RIA and Science Media Centre Event
Introduction to the News Media for Ireland’s Geoscientists, Thursday, 17th May, 13:30 - 18:00, Academy House
Chair:
Fiona Fox – Chief Executive, Science Media Centre
Speakers:
- Clive Mitchell – Press Officer,
- British Geological Survey
- Tom Sheldon – Press Officer,
- Science Media Centre
Journalist Panel:
- Dick Ahlstrom – The Irish Times
- David Derbyshire – Daily Mail
- Leo Enright – RTE Radio 1
- Tom Kennedy – Science Spin
- Mike McKimm – Environment
- Correspondent, BBC NI
Geoscientist Panel:
- David Ball – independent hydrogeologist
- Garth Earls – consulting economic geologist
- Ian Jackson – OneGeology project co-ordinator
- Dr Deirdre Lewis – Technical Director, SLR Consulting Ireland
- Prof. John McCloskey – seismologist, University of Ulster
- Prof. Pat Shannon – petroleum geologist, University College Dublin
A Safe City
The Contribution of Geoscience
in the Urban Environment 18-19 April 2012
Minister O Dowd opened a two day Geoscience conference
Minister O’Dowd announced a €250,000 environmental research call - contracts for 10 researchers over the next year
Minster for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, opened a two day conference in Dublin Castle that outlined the significant contribution that Geoscience makes in the protection of Irish society. The programme concentrated on “A Safe City; The Contribution of Geoscience in the Urban Environment” and was hosted by the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI). Read press release here.
Conference Website: http://www.gsi.ie/Geoscience+Initiatives/Geoscience+2012+Conference.htm
Geoscience: Towards a Smarter Economy
Webinar
Downlaod a copy of the report here as a pdf file
18 August 2010
15:00-16:00 BST
10:00-11:00am US EDT
A live webinar took place on 18 August 2010 to discuss the report published by the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI), and the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
Speakers:
- Dr Peadar McArdle, Director, Geological Survey of Ireland
- Garth Earls, Director, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
- Professor Pat Shannon, Professor of Geology, University College Dublin
- Dr Deidre Lewis, Technical Director for Mining & Minerals, SLR Consulting Ireland, Vice-President, Institute of Geologists of Ireland
This webinar, run with the American Geological Institute and the Royal Irish Academy, detailed how Geoscience can be oriented towards a smart economy, and described how the Geoscience sector can contribute to economic recovery. The report also provides a clear vision of the sector in 2020 and its implications for Geoscience on the island of Ireland. To download the report please visit http://www.gsi.ie/Geoscience+Initiatives/Geoscience+and+a+Smarter+Economy.htm