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BES Annual Meeting
5 - 7 September 2006
University of Oxford, UK

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Plenary Lectures

Professor Sir John Lawton FRS opened the meeting with his BES Presidential Lecture. On Wednesday, Professor Charles Godfray FRS gave the Southwood Lecture. In the late morning of Thursday, Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta FBA FRS presented the BES Lecture, which marked the end of the Annual Meeting.

Thematic Topics

The Society planned an exciting programme for the Meeting. There were Thematic Topics on Animal Dispersal, Plant Invasions, Spatial Analysis of Forest Biodiversity, Seed Dispersal, Invertebrate Ecology in Ecosystems, Research and Research Priorities in Teaching Ecology and Wetland Restoration.

Annual General Meeting & Awards Ceremony

The AGM and Awards Ceremony were held at 11:30 - 13:00 on Wednesday 6 September in Lecture Theatre A, Department of Zoology.  Business for the AGM includes a major revision of the Articles of the Society.  Members attending the event were invited to a drinks reception immediately afterwards.

Ecological Question Time

The BES held an incredibly successful Ecological Question Time.  It was an opportunity for delegates to ask questions about topical ecological issues to a panel consisting of leading politicians, a journalist and an ecologist. 

Chair: Alex Kirby
Panellists: Barry Gardiner MP, Bill Wiggin MP, Chris Huhne MP, Tim Radford and Professor Georgina Mace

Free Afternoon

Formal sessions were not held on the Wednesday afternoon, but we did organise a range of events for everyone including Professor Alan Thorpe engaging with BES members about changes to CEH, a student’s career workshop, Specialist Interest Group meetings, a field visit and an opportunity to meet and chat to BES staff.

Social Events

A range of social events was organised. The meeting started with a Welcome Mixer in the evening on Monday 4 September, giving everyone the opportunity to meet up with old friends and make new ones. There was a wine reception on Wednesday along with one of the two poster sessions. Members attending the Awards Ceremony and AGM that preceded lunch on Wednesday were invited to a drinks reception that lunchtime. 

The local organiser was Dr Owen Lewis, of the Department of Zoology, Oxford University. 

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