RAS Programme

14:00 - Introduction and Welcomne

The RAS programme will, according to tradition, start with the Presidential Address delivered by Prof. Andy Fabian. This will be followed by the Presentation of RAS medals and awards.

14.05 - Awards Ceremony

Awards presented by Bob Chapman and Samantha Hickey.

• The GOLD MEDAL FOR ASTRONOMY: will be presented to Professor David A. Williams, of University College London
• The GOLD MEDAL FOR GEOPHYSICS: will be presented to Professor Eric Priest FRS, of St. Andrews University
• The EDDINGTON MEDAL: will be presented to Professor James Pringle, of Cambridge University
• The PRICE MEDAL: will be presented to Dr Malcolm Sambridge of the Australian National University
• The JACKSON GWILT MEDAL: will be presented to Professor Peter Ade, of Cardiff University
• The AWARD FOR SERVICE TO ASTRONOMY: will be presented to Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale of the University of Durham
• The AWARD FOR SERVICE TO GEOPHYSICS: will be presented to Dr David Kerridge of the British Geological Survey, Edinburgh
• The GROUP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: will be awarded to the SCUBA team (represented by Professor Colin Cunningham)
• The FOWLER AWARD FOR ASTRONOMY: will be presented to Dr Sarah Bridle of University College London
• The FOWLER AWARD FOR GEOPHYSICS: will be presented to Dr David Tsiklauri of the University of Salford
• HONORARY FELLOWSIP: will be conferred on Professor Matthew Colless of the Anglo-Australian Observatory
• HONORARY FELLOWSIP: will be conferred on Professor Bernard Schutz of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam
• POST-GRADUATE POSTER COMPETITION PRIZE WINNERS: Would the following please stand so we can show our appreciation: (names to be provided on 23 April)

14:50 - The 2009 RAS Gerald Whitrow Lecture

Professor George Ellis (University of Cape Town) : "Evidence and Theory, Fact and Fancy: the state of Cosmology today".

15:29 - Announcement

The next NAM will be held at the University of Glasgow, 12-16 April 2010.

15:30 - Tea

16:00 - Community Forum

Introductions and opening remarks

• Andy Fabian (Chair)
• Joachim Krautter (President EAS)
• Keith Mason (CEO STFC)
• Mike Cruise (Chair of the astronomy grants panel, STFC)
• David Southwood (Director of Science, ESA)
• Roberto Gilmozzi (PI of the E-ELT representing ESO).

17:25 - On behalf of the RAS thank Meeting Organisers

• V-C (Professor Tim Wilson)
• Local Organising Committee (Hugh Jones - Chair; Janet Drew; Elias Brinks; Jim Hough; John Atkinson and Bob Chapman)
• Scientific Organising Committee (Janet Drew - Chair and her 15 colleagues)
• All others, including students, who have contributed to the success of the Meeting