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Вестник Европейской Спелеологической Федерации #12

Автор: Victor Komarov
Дата: 12 Dec 2007

Всем добрый день.

Вышел очередной 12-й Вестник Европейской Спелеологической Федерации.
Ниже его англоязычный вариант.

Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 6:14 AM
Subject: [europe.ne] [FSUE12] Good Morning Europe !

Thank you to send it to all the cavers of your network
FSUE'mail - www.fsue.org - n°12 - Dec 2007
This edition from the European Speleological Federation is available online on : http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=213

Dear Caving Friends / Chers Amis Speleo,
 
Before speaking about the most important news just after, it's a pleasure to come back to you, a little late, but with a lot of news with this new issue of the FSUE'mail. The first snows have arrived early november falling on the 1st Edition of the Alpine Underground in Germany. Here comes the time to start our period of Winter caving.

FSUE OPENS TO EUROPE :

The most important news is of course the opening of the European Federation to All European countries, weither they are member or not of the EU. This idea on which we have worked since 1999 has finally become a reality on last August during the FSUE General Assembly Meeting (GAM). This means that the FSUE become a real European Federation, and over the 27 countries of the EU (actually 22 comprise a speleological organisation) comes about 15 new European countries that have a speleological organisation who are most welcome to join the FSUE. These European countries have their data included on the following page :

http://fsue.org/main1/3_members.html

Any European country who wish to become a new member of the FSUE can send a request of membership to the Bureau. The membership is completed after filling the data information sheet about the national organisation and paying the annual fee. For any further information please send a message to :

Once again, a warm Welcome to all European non-EU countries inside the big European Speleological Family !

FSUE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING :

Over the opening of the FSUE to European non-EU countries, some other important decisions have been taken during the last GAM in Visby-Sweden. First of all we would like to deeply thank the Swedish Society for the organisation of the 2nd EuroSpeleo Forum at the Baltic Speleological Congress that have hosted the GAM and gathered cavers from 15 European countries. This meeting have seen some important decisions taken that are here summurized. The full report will be broacasted within few weeks.

- The new official headquarters of the FSUE are now in Luxembourg,

- The FSUE has officially adopted the UIS Code of Ethics and encourage every European countries to do so,

- The vice-president and treasurer have been re-conducted for a new mandate,

- An extraordinary GAM will be organised during next European Congress in Vercors to deal with 2 pending issues :

    1- Proportionnal membership fee & 1-5 voices system

    2- FEALC-FSUE agreement


CONGRESSES IN EUROPE :

The FSUE Bureau would like to warmly thank for their invitation the federations organisers of the following congresses where the FSUE have been present to have a free stand and to organise a "European Speleo Meeting" since our issue N°11 : the Swiss congress by the SSS/SGH, the British Hidden Earth by the BCA, the Italian congress by the SSI, the 1st Alpine Underground symposium in Germany by the VdHK, and the Belgian JSS2007 by the UBS. Due to an heavy automn calendar the FSUE unfortunately could not be fully present to 2 other national events where the Bureau would have liked to go : the Roumanian congress by the FRS and the Spanish Subterranea - 25th birthday of the FEE. The FSUE wants to send them its best thanks for the invitation and congratulations for the good work that we could follow and that we morally support. Thanks to all for your great contribution to the building of the European Speleology.

EUROSPELEO PROTECTION :

During the Public meeting before last GAM the Protection Commission has been activated with a group of cavers from different countries who wanted to start the work. Since then a lot of job has been done, a group of about 30 cavers from more than 14 countries has been formed, a working agenda has been established and the group has met during last Alpine Underground in Germany. Here the composition of the new board head :

- Head of the Commission : Christiane Grebe (DE)

- Secretary : Viviana Lugo (FR)

- Secretary : Ioana Meleg (RO)

More informations about the work of the European Caves Protection workgroup on :

http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=197

Any person interested for information or participation to the workgroup can take contact with the Commission board at :

IN LIVE WITH BRUSSELS :
Many things have happen since this summer in relation with the European Commission. First the European Congress Vercors 2008 is progressing on its financial requests on 2 programs (Youth programs and Citizens programs). The work is quite huge to build the administrative request files, but it's really worse to do it. We'll keep you informed of the results of our requests.
Then, Christiane Grege has represented the FSUE during a lobbying visit organised by some German politics. Her exchanges with the EU Commission about underground environment protection was very fruitful. The European Speleological Community has been invited to a meeting end of January with some Basque eurodeputies about the protection of some specific local caves. For more information about this issue please contact :

CALLS FOR ...:
Volunteers : Since the vice-secretary who had been elected during last GAM had to resign because of professional changes, we are looking for persons who can help the FSUE for different tasks and projects management. If you are interested or know cavers who can be so, please contact us at :

EuroSpeleo Projects : If you organise or know a speleological project organised with at least 5 European countries, we can sponsor your project. All the info on our webpage : http://fsue.org/main6/eurospeleo-projects.html (email : )

EXPLORATION :
* The new Speleogenesis Network website ( http://www.network.speleogenesis.info/ ) has been launched recently. Probably the most valuable new resource incorporated into the site is the KarstBase with more than 9.000 searchable references. All the details on : http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=41

* 2190m is now the deepest cave in the world on the borders of Europe (Arabika Massif, Western Caucase). All our congratulations to the Ukrainian Association team ! All the details on : http://www.network.speleogenesis.info/news.php?news_id=7 and http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=42

* The new second deepest cave is now the Snezhnaja-Mezhennogo system with 1750m thanks the connection of Illjuzia Cave to the system. It is situated in the Bzybsky Massif not far from the Arabika Massif, Western Caucase. See the info on : http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5972

* An international expedition to Iran (ISEI) under the patronage of the the UIS is being prepared. For more information :
http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=188

* Can you do all of them ? The caving nodes won't have anymore secrets for you now. See that on animated show at : http://www.animatedknots.com/indexclimbing.php?

* Latest tests on the "Longes" (Cow'tails). Very instructive : Full tests results on http://efs.ffspeleo.fr/get/longes/longes.pdf and the article on http://efs.ffspeleo.fr/get/longes/Les%20longes%20-%20Spelunca%20107.pdf .

DID YOU KNOW ?
The non-EU European countries represent a total speleological population of about 10.000 cavers. In total European countries comprise about 50.000 cavers who are members of a national organisation. If to this number we add the cavers who are not officially member of a caving club, the European caving population probably reaches about 100.000 citizens in Europe. This, without speaking about the estimated 150.000 persons that are every year initiated by caving clubs during an underground visit ...


EUROPEAN CONGRESS 2008
* Vercors 2008 (23-30 August) propose the preferential fees up to the 15th of February 2008, you can book now. Every entrance is transferable for free to another person if you can not come finally. And as a club or a federation you can buy non-nominative grouped bookings, it's really interesting. All the details on : http://vercors2008.ffspeleo.fr/registration.htm#registration
* Your propositions for films, 3D slideshows and communications should be sent asap to or . It is open to every club and caver who wants to show the work they do locally or elsewhere. It's an opportunity you can not miss !

AGENDA
Our EuroWebmaster, Bernard Thomachot, is waiting for your events for the agenda 2008 ( http://fsue.org/main4/agenda-2008.html ). You can send the dates and details of the events you organise at : . And as usual, the FSUE forums (http://fsue.org/forums/) are open for your news and articles.

Wishing you a nice Chrismas period,
For the Bureau FSUE,
Olivier Vidal
Secr. General FSUE
+33 / 6 81 61 16 70

Email :
Website : www.fsue.org
Forums : http://fsue.org/forums/
European Congress : http://vercors2008.eu
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Всего доброго,
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