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Annual Review 2008 Geological Society of London Annual Review 2008 Serving science & profession 2 N Annual Report 2008 Report of the Trustees of The Geological Society President: Prof Lynne Frostick Risk Management Vice Presidents: Dr Iain Bartholomew The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces Prof Martin Culshaw on a regular basis and believe that maintaining free reserves at the Secretaries: Dr Nick Rogers levels stated above, combined with annual review of the controls Prof David Manning over key financial systems provide sufficient resources in the event Prof Tony Watts of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other Secretary, Foreign & External Affairs: Prof Edward Derbyshire operational and business risks faced and confirm that they have Treasurer: Prof Andrew Fleet identified actions and established systems to mitigate the significant risks. The Council submits its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2008. The report of the Council Charitable Objectives incorporates the legal and administrative details on this and the The Object of the Society as set out in its Charter is “to investigate following pages and the reports of the President, the Executive the mineral structure of the Earth” which is interpreted to mean Secretary and the Treasurer. i. improving knowledge and understanding of the history, Financial Review structure, constitution and dynamics of the Earth and its The Financial Statements and Report of the Council have been process; prepared in accordance with the Bye-Laws of the Society, the ii. promoting all forms of education, awareness and Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by understanding of the Earth and their practical applications for Charities and complies with applicable law. A review of the financial the benefit of the public globally; and highlights of the year is set out in the report of the Treasurer. iii. promoting professional excellence and ethical standards in the Earth sciences for the public good. Investment Policy and Performance In meeting this Object the Society provides public benefit by In accordance with the Bye-Laws of the Society, the Treasurer advancing Earth sciences education at all levels, and by promoting ensures the proper management of the Society’s real estate, knowledge of the Earth and professional standards so as to advance investments and funds on deposit. This is achieved through the environmental protection and improvement and human health, and actions of an Investment Panel, in conjunction with the Society’s to guard against natural hazards. Investment Managers. The policies of the Investment Panel are to ensure the delivery of a budgeted level of income in each year and Specifically the Society provides: to continue the prudent investment policies of the Society. Further Induction into the profession through Candidate Fellowship details of performance are contained within the Treasurer’s Report. During 2008, by supporting 390 undergraduates to become professional geologists at low subsidised cost. Reserves Policy To undertake the continued development and reinvestment in the Chartered status (CGeol, CSci, Eur Geol) Society’s publishing, educational and other activities, and to hold a During 2008, 31 Fellows were awarded CGeol status bringing the contingency sum in respect of the significant redecoration costs that total to 2,147. By encouraging continuing professional development, the Society is obliged to meet, in the light of the lease with our controlling entry standards and monitoring chartered status, the landlord, the Department of Communities and Local Government Society assures the quality of professional work in the geosciences (DCLG) at Burlington House. The Society considers its free reserve for the public good. sufficiency to be in the order of £1,000,000, which would be Representing the science required to meet its short term operational requirements as well as By acting as the UK voice in representing the geosciences and their to provide some contingency in any temporary shortfalls of income. application. Free reserves, as defined by the Charity Commission, at 31 December 2008 stood at £1,155,064 (2007: £1,385,569). Annual Report 2008 N 3 of London Media contacts Scientific meetings By linking to the media and providing authoritative information and The Society held a number of Flagship meetings during the year: contacts. Lyell meeting 2008 – Marine climate and change: past and future External relations (all day event with a number of speakers) By responding actively to requests for information or comment William Smith meeting 2008 – Studying past and present sea- from government, opinion formers and the public as exemplified level changes to make more confident future predictions of future by the submission to CORWM (Committee on Radio Active Waste changes (Jerry Mitrovica, University of Toronto) Management). The De Beers Group sponsored a one day event – Education Carbon: the deep geological cycle and its effect on the air we breathe By working with others to set standards to improve the quality of followed by a lecture Ghosts of continents past, diamond mines of education in the geosciences at all levels, and by developing the future (Hielke Jelsma, De Beers) teaching resources. During the year the Society made progress in developing an online primer at KS 3 level to be launched in May The Society hosted two Burlington House Lectures – 2008; and accredited 30 undergraduate programmes bringing the Archbishop Ussher and the Age of the Earth (Prof Graham Parry, number to 132, and introduced a scheme for the accreditation of University of York and Dr Patrick Wyse-Jackson (Trinity taught MSc courses. The Society also funded some £15k in research College Dublin) grants and provided financial support for fieldwork. Under the volcano – Sir William Hamilton and Mt Vesuvius (Dr Library Chris Kilburn, University College London and Dr Jill Cook, By maintaining a nationally important collection of geological maps, British Museum) books and journals which is open to the public at a subsidised rate; Shell continued to sponsor the Shell London lectures a programme and by launching in May 2007 a complete online catalogue with a of 10 free lectures for the general public which were held in the GIS interface to index level data for its map holdings lecture theatre in Burlington House. Website By hosting a diverse range of electronic geological content with links The Shell Lecture Series 2008 to other significant websites, which is free to use. A new website was The Society wishes to thank Shell for their continued sponsorship launched in 2007 built to meet international standards for disability of the public lectures at Burlington House, and the speakers who access. generously gave of their time and expertise to bring Earth science to a wider public. The lectures included: Thursday 10 January – Journals and books Richard Fortey, (NHM) History of Life; Thursday 14 February – Mike By publishing four of its own journals and four journals on behalf of Searle, (Oxford) Making mountains; Tuesday 25 March – Jane other learned societies as well as 27 books, which are an important Francis, (Leeds) When Antarctica was green: fossil plants reveal resource of information for geoscientists the world over, and are Antarctica's climate history; Thursday 3 April – John Barry, (Shell) widely available in libraries. The recent creation of GeoScienceWorld Oil sands; Wednesday 28 May – Andrew Curtis, (Edinburgh) (an electronic aggregate of many learned societies’ journals) has Exploring the Subsurface using the Earth's Hum; Thursday 19 June – allowed direct access to journals through the Web. The Lyell Sara Russell, (NHM) How the solar system was born; Thursday 4 Collection provides an online portal to most of the books and September – Laurence Robb (The Mineral Corporation, South journals ever published by the Society. Africa, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, UK) Base metals: where do they come from and how did they get there?; Thursday 2 October – John Underhill, (Edinburgh) The search for Ithaca; Tuesday 4 November – Bill Spence (Shell), Climate change and Shell’s response; Thursday 4 December – Danielle Schreve (Royal Holloway, University of London), At the edge of the world: Ice Age mammals and the ancient human occupation of Britain. 4 N Annual Report 2008 The Mapping Mountains exhibition was held at the Society from 6 – 29 February with three lectures given on the first day:- Secret of the Legal and Administrative Highlands – 19th Century scientific discovery and why it is still important today (Bob Butler, University of Aberdeen); Lines of Information Enquiry – The art of geology and science communication (Kate Foster, Artist in Residence, University of Glasgow); Geological mapping and Object of the Society its 21st Century importance (Alan Gibbs, Midland Valley Exploration) The Geological Society of London was instituted in 1807 for the purpose of investigating the mineral structure of the Earth. In addition the Society organizes about one hundred scientific meetings annually, of which about 80% are held outside London. Governing Instrument These meetings are open to all. The Society assists in meeting the The Society was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1825, amended costs of student attendees at some scientific meetings and field by a Supplemental Charter in 2005. excursions. On 3 May 2000, the Fellows of the Society in General Meeting Council approved and adopted revised
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