texascavers Digest 30 Mar 2011 16:10:34 -0000 Issue 1280 Topics (messages 17483 through 17489):
AMCS sales at TSA
17483 by: Mixon Bill
Re: NSS Convention abstracts due April 15th
17484 by: Mark Minton
New freshwater shrimp species discovered at Great Basin National Park :
17485 by: JerryAtkin.aol.com
Revised TSA Business Meeting Agenda - Saturday, April 2nd at Fort Clark
Springs, Brackettville, TX
17486 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
Archives
17487 by: Ron Ralph
17489 by: tbsamsel.verizon.net
Re: TCMA Members Meeting at TSA Convention
17488 by: Allan Cobb
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--- Begin Message --- The Association for Mexican Cave Studies will be selling some of its most recent publications, as well as a couple of other recent books, during breaks on Saturday at the TSA Convention. The things that will be available are listed below. If you want anything else in the AMCS catalog of publications at www.amcs-pubs.org, e-mail sales@amcs- pubs.org before noon on Friday, and I'll bring it for you. (A 2-page summary catalog is at http://www.amcs-pubs.org/finance/pricelist.pdf.) Cash or checks only; no plastic.AMCS Activities Newsletter 32 (2009) $14 (hardbound $24) AMCS Activities Newsletter 33 (2010) $10 (hardbound $20)AMCS Bulletin 20 "Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology and Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala," edited by James Brady (2009) $8AMCS Bulletin 21 "Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis of Sistema Zacatón," by Marcus Gary (2010) $14AMCS Reprint 10 "Cave Papers of Frederico Bonet" (2009) $12AMCS Reprint 11 "Mexican Field Trip Guidebooks from the 15th ICS" (2010) $10Death Coral Caver #14 (2009) $5 (magazine of Proyecto Espeleológico Purificación)"Huautla, the Mexican Cave," video DVD by Jay Arnold $5"Huautla: Thirty Years in One of the World's Deepest Caves," by Bill Steele (2009) $23"From Forests to Deserts: A Journey in the Caves of Mexico," from the La Venta group in Italy (2009) $32--Bill Mixon, AMCS sales ---------------------------------------- Never play leapfrog with a unicorn. ---------------------------------------- You may "reply" to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org
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--- Begin Message --- I am soliciting speakers for the International Exploration session of the 2011 NSS Convention. If anyone would like to present a talk on their exploration in Mexico or elsewhere, please contact me as soon as possible. There are only a couple of weeks left! Thanks!Mark Minton At 11:08 AM 3/29/2011, Louise Hose wrote:PLEASE CROSS-LIST TO ALL RELEVANT LIST-SERVERS Abstracts for the paper sessions at the NSS Convention (including U.S. and International Exploration) are due to the session convener by April 15th. This is a hard deadline due to the contract with the publisher of the convention program. For more information on formatting abstracts, please review the guidelines at: http://nss2011.com/daytime-activities/sessions/. Unfortunately, the specific session conveners' list has not made it onto the website. I hope that happens today. If in doubt, send your abstract to me and I will forward it to the appropriate person. However, here is the list (if it isn't too corrupted): SESSION CONVENER EMAIL ADDRESS Archaeology Joe Douglas joe.doug...@volstate.edu Biology Session Megan Porter meganlin...@gmail.com Cave Diving Gene Melton/Forrest Wilson gmel...@hs-eng.com/1...@bellsouth.net Communications & Electronics Dave Larson delar...@aol.com Conservation and Management Val Werker we...@windstream.net Congress of Grottos Carol Jackson ole...@gmail.com Digging Kathy Peerman speleob...@comcast.net Future Convention Planning Carol Tiderman cti...@ymail.com Geology and Geography (and Paleontology) Paul Burger paul_bur...@nps.gov Human Sciences Jennifer Neemann dr_...@comcast.net International Exploration Mark Minton/Yvonne Droms mmin...@caver.net Lightening Talks Jim Washington jwas...@vt.edu Medical Section Steve Mosberg cave...@suddenlink.net NCKMS Steering Committee Mike Warner m...@speleobooks.com NCRC Board Anmar Mirza anmar.mi...@gmail.com NSS Finance Forum Debra Young suzyo...@bellsouth.net Photography Bob Stucklen stuck...@att.net Project Underground Carol Zokaites czoka...@vt.edu Pseudokarst Susan Holler holle...@frontier.com Salons Cady Soukup salonsch...@caves.org Spelean History Bob Hoke/Dean Snyder b...@rhoke.net Survey & Cartography Howard Kalnitz hkaln...@fuse.net U.S. Exploration Mike Frazier frazie...@msn.com Vertical Session Dick Mitchell mitchellricha...@aol.com Vertical Contest Bill & Mariam Cuddington mi...@bellsouth.net Western Perspective on WNS Rod Horrick/Carl Bern cbe...@juno.com Arts & Letters Session Awaiting confirmation Louise Hose 2011 NSS Convention Sessions, Meetings, and Workshop CoordinatorPlease reply to mmin...@caver.netPermanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org
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--- Begin Message ---New freshwater shrimp species discovered at Great Basin National Park * THE ASSOCIATED PRESS * First Posted: March 29, 2011 - 7:30 am Last Updated: March 29, 2011 - 7:30 am GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK, Utah — A new species of freshwater shrimp has been discovered in a cave at Great Basin National Park. The Deseret News reports the White Pine amphipod was discovered at the bottom of a deep cave in the park, which straddles the Utah-Nevada border. Also known as freshwater shrimp, the amphipod genus is eyeless, white and lives in underground waterways. The amphipod joins other species endemic to the caves of Great Basin National Park, including rare millipedes and scorpions. Tod Williams, the park's acting superintendent, says the discovery supports the need to protect fragile habitats to learn more about the species. _http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4746706b8be84ee58c0c70ddb4ba19a9/UT-- Shrimp-Species/_ (http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4746706b8be84ee58c0c70ddb4ba19a9/UT--Shrimp-Species/) #
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--- Begin Message ---It's only a few days until the best spring caving convention in Texas! The weather looks great! http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USTX0145 <http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USTX0145> The swimming hole looks excellent, the talks and food will be awesome, the location is spectacular, and the TCMA auction will be a hoot and hosted by the best looking game show host since Bob Barker, our own Jim "Crash" Kennedy, assisted by his bevy of caving beauties! A couple of important notes are listed at the end of this email. Here is the revised agenda for the riveting and always exciting TSA Spring Business Meeting (immediately after the talks Saturday at ~4:40: 2011 Spring Business Meeting, Spring Convention at Fort Clark Springs, TX, Saturday, April 2nd, 2011, Texas Speleological Association Agenda * Welcome and Introductions * Chairman's Report * Vice Chairman's Report * Secretary's Report - Minutes of 2011 Winter Business Meeting held at the TSS Offices on the UT Campus, Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 * Treasurers Report * TSA Projects - Jim Kennedy * Gov't Canyon - Marvin Miller * Colorado Bend State Park - Crash * Longhorn Cavern Project (On hold - TPWD Approval) - Mark Alman * Inner Space Caverns Project (Starting in September) - Gerry Geletzke & Mark Alman * Hill Country State Natural Area & Devils River - Rob Bissett and Joe Ranzau * Future Project Ideas * Standing Committee Reports * TSA Website - Butch Fralia * Membership Chair - Ryan Monjaras * Conservation Committee - Open and Jim Kennedy (WNS Update) * Safety and Techniques - David Ochel * Publications - Mark Alman * The TEXAS CAVER and status of online access to back issues. * TSA Store - Lee Jay Graves * Old Business * The 100th trip of the Government Canyon Karst Survey Celebration, Saturday, March 5th * New Business o TSA Brochure o Membership Drive o Membership Directory Constitution Change o The Constitution states: The Treasurer prepares a budget for the fiscal year, maintains the membership database, and insures the database is available electronically to the membership. The key word is "electronically". And it later states: The Membership Committee shall consist of the Database Manager, the TSA Secretary, the TSA Treasurer, a representative of the Publications Committee, and other appointed members. b. The committee will develop data to be made available to TSA officers, committees, member organizations, affiliated organizations, and members for conducting caving business. The committee insures the membership database is published annually and is not made available to the general public. These two statements seem conflicting and publishing a Members Directory is a small expense in the large scheme of things but, nevertheless, still a waste of money. The TSA Board of Officers is recommending that the red line above be deleted from the Constitution and the Members Directory be made available electronically in the Members Area of the TSA webpage. o New Item - 50th Anniversary Issue of The TEXAS CAVER - As you may/may not be aware, the 50th anniversary of the creation of the TSA was in 2005. Carl Kunath & Jerry Atkinson have just now completed this newsletter and have made a motion that the TSA expend a significant amount of its operating budget ($1200 to $1500. See Treasurers report) to mail this newsletter to all 2005 members of record. The Publications Committee and TSA Officers have already weighed in on this issue and are against this expenditure and have offered other alternatives. The TSA would like to present their position on this issue and to solicit Members positions on this and all issues before conducting a vote. * Announcements? * End of Meeting (Let's eat!) A few important notes to remember: * You must be a paid up TSA member in order to vote on any above issue. All are invited to attend. * Your comments at the meeting are welcome but, as a reminder, I think it best we have this discussion in a public forum and not begin an online flame war, which benefits no one. In other words, no spouting off on CaveTex. * All comments will be made in a civil and respectful manner, dealing with the issue at hand, one at a time and recognized by the Chairman. Those that cannot behave in a polite fashion and abide by these Rules of Order will be asked to leave. * And, most importantly, Diana Tomchick has volunteered her services and blenders in order to provide Happy Hour Meeting Margaritas to all interested in partaking. Make mine a double, Diana! Please remember that the unofficial slogan of the TSA is that we are all in this cave together and the TSA values your opinions, participation, support, and attendance at this meeting, in particular, and at making it out to the Convention! See ya then! Mark
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--- Begin Message ---Cavers, I will be collecting material from folks to place in the TSS, TSA and TCMA archives during the Spring Convention. If you have notes, photos, maps, cave data of any kink, official meeting notes from your previous job as an officer in any Texas cave organization or just have stuff you want to go to a good home, this is your chance to painlessly pass it on to the archives. See you at Fort Clark springs. Ron Ralph Texas Speleological Survey
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--- Begin Message --- Shouldn't that be "Las Moras Springs"?
Mar 30, 2011 10:41:28 AM, ronra...@austin.rr.com wrote:
Cavers,
I will be collecting material from folks to place in the TSS, TSA and TCMA archives during the Spring Convention. If you have notes, photos, maps, cave data of any kink, official meeting notes from your previous job as an officer in any Texas cave organization or just have stuff you want to go to a good home, this is your chance to painlessly pass it on to the archives.
See you at Fort Clark springs.
Ron Ralph
Texas Speleological Survey
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--- Begin Message ---Hi all,Starting at 8 AM, the TCMA Fundraising Breakfast will start serving at the Service Center. Come get breakfast tacos and coffee to get your day started. Your donation helps TCMA buy caves!The TCMA Members Meeting will be on Sunday morning at 9 AM in the Service Center. All members (and even nonmembers) are welcome to attend. This is your chance to find out what TCMA is up to and offer your input on the organization. One of the biggest things going on at the meeting is discussion and voting on the revised bylaws for the TCMA.Please visit, http://tcmacaves.org/bylaws/ where you can see the current bylaws, the proposed bylaws presented at the last TCR which were voted down, and the bylaws revisions that will be discussed voted on next weekend. There is also a document that summarizes the changes between our current bylawsand the new proposed bylaws. Thanks! Allan
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