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Symposium: In the wake of the Beagle

science in the southern oceans from the age of Darwin

20 - 21 March, 2009

Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney

A major symposium in conjunction with the Australian National Maritime Museum's exhibition Charles Darwin - Voyages and ideas that shook the world. Internationally acclaimed speakers provide new insights into the world of collecting, surveying and cross-cultural exchange in the antipodes in the age of Darwin and take a modern look at Darwin and his contemporaries' influence on today's cutting-edge scientific research. The conference is free and open to the public and aims to place Darwin in a broader biographical, environmental and ethnographic context. Registration is essential. Download registration form at above website