Termcard: Trinity 2008
Organiser: Karen Park and the OUEC Committee
All meetings will be held on Thursdays at 8pm at the Magdalen College Auditorium on Longwall Street.
OUEC meetings are open to everyone. We look forward to seeing you there.
Entry: members free, student non-members £1, others £2
Join us afterwards for wine and soft drinks
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2nd Week – Thursday 1st May 8pm, Magdalen College Auditorium Film night – The White DiamondWe will be showing the stunning film “The White Diamond” directed by Werner Herzog. The film follows Airship engineer (and one of our 2007 Michaelmas term speakers) Dr.Graham Dorrington as he embarks on a trip to the giant Kaieteur Falls in the heart of Guyana, resulting in what critics have described as “an inexpressibly moving and beautiful film.” |
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3rd Week – Sunday 4th May 4-6pm, Morris Room, Exeter College Expedition SeminarCome and get all the contacts and information you need to set up or join your own student expedition in 2009. You’ll get tips on choosing your team, medical issues and how to produce a successful application to the Expeditions Council. Advice on funding an expedition and how much money is available through the club will be available. You’ll also get a chance to hear from previous expedition leaders how they went about setting up their projects. |
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4nd Week – Thursday 15th May 8pm, Magdalen College Auditorium Jennifer Murray – Polar FirstIn 1997 Jennifer Murray entered the Guinness Book of Records as the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in a helicopter, using the feat to raise over $100,000 for Save the Children. This has been followed by more record breaking achievements: 2000 – another place in the Guinness Book of Records for flying around the world at a record breaking speed; 2004 - a Gambian postage stamp issued in her honour; 2005 induction into the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame; and, as of May 2007, a new world record as one of two pilots to fly around the world via the North and South Poles. |
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6th Week – Thursday 29th May 8pm, Magdalen College Auditorium Mark Coreth – Wildlife SculptorMark Coreth sculpts wild animals in wild places using his work to alert the world to the plight of our natural heritage. A sense of adventure coupled with a marvellous artistic talent has led Mark to some of the world’s most beautiful and exotic places. He has travelled to |
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7th Week – Thursday 5th June 8pm, Christ Church Lecture Room 1 Lou Maurice – Exploring the Virgin CavesLou’s a senior caver and advisor to this year’s university cave expeditions. In March/April 2008 six cavers from Oxford University Caving Club went to Madre de Dios island off the west coast of Chile on an expedition combining adventure, exploration, and science. Click for more… |
See also: termcard archive
About the OUEC
OUEC exists to inspire, encourage and assist exploration within the University of Oxford. It’s something we’ve been doing for over 75 years, making us the oldest such Club in the world. To this day the Club leads expeditions that push back the boundaries of our knowledge about the world around us.
Our members have now travelled to virtually every region of the world—yet there is still much to discover! Recent expeditions to Svalbard, Bolivia, Nepal, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and Namibia have found new species of birds, insects and plants and assisted local people through a range of practical projects.
The OUEC provides all the vital support needed for these expeditions – from equipment, experience and knowledge, to encouragement for all those participating. We look forward to helping you with your expedition!
Membership
- £10: Annual membership - Free entry to all our speaker events and seminars for an academic year.
- £18: University membership - Free entry for the duration of your course.
- £25: Life/ Expedition membership - Required for those going on expeditions.
“….to inspire, encourage and assist exploration.”