Howard Whelan is a man I very much admire. Not only is he founder of Australian Geographic but he has been commissioned to organise a 12-month Antarctic expedition to celebrate the centenary of Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. He will be the chairperson for our discussion on the beauty of Antarctica at the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival. I look forward to meeting him. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/