Hi Julia and other Texas Cavers,
George Veni has already agreed to talk at the Convention; he will be
the first speaker of the day (at 8:30 a.m.) on Saturday. He will give
two back-to-back talks, entitled:
"The National Cave and Karst Research Institute: a status report for
the Texas Speleological Association"
"The Karst Information Portal: an international multi-purpose tool
for caving, cave science, and cave stewardship"
On Sunday morning (time to be determined) he has volunteered to give
an informal tour:
"Preview of the 15th International Congress of Speleology"
The 15th ICS will be held in Kerrville in July 2009 at Schreiner
University. The tour will last 2-3 hours depending on people's
interests and questions. Schreiner is only 1.5 miles away. Go in your
own vehicle and feel free to leave early or stay late.
If the Volunteer Coordinators wish to give a short pitch for help,
that could be arranged.
I believe George has a DVD video that explains the purpose of the
Congress, etc., perhaps it could be made available for grotto
meetings and for separate display at the Convention?
Diana
On Feb 1, 2008, at 10:56 AM, germa...@aol.com wrote:
HI Diana, Bill and ICS Organizers!
It would be great if a time slot could be devoted to the upcoming
15th International Congress of Speleology (ICS). Perhaps a group
presentation - someone to introduce the Congress, briefly explain
its history and purpose and to explain how it will work to have an
ICS during an NSS Convention (maybe George Veni), then a few words
from the Volunteer Coordinators (Cat Whitney and Nancy Weaver) who
could then pass around a sign up sheet, etc.
Hosting the ICS is a huge undertaking, and the more people who
understand it, the more willing they will be to help out and
participate when the event is finally here - which, by the way, is
less than 18 months from now!
Thanks!
julia
-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Tomchick <diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu>
To: CaveTex TexasCavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 7:20 pm
Subject: [Texascavers] Speakers needed for 2008 TSA Spring
Convention, April 4-6
Join the festivities at this year's TSA Spring Convention in
Kerrville at the Kerrville-Schreiner Park! Events include
informational talks, Map & Photo Salons, speleovendors, TSA & TCMA
meetings, and so much more.
Bill Steele and I have volunteered to help TSA Vice Chair Rob
Bissett coordinate speakers for the Saturday sessions. Help us out
by either volunteering to speak, or suggesting a speaker or cave-
related topic.
Typical cave-related topics could include (but are not limited to):
Archaeology
Biology
Diving
Exploration
Geology/Hydrology
Long-term caving projects
History
Photography
Restoration
Safety
Survey/GIS
Techniques
Contact one or both of us at:
speleoste...@tx.rr.net
diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu
Thanks,
Diana
For more information about the Convention, visit the TSA web site:
http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TSASC/tsasc2008.html
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