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Caving
Events
Information on caving
events, including Society sponsored events such as the annual
convention and the National Cave Management Symposium, and
events sponsored by regional or other organizations. If you
have an event that you would like listed on this page, email
the information to the NSS IT Committee at Admin@caves.org.
USA 2008 Events
USA 2009 Events
USA 2010 Events
International Events
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| USA 2008 |
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May 3-10 - National Cave Rescue Commission Cave Rescue Operations
and Management Seminar at Camp Skyline in Mentone,
Alabama. Extensive classroom instruction and fieldwork in all
phases of cave rescue
including underground environment, vertical rescue, hauling
systems, extrication techniques, medical management, communication
systems, and the organization and management of cave rescue
operations. Check out
the NCRC page or contact Jane
Morgan, at to register or for more information.
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May 3 - Spring meeting of the West Virginia Speleological Survey. Begins at 4 pm at Bill and Juliet Balfour's home near Frankford, West Virginia. For more information, contact Bill at 304-497-0859. The various West Virginia caving areas and WVASS bulletins will be discussed. This is an open meeting and anyone can attend.
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May 3 - Birmingham Grotto 50th Anniversary - Come join us for the celebration! It's at Horsepens 40 (NE of B'ham on I-59). Cave trips on Saturday, followed by a catered banquet and program, starting at 6 pm. Camping is available at the park, and there are motels nearby. Reservations are required; go to www.bhamgrotto.org/bham/50/ or contact Edna Caudle at 205-647-2221.
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May 3-4 - Mammoth Cave Restoration Weekend Camp - Signup is required and space is limited. For more information and to signup for camps log onto www.restoremammoth.com or contact camp director Roy Vanhoozer
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May 7-10 - Appalachian Karst Symposium (2nd), Gray Fossil Site, Johnson City, TN. This follow up to the original 1991 Appalachian Karst Symposium will emphasize research, discoveries, and lessons learned over the last 17 years in science, managment, and conservation. Please visit /www.etsu.edu/physics/appkarst/ for details or email symposium co-chair Wil.Orndorff. Abstract deadline is Jan 31, 2008. Manuscripts March 31, 2008.
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May 16-18 - Spring NRO - Hosted by the Northern New Jersey Grotto, the Spring meeting of the Northeastern Regional Organization will be at the Snyder Estate, Rosendale, NY. Find more info at the NRO website.
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May 23-26 - Kentucky Speleofest - Hosted by the
Louisville Grotto at the ever-improving and shady Lone Star
Preserve, Hart Co. KY. For more info, see the Louisville
Grotto Website or contact Kim
Gentry, Chairperson
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May 23-26, 2008 - NSS-CDS Workshop: The Future of Cave Diving - Marianna, FL. See the website for details
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May 29 to Jun 6 - Cave gating of Laurel Creek Cave, at Carter Caves State Resort Park, in Carter County, Kentucky. Volunteers are needed. The park has made a cottage, bunkhouse, and campground available for those who help, plus there may be caving in the evenings. Contact Jim Kennedy at jkennedy@batcon.org is you would like to help.
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June 5-8 - Joint Spring VAR and SERA Cave Carnival - Sponsored by the Mountain Empire Grotto and the Appalachian Cave Conservancy. For more info, see the MEG website.
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July 4-6 - Rocky Mountain Regional - Hosted by the Hole in the Wall Grotto in Lovell, WY. For more info, see the RMR website.
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July 17-20 - Karst-O-Rama - The Greater Cincinnati Grotto
invites you to attend the 2008 Karst-O-Rama at the Great Saltpetre
Cave Preserve in Mount Vernon, KY. For additional info go
to the Karst-O-Rama
website.
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August 3-9 - Mammoth Cave Restoration Weeklong Camp - Signup is required and space is limited. For more information and to signup for camps log onto www.restoremammoth.com or contact camp director Roy Vanhoozer
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August
11-15 - NSS Convention in Lake City, Florida
(west of Jacksonville), hosted by the NSS Cave Diving Section,
the Florida Speleological Society, and members of the Tampa
Bay Area, Flint River, and Central Florida Grottos. Check
out SPF
2008, the convention website.
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September 6 - Fall (OTR) meeting of the West Virginia Speleological Survey. The meeting starts at 6 pm in the OTR Registration Building, in Dailey, West Virginia. For more information, contact George Dasher at 304-965-1361 . This is an open meeting and anyone can attend.
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September 19-21 - Fall VAR - Jointly hosted by the Blue Ridge and James River Grottos at the Moose Lodge field in Covington, VA. Watch the VAR website for details, or contact Susan Burr
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October 9-12 - TAG Fall Cave-In - Held at the TOTM site atop Lookout Mountain, GA and hosted by the Dogwood City Grotto.. See the Cave-In web site for details.
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November 1-2 - Mammoth Cave Restoration Weeklend Camp - Signup is required and space is limited. For more information and to signup for camps log onto www.restoremammoth.com or contact camp director Roy Vanhoozer
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| USA 2009 |
April
4, 2009 - NSS Board meeting -Manitou Springs, Colorado.
Hosted by the The Williams Canyon Project, Southern Colorado
Mountain Grotto, and Cave of the Winds.
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July
19-26, 2009 - NSS Convention and 15th International Congress
of Speleology. Sponsored by the NSS in Kerrville,
Texas. For more information contact the Secretary
or visit the ICS
website
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| USA 2010 |
July 12-17, 2010 - NSS Convention in Essex Junction, Vermont.
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| INTERNATIONAL |
May
20, 2008 - International Photo Contest, - The “Associazione Gruppi Speleologici Piemontesi Onlus” (AGSP) and the “Ente di Gest ione Parchi e Riserve Naturali Cuneesi” proclaim an Internat ional Photo Contest based on different subjects titled “Speleologia e Ambiente Carsico” (Speleology and Karst ic Environment ) . See the announcement and submission form pdf files. The submission deadline is May 206h.
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September 2008 - XIII International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology,
Jeju Island, Korea. Preliminary information can be obtained
from Kyung Sik Woo at wooks@kangwon.ac.kr
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2010 - XIII International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology,
Australia. Further information will be supplied later
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Last Updated:
May 6, 2008
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