IQUA are planning on a range of new initiatives this year, the first of many in the lead up to INQUA 2019 (www.inqua2019.org/).
Spring Meeting
The core of programme for IQUA Spring Meeting in the Hunt Museum, Limerick on April 21st is with a selection of talks celebrating key Quaternary Scientists:
- The challenges face by Women Quaternary Scientists Bettie Higgs (University College Cork)
- Robert Lloyd Praeger (1865-1953) Timothy Collins (NUI, Galway)
- Sydney Mary Thompson (1847-1923) Antoinette Madden & Catherine Dalton (Natural History Museum & Mary Immaculate College)
- Bill Watts (1930- 2010) Keith Bennett (St Andrews University)
- Valerie Hall (1946-2016) Gill Plunkett (Queens University Belfast)
- Frank Mitchell (1912-1997) Fraser Mitchell (Trinity College Dublin)
Our spring meeting is generally focussed on postgraduate research – so we would also like to invite postgraduates who would like to make a presentation (oral or poster) to let me know (catherine.dalton@mic.ul.ie).
Exhibition and Booklet
IQUA has applied for funding to translate these talks into a pull-up banner exhibition and a booklet to be published by IQUA.
We are seeking further expressions of interest from IQUA members for a range of other written contributions. Quaternary scientists included in the booklet paper should have carried out Quaternary-related research in (or relevant to) Ireland, but do not necessarily need to be from Ireland.
Names that have been suggested in conversation with members include:
- Francis Synge
- Jean (Jeanne) Margaret White
- Hilda Parkes
- Susan Geraty
- Anthony Farrington
- Nick Stephens
- Anthony Orme
- William King
- Wood Martin
- JB Whittow
- Mary Sommerville (nee Fairfax)
- Barbara Miller
- Sybil Watson
- Mary Patricia Happer Kertland
We propose include papers between 500-1000 words in length to maximise the range of individuals included in this booklet. Author guidelines will be forwarded to contributing authors.
Can I encourage IQUA academic members to encourage your postgraduates to suggest and prepare contributions on key individuals.
Please send your suggestions to catherine.dalton@mic.ul.ie or eocarro@tcd.ie or mcglyng@tcd.ie by April 1st 2018.
Deadline for submissions of papers will be June 30th 2018.