This Saturday, 10th November 2012, will take place in London the "Festival of Geology", organised by the Geologist's Association. It will run from 10.30 in the morning to 4.30 in the afternoon, and apart from exhibitors (minerals, fossils, tools, maps, etc), and a "Discovery Room" with activities for kids, it will include four talks:
11.30-12.15 pm — Professor Paul Bown
Investigating the History of Climates and life through deep sea drilling.
12.30-1.15 pm — Professor Rory Mortimore
Using fossils in construction projects: London Tunnels to Stonehenge.
2.00-2.45 pm — Professor Iain Stewart
Seismic Faults and Sacred Sanctuaries.
3.00-3.35 pm — Professor Jenny Clack
Populating Romers’ Gap : rebuilding terrestrial ecosystems after the end-Devonian mass extinction.
On Sunday 11th November, the Festival will continue in three fieldtrips:
Professor Joe Cain: Geological Illustrations at Crystal Palace
Diana Clements & Naomi Stevenson: London Walk: Green Park and Hyde Park Corner
Geoff Downer: The Building of Ramsgate and its harbour
If that was not enough, there is also an Amateur Photographic Competition on any geological topic, with a £100 1st Prize, a £50 2nd Prize and a £25 3rd Prize.
Fancy attending, fancy meeting up? Tell me in twitter or through the comments to this article!
For more information, visit the Geologists' Association.
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