BAS Club Reunion 2006

The 31st AGM and Reunion Dinner starts at the British Antarctic Survey Cambridge site at 1130 and culminates with the AGM and Reunion Dinner at Churchill College in the evening. Overnight accommodation is available in Churchill College on both Friday and Saturday. Churchill College faces Madingley Road 1.5 km nearer the city centre than BAS Cambridge and is located on Storeys Way.

We are extremely grateful to the BAS Director, Professor Chris Rapley, who has agreed to open the doors of BAS and welcome us and provide a buffet lunch. We also thank profusely Dr John Shears who has arranged the BAS programme and the BAS specialists who will talk to us on our tour of the BAS Cambridge site.

11.30 Doors open at British Antarctic Survey: Club members sign in at Reception and collect security badge.

12.15 Conference Room. Welcome from Director of British Antarctic Survey, Professor Chris Rapley

12.30 Icebreaker : Buffet sandwich lunch/tea/coffee

13.15 Conference Room: BAS today in Antarctica. A BBC World 30 minute science film based on the visit of BBC Science Reporter David Shukman to Rothera in January 2006

13.45 Escorted tours of BAS Cambridge - Clothing store, Garage , Mapping, Halley 6 , Ice Cores

15.45 Icebreaker: Afternoon tea/refreshments

16.30 Doors close at British Antarctic Survey

17.00 Bar opens at Churchill College

18.00 BAS Club AGM in Wolfson Theatre, Churchill College

19.30 Reunion Banquet in the Dining Hall including the presentation of the Fuchs Medal for 2006 to John Hall, Operations Manager of the British Antarctic Survey.

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Details were circulated with the December 2005 and May 2006 BAS Club Newsletters including a booking form to be returned by 6 June 2006 to Dr Julian Paren, BAS Club Secretary, British Antarctic Survey, Madingley Road, High Cross, Cambridge CB3 0ET.

The Booking Form and Details (PDF document 31K)
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