Dear Cave Paleontology and Karst Hydrogeology Friends,
Below is an announcement of a symposium on cave bears and a distinguished hydrogeology seminar, of which NCKRI is a co-sponsor. For more information, contact the organizations and people listed below. Please distribute this information to anyone you think may be interested. George -------------------------------------- The 18th International Cave Bear Symposium and the International Workshop "Fossil remains in karst deposits and their role in reconstructing Quaternary paleoclimate and paleoenvironments," Baile Herculane, Romania, 20-23 September 2012. Details and first circular: http://sites.google.com/site/cavebears18 -------------------------------------- We are pleased to announce that Dr. John Van Brahana will be our next Distinguished Lecturer on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Southwest Research Institute. The presentation will start at 9 am and will run through 4 pm. The title of the lecture will be Understanding Karst Challenges. Van has been working in hydrogeology for almost 50 years. He served for more than 28 years with the USGS and 21 years as a professor at the University of Arkansas. He has a wide range of experience and contributed more than 70 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and proceedings. As part of his lecture, he will include a one hour presentation on Scientific Ethics. If you are interested in attending the lecture, please contact Ms. Elida Bocanegra at ebocane...@edwardsaquifer.org or 210-222-2204. The cost of the lecture is $20 and $10 for students and includes lunch and snacks. You must register to attend. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Elida or myself. Sincerely, Geary M. Schindel, P.G. Chief Technical Officer - Aquifer Science Edwards Aquifer Authority 1615 N. St. Mary's Street San Antonio, TX 78215 210.222.2204 gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org *************************** George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 413-383-2276 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org
