25 Year Anniversary Fundraising Dinner for the Australian Geographic Society

Come and join us for an exclusive evening celebrating 25 years of the AGS with the living legends of Australian adventure and conservation.

Twenty five years of unwavering dedication to adventure and conservation will be celebrated at the Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards on Wednesday 20 June 2012 at 6pm, in the elegant Shangri La Hotel grand ballroom, Sydney. For the first time, the event will be a major fundraiser for the Society as well as a glittering occasion where the spirit of adventure will be recognised and honoured. Guests will rub shoulders with the brightest and best in adventure, exploration and conservation - the men and women whose exploits have provided so many highlights in the pages of Australian Geographic.

The event will be hosted by AGS trustee and TV personality Sorrel Wilby with journalist and author Peter FitzSimons as keynote speaker. The evening's theme will be Antarctica, a topic very close to Peter's heart as author of the hugely successful book, Mawson and the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen. We will present the annual AGS awards for adventure and conservation, plus some special 25th anniversary awards for sustained achievement.

There'll be entertainment, great food and wine, a silent auction of unique Society memorabilia, and the chance to win other outstanding prizes, including adventure holidays. In addition, every ticket holder will receive a free Australian Geographic goodie bag. Anyone lucky enough to have attended our 2010 awards, when Buzz Aldrin was our special guest of honour, will know what a life-affirming experience it is to hear, firsthand, stories from our award winners, and to publicly acknowledge their achievements.

Book now for this fabulous night and help raise important funds for your Society, so that it can continue to encourage the spirit of adventure in future generations.

For more information on the Australian Geographic Society go to www.australiangeographic.com.au/society