There will be a buffet reception after the ceremony. Michael Meacher MP, the UK's Minister for the Environment is the guest speaker. The Opening Ceremony will also be addressed by Professor Peter Wyllie, President of IUGG, and Professor Maxwell Irvine, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.
Admission is free of charge, but by ticket only.
Tickets can be obtained at the Information Desk in the Great Hall. 28 July at 7.30pm in the Noble room, Staff House. This dinner will feature Indian specialities from a top Birmingham restaurant. Tickets can be obtained from the Information Desk in the Great Hall at a cost of 14. Tickets are 20 and can be purchased from the Information Desk in the Great Hall.