Here's the weekend schedule, Julie, that Bill and Diana have put together. See you there! Mark
Programs and schedule are listed below: Saturday, April 25th 8:30 a.m. - Sessions begin in Recreation Hall 8:30 - 9.15 a.m. (45 minutes) George Veni - "Origin and Implications of Major Sinkhole Collapses in Southeastern New Mexico, USA" 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. (30 minutes) Lyndon Tiu and Mark Alman - "Longhorn Lowdown" 9:45 -10:00 a.m. - Coffee break 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. (15 minutes) Ellie Thoene - "I Always Wanted to be a Caver, and Now I Am!" 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. (15 minutes) Ron Ralph - "Seminole Canyon State Park - the Friendship Project" 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. (30 minutes) Jon Cradit - "NSS Convention, International Congress - What a Great Shindig Texans Can Put-On" 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. (30 minutes) Andy Grubbs - "Salt Domes, Karst and the Daisetta Sinkhole" 11:30 - 1:30 - Lunch break and time for Salon viewing and shopping with vendors 1:30 -1:50 p.m. (20 minutes) David Ochel - "A Beginner's Walk Through Walls" 1:50 - 2:35 p.m. (45 minutes) Jim Kennedy - "White Nose Syndrome and Texas Cavers" 2:35 - 3:05 p.m. (30 minutes) Peter Sprouse & Geoff Hoese - "Oaxaca 2008: Skeletons and Scorpions in Dark Places" 3:05 - 3:20 p.m. - Coffee break 3:20 - 3:50 p.m. (30 minutes) Bill Steele - "Sistema de Los Toros, Now the Deepest Cave in Nuevo Leon" 3:50 - 4:10 p.m. (20 minutes) Diana Tomchick - "Las Grutas de Guerrero" 4:10 - 4:50 p.m. (40 minutes) Audience - "Caver Show and Tell" 5:00 p.m. - Texas Speleological Association Business Meeting in Recreation Hall 6:30 p.m. - BBQ Dinner in Recreation Hall 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. - Texas Cave Management Association Auction in Recreation Hall Sunday, April 26th 9:00 a.m. TCMA Breakfast - outside Recreation Hall, $5 donation appreciated 9:30 a.m. George Veni - "Preview of the 15th International Congress of Speleology" The 15th ICS will be held in Kerrville in July 2009 at Schreiner University. For a tour of the campus and a preview of what will be going on, we will leave Kerrville Schreiner Park at 9:30 a.m. and meet at the Cailloux Activity Center on campus. When you drive onto the campus, you should make a left turn just inside the gate, the Activity Center is the first building on the right. We won't stay there for long but will do a walking tour of the campus and duck into any unlocked buildings when possible. The tour will last 2-3 hours depending on people's interests and questions. Schreiner is only 1.5 miles away. Go in your own vehicle and feel free to leave early or stay late. 10:00 a.m. TCMA Business Meeting - outside Recreation Hall ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed 4/22/2009 9:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Tales of caves and caving at the 2009 Spring TSA Convention What time is the first talk on Saturday?
