SGA AGM and Talks
2024-07-20 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/London) | SPRI Lecture Theatre, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER, United Kingdom
We will hold a joint all-day event with the Friends of SPRI, incorporating the AGM, and Dinner at Jesus College. More details to follow soon. Meanwhile, save the date. And maybe Friday too. Details for requesting tickets will be sent to SGA members soon, and advertised here a little later.

SGA Annual General Meeting

We will start with a long-overdue, but brief, South Georgia Association Annual General Meeting.

Speakers for the day include:

Julian Dowdeswell: Ice and environmental change.

Eva Marie Widmark: Captain CA Larsen (1860-1924), a Pioneer from the Heroic Age.

Andy Beharrell: Sailing a 100 year old herring drifter below 50 degrees south – demanding and enchanting in equal measure.

John Dudeney, Paul Rodhouse and Mark Belchier: 120 years of management and mismanagement of Antarctic marine living resources.

David Drewry: The Land beneath the ice.

Refreshments are included throughout the day with sandwiches at lunch with wine.

SGA Morag Husband Campbell Medal Presentations

The SGA will present recent MHC medals before the evening dinner.

Evening Dinner at Jesus College

The evening will start at 7.00pm with pre-dinner drinks in the gardens (weather permitting) and dinner in the Upper Hall. Prosecco, wine and soft drinks included.

Price (To Be Confirmed): Ticket price for the day / evening is expected to be about £120 per person to include all food and drink as specified.

Accommodation:

Accommodation is available at Jesus College at a special discounted rate. To book a room please call the West Court Reception team at Jesus College on their direct number 01223 760571 and the code to quote to reception is: SPRI2024.

Room TypePer Room, Per NightApartment En-suite (1-AES)£201.75Double En-suite (2-DES)£152.25Single En-suite (3-SES)£143.25Double Standard (4-DS)£115.50Single Standard (5-SS)£108.00

Save the date in your diary! Spaces are limited so please register your interest as soon as the booking links are sent out in April. Places will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.

Endurance Film Premiere
2024-10-12 14:30 - 17:00
Endurance Film Premiere at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, London

Endurance Film Showing in Cambridge
2024-10-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Cambridge Arts Picture House, 38–39 St Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AR, United Kingdom
Endurance Film Showing at the Cambridge Picture House

In a legendary feat of leadership and perseverance, Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton kept alive his crew of 27 men for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice. Over a century later, a team of modern-day explorers sets out to find the sunken ship. From National Geographic Documentary Films and

directed by Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Natalie Hewit, ENDURANCE threads together the inspiring stories of these two landmark expeditions, bound by their shared grit and determination.

We’re delighted to welcome polar geographer and expedition leader Dr. John Shears for an in-person Q&A following this special preview screening at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse. Shears successfully led the Endurance 22 mission, a groundbreaking expedition to discover Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary ship.

SGA Online Talk - 250th Anniversary of Cook's First Landing
2025-01-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Online – the Comfort of Your Own Home
South Georgia Association online event to mark the 250th anniversary of the first landing on South Georgia, by Captain Cook.

Dr Bruce F. Mair

17 January 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook landing on South Georgia while on his second voyage of exploration (1772-1775) aboard HMS Resolution. Former BAS Geologist Bruce Mair will describe aspects of Cook’s earlier life and arrival at South Georgia and add personal recollections of geological fieldwork on the south coast and inland glaciers of the island coincident with the 200th and 202nd anniversaries.

We will email SGA members with details of the event nearer the time, and then publicise it wider by email, Facebook and on this site.

SGA July 2025 Summer Event
2025-07-04 08:00 - 2025-07-05 17:00 | British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Get ready for two days of exciting presentations! Whales, seals, science, archives, mapping, climate change, marine protection, and more! We can’t wait to see you there!Venue: British Antarctic SurveyPrice: TBCNumbers will be limited so tickets will be on a first come, first served basis with SGA members given priority booking. Look out for more information in the coming weeks!

Online Talk - Virtual Viola
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Online – the Comfort of Your Own Home
Online Talk on the History of the sealing vessel Dias (Originally named Viola) that now rests at Grytviken. More Details to Follow

25th Anniversary of KEP Research Station Opening
2026-03-19 19:30 - 20:00 | Online – the Comfort of Your Own Home
Online (Zoom) Presentation about the KEP Station reopening, and a British Antarctic Survey team moving in to replace the departing MIlitary detachment. Details of how to get tickets will be distributed to Members in due course, and opened to the wider public later.

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Summer Event: History and Art of South Georgia
2026-07-10 09:15 - 2026-07-11 16:30 | British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom
The Association is holding an in-person, two-day event, with the theme of ‘History and Art of South Georgia’. It is being hosted at BAS, Cambridge, and includes the Annual Members’ Meeting and Presidential Dinner. We will have the presidential handover on the 10th from David Tatham to David Drewry.

More details here:

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70th Anniversary of the Launch of RRS John Biscoe and HMS Endurance (Anita Dan)
2026-09-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Online – the Comfort of Your Own Home
More Details to Follow. Save the Date and Watch this Space!
