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Fwd: Cave and karst news and announcements from NCKRI

Автор: Bulat Mavlyudov
Дата: 12 Feb 2019



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От кого: "George Veni"
Кому: "George Veni"

Дата: Вторник, 12 февраля 2019, 6:00 +03:00
Тема: Cave and karst news and announcements from NCKRI


Dear Friends,
 
In our previous message, the National Cave and Karst Research Institute
(NCKRI) announced two important job opportunities at NCKRI. Those are repeated
below, plus a
 third job is now announced!
 
Here are the latest cave and karst news and announcements:
 
* Job Opportunity: Operations Division Director at NCKRI!
* Job Opportunity: Cave and Karst Management Scientist at NCKRI!
* Job Opportunity: Cave and Karst Management Specialist at NCKRI!
* Announcing: Cave Conservancy Foundation 2019 Student Awards
* 25th International Cave Bear Symposium, Croatia
* Karst Waters Institute Award Dinner, Virginia, USA
* New Book: Underground—A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet
* 13th European Cave Rescue Meeting: Turkey
* List of Upcoming Cave and Karst Meetings
 
Please contact the people and organizations listed below for more information,
and feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested.
 
George
 
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Job Opportunity: Operations Division Director at NCKRI!
 
The US National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) wishes to hire a
director for our administrative activities. This person will establish,
supervise, and monitor
 NCKRI’s operations goals, with a focus on fiscal operations and fund raising.
No caving experience or cave or karst knowledge is required. The position
description is provided at:
https://www.nmt.edu/hr/docs/hr/jobs/DirOperationsDivisNCKRI19-019.pdf
 
This position will be based at NCKRI Headquarters in Carlsbad, New Mexico,
USA. To apply for the job, for questions about applying for the job, and other
questions related
 to employment, please see https://www.nmt.edu/hr/employment.php . NCKRI is
proud to be administered by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
which employs all NCKRI personnel.
 
If you have questions about the job’s responsibilities, contact NCKRI
Executive Director Dr. George Veni (all of his contact information is below at
the end of this
 message).
 
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Job Opportunity: Cave and Karst Management Scientist at NCKRI!
 
The US National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) wishes to hire an
expert on the multidisciplinary management of caves and karst systems. This
person will primarily
 provide professional leadership, advise, and technical assistance to the US
National Park Service. This person will also conduct and support NCKRI cave
and karst management research, and assist other partners and groups as
available. The position description
 is provided at:
https://www.nmt.edu/hr/docs/hr/jobs/CaveMgtScientistIII19-009.pdf
 
This position will be based at NCKRI Headquarters in Carlsbad, New Mexico,
USA. To apply for the job, for questions about applying for the job, and other
questions related
 to employment, please see https://www.nmt.edu/hr/employment.php . NCKRI is
proud to be administered by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
which employs all NCKRI personnel.
 
If you have questions about the job’s responsibilities, contact NCKRI
Executive Director Dr. George Veni (all of his contact information is below at
the end of this
 message).
 
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Job Opportunity: Cave and Karst Management Specialist at NCKRI!
 
The US National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) wishes to hire
someone to conduct, assist with, and facilitate multidisciplinary cave and
karst scientific
 and management research, data collection, plus laboratory, field, and digital
analyses. This person will maintain NCKRI field, lab, and scientific equipment
to support those activities, and other NCKRI tasks as assigned. The position
description is provided
 at:
https://www.nmt.edu/hr/docs/hr/jobs/CaveKarstSciSpec19-016.pdf
 
This position will be based at NCKRI Headquarters in Carlsbad, New Mexico,
USA. To apply for the job, for questions about applying for the job, and other
questions related
 to employment, please see https://www.nmt.edu/hr/employment.php . NCKRI is
proud to be administered by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
which employs all NCKRI personnel.
 
If you have questions about the job’s responsibilities, contact NCKRI
Executive Director Dr. George Veni (all of his contact information is below at
the end of this
 message).
 
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Announcing: Cave Conservancy Foundation 2019 Student Awards
 
The Cave Conservancy Foundation will award an Undergraduate Fellowship in
Karst Studies for $6000, a M.S. Graduate Fellowship in Karst Studies for
$7000, and a Ph.D.
 Graduate Fellowship in Karst Studies for $20,000.   Any study of caves and
karst in any field, including but not limited to archeology, biology,
engineering, geography, geology, and social sciences will be considered.  The
research can involve any cave and
 karst areas, including those outside the United States.  Applicants must be
full-time students at a U.S. college or university. 
 
Undergraduate Fellowship ($6,000)
Applicants for the undergraduate fellowship must include a letter of intent, a
research proposal not to exceed 5000 words, a letter of support from the
undergraduate
 advisor, and undergraduate transcripts.  E-mail applications, with “request
receipt” notation and “CCF-UG Fellowship Application” in the subject line to:
 and .  The complete application must be
received by May 1, 2119.  The award will be announced by June 1, 2019. For
more information contact Dr. Daniel W. Fong via E-mail at .
 
Graduate Fellowships – Master ($7,000) and Doctorate ($20,000)
Applicants for the graduate fellowships (M.S. and Ph.D.) must include a letter
of intent, a curriculum vita, a thesis research proposal not exceeding 5000
 words, graduate transcripts, and two letters of recommendation, one being
from the thesis advisor.  E-mail applications, with “request receipt” notation
and “CCF-MS Fellowship Application” or “CCF PhD Fellowship Application” , as
appropriate, in the subject
 line to: and .  The complete application
must be received by May 1, 2019. The award will be announced by July 1, 2019. 
For more information contact Dr. Annette Engel, via E-mail at
.
 
www.caveconservancyfoundation.org
www.caveconservancyofthevirginias.org
Telephone: +804-798-4893
 
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25th International Cave Bear Symposium, Croatia
 
Dear Cave Bear Friends,
 
Please find attached the 1st circular of the 25th International Cave Bear
Symposium which will take place at the Paklenica National Park in Croatia,
https://np-paklenica.hr/en/ .
 
We warmly invite you to this meeting and hope to see you all this September in
Croatia. You will get more information soon on our website and in the next
circular.
 
We are looking forward to see you
 
Gernot and Nadja
 
Nadja Kavcik-Graumann
Department of Cognitive Biology
Althanstrasse 14
1090 Vienna
Tel: +431427776101
 
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Karst Waters Institute Award Dinner, Virginia, USA
 
Hello friends of the Karst Waters Institute,

The Karst Waters Institute is pleased to announce that the Karst Award
recipient for 2019 is Wil Orndorff of the Virginia Department of Conservation
and Recreation. Please join us on Saturday, March 30, 2019 for presentation of
the award, a presentation by
 Wil, and a casual dinner at the Rising Silo Brewery in Blacksburg, Virginia,
USA. Tickets for the event are $40 apiece ($50 if purchased after March 15),
and include full dinner buffet featuring:

    - choice of braised pulled pork shoulder or roasted chicken
    - herb grits, roasted root vegetables, & braised greens
    - green salad with dressing and sunflower seeds
    - rolls with butter and olive oil
    - fruit crisp for dessert

To learn more about Wil and to purchase tickets for the event, please visit
the KWI webpage here .

Event: Annual Karst Waters Institute Award Dinner honoring Wil Orndorff
Date and Time: Saturday, March 30, 2019, 5:30 pm
Location : Rising Silo Brewery , Blacksburg, Virginia
Cost: $40/person ($50 per person after March 15)

KWI looks forward to seeing you at the Awards Dinner to celebrate Wil’s award,
hear a presentation by Wil on his work and adventures, and enjoy an evening of
conversation and companionship with fellow scientists and friends. We hope to
see you there!
 
Karst Waters Institute
karstwaters.org
 
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New Book: Underground—A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet
 
Will Hunt provides a panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape,
from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient
underground
 cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of
the worlds beneath our feet. We have been waiting for this book and encourage
those seeking fresh and different insights of caves and associated artificial
cavities, to check out
 this book.
 
More details and ordering information is available at:
https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Human-History-Worlds-Beneath/dp/0812996747/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
 
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13th European Cave Rescue Meeting: Turkey
 
The 13th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Istanbul,
Turkey from 15th to 17th November 2019.
 
Organized by Mağara Kurtarma Komisyonu (Cave Rescue Commission, Turkey) on
behalf of the European Cave Rescue Association. Details will follow soon.
 
Please note this event in your calendar!
 
See also: https://caverescue.eu/13th-european-cave-rescue-meeting/
Contact:  
 
 
Thank you for your support.

Kurt Dennstedt

Secretary General of
European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA)
 |   caverescue.eu
 
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List of Upcoming Cave and Karst Meetings
 
1)             1 st Colloquium on the Caves of Azé ,
 9-10 March 2019 (Saône-et-Loire, France), for more information, contact:

2)          2019 SAGEEP Geohazards Conference of the Environmental and
Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) ,
 17-21 March 2019 (Portland, Oregon, USA), will include a Karst and Sinkholes
Session, https://www.sageep.org/ .
3)             Karst Waters Institute Awards Dinner Honoring Wil Orndorff ,
 30 March 2019 (Blacksburg, Virginia, USA),
https://karstwaters.org/save-the-date-kwi-awards-dinner-march-30-2019-in-blacksburg-va/
4)             Hypogea 2019: The I nternational Congress of Speleology in
Artificial Cavities ,
 20-25 May 2019 (Dobrich, Bulgaria), http://www.hypogea2019.org/
5)             2019 National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section
International Cave Diving Conference ,
 24-26 May 2019 (Lake City, Florida, USA),
https://nsscds.org/evetns/2019-nss-cds-international-cave-diving-conference/
6)          Karst Field Studies 2019: Five courses offered ,
 2 June – 3 August 2019 (Florida and Kentucky, USA),
www.karstfieldstudies.com
7)             48th French National Speleo Congress ,
 7-10 June 2019 (La Ciotat, Marseille, France),
https://www.facebook.com/FFSpeleologie/
8)             International Association of Hydrogeologists Karst Commission
Geo Trip: Carpathian Karst ,
 15-18 June 2019 (Romania and Serbia), www.karst.edu.rs .
9)          27 th International Karstological School "Classical karst": Karst
Hydrogeology - Research Trends and Applications ,
 17-21 June 2019 (Postojna, Slovenia), http://iks.zrc-sazu.si/en/  
10)       National Speleological Society Convention ,
 17-21 June 2019 (Cookeville, Tennessee, USA), http://nss2019.subworks.com/ .
11)       35 th Brazilian Speleological Congress and 50 th Anniversary of the
Brazilian Speleological Society ,
 19-22 June 2019, ( Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil), website to be
announced soon.
12)          Man and Karst Conference ,
 24-26 June 2019 (Ragusa, Sicily, Italy), http://www.cirs-ragusa.org
13)          Symposium on Caves, Karst, and Subterranean Environments: Cuba ,
 1-5  July 2019 (Havana, Cuba), http://www.cubambiente.com/
14)       Symposium: Challenges for Subterranean Landscape Conservation in the
World's Karst Regions, 10th World Congress of the International Association
 of Landscape Ecologists , 1-5 July 2019 (Milan, Italy),
http://www.iale2019.unimib.it .
15)       National Speleological Congress of Switzerland ,
 9-12 August 2019 (Interlaken, Switzerland), https://sinterlaken.ch/en/
16)       4th Summer School on Speleothem Science ,
 11-17 August 2019 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), https://www.speleothemschool.com/
.
17)       German Annual Speleo Meeting ,15-18
 August 2019 (Nesselwang, Bavaria, Germany), www.vdhk.de  
18)       TransKarst 2019: The 3 rd Asian Trans-Disciplinary Conference ,
 7-10 September 2019 (Bohol, Philippines), http://www.transkarst2019.com/ .
19)          ArmConference 2019: Caves as Natural and Cultural Monuments ,
 11-13 September 2019 (Yerevan, Armenia), http://armconference2019.com/
20)          25 th International Cave Bear Symposium ,
 18-22 September 2019 (Paklenica National Park, Croatia),

21)       Geological Society of America Convention ,
 22-25 September 2019 (Phoenix, Arizona, USA),
http://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Annual_Meeting/GSA/Events/gsa2019.aspx
22)       13 th EuroSpeleo Forum ,
 23-26 September 2019 (Sofia, Bulgaria), https://esf2019.speleo-bg.org .
23)          46 th IAH Congress “Groundwater Management and Governance Coping
with Water Scarcity” (Topic 7: Karst Hydrogeology), 23-27 September 2019
(Malaga, Spain), http://www.iah2019.org/topics-and-sessions/
24)          National Cave and Karst Management Symposium ,
 7-11 October 2019 (Bristol, Virginia, USA), http://nckms.org/2019-symposium
25)       13th European Cave Rescue Meeting ,
 15-17 November 2019 (Istanbul, Turkey),
https://caverescue.eu/13th-european-cave-rescue-meeting/  
26)       16 th Multidisciplinary Conference on the Engineering and
Environmental Impacts of Karst ,
 20-24 April 2020 (San Juan, Puerto Rico), www.sinkholeconference.com
27)          19 th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology ,
 29 August – 5 September 2020 (Catania, Italy), http://www.19isvetna.com/
28)          18 th International Congress of Speleology ,
 23-29 July 2021 (Lyon, France), http://uis2021.speleos.fr/
 
 
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George Veni, PhD
Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI)
and
President, International Union of Speleology (UIS)
 
NCKRI address (primary)
400-1 Cascades Avenue
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA
Office: +575-887-5517
Mobile: +210-863-5919
Fax: +575-887-5523

www.nckri.org
 
UIS address
Titov trg 2
Postojna, 6230, Slovenia
www.uis-speleo.org
 
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Bulat Mavlyudov

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