2008 Wellington Branch AGM
& Sir Holmes Miller Memorial Lecture
6-7 pm Annual General Meeting
Wellington Branch, New Zealand Antarctic Society
A full agenda and minutes from the previous year’s AGM is provided to each member. Any items for the agenda should be brought to the attention of Branch Secretary, Jud Fretter on ph: 04 385-3670 (day) or email judfretter@clear.net.nz
The AGM will be followed by the:
Sir Holmes Miller Memorial Lecture
Exploring beneath the Ross Sea - Dr Fred Davey
Bob Miller was a great explorer and surveyor of the ice covered areas of the Transantarctic Mountains. Following this theme and moving slightly to the east, Dr Fred Davey will discuss the exploration of what lies beneath the adjacent non-frozen water region of the Ross Sea. This region contains some major geological structures, aspects of which are closely related to the Transantarctic Mountains, and some of which provide a record of past ice-sheet development. Fred will give a broad overview of the history of exploration of the geology beneath the Ross Sea, particularly the New Zealand involvement, and how the geological structures have evolved over the past 80 million years since the New Zealand micro-continent split away and headed north. The Ross Sea is also the exit for the major icebergs breaking off from the Ross Ice Sheet, and Fred will discuss some aspects of their interaction with the seafloor and what happens to them as they head out to the deep water of the Southern Ocean.
When:
6pm AGM
7pm Social Half hour
7.30pm Sir Holmes Miller Memorial Lecture
Where:
Turnbull House
Bowen Street
Wellington
Friday 31 October to Sunday 2 November 2009
New Zealand Antarctic Society
75th Jubilee
Celebration Weekend
Programme:
75th Celebration Weekend with events running from 3pm Friday 31 Oct and concluding mid afternoon Sunday 2 November. Details will be available in your next Antarctic Magazine
Friday 31 October
Alexander Turnbull Library Tours
3pm (and 4pm depending on demand)
Alexander Turnbull Library
(part of the National Library)
Cnr Molesworth & Aitken Streets
"Insiders" tours of the Alexander Turnbull Library. The Turnbull holds records and publications from the NZAS, and OAEs such as Shackleton and Sir Holmes Miller. Some Antarctic Treasures will be brought out specifically for the tours.
Registration & cocktail function
5.30-7.30pm
Turnbull House, 11 Bowen Street
Meet fellow Antarcticans for a couple of hours reminiscing over drinks and nibbles at Turnbull House. Information about the weekend's activities will be available.
Bring your favourite Antarctic memorabilia to discuss and/or a slide or digital image to show
Saturday 1 November
Wellington Antarctic Heritage Trail
10.30am - 12.30pm
Meet at Wellington Railway Station @ 10.15am
Join your Wellington Branch tour guide for a tour of Wellington's Antarctic sites, including the Byrd Memorial, wharf, Ships' Plaques, Dominion Farmers building and Karori Cemetery with the McNish & Orde-Lees graves, and not forgetting Mrs Chippy!
Transport and morning tea will be provided.
Antarctic Films
3pm
(or meet at 2.30pm at Wgtn Railway Station for a lift)
Time Cinema, 191 Sutherland Road, Lyall Bay
A selection of historic footage of Antarctic events and personalities, hosted at Wellington's most quirky cinema.
Maximum: 40 people. Please register so we can try to schedule an additional session if needed.
Celebration Dinner
6pm till late
Wellington Club, 88 The Terrace
Our celebration dinner will be held at the Wellington Club, with short 'vignettes' of Antarctica past and present. Once frequented by luminaries such as Ernest Shackleton, the Club has memorabilia such as a signed photo print from Shackleton.
$90 per head all inclusive. (70 people max)
Dress code: Gentlemen: Jacket & tie, Ladies: Equivalent
Sunday 2 November
Cathedral Remembrance Service
10am
Wellington Anglican Cathedral of St Paul, Cnr Molesworth & Hill Streets
We will join the 10am service, which will specifically remember past Antarctic activities and personnel, as the Society did at the 50th Anniversary celebrations. Following the service, there will be an opportunity to view the New Zealand Flag which went to the South Pole with Sir Edmund Hillary.
Annual General Meeting
11.30-2.30pm
Turnbull House, 11 Bowen Street
Christchurch Exhibitions:
Currently Showing
Hallett Station's history from 1956 to 2005
Canterbury Museum
Experience a slice of Antarctic base life. Canterbury Museum has re-created aspects of Hallett Station's history from 1956 to 2005. The history of the station is both a human and an environmental account of an important era in Antarctic exploration and science. Buildings and the weather dome, a key feature of the base, have been re-assembled, and artifacts from the original base are displayed to illustrate life in an extreme environment. There are a number of seminars that complement the exhibition. For details see: www.canterburymuseum.com
Where:
Canterbury Museum
Rolleston Avenue
Christchurch
Christchurch Meetings:
Tuesday 26th August
New Zealand Antarctic Society Canterbry Branch 2008 AGM.
When:
Tuesday 26 August 2008, 7:00pm
Where:
Room 011, Commerce Building
University of Canterbury
Christchurch
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