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The Linnean Society of London The Linnean Society of London Anniversary Meeting Wednesday 24 May 2017, 4.00pm Agenda and Council Nominations The Linnean Society of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF Agenda 1. Welcome to members and guests 2. Apologies for absence 3. Admission of Fellows 4. Minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2017 5. Third reading of Certificates of Recommendation for Foreign Members and Fellows honoris causa 6. Appointment of three scrutineers 7. Ballots • Ballot for Members of Council • Ballot for Officers, including the President-Elect • Ballot for Foreign Members and Fellows honoris causa • Ballot for Fellows and Associates 8. Citations and Presentations of Medals and Awards • Linnean Medal (Botany): Charlie Jarvis • Linnean Medal (Zoology): David Rollinson • Darwin-Wallace Medal: John Thompson • Bicentenary Medal: Claire Spottiswoode • Trail-Crisp Medal: Johannes Girstmair • Irene Manton Prize: Steven Dodsworth • John C Marsden Medal: Kwaku Aduse-Poku • HH Bloomer Award: John Walters • John Spedan Lewis Medal: Lynn Dicks • Jill Smythies Award: Karin Douthit and David Williamson • David Attenborough SRF Fieldwork Award: Sonia Rowley 9. Treasurer’s Report 10. Motion to Accept Accounts for 2016 11. Appointment of Auditors for 2017 and Banking arrangements Ten minute interval 12. Presidential Address Butterfly Wing Patterns and the Idea of Developmental Bias 13. Vote of Thanks 14. Result of Ballots and any casting votes • Members of Council • Officers and President-Elect • Foreign Members and Fellows honoris causa • Fellows and Associates 15. Names of Vice-Presidents 16. Future events 17. Any other valid business Dr Elizabeth Rollinson, Executive Secretary At close of business, Fellows and their guests are invited to adjourn to the Library for a wine reception, which will be followed by the Anniversary Dinner Nominations for Council 2017 The following four members of Council will complete their three years of service and will be retiring at the Anniversary Meeting on 24 May 2017: Dr Francis Brearley Professor Max Telford Dr Laura D’Arcy Professor Jeff Duckett The Officers have all indicated their willingness to stand for re-election, as follows: President: Professor Paul Brakefield FRS Treasurer: Deborah Wright Scientific Secretaries: Dr Malcolm Scoble Professor Simon Hiscock Editorial Secretary: Professor Mark Chase FRS Collections Secretary: Dr John David The four persons below have been nominated for Council and Fellows are asked to vote for four Council members and the President-Elect. COUNCIL Dr Colin Clubbe Proposers: Professor David Cutler and Dr John David Dr Colin Clubbe (FLS 2010) is Head of the Conservation Science Department (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), which brings together four key research areas for Kew with the overall aim to provide solutions to the world’s plant and fungal conservation problems based on rigorous, evidence- based research: UK Overseas Territories and Madagascar; Conservation Assessment and Analysis; Conservation Genetics; and Seed Conservation. Colin gained his PhD from Imperial College and is an Honorary Research Fellow at IC. His research focuses on the study of plant diversity; threats, particularly the impact of invasive species; and developing strategies for conservation management of plant diversity. He is a Trustee of Falklands Conservation and the Chagos Conservation Trust. Dr Nick Crumpton Proposers: Dr Malcolm Scoble and Professor Paul Brakefield FRS PLS Dr Nick Crumpton (FLS 2016) is a zoologist, currently working as a PDRA at the Institute of Biology. He was previously a postdoc at UCL, and worked at the Natural History Museum in London as a professional science communicator. He has a BSc in Ecology (University of Leeds), and an MSc in Palaeobiology (University of Bristol) for which he was awarded the Geologists’ Association prize for ‘Best UK Thesis’. His PhD was shortlisted for the ZSL Thomas Henry Huxley Award and Marsh Prize. Nick has actively engaged with the public at numerous science festivals and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. During his PhD (Selwyn College, Cambridge) Nick was awarded a British Science Association Media Fellowship which allowed him to bring zoological- based news to vast audiences. He is an active member of the Society’s Programmes Committee and is a member of NatSCA and the BES. Nick would benefit the Council by bringing his infectious enthusiasm for biology to the Society, as well as his considerable network of contemporary young researchers. Dr Blanca Huertas Proposers: Dr Malcolm Scoble and Dr Sandy Knapp Dr Blanca Huertas (FLS 2009) is Senior Curator of Lepidoptera at the Natural History Museum, London, where, since 2005, she is responsible for the direct care, development and access of the Butterfly Collections, working actively in taxonomy, systematics and conservation of Lepidop- tera in various international initiatives. Originally studying in Colombia, Blanca has since gained her MSc and PhD from Imperial College. She has worked as coordinator for the Tropical Andean Butterfly Project (Darwin Initiative, UCL), and is a member of the Steering Committee of the IUCN Butterfly Specialist Group and the North American Butterflies Association Scientific Names Committee (NABA). Blanca acts as a reviewer for a num- ber of journals and publishes widely. Professor Dame Georgina Mace FRS Proposers: Professor Paul Brakefield FRS PLS and Dr Malcolm Scoble Professor Dame Georgina Mace FRS (FLS 2017) is a world leader in conservation biology. Her work over the past 30 years has led to new tools and policies for the identification of conservation priorities; the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species being of enormous practical significance. Mace has contributed to the new UN Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Mace has shown leadership in many national and international organisations, as President of the International Society for Conservation Biology, as well as President of the British Ecological Society. She has led the scientific committee of the international global environmental change network—DIVERSITAS— and directed three research institutes (at the Institute of Zoology, the NERC Centre for Population Biology at Imperial College London, and currently at UCL). She is a member of the Council of the Royal Society, the Council of the Natural Environment Research Council, and of World Wildlife Fund (UK). She provides an excellent role model for academic ecologists and conservation biologists. PRESIDENT-ELECT Dr Sandy Knapp Proposers: Professor Mark Chase FRS, Dr David Williams and Dr Vaughan Southgate PPLS. Seconders: Professor Mike Fay and Dr Mark Carine Dr Sandy Knapp (FLS 1988) has been an active Fellow of the Linnean Society since being admitted in 1988, and has contributed to its development and output in many and various ways, most recently serving as its Scientific Secretary (2006–2013) and Vice-President. She has a considerable knowledge of the Society and its workings and is one of biology’s most notable promoters—in 2009 she received the Raven Award, given for “exceptional efforts at outreach to non-scientists”. The Linnean Society can only benefit from Sandy’s many qualities and the infectious energy she brings to all the projects she gets involved in. Sandy’s experience in botanical systematics/taxonomy is vast and varied. She is a specialist in the family Solanaceae, a globally distributed group of plants with its main centres of diversity in Central and South America. She began her career in the Natural History Museum, London, managing the Flora Mesoamericana project; but has since worked on a monograph of Solanum, undertaken collaborative research in the phylogenetics and genomic evolution of Solanaceae and conservation and biodiversity monitoring projects in the Neotropics. Sandy’s wider influence is notable, a few current examples are: Vice President of the International Association of Plant Taxonomists (2011–2017), a Member of the Task Force on Knowledge and Data, International Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (2014–2018), and a Member of the BBSRC Bioscience for Society Strategy Panel (2009–2015). Moreover, she was the Linnean Society of London’s Botanical Secretary (2006–2011) and its Vice-President (2008– 2012). Sandy often appears on radio and TV programmes such as Natural Histories and The Infinite Monkey Cage, and is a natural promoter of all things related to the wider understanding of Natural History. In 2016 Sandy was awarded the Linnean Medal for her service to science. Make a nomination for a 2018 Medal The Linnean Society seeks to encourage excellence in the natural sciences by awarding a series of medals and prizes to scientists and artists for outstanding work in their field: The Linnean Medal to a biologist for service to science. The Bicentenary Medal to a biologist under the age of 40 years in recognition of excellent work. The Darwin-Wallace Medal to a person who has made major advances in evolutionary biology. The Irene Manton Prize to a PhD student for the best botany thesis in an academic year. The John C Marsden Medal for the best doctoral thesis in biology. The John Spedan Lewis Medal to an individual who is making a significant and innovative contribution to conservation. The H H Bloomer Award to an amateur naturalist for an important contribution to biological knowledge. The Trail-Crisp Award in recognition of an outstanding contribution to biological microscopy that has been published in the UK. The Jill Smythies
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