The UK Committee of the International Peat Society is holding a convention in Belfast on 24-26 April 2009. The 24th is an excursion, the 25th a seminar and workshop on 'Peatland restoration in the British Isles and Southeast Asia' and the 26th is mostly devoted to IPS activities. The event is open to anyone, not just IPS members. More info on www.peatsociety.org