No ICS report would be complete without mention of "the congress cough." Luckily the Mitchells avoided it. By my count at least 31 were afflicted with diagnoses including influenza B, sinus and lung infections, colds, and bronchitis. I know at least two people ended up in the hospital and at least five people in bed for about a week, including me and the congress chairman (no, we weren't in bed together).
It's a bummer way to wrap up an otherwise great time going down under down under, but it's also the constant risk in travel and at any large gathering. Hopefully we'll avoid such annoyances during the next ICS, which will be in Lyon, France, in 2021. A website with information should be posted within a year. George Sent from my phone ******************** George Veni, PhD President, International Union of Speleology and Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: +1-575-887-5517 Mobile: +1-210-863-5919 Fax: +1-575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org -------- Original message -------- From: Bennett Lee via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> Date: 8/24/17 4:18 PM (GMT-07:00) To: bexargro...@googlegroups.com, "'texascavers@texascavers.com'" <texascavers@texascavers.com> Cc: Bennett Lee <benn...@bennettlee.com> Subject: [Texascavers] ICS Trip Report at Monday's Bexar Grotto meeting This Monday night, the Bexar Grotto’s very own Joe Mitchell is giving a presentation on ICS: Down Under ICS The 17th International Congress of Speleology was held in Penrith, Australia the last week of July and was well represented by Texas Cavers. Since it’s a bit of a trip to get there, we made up our own three week pre-Congress trip to New Zealand and other parts of Australia. Besides being completely upside down, what with the sun in the north, winter in July, driving on the left, day when it should be night, and toilets flushing counterclockwise (ok, maybe not that last part), we managed to visit several caves including one with amazing glowworms, saw impressive geology and thermal features, got up close with lots of unique wildlife, and had some amazing experiences. The Bexar Grotto meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7pm in the Party Room of Chester’s at 410 and N New Braunfels. Chester's Hamburgers<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chester's+Hamburgers/@29.5156039,-98.4608043,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x865cf5344fe6c86d:0xce985a5eb6597329!8m2!3d29.5156039!4d-98.4586156> 1006 NE Loop 410<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chester's+Hamburgers/@29.5156039,-98.4608043,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x865cf5344fe6c86d:0xce985a5eb6597329!8m2!3d29.5156039!4d-98.4586156> San Antonio, TX 78209<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chester's+Hamburgers/@29.5156039,-98.4608043,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x865cf5344fe6c86d:0xce985a5eb6597329!8m2!3d29.5156039!4d-98.4586156> Bennett Lee Programs Vice-Chair Bexar Grotto
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