texascavers Digest 5 Apr 2011 16:37:40 -0000 Issue 1284
Topics (messages 17543 through 17549):
National Cave and Karst Management Symposium
17543 by: Jim Kennedy
Re: TSA Spring Convention-thanks!
17544 by: Chris Vreeland
17545 by: Logan McNatt
17547 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
17548 by: Logan McNatt
17549 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
Five Mouth Dig etc.
17546 by: J. LaRue Thomas
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This is the premier conference for everyone interested in cave and karst
management, including private landowners, show cave operators, state and
federal land managers and biologists, NGOs such as The Nature Conservancy and
Bat Conservation International, cave conservancies, and others. It is only
held every other year, and the last one was folded into the ICS in Kerrville in
2009, so we haven't had a stand-alone NCKMS since 2007. This year we will be
in the fabulous Wasatch mountains in Midway, Utah, and meeting October 3-7.
The website is http://www.nckms.org/2011. There is currently a call for papers
(http://www.nckms.org/2011/CallForPresenters.html) with an August 15 deadline.
There are also scholarships available for participants, with preference given
to presenters and students (http://www.nckms.org/2011/Scholarships.html). The
NCKMS also publishes the proceedings from each and every conference to date,
starting with the first in 1975, making this one of THE best resources for cave
managers anywhere. And I would be remiss if I did not point out that they are
ALSO on the Karst Information Portal at http://www.karstportal.org.
I have been to every NCKMS since 1997, and I always learn a lot. This year I
will again be teaching a ½ day workshop on Bat Cave Assessment and Management
(http://www.nckms.org/2011/Workshops.html).
I hope to see a good Texas contingent there this year.
Jim "Crash" Kennedy
NCKMS Steering Committee
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No lie! Great job, Ellie.
On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Linda Palit wrote:
And to ELLIE for putting it all together and holding it all together!
Great Spring Convention, Guys!
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I would like to add my thanks and congratulations to everyone who gave their
time and effort to make it a very enjoyable convention.
Several more people not listed below also deserve specific mention:
the speakers: I am always impressed with the variety and quality of the talks at TSA Conventions, and this one was no exception. They covered
exploration, digs, and scientific studies ranging from central Texas to Far West Texas to other states to the Galapagos and China, and even
included a poetry reading.
the photographers and cartographers: thanks for taking the time to enter the photo and map salons; whether you won an award or not, your
entries were certainly worth seeing
the folks who pack, load, unpack, sit for hours at the display tables, repack,
reload, at every TSA gathering
Lee Jay Graves (TSA Store, which makes a lot of money for TSA)
Ron Ralph, Jim Kennedy, et al. for the TSS
Bill Mixon for the AMCS
Becky Jones for Gonzo Guano Gear
James Jasek for herding almost all of us into one place and making us sit still
for a group photo;
Carl Kunath for taking another photo to send to Blair Pittman (I sent it
tonight)
looking forward to seeing one or even both of these photos in the Texas Caver
the many unnamed folks who donated some very interesting items for the auction; it never ceases to amaze me how much money is raised from such a
relatively small group of dedicated cavers who either have a lot of disposable income and/or consumed a lot of the free libations
Thanks!
Logan
On 4/4/2011 9:19 AM, ellie :) wrote:
We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in Brackettville
with over 100 in attendance.
Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the convention a
success!
I would like to give special thanks to the following:
* Mallory Mayeux for enthusiastically recruiting speakers and for
entertaining us during the TCMA fundraising auction.
* Roger Moore for being dedicated to having a great line-up of speakers for
the convention and for hauling 4 kegs of beer to and from the
convention from Spoetzl Brewery.
* Stefan Creaser for masterminding Saturday dinner and all the work
involved with that.
* Leslie Bell for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday
dinner, and for the prep work done weekends before.
* Vico for masterminding with Stefan to create a delicious BBQ dinner. Yum.
* Chris Francke for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday
dinner, and for transporting, setting-up, and running the AV
system during talks and the evening show.
* Michael Cicherski for doing registration and for taking care of all the
money.
* Mark Alman for finally getting out of my hair so I could be president for
a day...and for all the help leading up to convention.
* Marvin Miller for chairing the Map Salon and for soliciting lots of
entries.
* Don Arburn for chairing the Photo Salon and making sure the photos.
* Fritz Holt for stepping up at the last minute to organize and lead the
convoys of cavers through Kickapoo Caverns.
* Rod Goke for willingly providing AV for the Convention.
* Jim Kennedy for the TCMA auction.
* Andrea Croskrey for displaying Texas spirit while assisting the TCMA
fundraising auction.
* Saj Zappitello for organizing the TCMA auction and soliciting for items,
and for lending me that red dress.
* Joe Ranzau for being at my beckncall.
* Vendors for making sure we all know whats going on.
* David Ochel and Becky Jones for putting on the Gear Adjustment Workshop.
* Bill Steele for hooking cavers up with Shiner beer!!!
* Diana Tomchick for Margarita Happy Hour.
* Pete Strickland for making sure no caver camp goes without a campfire.
* Bexar Grotto for lending an ear and a hand during and before the
convention.
* EVERYONE else who helped out...Im sure I have left someone out.
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Thanks for making it out, Sheryl, and tell your friends about the TSA!
See you at TCR and next year!
Mark
From: Sheryl Rieck [mailto:sheryl.ri...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 11:19 AM
To: TexasCavers
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks!
We had not been to a Spring Convention in a number of years and we
really enjoyed ourselves at this one. Thanks so much to all of you that
worked so hard.
Sheryl
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Linda Palit <lkpa...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Stefan!
Huge thanks for the cooking work you organize and do!
The lack of CRISES and the AMAZING food is Wonderful!
And I know how hard that is to pull off.
We all appreciate it.
From: Stefan Creaser [mailto:stefan.crea...@arm.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 11:11 AM
To: mark.al...@l-3com.com; ellie :); texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks!
Get well soon Mark, we missed ya!
I would like to thank, again: Chris, Leslie and Vico for spending most
of the day in the kitchen (as well as time before cooking and shopping),
and the various other people who stopped by and were given a knife to
use! Thanks!! Also to Stephen Bryant for organising the serving line so
y'all could get fed efficiently.
Big thanks to Crash for taking and returning all the cooks equipment in
the TSA (TSS?) trailer, allowing me to enjoy (?!) the ride out there on
my 'Bike.
Cheers,
Stefan
From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:53 AM
To: ellie :); texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks!
I especially want to thank Ellie for a great job, once again, and for
Michael for holding down registration.
And a HUGE thanks to Fritz Holt for pinch hitting for me for the
Kickapoo Cavern trips Sunday.
I really wanted to be more active in the whole Convention weekend, but a
rude wakeup call at 3 AM from a 6-7mm size kidney stone changed my
plans.
Instead, my lovely wife accompanied me to Val Verde Hospital in Del Rio
where I spent most of Saturday in a morphine-induced haze until a stent
was inserted.
I came out of surgery around the time of the TSA Business Meeting and
would have much rather been at the Convention than in recovery.
All in all, it was a very interesting weekend and thanks to all who
helped and, thank God, my wife, who never goes to caving events
ordinarily, decided to come to this one!
Great location, as well, and I hope we go there again!
Mark
From: ellie :) [mailto:ellie.tho...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:20 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks!
We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in
Brackettville with over 100 in attendance.
Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the
convention a success!
I would like to give special thanks to the following:
* Mallory Mayeux for enthusiastically recruiting speakers and for
entertaining us during the TCMA fundraising auction.
* Roger Moore for being dedicated to having a great line-up of
speakers for the convention and for hauling 4 kegs of beer to and from
the convention from Spoetzl Brewery.
* Stefan Creaser for masterminding Saturday dinner and all the
work involved with that.
* Leslie Bell for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the
Saturday dinner, and for the prep work done weekends before.
* Vico for masterminding with Stefan to create a delicious BBQ
dinner. Yum.
* Chris Francke for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the
Saturday dinner, and for transporting, setting-up, and running the AV
system during talks and the evening show.
* Michael Cicherski for doing registration and for taking care of
all the money.
* Mark Alman for finally getting out of my hair so I could be
president for a day...and for all the help leading up to convention.
* Marvin Miller for chairing the Map Salon and for soliciting lots
of entries.
* Don Arburn for chairing the Photo Salon and making sure the
photos.
* Fritz Holt for stepping up at the last minute to organize and
lead the convoys of cavers through Kickapoo Caverns.
* Rod Goke for willingly providing AV for the Convention.
* Jim Kennedy for the TCMA auction.
* Andrea Croskrey for displaying Texas spirit while assisting the
TCMA fundraising auction.
* Saj Zappitello for organizing the TCMA auction and soliciting
for items, and for lending me that red dress.
* Joe Ranzau for being at my beckncall.
* Vendors for making sure we all know whats going on.
* David Ochel and Becky Jones for putting on the Gear Adjustment
Workshop.
* Bill Steele for hooking cavers up with Shiner beer!!!
* Diana Tomchick for Margarita Happy Hour.
* Pete Strickland for making sure no caver camp goes without a
campfire.
* Bexar Grotto for lending an ear and a hand during and before the
convention.
* EVERYONE else who helped out...Im sure I have left someone out.
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I would like to add my thanks and congratulations to everyone who gave their
time and effort to make it a very enjoyable convention.
Several more people not listed below also deserve specific mention:
the speakers: I am always impressed with the variety and quality of the talks at TSA Conventions, and this one was no exception. They covered
exploration, digs, and scientific studies ranging from central Texas to Far West Texas to other states to the Galapagos and China, and even
included a poetry reading.
the photographers and cartographers: thanks for taking the time to enter the photo and map salons; whether you won an award or not, your
entries were certainly worth seeing
the folks who pack, load, unpack, sit for hours at the display tables, repack,
reload, at every TSA gathering
Lee Jay Graves (TSA Store, which makes a lot of money for TSA)
Ron Ralph, Jim Kennedy, et al. for the TSS
Bill Mixon for the AMCS
Becky Jones for Gonzo Guano Gear
James Jasek for herding almost all of us into one place and making us sit still
for a group photo;
Carl Kunath for taking another photo to send to Blair Pittman (I sent it
tonight)
looking forward to seeing one or even both of these photos in the Texas Caver
the many unnamed folks who donated some very interesting items for the auction; it never ceases to amaze me how much money is raised from such a
relatively small group of dedicated cavers who either have a lot of disposable income and/or consumed a lot of the free libations
Thanks!
Logan
On 4/4/2011 9:19 AM, ellie :) wrote:
We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in Brackettville
with over 100 in attendance.
Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the convention a
success!
I would like to give special thanks to the following:
* Mallory Mayeux for enthusiastically recruiting speakers and for
entertaining us during the TCMA fundraising auction.
* Roger Moore for being dedicated to having a great line-up of speakers for
the convention and for hauling 4 kegs of beer to and from the
convention from Spoetzl Brewery.
* Stefan Creaser for masterminding Saturday dinner and all the work
involved with that.
* Leslie Bell for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday
dinner, and for the prep work done weekends before.
* Vico for masterminding with Stefan to create a delicious BBQ dinner. Yum.
* Chris Francke for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday
dinner, and for transporting, setting-up, and running the AV
system during talks and the evening show.
* Michael Cicherski for doing registration and for taking care of all the
money.
* Mark Alman for finally getting out of my hair so I could be president for
a day...and for all the help leading up to convention.
* Marvin Miller for chairing the Map Salon and for soliciting lots of
entries.
* Don Arburn for chairing the Photo Salon and making sure the photos.
* Fritz Holt for stepping up at the last minute to organize and lead the
convoys of cavers through Kickapoo Caverns.
* Rod Goke for willingly providing AV for the Convention.
* Jim Kennedy for the TCMA auction.
* Andrea Croskrey for displaying Texas spirit while assisting the TCMA
fundraising auction.
* Saj Zappitello for organizing the TCMA auction and soliciting for items,
and for lending me that red dress.
* Joe Ranzau for being at my beckncall.
* Vendors for making sure we all know whats going on.
* David Ochel and Becky Jones for putting on the Gear Adjustment Workshop.
* Bill Steele for hooking cavers up with Shiner beer!!!
* Diana Tomchick for Margarita Happy Hour.
* Pete Strickland for making sure no caver camp goes without a campfire.
* Bexar Grotto for lending an ear and a hand during and before the
convention.
* EVERYONE else who helped out...Im sure I have left someone out.
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Yes, please get these photos, plus, any and all other ones you may have
shot at the Convention to me either here or to texascav...@yahoo.com
I would really like trip reports from folks, as the one I submit will be
vastly different from the experience y'all had there this past weekend!
"Morphine is my friend. What a friend we have in morphine!"
Mark
From: Logan McNatt [mailto:lmcn...@austin.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 8:22 AM
To: Texas Cavers
Subject: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention-thanks!
James Jasek for herding almost all of us into one place and making us
sit still for a group photo;
Carl Kunath for taking another photo to send to Blair Pittman (I sent it
tonight)
looking forward to seeing one or even both of these photos in the Texas
Caver
Thanks!
Logan
On 4/4/2011 9:19 AM, ellie :) wrote:
We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in
Brackettville with over 100 in attendance.
Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the
convention a success!
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All,
The Convention was great fun--Thanks, everybody!!!
Bill Bentley and I spoke with many of you who were interested in seeing Five
Mouth for yourselves and I have a list of names. I also will make sure that
I post to this list as soon as we have a dig date. I'll be seeing Mrs.
Fields Wed. and I am really looking forward to the look on her face when I
give her the weekend report.
Thanks again. Jacqui
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