Our most recent volunteer regional committee was formed in the summer 2010. Their inaugural lecture took place on Tuesday 9 November 2010.
Unless stated otherwise, events in this region are organised by the Society’s Northern Ireland Regional Committee.
Chair: Professor Stephen Royle
Secretary: Lynn Arthurs
Contact: 
rgsni@hotmail.co.uk
Coming up:
Geography Matters! The role of technological advances in the management and application of geographic information
- Wednesday 27 June 2012 at 7.30pm
- Lecture (Belfast)
Drawing on specific examples from the health and property sectors, Professor Adrian Moore will provide an overview of the growth and value of GI technology over the last twenty years including the specific roles played by industry and academia in helping realise its full potential.
Venue: The Conor Lecture Theatre, University of Ulster, Belfast Campus, York Street, Belfast BT15 1ED.
Tickets: Free, please email rgsni@hotmail.co.uk to indicate attendance.
The Downpatrick and County Down Railway – a celebration of Ireland's railway heritage
Michael Collins
- Thursday 29 March 2012 at 7.30pm
- Lecture (Belfast)
Michael Collins will talk about the heritage railway founded in 1984 and aspects of the geomorphology, historical, urban and economic geography that can be illustrated with items from the collection and archive, and the landscape within which it is located.
Venue: OG-029, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queens University Belfast, BT7 1NN.
Tickets: Free, please email rgsni@hotmail.co.uk to indicate attendance.
Oceanography talks
- Saturday 14 April 2012 from 9.30am to 12.30pm
- Lecture (Belfast)
- Joint event with Titanic Belfast and the Titanic Foundation
With guest speaker Dr Robert D. Ballard, Discoverer of the Titanic wreck.
Further talks will include:
- Dr Wes Forsythe, University of Ulster: 'Exploring the ship wrecks of Ireland' - an overview of how we are discovering and examining Ireland's many ship wrecks, ancient and modern
- Professor Derek Jackson, University of Ulster: 'A new view of the sea bed - how modern technology is giving unique insights into the sea bed around the British Isles'
- Professor Andrew Cooper, University of Ulster: 'Ulster and the world - how Ulster's marine scientists are playing a leading role in understanding the world's ocean and coasts'
- Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO Marine Institute Galway: ‘The Irish sea bed survey’
Venue: The Andrews Gallery, Titanic Belfast. Underground pay-on-foot car parking is available at Titanic Belfast.
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest only. Pre-booking essential. Please email rgsni@hotmail.co.uk by Monday 9 April 2012 to book places at the event. Please confirm the name of your guest.