Happy 50th anniversary AMCS (a little late, since it was sometime in 2013)!
julia -----Original Message----- From: Mixon Bill <[email protected]> To: Cavers Texas <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 10:31 am Subject: [Texascavers] AMCS blurb Below is the blurb about the Association for Mexican Cave Studies that I've sent to the NSS for this year's members manual. The AMCS is a project of the NSS. -- Mixon > Association for Mexican Cave Studies > The AMCS has existed, mostly informally, since 1963, and is > dedicated to the exploration, study, and conservation of the caves > of Mexico, chiefly through a program of publications. There is no > formal membership list. Anyone who shares the goals of the AMCS and > pursues them with proper respect for the caves and people of Mexico > may consider himself or herself a member. > Since the year 2000, the AMCS has published 13 Activities > Newsletters totaling 1831 pages, 15 AMCS Bulletins, 2191 pages, and > 11 AMCS reprints, 2254 pages. Many older publications have been > scanned to produce 3729 pages of PDF files for our web site. Catalog > and links are at amcs-pubs.org. > During 2013, the AMCS published Activities Newsletter 36 and > Bulletin 22, Sulfidic Karst Springs and Speleogenesis in the Sierra > de Chiapas. > Considerable recent effort has gone into putting over 3000 maps of > Mexican caves on its web site (amcs-pubs.org/maps/) and cataloging > its library and archives (amcs-pubs.org/library/), which contain 405 > disks, about 160 books, 460 periodical titles, and over 5000 items > in the paper files. > Chairman: Bill Mixon, NSS 5728 OS AL. Advisory Board: Peter Sprouse, > NSS 14445 LB; William Russell, NSS 4357 HM CM; and James Reddell, > NSS 4697 SC CM. Contacts: AMCS, PO Box 7672, Austin, Texas 78713, www.amcs-pubs.org > , [email protected], [email protected]. ---------------------------------------- A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally. ---------------------------------------- You may "reply" to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: [email protected] AMCS: [email protected] or [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
