Past Meetings
The History of Geology Group
Past meetings to the History of Geology Group
Details of meetings and events previously held by the History of Geology Group.
Conference/seminar abstracts are published in a booklet. Field meetings are accompanied with a field guide. Some of these meetings booklets are available for download.
Past Meeting: March 2016: 'Behind the Scenes' visit to the Natural History Museum
e-mail enquiries/expressions of interest to cduffin@blueyonder.co.uk. Registration closes on March 7th.
European Oil & Gas Industry History conference
The focus of the conference will be to examine the history and heritage of the oil industry from the earliest onshore drilling (and digging) to its development into the industry that we know today.
Past Meeting: October 2015: Visit to the Eyles Collection, Bristol, and lecture by John Grotzinger
As part of the ongoing William Smith bicentenary celebrations, HOGG will visit the Eyles Collection in the Arts & Social Sciences Library, University of Bristol, which houses one of the best collections of early geological material in the country – including many Smith maps and other related items.
23 March: Sir David Attenborough to unveil William Smith plaque
William Smith lived at 15 Buckingham Street (WC2N 6DU) from 1804 to 1819. A plaque to commemorate Smith will be unveiled there on his birthday 23rd March, 2015 at 16:30 by Sir David Attenborough. The unveiling will also launch the Bicentenary of Smith’s iconic map of 1815. All are welcome to attend the unveiling and to apply for free tickets to the Launch reception that will follow at the Geological Society.
William Smith Meeting 2015: 200 Years of Smith’s Map
To celebrate publication of the first geological map of a nation 200 years ago, HOGG is organising the Geological Society’s flagship William Smith Meeting 2015. Associated with the two-day conference is an exhibition at the Natural History Museum, a field excursion and a celebratory dinner.