2019

15-22nd Sept 2019, 
BETR Workshop in Wuhan:
Geobiological Methods and Advances
Hosted by State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology,
China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
The second and final circular of the Wuhan workshop is now finalized. If you are interested, please visit the workshop page to see all the details.

 17-18th Jan 2019, the first BETR science meeting:
Earth Systems transitions -- How resilient is the biosphere?

The Geological Society, London
The registration to the conference and call for abstracts are already open on the GSL's website. The deadline of submission of an abstract is 15th Dec, 2018. If you would like to register to the meeting, please follow the link.
Convenors:
Dr Susan Canney (Oxford)
Professor Tim Lenton (Exeter)
Professor Graham Shields (UCL)
Professor Paul Valdes (Bristol)
Professor David Waltham (Royal Holloway)
Professor Paul Wignall (Leeds)
Dr Ying Zhou (UCL)
The Earth system has evolved through major transitions towards its present well oxygenated, biologically diverse and ecologically complex state, but have these changes made ecosystems and environments more stable with time? 
This symposium will debate a series of major transitions in the light of the most recent research findings that may help us to assess the evolution of biosphere resilience.
The four main themes of this meeting are:
  1. Earth system transitions: the Precambrian
  2. Earth system transitions: the Palaeozoic Era
  3. Earth system transitions: the Mesozoic and Cainozoic eras
  4. How resilient is the biosphere - key notes and discussion.
The meeting programme of the Earth Systems Transitions is now finished. It is open to download.

Invited speakers:

Plenary session:
Prof Doug Erwin
Smithsonian Insititution
Prof Tyler Volk
New York University
Earth system transitions: the Precambrian
Earth system transitions: the Palaeozoic Era
Prof Maoyan Zhu
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology 
Chinese academy of Sciences
Prof Rachel Wood
University of Edinburgh
Dr Elizabeth Petsios
Baylor University, Weco,
Texas
Earth system transitions: the Mesozoic and Cainozoic eras
Prof Ding Lin
​Institute of Tibetan Plateau research
Chinese academy of Sciences​
How resilient is the biosphere

Prof Toby Tyrrell
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Prof Tim Lenton
University of Exeter
Prof Dave Waltham
Royal Holloway, University of London
Prof David Harper
Durham University
Dr Benjamin Mills
University of Leeds