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MARCH
Darwin and the evolution of a theory
a lecture by James Williams
Friday 6th March 2009 from 7.30 pm
Neath Town Hall,
Neath, Wales
For more information contact Arthur Threfall on 01792 863484
Also see http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/neath/2009/03/05/neath-man-returns-to-lecture-on-darwin-and-his-theories-91466-23053721/
Alfred Russel Wallace: Outsider or scientific equal?
Saturday 7th March 2009 from 2 pm
Poole Museum Society
Poole Museum, 4 High Street, Poole
Dorset BH15 1BW
Poole Museum Society is hosting a talk by Councillor Michael Brooke entitled "Alfred Russel Wallace: Outsider or scientific equal?" to coincide with the nationwide Darwin 200 celebrations. This is a free event but booking is essential. To book a place please contact Katie Gardiner (Curator (Community and Collections)) on (01202) 262607.
APRIL
The Royal Entomological Society's Darwin-Wallace Celebratory Meeting
Insect evolution below the species level: ecological specialisation and the origin of species
Wednesday, 22nd April 2009
The Conference Centre, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
For more information see the listing on this page: http://www.royensoc.co.uk/meetings.shtml
JUNE
Darwin and Wallace 150 years
A talk by John van Wyhe
Monday, 22nd at 6:30pm
Lecture Theatre 31
Science Drive 1
Faculty of Science
National University of Singapore
CLICK HERE for more information
A R Wallace – The Forgotten Evolutionist
An exhibition by Fred Langford Edwards
Saturday June 13 to Sunday July 12
Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
At the Festival Shop,
Albert Street,
Hebden Bridge,
West Yorkshire
Monday to Saturday 10.30am-5.00pm
Sunday 12.00am-5.00pm
For more information see http://www.hebdenbridgeartsfestival.co.uk/ (click on 'Exhibitions' on the right-hand side)
JULY
61st Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science (SBPC)
July 13
The replica Wallace plaque which the Wallace Fund recently donated to INPA (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia) in Manaus will be officially unveiled. Randal Keynes will give a talk about Darwin, Prof. Nelson Papavero will talk about Darwin, Wallace and natural selection and Prof. Moreira will talk about “Wallace and the Amazon”. Giant carnival-style puppets of Darwin and Wallace will be in attendance.
For more information see http://www.sbpcnet.org.br/manaus/arquivos/jovem.pdf and http://www.sbpcnet.org.br/manaus/arquivos/programacao.pdf
SEPTEMBER
Darwinians in the Rockies: Three Great 19th Century Botanists Explore Colorado
A talk by Steve Ruskin
Thursday, 3rd at 7 p.m
Gates Hall, Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street, Denver, Colorado, USA
"Although Darwin never visited Colorado, three of his followers (Asa Gray, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and Alfred Russel Wallace) did and found important evidence in the native flora for the theory of evolution. Hear about the work done by these men and the way Darwin was received in Colorado, including how the press and citizens reacted to evolution and the story of a “missing link” hoax perpetrated in Pueblo."
For more information see http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com:80/content/view/4520/2/
SAGE 2009: An international multidisciplinary meeting focusing on the geological history and biological diversity (past, present and future) of SE Asia, including Wallacea.
14 - 17 September
Royal Holloway University of London.
For more information about this conference go to http://sage2009.rhul.ac.uk/index.html
One of the field trips includes a visit to Wallace's grave.
Darwin and Wallace: the true story
SAGE (Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution) Special Guest Lecture
Dr John van Wyhe, University of Cambridge
Wednesday 16th September 2009, 6.30 – 7.30 pm
Windsor Building Auditorium, Royal Holloway University of London
The theories of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace have changed science, and the world, forever. Yet much of what is often written about these two men, their similarities and differences, and their debts to one another, is wrong.
It has recently been claimed, for example, that Darwin stole many of his ideas from Wallace. For many years it has also been claimed that if Wallace had not sent his essay on evolution to Darwin in 1858 that Darwin never would have published his theory. This presentation will revisit the true story of Darwin and Wallace and rebut several common myths.
This is a special evening lecture associated with the SE Asian Gateway meeting (http://sage2009.rhul.ac.uk/) for Life and Earth Scientists at Royal Holloway. It is free and open to the public but there is a limited number of seats. If you would like to attend, please request a ticket, which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, by sending an email to: darwinwallacerhul@googlemail.com
OCTOBER
Wallace, natural selection and Broadstone
A talk by Dr George Beccaloni
Saturday 17th October at 18.30
Venue: Layard Theatre, Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AD
An evolutionary biologist and entomologist, George is also a great Alfred Russel Wallace enthusiast. He will describe the part Wallace played in the ‘Darwin events’ that we celebrate this year.
Tickets: free to RGS-IBG members and the School, non-members £7.50. Supper tickets: £12.50. Contact John Berridge, 29 Silverdale Road,Southampton SOI5 2NG by 17 September.
For more information see: http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/CDD2E298-BA5B-4C37-89E6-8566CB96DA68/0/Autumn2009Bulletin.pdf
You should ask Wallace
An interactive performance by Theatre Na'Nog where you will meet Alfred Russel Wallace in person!
30th October - 1st November
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
For details see:- http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/whatson/?event_id=3860
NOVEMBER
A R Wallace – The Forgotten Evolutionist
An exhibition by Fred Langford Edwards.
5th November 2009 – 8th February 2010.
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge University, UK
For more information see http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/museum/events/
At the first public reading of the Wallace and Darwin papers on natural selection on 1 July 1858 the two men were given equal status and recognition. However, whilst Darwin is celebrated, Wallace has faded from the popular history of scientific thought.
This exhibition is part of a Wellcome Trust funded project to research and promote the contributions of Alfred Russel Wallace to the theory of evolution by natural selection. Working with Dr George Beccaloni of the Natural History Museum, Fred Langford Edwards has explored many university and public collections of natural history, and made two extended research visits to the Amazon Basin and the Maly Archipelago. The resulting work explores the life, ideas, and surviving collections of Wallace, and the physical hardships he endured during his travels.
Darwin and Wallace
A talk by Dr Paul White
Thursday 19 November 2009, 18.30-20.30
Venue: The Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, Fitzwilliam Street Cambridge CB2 1QH
Organised bt the British Council and Cambridge University as part of their "International Cafe Scientifique"
Dr White is an editor of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin and teaches at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. He is the author of “Thomas Huxley: Making the “Man of Science” 2003. After a break, there will be a discussion facilitated by Dr Helen Scales - a writer, broadcaster and conservation biologist based in Cambridge. She is a presenter on the BBC radio show The Naked Scientists and panelist on BBC Radio 4’s Home Planet. Her first book “Poseidon’s Steed, the story of seahorses from myth to reality” was published this year. She is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an expert in the international trade in endangered wildlife.
The audience in Cambridge will be joined by audiences from Zagreb and Rijeka, Croatia.
Refreshments will be provided.
Suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and members of the general public.
Admission free, no booking required
For further details contact
Michael Murphy
Event Manager
British Council
Michael.murphy@britishcouncil.org
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