About the Festival
The Festival of Geology was organised by the Geologists' Association, together with the Geological Society of London and the Yorkshire Geological Society, over the August Bank Holiday weekend, 23-26 August 2002. The venue was the Scarborough Spa Complex.
Events included exhibitions from industry, government agencies and academia, mineral, rock and fossil stalls, 'Earth Science' Photographer of the Year awards, geological displays from around the UK, Discovery Room activities for all the family, public lectures and an extensive field walks programme.
In addition to these events the Festival played host over three days to the Earth Alert Festival Conference (see below).
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Programme of Events
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| FESTIVAL PROGRAMME |
FESTIVAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME |
| Friday 23 August 2002 |
Friday 23 August 2002 |
- Setting-up Day
- Icebreaker at the Scarborough Sea Life Centre (£10 on the day or free with early Festival Conference registration)
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DAY 0: PRE-CONFERENCE ICEBREAKER
- Icebreaker at the Scarborough Sea Life Centre (£10 on the day or free with early Festival Conference registration)
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| Saturday 24 August 2002 |
Saturday 24 August 2002 |
- Leading author book signings
- Exhibitions, Festival of Geological Societies, Fair & Discovery Room
- Public Lectures
- Beach Activities and Field Walks
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DAY 1: YORKSHIRE ROCKS AND LANDSCAPES
- Lectures on Yorkshire’s rich geology, from dinosaur footprints to Jurassic landscapes, which link closely to the Festival Field Walks
- Conference Dinner
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| Sunday 25 August 2002 |
Sunday 25 August 2002 |
- Exhibitions, Geological Group Displays, Fair & Discovery Room
- Public Lectures
- Beach Activities and Field Walks
- Competitions Award Ceremony
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DAY 2: PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH SEA
- Find out why Yorkshire has become a leading base for southern North Sea oil and gas exploration activity
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| Monday 26 August 2002 |
Monday 26 August 2002 |
- Exhibitions, Geological Group Displays, Fair & Discovery Room
- Beach Activities and Field Walks
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DAY 3: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES -
PAST AND PRESENT
- From a once thriving coal industry that has left its own set of modern day problems to state-of-the-art technology used in deep salt mining in the heart of a National Park
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Related Links
The Geologists' Association
The Geological Society of London
Yorkshire Geological Society
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