Meetings programme

Schedule of upcoming meetings

The Society's meetings are open to Fellows, guests and members of the public.
Entry is free, but fellows and guests are reminded that if they wish to partake of refreshments before the meeting, there is a $4.00 charge to cover this.

Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, March to November inclusive. Meeting commence at 6.30 pm and are preceded by wine and nibbles at 6.00 pm. 

An invited lecture is normally arranged for each meeting. For ordinary meetings, the reading of papers and the presentation of exhibits of scientific interest.  

These meetings are usually held in the Society's Rooms. Meetings are occasionally organised jointly with other kindred societies and may be held elsewhere. Occasional Symposia on topical issues are also organised by the Society.

August 8th. Prof. Sabine Dittman (Flinders Uni).  Blue carbon and coastal restoration. Sabine is a coastal ecosystem ecologist and Professor for Marine Biology at Flinders University. She is working closely at the interface between research and environmental management. Coastal wetland ecosystems such as saltmarsh, mangrove and seagrass beds have a large potential to naturally sequester carbon in sediment and biomass. Globally recognised as “Blue Carbon”, this ecosystem service has created new incentives for the conservation and restoration of coastal wetlands. Such nature-based solutions are becoming increasingly relevant for mitigating climate change. The approach requires data on carbon storage and sequestration rates, and its variation over space and time. Findings from several collaborative studies along the samphire coast north of Adelaide, illustrate how (re-)colonisation of mangrove and saltmarsh can increase carbon stocks. The research outcomes are relevant to inform opportunities for carbon offset through coastal restoration.
 
September 13th Dr Tom Raimondo (UniSA). Geology of MacDonell Ranges.
Dr Raimondo examines the eroded remains of a once giant mountain range in the heart of central Australia, The MacDonnell Ranges. His research is challenging the theory that continental interiors are stable, rigid and undeformable, and that mountain belts occur only at plate boundaries and their immediate vicinity.

October 10th Dr Vicki Thomson (Adelaide University). Tiger Snake evolution.

November – Small Research  Grant recipient presentations