SCIENTISTVOLUME 28 No. 04 ◆ MAY 2018 ◆ WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST GEOThe Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London UK / Overseas where sold to individuals: £3.95 PRESIDENT’S DAY 2018 Next month - register NOW! Ithaca unbound? Finding Odysseus’ true home - we report on the latest progress FOSSIL RUSH DALESMAN DON ONLINE SPECIAL Nina Morgan on a generous Douglas Palmer Bryozoan Bonanza - Sedg- offer that went wrong celebrates Adam Sedgwick wick Museum’s biggest gift Marine Minerals poster 2018 v3 9-4-2018_Layout 1 09/04/2018 17:28 Page 1 CONFERENCE Marine Minerals: A New Resource for the 21st Century 31 October –1November 2018 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London Event partner: Marine Studies Group Marine minerals activities are gathering pace. More and more entities are seeking licences from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for manganese nodule exploration and mining in the North Pacific and for hydrothermal minerals exploration and mining on mid-ocean ridges worldwide. The U.K. has an important role in marine minerals activities through its sponsorshi p of several exploration licences with the ISA and active marine minerals research by the NOC, BGS and Universities in U.K. waters and the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Central themes of the Conference will include Convenors research on these increasingly important mineral deposits David Cronan (Imperial College London) and their resource potential, together with mining and Robert Gatliff (BGS) environmental considerations. Bramley Murton (NOC) Call for abstracts Expected highlights We welcome oral and poster abstract In addition to featuring current U.K. work on marine minerals, contributions for this meeting. 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Our purpose is to advance the study and understanding of petroleum geoscience and to represent the Society with respect to petroleum exploration matters. This is achieved through convening and supporting a series of conferences, workshops and publications at the cutting edge of the science; bringing together industry and academia. To view a list of our upcoming conferences please visit our website: www.geolsoc.org.uk/petroleum. Here you can also access past meeting resources and meet the 2018 Committee members. A Message from the Chair Corporate Supporters Lucy Williams, Chairman I assumed the role as Chairman in January and very much look forward to working with the Committee over the next two years. We have a great line up of conferences for 2018 (Year of Resources), covering such topics as: Big Data; Eastern Mediterranean; Maximising Economic Recovery and Ensuring the Future of