Dear Friends, One of the things I love about studying caves is the diversity of research and exploration possibilities. This is wonderfully demonstrated by the following two conference announcements.
Feel free to distribute this information to any list, newsletter, website, or person who might be interested George ------------------ The first International Congress of Speleology in Artificial Cavities, HYPOGEA 2015 (I) <http://hypogea2017.com/index.php/information/about-hypogea-2015/> was held in Rome, Italy earlier this year. Following its success, HYPOGEA 2017 (II) will be held in the magnificent setting of Cappadocia, Turkey on 6-10 March 2017. While artificial cavities may not seem relevant to cave and karst researchers, their study has many valuable parallels as shown in the main themes of the meeting: * Exploration * Cultural and economic importance * Hazards, remediation, and rehabilitation * Survey, mapping, and dating techniques This congress is a function of the Artificial Cavities Commission of the International Union of Speleology. For more information, visit http://hypogea2017.com/. -------------------- The 2nd International Planetary Caves Conference will be held on 20-23 October 2015 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Since the 1960s, researchers have speculated about the presence of caves on the Moon and Mars. To date, planetary scientists have identified more than 200 lunar and over 2,000 Martian cave-like features. This meeting will focus on their origin, means of exploration, and implications, and will consider the potential occurrence of caves in other planetary bodies in our solar system. Abstract Deadline - Thursday, 6 August 2015, 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central Daylight Time (CDT -5). For more information: http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/2ndcaves2015/ ******************** George Veni, PhD Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-9215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org<mailto:gv...@nckri.org> www.nckri.org<http://www.nckri.org>
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