[CML #17282] Fwd: Cave and karst news and announcements from NCKRI

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Fwd: Cave and karst news and announcements from NCKRI

Автор: Bulat Mavlyudov
Дата: 24 Feb 2019

-------- Пересылаемое сообщение -------- От кого: "George Veni" Кому: "George Veni" Дата: Воскресенье, 24 февраля 2019, 6:18 +03:00 Тема: Cave and karst news and announcements from NCKRI Dear Friends, Please download the UIS Bulletin from the first announcement below. I urge you to read its report on the International Year of Caves and Karst, which will be the most important speleological event in history. Please read it and see how you can get involved and help. Everyone’s assistance, in large and small ways, is important. Here are the latest cave and karst news and announcements: * Newest UIS Bulletin Now Available: Important, Please Read the Call to Action! * World Karst Aquifer Map Available Online * Call for Karst Abstracts: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, San Antonio, Texas USA * EuroSpeleo Protection Label: Application 2019 Call-out * National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, Bristol, Virginia, USA * 27th International Karstological School “Classical Karst”: Abstract Deadline Extended * 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! * 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 ----------------------- Newest UIS Bulletin Now Available: Important, Please Read the Call to Action! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends Around the World, We are glad to share with you the Volume 60-2 of the UIS Bulletin . The PDF Interactive format can be downloaded by clicking on the link: http://www.uis-speleo.org/downloads/uis-bulletins/uisb602.pdf The 74 pages of this issue bring the following topics: • Editorial: “ Facing the future while living the present ” • The President’s Column: “ You are the UIS” • International Year of Caves and Karst - A Call to Action • The International Standardization of Karst Research and Management • Report of Activities 2018 – UIS Commission on History of Speleology • 18 th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology • UIS Supported the Meeting “125 Years of Das Karstphänomen” • Innovation in Show Cave Management: The 2018 ISCA Congress • 12 th Balkan Caver’s Camp 2018 • The France Habe Prize 2019 Regulations • Research on the 60 years of UIS history • The UIS through the pins • Cave rescue in Thailand 2018: details of the operation • In Mexico, a big train project poses risks to cave systems • Minutes UIS Bureau Meeting 2018 - Ebensee, Austria • Andy Eavis (UK), UIS Past President, is awarded in Malaysia • In Memoriam: Jeanne Marie Gurnee (USA) • In Memoriam: John Robert Holsinger (USA) • Brazilian Guidebook awarded by the UIS Prizes 2017 is launched in English • Brazilian Congresses of Speleology - 15 issues available on line • Calendar of Events 2019-2021 • 1 8 th International Congr ess of Speleology/2021 - Offical Poster available • UIS Bureau 2017/2021 • List of Member Nations • Annual Contributions and Bank Account We will appreciate very much your comments and suggestions in order to improve upcoming issues. Please send it to the whole speleological community in your country and to your entire contact list. Previous issues are also available by clicking on the link: http://www.uis-speleo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=408 Visit the UIS Website www.uis-speleo.org Best regards Nivaldo COLZATO Editor of the UIS Bulletin Adjunct Secretary (Brazil) UIS-Union Internationale de Spéléologie ----------------------- World Karst Aquifer Map Available Online One and a half years ago, the first World Karst Aquifer Map (WOKAM) was printed. The project was led by Dr. Nico Goldscheider of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and included an international team of experts, including from NCKRI. Now the WOKAM GIS files are available online and can be cited and downloaded from http://doi.org/10.25928/b2.21_sfkq-r406 . One major scientific paper describing the mapping process has been published by the WOKAM team ( https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10040-016-1519-3 ), plus some minor papers, and a second major paper is in preparation on the mapping results. ----------------------- Call for Karst Abstracts: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, San Antonio, Texas, USA Dear Colleagues, We are writing to invite you to submit an abstract to this year's SEG annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, USA (September 15-20, 2019). Alf Hawkins, and I, Mustafa Saribudak, are organizing a technical special session on the Applications of Surface, Airborne, and Drone Karst Geophysics and we feel your contributions would provide a prominent contribution to the session. Please, let us know, if you will plan to submit an abstract. Karst Geophysics Session Description: Geophysical methods are becoming increasingly common for investigations of karst. Techniques such as electromagnetics, electrical resistivity (2D, 3D), self-potential, microgravity, ground penetrating radar, refraction tomography, and induced polarization have greatly expanded our capability to image and characterize surface and subsurface karst phenomena. In addition, the introduction of unmanned aerial vehicles (UA Vs) or drones will have provided another technological break-through in karst geophysical surveying. However, many karst scientists who use more traditional methodologies are unfamiliar with, unaware of, or do not have ready access to these tools. As urban populations expand into areas where karst geohazards and karstic aquifers are present, non-invasive geophysical techniques have become increasingly important. The geophysical information can be used to locate caves and sinkholes in the subsurface, quantify hazard estimates for structures being planned over karstic landscapes, explore groundwater resources, and characterize geologic structure. Thus geophysical data can greatly reduce hydrogeological knowledge gaps and can improve our understanding of karst flow systems. We hope you can submit an abstract for this session between 1 February and 1 April 2019. Please feel free to contact us at . We look forward to seeing you in September at San Antonio. The conference website is: https://seg.org/Annual-Meeting-2019 . Best Regards, Mustafa Saribudak ----------------------- EuroSpeleo Protection Label: Application 2019 Call-out Dear caving friends, (VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS) The European Speleological Federation (FSE) and its European Cave Protection Commission (ECPC) is very pleased to announce the launching of the 2019 Call for the EuroSpeleo Protection Label. Please find enclosed the application form (deadline for applications 30 June 2019). You can also find the application form on the FSE website: http://www.eurospeleo.eu/en/commissions-en/cave-protection/ecpc-activities/eurospeleo-protection-label.html Application form in Word: http://www.eurospeleo.eu/images/stories/docs/ECPC/ESPL_Application-2019.docx Application form as Pdf: http://www.eurospeleo.eu/images/stories/docs/ECPC/ESPL_Application-2019.pdf The aim of the EuroSpeleo Protection Label is to support active cave protection in the speleo clubs, committees, national commissions, etc, all over Europe and to share this knowledge throughout Europe. For this reason many cavers and speleological structures are identifying specific solutions which can then be shared with the whole European speleological community, in order to adapt these cave protection solutions for application in other European countries. The FSE / ECPC would like to recognize quality projects which can help to find better solutions for cave protection among the speleological community by awarding them the EuroSpeleo Protection Label. This award should also involve financial support to allow continuation of the important work that has been carried out by the awarded clubs, committees and commissions, because we all need to preserve the speleological heritage for the next generations. Please consult the annexed document for all further information and technical rules. Best regards, Jean-Claude Thies ECPC President European Cave Protection Commission Fédération Spéléologique Européenne asbl. B.P. 3067 L-1030 Luxembourg www.eurospeleo.eu < http://www.eurospeleo.eu > < http://www.eurospeleo.eu > ********************** VERSION FRANCAISE ********************** Chers Amis Spéléo, La Fédération Spéléologique Européenne (FSE) et sa Commission Européenne de Protection des Cavités (ECPC) a le plaisir de vous annoncer le lancement de l’Appel pour la Marque EuroSpeleo Protection 2019. Merci de trouver ci-joint le formulaire d’application (date limite pour les candidatures le 30 juin 2019). Vous pouvez aussi trouver le formulaire d’application sur le site web de FSE: http://www.eurospeleo.eu/en/commissions-en/cave-protection/ecpc-activities/eurospeleo-protection-label.html Application (Word): http://www.eurospeleo.eu/images/stories/docs/ECPC/ESPL_Application-2019.docx Application (Pdf): http://www.eurospeleo.eu/images/stories/docs/ECPC/ESPL_Application-2019.pdf Nous les spéléos, ayant une passion commune pour le monde souterrain, on doit être ceux intéresses à la préservation et à la protection des grottes et du karst que nous découvrons pendant les explorations. Pour cette raison, beaucoup de spéléologues et de structures spéléos inventent des solutions spécifiques, qui peuvent être partagées avec l’ensemble de la communauté spéléologique européenne afin d’adapter ces solutions de protection des cavités dans d’autres pays européens. La FSE / ECPC souhaite récompenser des projets qualitatifs qui peuvent aider à trouver de meilleures solutions pour la protection des cavités au sein de la communauté spéléologique. Ce prix, constitue également un soutien financier pour continuer cet important travail que vous menez dans votre région, car nous avons tous besoin de préserver et protéger le patrimoine spéléologique pour les prochaines générations. Veuillez consulter le document annexé pour toute autre information et pour le règlement technique. Jean-Claude Thies ECPC President European Cave Protection Commission Fédération Spéléologique Européenne asbl. B.P. 3067 L-1030 Luxembourg www.eurospeleo.eu < http://www.eurospeleo.eu > < http://www.eurospeleo.eu > Visit FSE’s Official Partners at http://www.scurion.ch/jm/ - http://www.aventureverticale.com/ - http://www.sacidkordas.com/en https://www.facebook.com/Scurion - https://www.facebook.com/AventureVerticale - https://www.facebook.com/KORDAS-46136689732/ ----------------------- National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, Bristol, Virginia, USA Those with an interest in cave and karst management and conservation should consider coming to Bristol for the 2019 National Cave and Karst Management Symposium on 7-11 October 2019. The Symposium is the week before the TAG Fall Cave-in, so this presents an opportunity to combine two great events into one trip. The Wednesday field trip will feature Virginia’s Natural Tunnel State Park, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park’s Gap Cave, and the Gray Fossil Site Museum. Pre-conference field trips will be held October 5 - 7. For information, see www.sinkingcreekpottery.com . Abstract deadline is June 3, 2019. ----------------------- 27th International Karstological School “Classical Karst”: Abstract Deadline Extended Dear colleagues, We would like to inform you that the deadline for abstract submission for the 27th International Karstological School Classical Karst”: Karst Hydrogeology - Research Trends and Applications has been extended to the 8th March 2019. Do not forget to register for the conference till 30th April 2019. More information and online forms can be found on web page: http://iks.zrc-sazu.si/en/registration-and-abstract_submission.html We are looking forward to see you in Postojna. Organizacijski odbor Mednarodne krasoslovne šole "Klasični kras" Organizing Committee of the International Karstological School "Classical Karst" Inštitut za raziskovanje krasa ZRC SAZU / Karst Research Institute at ZRC SAZU Titov trg 2, 6230 Postojna, Slovenija T: +386 5 700 19 00, Fax: +386 5 700 19 99 E: http://iks.zrc-sazu.si/si/ http://iks.zrc-sazu.si/en/ ----------------------- 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). ----------------------- 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). ----------------------- 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). ----------------------- 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), http://www.cavernas.org.br/35cbe/ . 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/ ******************** 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 ---------------- -- Bulat Mavlyudov

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