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QRA MEETINGS : 2008/2009 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
19th - 22nd August 2008 : QRA Postgraduate Symposium, University of Liverpool 8th - 11th September 2008 : QRA Short Field Meeting, Glen Roy and Adjoining Areas : a contribution to the International Year of Planet Earth, in association with Scottish Natural Heritage 5th - 7th January 2009 : QRA Annual Discussion Meeting, University of Oxford. The human dimension in rapid environmental change. 4th - 8th April 2009 : QRA Annual Field Meeting, The Solent Basin and West Sussex, University of Southampton (details to be posted soon) May 2009 : QRA Short Field Meeting, North West Highlands of Scotland (details to be posted soon) September 2009 : QRA Short Field Meeting, Canada (Joint with CANQUA)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19th - 22nd August 2008 University of Liverpool
Abstracts are welcomed from the full range of Quaternary sciences and all are encouraged to present either an oral or poster presentation in this relaxed, friendly and informal atmosphere. Participation is particularly encouraged from those at an early stage in their academic career wishing to gain experience in presenting to a friendly audience and foster links with like-minded Quaternary scientists. Sessions include: Glaciology, Environmental Modelling, Geochronology, Geoarchaeology, Palaeoecology, Sedimentology and Climate Reconstruction. Organises: Katharine Welsh and Ian Thrasher (University of Liverpool, Geography) Email: QRA2008@liv.ac.uk For more information please see: http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~qra2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- QRA Annual Discussion Meeting The Human Dimension in Rapid Environmental Change Research Laboratory for Archaeology, University of Oxford CALL FOR ABSTRACTS (click here) The Research Laboratory for Archaeology, and the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, will host the QRA’s Annual Discussion meeting in January 2009. The main focus will be the role that abrupt environmental changes have played in the direction and pace of human evolution and adaptation, during the Quaternary. Papers and posters will be invited which address a range of topics relevant to this theme, including: (a) hominin evolution, interactions and extinctions; (b) the rise to dominance of Homo sapiens sapiens; (c) abrupt environmental influences on behavioural innovations, including the agricultural ‘revolution’; (d) the biological (DNA) evidence for human dispersal and development; (e) the geographical (landscape) backdrop to the human colonisation and abandonment of different parts of the world; (f) the links between abrupt environmental change and ‘step changes’ in human development and/or dispersal; (g) the degree to which human development has been ‘forced’ by abrupt climatic or other environmental changes – including the need for high precision archives of environmental and human change. These topics are by no means exclusive: other topics will also be considered providing they are relevant to the general theme. Submissions which set out innovatory strategies for interrogating the relationship between human adaptation and environmental change will be particularly welcome. The meeting will be multi-disciplinary in focus and scope. It will encourage interaction and debate between archaeologists, palaeobiologists, chronologists, Quaternary stratigraphers/ palaeoecologists, and anthropologists. It is hoped that the meeting will be co-sponsored by one of the main Archaeology societies. We also intend that the conference proceedings will be published in an appropriate journal. The meeting will be of three days duration and will run from 5th to the 7th January, 2009. The conference will be based at St Anne’s college, Oxford, in an auditorium which holds over 150 seats, and there will be appropriate adjacent space for displaying posters and for informal meetings. Accommodation will be available in St Anne’s, while there is plenty of scope in Oxford for some delegates to make private arrangements for accommodation. Buffet lunches will be available during the conference and formal conference dinner will take place in St Anne’s dining hall. Registration will include a book of abstracts, lunches, teas and coffees, but evening meals will be optional. Full details of the meeting, registration and abstract submission forms will be available in the next issue of Quaternary newsletter and will also be linked to the Research laboratory for Archaeology website (http://www.rlaha.ox.ac.uk/) later in 2008. The Local Organising Committee for the proposed meeting comprises Simon Blockley, Nick Barton, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Peter Ditchfield, Christine Lane, Mark Pollard and Anna Oh, all based in the School of Archaeology, Oxford. Non-Oxford personnel will be invited to join the science organising committee in due course. Please contact simon.blockley@rlaha.ox.ac.uk for further details. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- QRA Autumn Short Field Meeting 2008 Glen Roy and adjacent areas: a contribution to the International Year of Planet Earth, in association with Scottish Natural Heritage Organisers : Adrian Palmer, John Lowe, Jim Rose Contributors: Colin Ballantyne, Doug Benn, Chao-Yuan Chen, Derek Fabel, John Lowe, Alison Macleod, Adrian Palmer, Jim Rose, Brian Sissons Guest of Honour : Brian Sissons Download a registration form here Focus:
Provisional Programme: Monday 8th September: Pass of Drumochter and Upper Truim Valley Tuesday 9th September: Glen Roy main valley Wednesday 10th September: Glen Turret and adjacent upland Thursday 11th September: Caol Lairig Friday 12th September: Depart. It should be noted that all days of the field meeting will involve some long hikes over mountainous and potentially waterlogged terrain, remote from any modern convenience or amenity. The programme is subject to alteration, with the possibility of contributions from other personnel. An up-dated programme, details of costs (including registration fee) and a booking form will appear in the February 2008 and June 2008 circulars. Further details on the field trip can be obtained by contacting Adrian Palmer (e-mail: a.palmer@rhul.ac.uk; Telephone: 01784-443507) Reference: Suggested party size: 60 participants Accommodation: Spean Bridge is at the junction of the A82 and A86, some 10 Km NE of Fort William (O.S. grid reference NN 224 818). The railway line from Glasgow to Fort William also passes through, and stops at, Spean Bridge and nearby Roy Bridge, though there are only a couple of services per day. Travel by train is not expensive if booked well in advance. Where possible, we will arrange to pick up from Roy Bridge and Spean Bridge stations. IMPORTANT NOTE: Travel during the excursions will be by hired minibuses only. Private cars must not used because there is single lane access throughout the length of Glen Roy, very limited parking space, and it is a National Nature Reserve managed by SNH. Evening meetings:
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