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CONFERENCE ON SOUTERRAINS DISCOVERY AND PRESERVATION

Автор: Alexander N. Nickolsky
Дата: 22 Dec 96


FIRST RUSSIAN MEETING ON SOUTERRAINS DISCOVERY AND PRESERVATION

The Russian National Speleonautic Society and Staritza town Administration
announces this event, which will be held in Staritza 20-22 June 1997.

There will be conference on the discovery, exploration, and preservation
of the artificial caves, with special attention to the problem of
preservation of quarries as a part of the general problem of environment
protection.

Staritza is the ancient Russian town, celebrating its 700 anniversary in
1997. The Staritza region is a unique clean environment zone, one of the
last few such zones remaining in Europe. It is also known for its
historical monuments, ruins of Tsar Ivan IV residence, and the great
number of limestone quarries that were mined for several senturies. The
phenomenal complex of natural carst caves and limestone quarries is the
basis of future foundation of the underground national park. The
protection of this region's environment, its buildings, churches and
quarries is very important, particularly because of the local economical
recession.

Presentations on the conference topics are welcome.

Underground visits and town tours are planned.

You can stay in the local hotel, private flats or camping sites, the
latter is preferred. Bring your own camping equipment.

Transportation of registered participants to Staritza will be organised
from Moscow.

Contributions to the Meeting will be accepted until March 1997. The
registration fee is about US$150, however if you cannot pay this fee, but
still want to come, contact me personally.

Since it is the first such meeting in Russia, we ask people and
organisations who have experience of organising events like this to share
their knowledge with us or to help if possible.

For more information please contact

Alexander N. Nickolsky,
Email
Smail Russia,Moscow,117526, pr.Vernadskogo,95-2-168.
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Alexander

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