BMS Autumn Field Event

Venue:Waterside, Cornwall, Old Coach Road, Lanivet, Cornwall, P30 5JJ
Dates: Mon 8th Oct to Mon 15th Oct 2018

Venue website: www.watersidecornwall.com

For our Autumn event we are staying at the Waterside holiday village in Cornwall. Situated near Bodmin and being central it is ideally situated to reach a good variety of sites. Pauline Penna is our local organiser. Guest Mycologist - to be confirmed.
The Cornwall group has recently recorded several fungi new to Britain. The warm oceanic climate of Cornwall will no doubt have plenty more undiscov-ered new species of fungi just sitting waiting for our visit.
Although we are staying in holiday lodges, we are not going to be self cater-ing. Our accommodation will be ‘Full Board’ therefore they will be providing all meals including breakfast. The lodges have twin and double rooms, all the rooms are either en-suite or have an exclusive-use bathroom adjacent.
The workroom is apparently very large so they can accommodate a large group. If people book early and there is extra demand it may be possible to book extra lodges, however, if booking is left too late any extra lodges might get snapped up by holiday makers, therefore please book early.

       Fungi in a Changing World

Saturday 17 November 2017 – Lady Lisa Sainsbury Lecture Theatre,

Jodrell Laboratory, Jodrell Gate, Kew Road, Kew Gardens, TW9 3DS.

Come to hear about the latest research.

10:00-10:30:  Coffee & Tea.

10:30-11:00:  Prof. Peter Kennedy - U. of Minnesota.

                      Ecologist working on fungal diversity and functions.

11:00-11:30:  Dr. Carrie Andrew - Swiss Federal Research Institute & U. of Oslo

                      Ecologist investigating changes in fruiting phenology.

11:30-12:00:  Prof. Pieter van West - U. of Aberdeen - Presidential Address

                      Molecular biologist investigating oomycetes.

12:00-12:30  British Mycological Society AGM (Annual General Meeting)

12:00-14:00:  Lunch break.

14:00-14:30:  Prof. Sarah Gurr - U. of Exeter

                      Plant pathologist working on food security.

14:30-15:00:  Prof. Mark Fricker - U. of Oxford

                      Specialist in imaging fungal signalling and transport.

15:00-15:30:  Dr. Ellen Larsson - U. of Gothenburg

                      Specialist on threatened woodwaxes (Hygrophorus).

15:30-16:00:  Dr. Ali Ashby - U. of Cambridge

                      Science communicator and former chair of the BMS Education and                          Outreach Committee.

16:00-16:30:  Open Discussion.