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The Geological Society of London is the UK's national society for geoscience, providing support to over 12,000 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.
President's Day is an annual event held by the Geological Society in June each year. The day begins with the Annual General Meeting, followed by a short talk from the recipients of the major medals, an awards ceremony and presentations by the Wollaston, Lyell, Murchison and William Smith medallists.
Talks by Prof D.G. Pearson, University of Alberta, Canada; Prof Nicholas White, University of Cambridge, UK and Prof David D. Pollard, Stanford University, USA
Talks by Edward Stolper, Frances Wall, Marian Holness and Nick Kusznir.
Talks by Terry Plank, Julian Dowdeswell, Janne Blichert-Toft and Peter Dolan.
Talks were given by the Medallists - Lyell Medal: Rosalind Rickaby, Murchison Medal: Tim Elliott and William Smith Medal: John Walsh
Watch the talks were given by Lyell, Murchison and William Smith medallist and Wollaston medallists.
Talks by Colin Ballantyne, Geoffrey Wadge, Anthony Dore and James Jackson.