We host four meetings a year with speakers on a range of subjects about Madagascar, from wildlife to politics, from minerals to healthcare. We are also pleased to publicise suitable events arranged by others.
Our meetings are held in central London at St George’s Bloomsbury; usually three of them in a year are on a Wednesday evening and one during the day on a Saturday. We serve delicious meals of Malagasy food, have a free bar and often host Malagasy music. Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings and should contact the Chairman to register their interest.
Full details of the venue can be found by clicking here.
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Our first date for 2012 is:
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Wednesday 18th January
Anne Chamberlain, emeritus professor of rehabilitation medicine at the university of Leeds on Introducing modern rehabilitation in to Madagascar.
Click here for a summary of the meeting.
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Our dates for 2011 were:
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Wednesday 12th January
Douglas Garrod, of the Gemmological Association, on their 2006 gemstone field trip.
Click here for a summary of the meeting.
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Wednesday 30th March
John Ffooks, a UK-qualified solicitor based in Antananarivo, on “Investing in Madagascar – the 101 reasons”.
Click here for a summary of the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: Our evening meetings now start at 6.30pm for 7.00pm.
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Wednesday 15th June
AGM followed by Donald Wilson, former Stationmaster at Marylebone and Commercial Director of Kent and Sussex Railways, on “Railways of Madagascar”, including of course the newly renovated Michelin railcar.
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Sunday 26th June
Special Event: To commemorate Independence Day in Madagascar and celebrate the Society's 50th anniversary, a party with music from Modeste, organised by Chris and Vao Brown.
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Tuesday 5th July
Members were able to attend a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Madagascar at the Houses of Parliament.
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Saturday 15th October
Kara Moses, primatologist and writer on “Lemur seed dispersal in Madagascar’s eastern rainforest”; Mike Bungard, of Paignton Zoo Environmental Park on "Madagascar's hidden jewels: amphibian diversity and conservation"; and
David Freeman, collector, on his Malagasy arterfacts.
To see a summary of the meeting and talks, please click here.
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Non-Society events:
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Money for Madagascar will be holding a benefit concert starring Nogabe at the Union Chapel to celebrate their 25th year of work in the country: London, Saturday 12th November; full details are on the MfM blog at moneyformadagascar.blogspot.com.
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Our previous events have been:
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Wednesday 15th May 2011
The Royal Geographical Society held an evening of 'Discovering Madagascar',
as part of its work to engage people in learning more from travel especially in areas of the world that are remote, have only recently become accessible or that are rapidly changing (www.rgs.org/travel). These evenings are open to both RGS members and non-members.
For those wishing to travel to Madagascar the evening provided an informal opportunity to meet the experts, find out what the country has to offer and discover hidden gems and helpful hints. There was a panel discussion and questions with Daniel Austin and Brian Donaldson, and a chance to browse an exhibition and discuss the country over drinks. Stanfords had books and maps for sale, including the latest edition of the Bradt guide to Madagascar, which has now been published – details are on the Contacts page.
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Wednesday 20th January 2010
Kevin Rushby, traveller and author on Indian Ocean Pirates. Summary of the talk
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Wednesday 31st March 2010
Professor Marcel Hommel on the Tropical Diseases of Madagascar. Summary of the talk
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Wednesday 16th June 2010
Nigel Vardy on climbing Mt Maromakotro. Summary of the talk Minutes of the AGM
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Saturday 9th October 2010
Yvonne Orengo on handing over to a local charity; Ulrike Meinhof on
Malagasy
musicians; and Daniel Austin with a slide-show of images of Magagascar. Summary of the talk
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Wednesday 28th January 2009
Colin Bird on Mining potential in Madagascar. Summary of the talk
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Wednesday 1st April 2009
Stephen Wilkinson, on Akany Avoko. Summary of the talk
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Wednesday 17th June 2009
John Mack on Malagasy Art. Summary of the talk Minutes of the AGM
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Saturday 3rd October 2009
Julia Footnick on ecotourism; Brian Donaldson on the Small Grants Scheme;
Oliver Backhouse on Opthalmology.