Cavers! This year's TSA Convention is going to be the biggest ever. We will be at the Edwards County Fairgrounds in Rocksprings on April 22-24. And this year we are also inviting the general public! So come prepared to interact with ranchers, hunters, landowners, and schoolchildren and help to teach them about the karst on which they live. Needless to say, we all need to be extremely professional and on our best behavior. Oh, and Edwards County has a no alcohol policy, so absolutely no bottles or cans should be anywhere in sight (and coozies are not adequate cover -- use another opaque container instead).
This short reminder is also to solicit additional 20-30 minute talks. We still have some spaces available, so if you have something cool to share on exploration, mapping, geology, biology, archeology, or paleontology specific to Edwards Plateau caves and karst, then I want to hear about it! Yes, this year our talks all have a theme, becoming the Edwards Plateau Symposium. Contact me directly if you want to make a short presentation. Now for some other teasers: We have camping on site, but with limited trees, so come prepared. (Hey, it the Edwards Plateau, so that shouldn't be a big surprise.) We'll have a central campfire, but no other fires are allowed. We'll have the usual TCMA fundraising auction, but with a few new twists. Esteemed chef Stefan Creaser and his crew will be serving a delicious Tex-Mex buffet for the Saturday banquet. There will be doorprizes. And you can make your own arrangements on Friday to see the bat emergence at the Devils Sinkhole (Texas' deepest pit) or visit nearby Kickapoo Caverns or Caverns of Sonora (both sponsors of this Convention) before you head back home on Sunday. If you have more questions, or need maps and directions, check out the 2016 TSA Spring Convention Facebook site. All the latest news and details will be posted there. See you in Rocksprings in April! Jim Kennedy TSA Vice-Chair
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