▁publish es ▁other ▁works ▁of ▁interest , ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁being ▁Dar win ▁in ▁the ▁Archives . ▁An ▁inform al ▁News letter ▁is ▁also ▁produced . ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁holds ▁a ▁regular ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings ▁on ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁natural ▁history . ▁These ▁range ▁from ▁short ▁evening ▁meet ings ▁to ▁international ▁con ferences ▁taking ▁place ▁over ▁several ▁days ▁with ▁associated ▁vis its . ▁It ▁holds ▁an ▁annual ▁" Spring ▁Me eting " ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁General ▁Me eting ▁at ▁which ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁are ▁elected , ▁accounts ▁presented , ▁and ▁med als ▁and ▁awards ▁are ▁announced . ▁Every ▁alternate ▁year ▁this ▁becomes ▁an ▁international ▁conference ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁one - ▁or ▁two - day ▁sym pos ium ▁on ▁a ▁selected ▁theme . ▁Its ▁meet ings ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁contribution ▁to ▁for ging ▁links ▁between ▁all ▁those ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁natural ▁history , ▁leading ▁to ▁last ing ▁collabor ations ▁and ▁friend ships ▁across ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁boundaries . ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁is ▁a ▁registered ▁char ity ▁under ▁English ▁law . ▁ ▁Med als ▁and ▁pri zes ▁The ▁Society ▁see ks ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁object ives ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁making ▁awards ▁for ▁excell ence ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁its ▁fields ▁of ▁activity . ▁▁ ▁The ▁following ▁med als ▁and ▁pri zes ▁are ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Natural ▁History : ▁ ▁The ▁Found ers ' ▁Medal ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁persons ▁who ▁have ▁made ▁a ▁substantial