Halley 70 Year Celebration - 2026

Friday 9th - Sunday 11th October 2026
Northampton Town Centre Hotel
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An event to mark 70 years from the founding of the base at Halley Bay, Antarctica, on 6th January 1956 by the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Expedition, following on from the successful 50th (Z-50) and 60th (Z-60) anniversary celebrations.


Programme (draft)

Friday 9 October 2024
15.00Arrive and check in for hotel guests
18.00Bar and restaurant available for socialising
19.30 to 20.30Registration open
Saturday 10 October 2024
7.30 to 10.30Breakfast
9.3.0Registration open
10.00Exhibition open
10.00Conference start and welcome
10.15Present and future of Science at Halley; Mervyn Freeman
10.45Automation of Halley VI; Thomas Barningham (Barney)
11.15Tea coffee
12.00Antarctic Crossing on Skis; Felicity Aston
12.30Lunch
14.00History of Halley as a Resarch Station; Alice Oates
14.30The Z-Fids website; Andy Smith
15.00RRS David Attenborough; TBA
15:30Anniversary Cake - tea and coffee
16.30Exhibition open
18.00Bar opens
20.00Dinner with after dinner speaker Dame Professor Jane Francis
Sunday 11 October 2024
7.30 to 10.30Breakfast
10.00Exhibition opens
10.00Z6 film / The Way South (You Tube)
11.00The British Antarctic Oral History project; Andy Smith
11.30End of conference
1300DIY Lunch and depart


29 April 2024
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