2019

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

The Geological Society, London
The Earth systems transition meeting at the Geological Society London was a success. In total more than 110 delegates came. 
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