THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA
WINTER LECTURE SERIES 2010
DATES: 15 June, 20 July, 17 August in Stanley Burbury Theatre,
University of Tasmania (Churchill Ave), commencing at 8 pm.WINTER LECTURE SERIES 2010
AIM: To commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Discovery of Macquarie Island in 1810.
SERIES TITLE
"From Tasmania to Antarctica - Macquarie
Island on the World Stage ".
Presented by the Royal Society of Tasmania in collaboration with the University of Tasmania
and the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
June 15Presented by the Royal Society of Tasmania in collaboration with the University of Tasmania
and the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
Chair: Sir Guy Green AC, KBE, CVO
- Macquarie Island foundations (Dr Garry Davidson, School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania)
- How the Island became - and remained - Tasmanian (Dr Roger Kellaway, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania)
- Mawson and Macquarie Island (Bruce Hull, Australian Antarctic Division)
July 20
Chair: David O'Byrne MP, Minister responsible for Environment, Parks and Heritage
- History of Exploitation (Dr Mark Hindell, School of Zoology, University of Tasmania)
- Current state of rabbit extermination project (Graeme Beech, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania)
- Present status of Wild Life and Vegetation (Dr Patricia Selkirk, Macquarie University)
August 17
Chair: Julie Collins MP, Federal Member for Franklin
- Maritime jurisdiction of the area around Macquarie Island (Dr Mark Alcock, Geoscience Australia, Canberra)
- Macquarie Island as an observatory site (Dr Greg Ayers, Director, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne)
- Options for the future management ofMacquarie Island (Tom Maggs, Australian Antarctic Division)
Patrick Quilty AM
President, Royal Society of Tasmania
