Including talks, discussions, travel events and debates, our public events aim to enrich our knowledge of the world's peoples, places and environments.
Society members receive discounts on tickets, but events are open to all.
Coming up:
Maggie's London Night Hike 2010
· Friday 17 September, route is across London, all night long
· Access to the RGS-IBG for Maggie's hikers only
Take on your biggest challenge for people facing theirs and join Maggie's for either a 10 or 20 mile hike through late-night London and raise vital funds to help those affected by cancer.
Thanks to Maggie's continued partnership with Open House London, the Night Hike provides exclusive access to some of London's most famous and iconic landmarks along the way. The Guildhall, Channel 4, Horse Guards, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Southbank Centre, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Bloomberg Space, Horse Guards and Maggie's own London centre are already signed up for 2010.
Maggie’s Centres provides emotional, psychological and practical support to anyone affected by cancer. They do this in stunning, uplifting centres specifically designed to offer a welcome, caring, homely and stimulating environment where people are given support to live with, through and beyond cancer.
Open House London
· Saturday 18 September, 10am - 5pm
· Free Admission
The Society will be opening its doors as part of the Open House celebration where hundreds of great buildings of all types and periods open up their doors to all, completely for free.
Collections-based showcases will be available at 10.30, 12.30 and 3.00pm in the Foyle Reading Room. Maximum 25 per group.
Deserts
Dr Nick Middleton
· Thursday 7 October at 18.30
· Lecture (Hammersmith)
An illustrated talk on these unique landscapes and how human societies have used and sometimes abused them.
Tickets: Free to all, but admission by ticket only.
Contact: Mike Ashby E mca@latymer-upper.org T 0845 638 5800
Venue: Edward Latymer Theatre, Latymer Upper School, 237 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9LR.
Plastic pollution in our oceans »
21st Century Challenges
· Wednesday 13 October at 19.00
· Panel: David de Rothschild, Dr Simon Boxall and Peter Davis
· Chair: David Shukman
Our throw-away society is polluting large areas of the world’s oceans with plastics, threatening marine life and food chains. Discover the damage our wasteful habits are having and the possible solutions.
Tickets: RGS-IBG members £7, non-members £10
Book Online: 21CC: Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans »
Dutch maritime charts between 1550 and 1800
Captain Hans D. Kok
· Annual EGR Taylor Lecture
· Thursday 14 October at 17.30 for 18.30
· Free Admission
The speaker will explain the central control over navigation and chart-making by the Dutch East India Company as opposed to the ways of the British East India Company.
Joint event with the Royal Institute of Navigation, the Hakluyt Society and the Society for Nautical Research.
Supper tickets: £25 must be purchased in advance (by 12.00 on 12 October) T 020 7591 3100. Lecture attendance free.
Bug World
George McGavin
· Regional Theatres Programme
· Ticket prices vary on location
· Book directly with the venue
Insects are the most diverse and successful animals on Earth – join George McGavin (of the BBC’s Lost Lands series) in a creepy-crawly voyage of discovery to some of the richest habitats on the planet.
- Stamford, Thursday 23 September at 20.00
Venue: Stamford Arts Centre, 27St Mary’s Street, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2DL
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £9 (quote membership number)
Contact: T 01780 763203
- Darlington, Tuesday 28 September at 20.00
Venue: Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7AX
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £8.50 (quote membership number)
Contact: T 01325 486555
- Brecon, Wednesday 6 October at 19.45
Venue: Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon, LD3 7EW
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £8.50 (quote membership number)
Contact: T 01874 611622
- Taunton, Wednesday 13 October at 19.45
Venue:The Brewhouse Theatre, Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset, TA11JL
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £11 (quote membership number)
Contact: T 01823 283244
- Keswick, Sunday 31 October at 20.00
Venue: Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £10.50 (quote membership number)
Contact: T 017687 74411
- Kings Lynn, Sunday 7 November at 15.30
Venue: King’s Lynn Arts Centre (presented by King’s Lynn Festival and the RGS-IBG), 27-29 King Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1HA
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £8.50 (quote membership number)
Contact: T 01553 764864
- Southampton, Thursday 11 November at 20.00
Venue: Turner Sims Southampton, Highfield Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ
Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £10 (quote membership number)
Contact: T 023 8059 5151
Pre-Explore lecture
· Friday 12 November at 18.30
· Part of Explore 2010 »
A lively evening to open this year’s Explore weekend. Speaker details will be announced on the website.
Tickets: Students and RGS-IBG members £7, non-members £10. Free to pre-registered Explore delegates. Pay bar before and after lecture.
To book: T 020 7591 3030 E go@rgs.org W www.rgs.org/Explore
Discovering People...Hugh Dennis
· Tuesday 23 November at 19.00
Join Simon Calder in conversation with Hugh Dennis to discover more about this popular comedian, presenter, actor, writer and geography graduate; star of shows including Mock The Week, Outnumbered and The Now Show.
Tickets: RGS-IBG members £7, non-members £10
Book Online: Discovering People...Hugh Dennis »
Can the UK ever be sustainable? »
21st Century Challenges
· Wednesday 1 December at 19.30
· Panel: Sir Stuart Rose, Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP and Andy Hobsbawm
· Chair: TBC
Our way of life is placing an increasing burden on the planet, but how realistic are visions of a sustainable future? With the UK aspiring to achieve more with less, who will help turn theory into practice?
Tickets: RGS-IBG members £7, non-members £10.
Book Online: 21CC: Can the UK ever be sustainable? »
To book, please use the links above where available. You may also contact the Events Office (unless stated otherwise).
+44 (0) 20 7591 3100
events@rgs.org