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Symposia
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Symposia
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- 10th Annual
Symposium, 2010
- 9th Annual
Symposium, 2009
- 8th Annual
Symposium, 2008
- 7th Annual Symposium, 2007
- 6th Annual Symposium, 2006
- 5th Annual
Symposium, 2005
- 4th Annual
Symposium, 2004
- 3rd Annual Symposium, 2003
- 2nd Annual Symposium, 2002
- 1st Annual Symposium, 2001
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Portrait of Edward Heron-Allen
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Heron-Allen Symposium
The Natural History Museum, London July 2004
Theme: Edward Heron-Allen
FRS, scientist
Venue: Mineralogy Seminar
Room and Heron-Allen Library
Time: Saturday 3rd July
2004 11.00a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Morning
Session: Chairman - John Whittaker
(The Natural History Museum)
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11.00 am (Mineralogy
Seminar Room) - Welcome, coffee and comments on Heron-Allen's
Westminster Fire Office chairs. Your host: John Whittaker
(The Natural History Museum).
- Talk: "An introduction to
the Foraminifera" (illustrated by original Heron-Allen
lantern slides), by Richard Hodgkinson (The Natural History
Museum).
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Talk: "On
Heron-Allen's theory of "Purpose and Intelligence
in the Foraminifera"", by Michael Kaminski (University
College London).
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Break for coffee.
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Talk: "Some
treasures of the Heron-Allen Library at The Natural History
Museum", by Clive Jones (The Natural History Museum).
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Guided tour of the Heron-Allen
Library, where some of his finest foraminiferal books
and collections will be available for perusal.
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1.30 pm (approx.) - Lunch:
Pierino Pasta Pizza Restaurant, 37, Thurloe Place, South
Kensington.
Afternoon Session: Chairman - Tim
McCann (West Sussex Record Office)
- 2.30 pm (approx.) - Return to Mineralogy
Seminar Room.
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Talk: "The
Clare Island Survey of 1911 - a scientific expedition
with pretty girls" (based on Heron-Allen's Travel
Journal and on ephemera in The Natural History Museum),
by Andy Henderson & John Whittaker (The Natural History
Museum).
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Heron-Allen Society Annual
General Meeting.
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Further guided visit to
the Heron-Allen Library (as required).
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