Unless stated otherwise, events in this region are organised by the Society’s South West Regional Committee.
Local RGS-IBG contact: Nicholas Hammans
nick@hammansonline.com and 
+44 (0)13 9225 5266
For ticketed events, please enclose a self addressed envelope (SAE) and make cheques payable to RGS-IBG SW Region.
Coming up:
Members’ slide, map or artefacts evening
- Wednesday 10 April 2013 at 7.00pm
- Lectures and social (Exeter)
An opportunity to hear about members’ hidden gems. Members will talk for 10 minutes about a map, chart or artefact. Buffet supper at half time.
Venue: Exeter Golf and Country Club, off Countess Wear roundabout on Topsham Road, EX2 7AE.
Tickets: £13 including supper. Please send cheques payable to ‘RGS-IBG South West Region’ with a self addressed envelope to Chris Brightman, 61 Exeter Road, Topsham, EX3 0LX by 27 March 2013.
Hot and wet, hot and dry – painting rainforests and deserts
Tony Foster
- Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 7.00pm
- Lecture (Truro)
Tony recounts adventures travelling on foot, canoe or raft, deep into the rainforests of Guyana, Costa Rica and Honduras and the Death Valley, Mojave and Sonoran deserts, to paint and camp in extreme conditions.
Venue: The Town Hall, Boscawen Street, Back Quay, Truro, TR1 2LL.
The lecture is free an optional nearby meal afterwards is available to book with organiser Guy English, telephone +44 (0)13 2637 9029.
Explore the RGS-IBG archives showcase
Alasdair Macleod
- Tuesday 14 May 2013 at 6.30pm
- Annual forum, lecture and dinner (Exeter)
History of Arctic exploration and the search for Franklin and his party, showing a wide range of artefacts, prints and other items held in the Society’s archive.
Venue: Exeter Golf & Country Club, off Countess Wear roundabout on Topsham Road, EX2 7AE.
Tickets: £25 for the dinner, please send cheques payable to ‘RGS-IBG South West Region’ with a self addressed envelope to Derry Corey, 47 Glenfield Road, Glenholt, Plymouth, PL6 7LN by 30 April 2013.
Exeter Carbon Observatory (ExCO) Stoke Woods
Professor Tim Quine and Dr Ewan Woodley
- Saturday 25 May 2013 at 2.00pm
- Lecture and field visit (Exeter)
Stoke Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in England. ExCO promotes better understanding of the role of forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This half-day visit also covers protection of wildlife, and tours the site.
Venue: Amory Building, University of Exeter, EX4 4RJ.
Tickets: £5 each (optional meal afterwards at Mill on Exe additional), please send cheques payable to ‘RGS-IBG South West Region’ with a selfe addressed envelope to Derry Corey, 47 Glenfield Road, Glenholt, Plymouth, PL6 7LN by 10 May 2013.
The Everest story - cancelled
Stephen Venables
- Wednesday 26 June 2013 at 7.45pm
- Regional Theatres Programme (Taunton)
This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Illegal trespasses, unsuccessful attempts, the 1953 triumph, an ascent without supplementary oxygen and today’s mass guided climbs. Join internationally acclaimed mountaineer Stephen on an intimate portrayal of Everest.
Future of national mapping – Ordnance Survey HQ
- Friday 28 June 2013 at 5.30pm
- Visit and lecture (Southampton)
High-quality spatial information is vital to the global economy. Ordnance Survey’s mission underpins Great Britain with easy-access accurate mapping. Attendees will see techniques of spatial data gathering and OS products.
Venue: Ordnance Survey, Adanac Drive, Southampton, SO16 0AS.
Tickets (advance booking only): free to RGS-IBG members (plus one guest), non-members £5 each. For security reasons names of all attending are needed in advance. Contact organiser Derry Corey by 7 June 2013, telephone +44 (0)17 5270 3354.