Mail Helen Wilson, GeolSoc conference organiser , meantime. The RAS meeting programme for the coming season is usually prepared during the preceding spring, so suggestions are particularly welcome at that time. Suggestions are welcome at any time of year, though, and some allowance can be made for the organisers' needs. Other meeting formats, e.g. a two-day meeting on Thursday and Friday, can often be accommodated. It is still a good idea to register it with the GeolSoc, because they will then publicise it.
Meetings can include field trips and site visits.
It is also possible to be adopted as a Regional Meeting of the RAS, and to receive some funding support from that source. Regional Meetings are usually adopted as part of the programme by RAS Council at its July meeting, so that they can be fully publicised. The BGA Meeting Fund can give limited financial assistance, usually about 300 pounds, towards enhancing the meeting. To obtain this funding contact the BGA Meetings Secretary email Meetings Secretary . The money is usually spent on the travel and subsistence expenses of a keynote speaker from overseas .