Included here are notices of lectures, conferences and other gatherings or events of Antarctic interest that appeared in 2013 and 2014 in 'Antarctic Events' but are now history.
Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Friends of Antarctica. Talk by Patrick Cordingly (18 May 2013. The Oates Museum, Selborne, Hampshire).
James Caird Society Members' Evening and Lecture (10 May 2013. Dulwich College, London).
American Polar Society 75th Anniversary Meeting and Symposium (15-18 April 2013. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts).
Heart of the Hero: The Remarkable Women behind Polar Exploration (8 April 2013. Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London).
Heart of the Hero: The Remarkable Women behind Polar Exploration (26 February 2013. The Clothworkers' Hall, London).
Retracing Roald Amundsen—Centernary Expedition to the South Pole (18 February 2013. Royal Georgraphical Society, London).
Oamaru Scott 100 (6-10 February 2013. Oamaru, NZ).
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 2:30-5:30pm, The Oates Museum, Selborne, Hants.
Patrick Cordingley, Oates's biographer, will give a presentation and personal tour of the museum. Tea will be served afterwards.
Friday, 10 May 2013, Lecture at 6:30pm, Great Hall, Dulwich College, London. Followed by dinner in the North Cloister and Lower Hall.
Tim Jarvis and Seb Coulthard, "Shackleton's Epic Expedition."
Monday-Thursday, 15-18 April 2013, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
"The Polar Regions in the 21st Century: Globalization, Climate Change and Geopolitics." Keynote Speakers: Lonnie Thompson, Paul Mayewski.
Go to
http://www.americanpolar.org/news/events/ for more information.
Monday 8 April 2013, 6:30pm. Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London.
Author Kari Herbert presents a fascinating insight into the lives of some of the world's most famous polar explorers through the eyes of the women who inspired them to achieve great things.
RGS-IBG members + one guest.
Tuesday 26 February 2013, 7:00pm (doors open from 6.00pm). The Clothworkers' Hall, London, EC3R 7AH.
Author Kari Herbert presents a fascinating insight into the lives of some of the world's most famous polar explorers through the eyes of the women who inspired them to achieve great things.
Tickets: This event is free and open to current RGS-IBG members. Please arrive at the venue from 6.00pm and present your membership card. Space is limited, and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
This lecture will be repeated at the Society's premises in Kensington as part of the summer programme.
Monday, 18 February 2013, 6:30pm, Royal Geographical Society, London. Members only.
A presentation by Jan-Gunnar Winther.
"The Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute describes their modern-day Antarctic adventure organized to celebrate the Nansen-Amundsen year in 2011 and designed to widen understanding of polar history and science."
6-10 February 2013, Oamaru, New Zealand.
Oamaru Scott 100 website