Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture entitled The Natural History Museum, The Darwin Centre and Diptera. This talk is the major part of the annual joint meeting with the London Natural History Society, this year hosted by the BENHS in the Neil Chalmers Lecture Theatre, Darwin Centre 2, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD (about ten minutes walk from South Kensington underground station) (at 18.00 for 18.30). Come to the side entrance for Museum staff in Exhibition Road no later than 18.15 in order to be taken to the lecture theatre in time for the start (the museum closes at 18.00 and so you will be escorted to the venue by a member of staff). Exhibits and communications are very welcome.
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September 2010
BWARS Autumn Meeting and AGM will be held over the week-end at the University Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ (www.bwars.com). There will be a varied programme with workshops on Saturday and the AGM plus talks on Sunday. Advance booking is essential, via Cathy Fiedler, CEH Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 9BT (E-mail: catedl).
Saturday 13 November 2010
BENHS Annual Exhibition and Dinner at Imperial College, South Kensington
Please bring exhibits to show your entomological discoveries for 2010 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 27 and Sunday 28 November 2010
Dipterists Forum Annual Meeting and AGM will be held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW. There will be a programme of talks, exhibits and other activities; details via Dipterists Bulletin or the Dipterists Forum web site (Dipterists' Forum web site).
Saturday 19 February 2011: 11.00 to 16.00
One day BENHS meeting with the Kent & Medway BRC, Faversham.. Organiser: Hannah Cooke, Brogdale Farm, Brogdale Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ. The theme will be Entomology in SE England with the opportunity for exhibits on insect studies in the region. Details of the day will be circulated later to members and will be advertised here on the web site.
Saturday 12 March 2011
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 here on the web site.
Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 April 2011
BMIG Annual Field Meeting and AGM at University of Kent, Canterbury. Details and booking via Paul Harding, 60 Boxworth Road, Elsworth, Cambridge CB23 4JQ (telephone: 01954 267218; E-mail: pha). The field meeting is open to anyone with an interest in, or who wants to learn more about millipedes, centipedes and woodlice and will be led by Paul Lee, searching for the BAP millipedes Polyzonium germanicum & Metaiulus pratensis.
Saturday 7 May 2011: 11.00 to 16.00
One day BENHS joint meeting with Tullie House Museum, Carlisle. Organiser: Steve Hewitt, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8TP. The topic will be Entomology in the Uplands. Details of the day will be circulated later to members and will be advertised here on the web site.