Completed meetings and events 2016-2017

Thu 29th June 2017 Prof Eileen Scanlon, Regius Professor, Open University: 'Bletchley Park'

Thu 22nd June 2017 Dr Andy Kerr, Exec Director, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation: 'Everything is changing!'

Thu 15th June 2017 Chris Hardiman: 'The Nepal Trust'

Thu 8th June 2017 Barbara Smoth, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland: 'Developments in Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park'

Thu 1st June 2017 Rt Hon Donald Wilson, Former Lord Provost, City of Edinburgh

Thu 25th May 2017 Club Assembly

Thu 18th May 2017 Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, Royal Scottish Geographical Society: 'James Croll, Joiner, Janitor, Genius'

Thu 11th May 2017 Abby Deibert, Global Scholar: 'The Winding path to Edinburgh and Beyond'

Thu 4th May 2017 Club AGM, no speaker

Thu 27th April 2017 Charity Dinner

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Thu 27th April 2017 No lunchtime meeting. Charity Dinner in the evening.

Thu 20th April 2017 Peter Budd, Arup: 'Belt and road – China’s move towards global domination'

Thu 13th April 2017 Prof Iain Stewart, Director of Sustainable Earth Institute, Univ of Plymouth: 'From Seismic Faults to Social Fracking - a Rocky Guide to Communicating Public Science'

Thu 6th April 2017 Sandra Brown, Communities Champion, TESCO, Drumbrae: 'Tesco in the Community'

Thu 30th March 2017 Prof Mona Siddiqui, Prof of Islamic Studies and Christian Muslim Relations: 'Religion, migration and the limits of hospitality'

Thu 23rd March 2017 Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Thu 16th March 2017 Club Business Meeting - No Speaker

Thu 9th March 2017 Prof Roger Wheater, Former CEO of RZSS: ' Uganda Wildlife Conservation before, during and after Iddi Amin'

Thu 2nd March 2017 Prof Lesley McAra, Prof of Penology, Univ of Edinburgh: 'The University in the local community - Partnership, Empowerment and Transformation'

Thu 23rd February 2017 Sir John Elvidge, Chair of Edinburgh Airport Board, 'The Future of Edinburgh Airport'

Thu 16th February 2017 John Miles, Guildford Rotary Club: Guildford Rotary Eye Project

Thu 9th February 2017 Prof Dame Anne Glover, Former Chief Scientific Officer for Scotland and to Jose Barrosso: 'Why we need experts'

Thu 2nd February 2017 IPP Jackie Grigor: "Silence is Golden - or is it?"

Thu 26th January 2017 Dr Stuart Monro, Club JVP: 'Scotland's Time Lords'

Thu 19th January 2017 Sarah Moss: à…tte HUSKYteers

Thu 12th January 2017 First meeting of 2017! Prof Tony Busuttil, Former Professor of Forensic Pathology: 'Helping the Police with their enquiries'

Thu 5th January 2017 No Meeting - Christmas & New Year break

Thu 29th December 2016 No Meeting - Christmas & New Year break

Thu 22nd December 2016 Club Christmas Lunch - Speaker - John Gillies: 'How People make Investment Decisions'

Thu 15th December 2016 Steven Glass: AposTherapy

Thu 8th December 2016 Nick Thorpe, Head of Comms, Fathers Network Scotland

Thu 1st December 2016 David Land: Silverline

Thu 24th November 2016 Club Special General Meeting - no speaker

Thu 17th November 2016 Prof David Argyle, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies: 'Veterinary Surgeons: Meeting Global Challenges on a One Health Platform'

Thu 10th November 2016 Susan Stewart, Director, Scotland at the Open University

Thu 3rd November 2016 President John Williams: District 1020 Conference 2016 Report

Thu 27th October 2016 Martin McMenigall: Edinburgh and Harry Potter

Thu 20th October 2016 Brig. Ian Gardiner, Former Brig. Royal Marines: "Two bald men fighting over a comb"....? a perspective on the Falklands War

Thu 13th October 2016 Prof. Robert Cormack, Former Princ. University of Highlands and Islands: 'Northern Ireland - a Fragile Peace?'

Thu 6th October 2016 Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director, National Museums Scotland: 'Transforming the National Museum of Scotland'

Thu 29th September 2016 Lord Penrose, Chair of the Penrose Inquiry: 'None but the Brave!'

Thu 22nd September 2016 Club Business Meeting

Thu 15th September 2016 Nicky Broekhuizen, Community Support Officer, Meningitis Now: 'Meningitis Awareness'

Thu 8th September 2016 Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, President, Royal Society of Edinburgh: 'The Universe and Us "“ The Big Picture':

Thu 1st September 2016 Jo O'Hara, Head, Forestry Commission, Scotland: 'Not seeing the wood for the trees and other clichés: The un-noticed renaissance of forestry in Scotland'

Thu 25th August 2016 Simon Milne: Regius Keeper, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

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Thu 18th August 2016 Catherine Stihler, Labour MEP for Scotland: 'Brexit and the future of Europe'

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Thu 11th August 2016 Olive Geddes: Visit of District1020 District Governor

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Thu 4th August 2016 Prof John Smyth: Hon Asst Principal, Cancer Research Development: 'At last a genuine breakthrough in the treatment of cancer'

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Thu 28th July 2016 Pete Haskell, Marketing and Communications Manager: A Brief Introduction to the Scottish Wildlife Trust

Thu 21st July 2016 Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians: "The journey from exclusion to inclusion is an inner journey"

Thu 14th July 2016 Dr Hermione Cockburn: "Scotland's Inspirational Landscape"

Thu 7th July 2016 Rumiko Ishigami, Deputy Head of Mission, Consulate-General of Japan: Japan and Scotland

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