President’s Day & Annual General Meeting 2021
This event is scheduled to be our first indoor meeting of 2021; we can’t wait to see many of you there, in person!
Want a sneak peak of how to get to Westwood Hall? 👇🏻
Agenda:
12:45pm - 2:00pm: Mince pies w/ tea or coffee (Headingley Breakout Area) - YGS Council members will be there to great members & have a face-to-face catch up.
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Annual General Meeting (Cookridge Room)
3:00pm - 3:30pm: Viewing of posters presented by 2020/2021 Society medal awardees - tea/coffee & mince pies will be available again (lets keep it festive!)
3:30pm - 4:30pm: YGS Awards Ceremony (Cookridge Room)
Sorby Medal (for 2020) - Prof. Phil Manning
Moore Medal (for 2020) - Tony Benfield
Philips Medal (for 2021)
Bisat Medal (for 2021)
Honorary Membership
4:30pm - 5:30pm: President’s Address by Dr Nick Riley: Climate change, sea level rise & ocean acidification are now inevitable; is there a role for geoengineering?
6:00pm - 6:30pm: President’s Reception (Jacobean Lobby) - pre-booking required
6:30pm - 8:30pm: Annual Buffet Dinner (Jacobean Room) - pre-booking required
Abstract for President’s Address:
Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are still rising and it is now inevitable that even if we reduce future emissions to “net-zero”, at a rapid rate, the inertia from our cumulative emissions will cause global warming, sea level rise and ocean acidification to continue for many centuries into the future. Is it possible to use geoengineering options to try and moderate these processes? What choices do we have?
PLEASE NOTE: to purchase tickets for the President’s Reception & Annual Buffet Dinner, please email secfretary@yorksgeolsoc.org.uk for further details