Spend Sunday at Club Headquarters, attending our annual members meeting in the morning and celebrating the return of expedition flags in the afternoon, before ending the weekend with a final toast at our closing reception.
All programs Sunday are held at Club Headquarters
Breakfast
9:00am
Club Headquarters will offer a light breakfast and the Gallery will also be open with a full offering from The Explorers Club Outfitters for members and guests to peruse Club merchandise. The Club Store will remain open throughout the day.
Venue: The Explorers Club Headquarters
Annual Meeting
10:00am
The Explorers Club Annual Meeting anchors Sunday – with reports from our Vice Presidents, and the announcement of our new Board Members – a unique chance for Members to hear from Club leadership. Only active, up-to-date members can attend.
Venue: The Explorers Club Headquarters
Flag Returns
1:00pm
Kick-off the afternoon with the return of Club Flags back from the field, presented to Club President Richard Garriott LM’98 and VP for Flag & Honors Martin Nweeia FN’99. All are welcome!
Venue: The Explorers Club Headquarters
- 1:00pm – Exploring Human Origins at Kenya’s Lake Turkana with Louise Leakey
- Third-generation scion of the legendary Leakey family gives an update on her latest field work
- 1:20pm – 3 Billion Years at Yellowstone in 15 Minutes with Jeff Hungerford
- Yellowstone’s park geologist traces the history of one of our most beautiful parks through its geology
- 1:40pm – The Explorers Club Teaching Fellowship with Andrés Ruzo
- Centering education at The Explorers Club and exploration in the classroom.
- 2:00pm – Tracing Warm Lines through Ice with Britney Schmidt
- Returning both a Club Flag and a Rolex Expedition Watch, Britney Schmidt will share findings from the Icefin team’s work under the Ice at Wolstenholme Fjord.
- 2:30pm – Flag Returns
- Gather around the campfire, and hear tales of your fellow adventurer’s exploits on expedition carrying the iconic Explorers Club Flag. 12 expeditions, 5 minutes at the mic per team, with networking and cocktails to follow. Smile for a photo with VP for Flag & Honors Dr. Martin Nweeia, and learn more about the Club’s most sacred objects.
- Sergio Rhein Schirato – Flag #134 – On the Edge of the Amazon
- Maria Bollerup – Flag #64 – Expedition Buteng
- David Isserman – Flag #179 – Introducing Wild Sorraia Horses to Alentejo
- George Leader – Flag #97 – First Scientific East/West Crossing of the Namib Sand Sea on Foot
- Kim Frank – Flag #12 – Asian Elephant Conflict to Coexistence Project
- Jim Pisarowicz – Flag #168 – Cave Exploration in Central America
- Tom Dietz – Flag #76 – Circumnavigation-North American Marine Microbe Survey (c-NAMMs)
- Dr. Gabby Wild – Flag #227 – Saving the Last Sumatran Rhinos of Borneo
- Alan Chambers – Flag #103 – Mission Spiritus Antarctica
- Christian Havrehed – Flag #136 – The New Xu Fu Voyage East
- Gal Yoffe – Flag #146 – Polar Edge
- Hang Kei Simon Wong – Flag #240 – Skiing for Science
- Trevor Wallace – Flag #69 – Menorca Shipwreck Project/Pharonic Treasures of the North Sea
Closing Reception
4:30pm
Join our Library & Archives committee for an intimate soirée to close ECAD weekend, with a unique look at our iconic collections. Chair Catherine Nixon Cooke and the committee will provide members a sneak peak at some of our rarest treasures, and historic tours of Club Headquarters will be offered for all guests.
Venue: The Explorers Club Headquarters
