[Texascavers] UIS Anniversary activities

[George Veni via Texascavers]

Dear Friends,

I you are considering going to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the 
International Union of Speleology in Postojna, Slovenia, which will be held in 
conjunction with this year's Classical Karst School, the schedule for the 
celebration day is below. For more information, visit 
http://iks.zrc-sazu.si/en/index.html.

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George

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Dear cavers,
with 15 May we shut down the registration for 23rd International Karstological 
School "Classic karst" - theme is the exploration of caves; registered is 200 
participants from all over the world.

Until 1. June 2015 is still possible the registration for so-called UIS day; 
http://iks.zrc-sazu.si/si/prijava_udelezenca.html on the web page of the School.
On the website you can also find more information about the school and before 1 
June there will also be complete program of the School lectures.

All events in the cave Postojnska jama will be available only by badge provided 
by Organizers of the School!
Sincerely,
Nadja Zupan Hajna

FRIDAY, 19. 6. 2015
7.30-9.00Registration of participants/ Cultural center of Postojna

8.15-11.00 Excursion 4: Postojnska jama (tourist visit with visit of new 
exhibition EXPO; start at the entrance to the cave; tickets you will get from 
the School organizers; train starts at 8.30h).
or
9.00-12.00 Workshop on Dinaric Karst & UNESCO leaded by Paul Williams

13.00-17.00Registration of participants/ Cultural center of Postojna

SESSION 5: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SPELEOLOGY

13.00-13.15  UIS President Kyung Sik Woo Welcome Speech
13.15-14.00  Johannes Mattes: Giving meaning to darkness. Approaches to a 
Cultural and Social History of Caves and Speleology
14.00-14.40  Arrigo Cigna: 50th year of the Union Internationale de 
Spéléologie: foundation, life and effects
14.40-15.00 J. Ayrton Labegallini: UIS book

15.00-15.30 Coffee break & book signature

15.30-16.10   Trevor Shaw: History of cave science
16.10-16.30   George Veni: The Future of Cave Exploration and its Contributions 
to Cave Science
16.30-16.50Paul Williams: Looking to the future: cave and karst 
conservation strategies
16.50-17.05Bogdan Onac: 50 years of communicating karst science: past, 
present, and future of IJS
17.05-17.20Lecture
17.20-17.35Lecture

19.00-19.25Registration of participants/ at the cave Postojnska jama
19.30-21.00   50th UIS Anniversary: celebration in the cave Postojnska jama
21.30- 1.00  UIS Banquet in front of the cave Postojnska jama


George Veni, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Cave and Karst Research Institute
400-1 Cascades Avenue
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA
Office: 575-887-5517
Mobile: 210-863-5919
Fax: 575-887-5523
gv...@nckri.org
www.nckri.org

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Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] A bat's worse nightmare

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Lee, that fly is as strange as some cavers I have met -- 
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[Texascavers] A bat's worse nightmare

[Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers]

This poor Miniopterus bat caught during the biodiversity survey of 
Gorongosa National Park  has to 
endure living with a wingless blood-sucking fly Penicillidia, which 
never leaves its body and loves to hang out on the top of its head.


Short article at: http://tinyurl.com/lmmwhsw

Lee Skinner
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[Texascavers] Digital tour of Son Doong cave cave

[Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers]

Another article on the magnificent Vietnam cave:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150520-infinity-cave-son-doong-vietnam-virtual-tour-photography-conservation/

Lee Skinner
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