RGS-IBG lecture on 27th Sep: Treading Lightly: Reinventing 19th century desert exploration by camel by Andrew Harper

The grand days of 19th Century desert exploration were pivotal in the development of inland Australia, and the camel quickly became the choice of transport to explore the blank areas on the map. Focusing on the record rains and floods in the Simpson Desert from 2009 to 2011, Andrew will speak about adapting a 150 year heritage to further our desert knowledge in the 21st Century. Over the three years Andrew led scientific expeditions right across this huge wilderness, the world’s largest parallel sand-ridge desert, documenting the incredible proliferation of its flora and fauna, including massive plagues of native rats and mega-swarms of budgerigars.

Date:
Friday 27 September 2013 from 6.30-8.30pm
Venue:
The Tanglin Club, 5 Stevens Road, Singapore, 257814
Tickets:
$20 for RGS-IBG Fellows/members and Tanglin Club Members; $30 for non-members; free for students; drinks are included in the ticket priceBooking online: http://rgssg130927.eventbrite.sg/

[RGS-IBG lecture on 9th Sep - Let elephants be elephants by Tammie Matson and Nadya Hutagulung]

Conservationist and best-selling author Dr Tammie Matson, and Nadya Hutagalung, founder of Green Kampong and regional TV personality, will speak about their quest to help stop the poaching of elephants by killing the demand for ivory in Asia. From the vast savannahs of Kenya to the bustling ivory markets in Bangkok, Tammie and Nadya are taking on the black markets of Asia in the Let Elephants Be Elephants campaign, determined to make a difference and break the chains of the ivory trade that causes the poaching.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to Let Elephants Be Elephants.

Travelling throughout Africa and Asia in her search for answers while writing her new book Planet Elephant, Tammie has met presidents and poachers in palaces and back alleys as she has journeyed to the dark heart of a dark industry. Now based in Singapore, Tammie is working with Nadya to raise awareness of the connection between Asia and Africa on the illegal wildlife trade.

As one of Asia’s most recognised faces, Nadya has devoted her time and voice to environmental advocacy. She made headlines building one of Singapore’s first eco-homes from scratch and she has been Singapore’s Ambassador for WWF's Earth Hour for the last five years, and is now a Global Ambassador. She was voted one of Asia’s Leading Trendmakers by Asiaweek magazine alongside the Dalai Lama, and in 2012 was awarded the SIP Fellow Award at the Global Social Innovators awards.

Date:
Monday 9 September 2013

Time:
6.30pm - 9.00pm

Venue:
Eden Hall (the British High Commissioner's residence)
28 Nassim Rd
Singapore 258403.

Tickets:
Students: $20
RGS-IBG members $40
Non-members $50

Drinks are included in the price and all proceeds from this event will be donated towards the campaign.

First-come, first-served as space is limited.

Please register online.

Payment is by PayPal online, or in cash on the day (please register online and choose "Show other payment options"; "Pay Offline")

Cheers,
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

[RGS-IBG lecture on 30th Aug - Seven Virgins: climbing China's unexplored peaks]

Join veteran Mount Everest expedition team leader David Lim as he recounts his experiences and discusses the lessons learned from leading teams to make SE Asia's first virgin peak ascents between 2005 and 2012.

From the Central Tian Shan to Qinghai, David will share his journeys seeking routes up to the high places of Asia where none have previously ventured.

David Lim is best known in the region as having led the landmark first Singapore Mount Everest Expedition in 1998. In the past twenty years he has made over 70 alpine ascents and led expeditions across six continents.

A contributor to the American Alpine Journal and Action Asia Magazine, and a featured personality in the Wall Street Journal, the Reader's Digest magazine and many other publications, David brings a unique Asian perspective to mountaineering goals, team dynamics and challenges.

Date:
Friday 30 August 2013

Time:
6.30pm: drinks
7.00-8.00pm: talk
8.00-8.30pm: Q&A
8.30pm: close of event

Venue:
The Tanglin Club
5 Stevens Rd
Singapore, 257814.

Tickets:
RGS-IBG members $20
Non-members $30
Free for students
Drinks are included in the price.

First-come, first-served as space is limited.

Please register here: https://rgssg130830.eventbrite.sg/

Payment is by PayPal online, or in cash on the day (please register online and choose "Show other payment options"; "Pay Offline")

Cheers,
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)