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Symposium in Honour of Dave Roberts - Call for Abstracts Basin Dynamics and Petroleum Systems 14th-16th April 2014 Abstract Deadline - Monday 15th December 2013 Dear All, A three day international conference is being organised to honour the life and work of Dave Roberts who sadly passed away in July 2013. Dave started his professional career at the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences where his ground-breaking research on the evolution of continental margins led to the award of a Doctorate of Science from Manchester University. He then commenced a 22 year career in BP as the head of the newly formed Basins Studies Group and which culminated in his role as Distinguished Advisor in Global Exploration, the highest geoscience role in the company. He was visiting Professor and also an Honorary Fellow of Royal Holloway University of London. On retiring from BP Dave consulted internationally and served as a non-executive Director of Premier Oil whilst also teaching at Royal Holloway and elsewhere. He was the founding editor in chief of the Journal Marine and Petroleum Geology - a position he held for over 20 years. Dave received many honours including the Geological Society of London Petroleum Group’s silver medal and election as an Honorary Fellow of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, an organisation he also served as European President. Dave’s influence was widespread and profound in the study of petroleum geoscience and basin systems and it is extremely fitting that we honour his contribution with this conference. There will be a memorial service in the Royal Holloway Chapel on the evening of Monday 14th April at 6.30 pm. We are seeking high-level contributions for this timely conference - particularly from younger geoscientists who were mentored or taught by Dave. Both oral and poster presentations will be welcome. Please submit abstracts by visiting: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/earthsciences/robertssymposium.aspx Abstracts should be a maximum of 800 words. For further help or other information please contact Ken McClay or James Hammerstein at email: [log in to unmask] The conference will be held Monday 14th April – Wednesday 16th April 2014, in the Windsor Building, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Surrey TW20 0EX, UK. Many Thanks James On behalf of the organising committee: Ken McClay, Chris Elders, Keith Gerdes, Mike Daly, Rod Graham, Chris Johns, James Hammerstein, Kevin D’Souza.