Dear Friends,

The Pecos Valley Grotto and National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) 
will be hosting the Fall 2013 Board of Governors meeting of the National 
Speleological Society (NSS) at NCKRI Headquarters, Carlsbad, New Mexico, on 9 
November 2013. The meeting will immediately follow the National Cave and Karst 
Management Symposium (NCKMS), which will follow the Board meeting of the Cave 
Research Foundation. A lot of things are happening in Carlsbad in early 
November!

Advance registration for the NSS meeting is requested. You are welcome to 
register when you arrive (but it will be at a slightly higher price) but it 
will help tremendously in our planning if you pre-register so we can be sure to 
have enough, food, drink, and space for you. For the registration form and 
other details, go to the NSS Southwestern Region's Activities page: 
http://www.caves.org/region/swr/activities.html. You'll also find links there 
to the NCKMS and other happenings.

Important!!!
During the past two years, oil and gas production has greatly increased in the 
Carlsbad area. Although two new major hotels have opened during that time and 
more are being built, 95-97% of all hotels rooms in Carlsbad are filling every 
day. The NSS registration form has options for you to stay for free at local 
cavers' homes. Space in beds, on floors, and in yards for camping is limited 
and filling up so register ASAP. If you plan to stay in a hotel, make your 
reservations as soon as possible. People who arrive in Carlsbad without 
reservations often do not find rooms or pay very high prices. The registration 
form has hotel information to help you.

Lastly, the registration form has information on caving trips, parties, a 
unique caver scavenger hunt, and other things to do while you're in town. So 
come for NCKMS and stay a little longer for the NSS meeting. If you haven't 
been to one before, this is a great chance to meet with the leaders of the NSS 
and give them your thoughts on what is going great with the NSS and what needs 
improvement. That is the reason the NSS Board meetings travel around the 
country. I know they look forward to meeting and hearing from you.

Please share this message with anyone you think may be interested.

Thanks,

George
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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
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