paleonet Meeting in Leicester: Earth, Life and Climate - 3 billion yearsof interaction

[Mark Purnell <map2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Announcement of one-day meeting in UK (apologies to those based elsewhere)

Each year, the Geology Section of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical
Society organises a one day meeting that brings together expert speakers to
address subjects of broad interest in a way that is accessible to the
general public and students. This year's subject is

Earth, Life and Climate: 3 billion years of interaction

While not a palaeontological research meeting as such, the subject is
clearly something that may be of interest to members of paleonet. If you
wish to attend, see details below. Please feel free to forward this to any
other people (or students) who you think might be interested.

Cheers,

Mark


Dr Mark A. Purnell
Department of Geology
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
UK
Tel +44 116 252 3645 Fax +44 116 252 3918
www.le.ac.uk/gl/map2/


Earth, Life and Climate: 3 billion years of interaction

Organised by
Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society Section C (Geology)
5 March 2005
9.30 am ­ 5. 00 pm
Ken Edwards Building, University of Leicester

Speakers
Professor Mike Benton, Bristol University
Dr Nick Butterfield, Cambridge University
Dr Gavin Foster, Bristol University
Dr Peter Skelton, Open University
Professor Bob Spicer, Open University
Dr Mark Williams, British Antarctic Survey

Since life first appeared here, Earth, life and climate have been in a state
of dynamic interaction. Life has fundamentally changed the nature of our
planet and its atmosphere, and geological processes have had a major impact
on climate and life. This day-long symposium will consider how the Earth of
the past, present and future is a product of its interactions with the
organisms it hosts.
Talks will address the first three billion years of earth - life
interactions, the evolution of carbonate skeletons and the effects on global
climate, the emergence of the terrestrial flora, and the effects on
weathering and geochemical cycles, new evidence of catastrophic
environmental change during the end Permian Mass Extinction, geological
processes, mountain building and climate change, and the past, present and
future of global climate change.

For more details and a booking form see the website:
www.le.ac.uk/gl/map2/ELC/

Tickets: 15.50 pounds (with buffet lunch) or 8.50 pounds (without)