LATE CHANGE - Patrick De Dekker ‘The first expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula some 125 years ago’

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Thursday, 11 July 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

A LATE CHANGE to Thursday's talk as the planned speaker is unwell. 

Patrick De Dekker will now be talking about ‘The first expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula some 125 years ago - Amazing scientific achievements of great relevance today for the biota already affected by global warming’.

This replacement talk is delivering new results from the Belgica expedition and is a progress report on a book that Patrick is in the process of writing.

Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CQGMH

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Lunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. 

Unless otherwise indicated, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette.

It is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. 

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The Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.