Explore 2022

Programme

Saturday 5 November (10.00am - 5.30pm)

10.00am Welcome from Society's Director | Joe Smith

10.10am Opening address: Explore what matters | Scotty Johnson

10.35am Sampling for plastics in the Galapagos | Georgie Savage and Katie Deakin

10.50am Congo Peatlands project | Joe Langley 

11.05am Q&A

11.15am Coffee break

11.45am Strategy: making it happen | Garth Miller

12.00pm Planning an expedition | Lucy Shepherd

12.15pm How to submit a successful grant application | Julian Martin

12.30pm Never too early to start: Cadets to Costa Rica | introduced by Nick Kurth

12.45pm Q&A

1.00pm Lunch break, networking, and advice desk

2.00pm Is your adventure climate positive? | Chris Woodfield

2.15pm Exploring Space | Myles Harris

2.30pm Medical preparations | Elly Trobe and Jason Gibbs

2.45pm Vehicle safety | Martin Gregory

3.00pm Introduction to workshops (followed by tea break)

3.30pm-4.30pm Expedition logistics workshops (please select one):

• Mountain and trekking expeditions | Chaired by Will Close-Ash
  Panel: Ian McClelland, Garth Miller, Shona Main, Iona Pawson, Freshta Ibrahimi

• Polar and arctic environments | Chaired by Helen Turton
  Panel: Kate Retallick, Claire Grogan, Martin Hartley

• Tropical forest expeditions | Chaired by James Dyer
  Panel: Holly O’Donnell, Scott Pallet, Lucy Shepherd, Susannah Cass

• Oceans and marine projects | Chaired by Oliver Beardon
  Panel: Katie Deakin, Georgina Savage, Alex McMaster

• Travels with purpose | Chaired by Scotty Johnson
  Panel: Christy Hehir, Spike Reid, Chris Woodfield

• Challenging road trips | chaired by Chris Lawton
  Panel: Chris Walker, Martin Gregory, Jason Wragg

4.45pm Feedback from workshops | Ask the experts | Pitch your plans

5.30pm Explorers bar

 

Sunday 6 November (9.30am - 4.45pm)

9.30am Why fieldwork Matters | Niall McCann

9.45am What is the buzz around climate change | Aoife Cantwell-Jones, Suzannah Egleston

10.00am Resilience in polar expeditioners | Paul Burgum

10.15am Designing a successful field research programme | Mark Mulligan

10.30am How will your next adventure contribute to nature conservation? | Thom Starnes

10.45am Anthroposea: the human ocean: a film | Michelle Sanders

11.00am Break

11.30am-12.45pm Field research workshops (please select one):

• Human and social sciences | Carl Cater, Sarah McArthur, Michelle Sanders

• Biological and natural sciences | James Borrell, Joshua Powell, Holly O’Donnell, Thom Starnes, Joe Langley

• Earth and environmental sciences | Catherine Souch, Heidi Sevestre, Sarah Tingey, Isla Myers-Smith

• Field mapping, GIS and low-cost sensors | Sam Gandhi, Kate Retallick, Mark Mulligan, Andy Arnell

• School and youth expeditions and resources | Will Close-Ash, Mike Blakey, Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop, Tim Jacob

• Expedition and wilderness medicine | Shona Main, Claire Grogan, Scott Pallett

12.45pm Lunch 

1.00pm Advice desks

1.15pm Lunchtime workshops

• Grant applicants | Julian Martin, Claire McNulty

• Inclusive expeditions | Suresh Paul

2.00pm Communicating from the field | Jamie Buchan-Dunlop

2.15pm Education and outreach planning | Tim Jacob

2.30pm Artist in residence | Sarah Fortais

2.45pm Music and plants at the Eden Project | Alice Boyd

3.00pm Break

3.15pm-4.15pm Discussion panel: Communicating your discoveries: sharing work, inspiring action | chaired by Joe Smith

Panel members: Matt Pycroft, Alice Boyd, Martin Hartley, Sarah Fortais

• Film and video: visual storytelling

• Getting published

• Sound recording for radio and podcasts

• Social media and photography

• Creative projects: art, exhibitions, and participation

4.30pm Q&A 

4.45pm Closing address: your priorities tomorrow | Niall McCann