Cavers - This sounds like it will be an outstanding talk. These CaveNet programs are free online presentations hosted by the NSS. Please feel free to share with your grottos. Matt Bowers NSS 75th Anniversary www.facebook.com/nss75th
_____ From: D. Spoons [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 10:53 PM To: Debbie Spoons; KEVIN DICKERSON_afjh; spencer christian Subject: Your Webinar Invitation: "From Giant Crystals to Tiny Microbes: The Mineralogy & Microbiology of NAICA. Presenter: Dr. Penny Boston" >From Giant Crystals to Tiny Microbes: The Mineralogy & Microbiology of NAICA Presenter: Dr. Penny Boston The next CaveNet webinar will be Wednesday March 5th by Dr. Penny Boston. Penny will be speaking about Naica (the giant crystal cave in Mexico) for those of you who haven't heard about this incredible cave take a look at the Naica videos on Youtube. There are 2 full length documentaries about the expeditions to the caves in this system. These have got to be the most amazing gypsum crystal caves in the world! Many of the crystals are 30+ feet in diameter and more than 80 feet tall. The temperature in the caves is 113+ with 99% humidity. The explorers had to wear specially designed "ice suits" to survive more than 15 minutes in the extreme environment. This webinar will fill up very quickly, please register and arrive early, limited seating available. Please forward this to your email list so that we can get this information out to as many people as possible. Cave safely Debbie Spoons NSS CaveNet Webinar Chair <http://img.gotomeeting.com/g2mimages/1x1.gif> <http://www4.gotomeeting.com/g2w/images/497771199/360258779647214645//embed. jpg> >From Giant Crystals to Tiny Microbes: The Mineralogy & Microbiology of Naica. Presenter: Dr. Penny Boston Join us for a Webinar on Wednesday, March 5 <https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/497771199> Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/497771199 Enormous crystals, stifling heat, and a thriving microbial community of extremophiles make the Naica caves one of the world's great underground extreme environments for both life and mineralogy. Dr. Boston will discuss her team's scientific findings so far, what it is like to cave in these conditions, and approaches used to enable survival and safety in this challenging environment with relevance to human extraterrestrial exploration. If you have seen the movie on the Naica's giant crystal caves in Mexico look on Youtube, These caves are some of the most amazing and hostile caves in the world! Dr. Penelope Boston is Director of the Cave & Karst Studies Program and Professor and Associate Chair of the Earth & Environmental Sciences Department at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology in Socorro, NM. Boston is also Associate Director for Academics of the National Cave & Karst Research Institute in Carlsbad, NM. Boston is recipient of the 2010 Science Award of the National Speleological Society USA, fellow of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, past President of the Association of Mars Explorers, and 2013 recipient of the David P. McKay Memorial Life on Mars Award. She serves on the NASA Planetary Protection Subcommittee, the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts External Council, and is currently serving on the working group reassessing Special Regions on Mars. Title: From Giant Crystals to Tiny Microbes: The Mineralogy & Microbiology of Naica. Presenter: Dr. Penny Boston Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST (Which is 9 PM ET/ 7 PM MT/ 6 PM PT. Please check your time zone for correct time) After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. All webinars are recorded and stored on the NSS website at http://www.caves.org/ for later viewing or downloading. Arrive at least 10 minutes early to assure your spot on this webinar. Seating is very limited. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: WindowsR 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server MacR-based attendees Required: Mac OSR X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhoneR, iPadR, AndroidT phone or Android tablet <http://img.gotomeeting.com/g2mimages/1x1.gif> <http://www4.gotomeeting.com/g2w/emailtracking/invitation/497771199>
