Dear Friends, In promoting NCKRI's Sinkhole Conference we discovered today that some people are having trouble registering and sending their abstracts through their mobile phones. We apologize for this problem and are working to fix it. In the meantime, we are extending the abstract deadline to Wednesday, 24 July 2019 (it will not be extended again beyond this date), and ask that you either use your computers to access the website or use the following links which should work directly with your phones (if not, then you will need to use your computers):
* Online registration: https://support.nckri.org/SinkholeConference2020 * Registration by PDF form: http://sinkholeconference.com/sites/sinkholeconference.com/files/2019-04/Sinkhole%20Conference%202020%20Registration%20Form..pdf * Abstract submission information and link: http://sinkholeconference.com/sites/sinkholeconference.com/files/2019-05/Call%20for%20abstracts.pdf All authors will be notified of acceptance of their abstracts by 31 July 2019. If you have any difficulties or questions about the registration or abstract process, please let me know. Remember that we offer scholarships for students, but they must also send their abstracts by 24 July 2019. One last important word about the Sinkhole Conference. We've heard comments and questions about what people think is the high cost and difficulty to travel to Puerto Rico from the USA. This is very wrong. Puerto Rico is part of the USA! It is easy travel, and the cost of flights is comparable to and cheaper than flying to many US mainland destinations. Also, while some think of it as a resort destination, there is world class karst and serious karst issues like Superfund sites we'll be visiting, so it stands as major and important meeting to attend. For more information about the Sinkhole Conference and other news, please see the messages below. The Sinkhole Conference · The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Call for Abstracts and Registration · The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Special Sessions Announcement · The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Beck Student Scholarship Call for Applications · The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Beck Student Scholarship Call for Donors Various News * Critical Zone Collaborative Network * European Cave Protection Commission: Call for Members Conferences and Meetings * List of Upcoming Cave and Karst Meetings Please contact the people and organizations listed below for more information, and feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested. George ----------------------- The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Call for Abstracts and Registration The Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, generally called "The Sinkhole Conference," is the longest-running international conference of its type. Since 1984, engineers, geologists, hydrologists, land managers, biologists, and many others have gathered at these meetings to exchange cutting-edge information on karst and its many benefits and challenges. The call for abstracts is now open for the 16th Sinkhole Conference. Abstracts may be submitted until 24 July 2019 (new and final deadline), after which will be the time to submit your papers to accompany your abstracts. The papers of past Sinkhole Conferences have made those proceedings highly sought and widely cited. We expect the proceedings of the upcoming meeting will be the best yet. The 16th Sinkhole Conference will occur on 20-24 April 2020 in fabulous San Juan, Puerto Rico! Puerto Rico offers a tropical karst landscape and a vibrant historical and cultural venue unlike anything seen in rest of the United States. Many people are already talking about attending the conference as part of a vacation, and we are helping to make that possible. The conference will be held in the lovely Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel, located in the historic heart of the city. Unlike previous conferences, your registration will include your breakfasts and lunches, in addition to the other usual amenities. Also, your discount conference room rates will extend to three days before and after the conference, in case you want to stay longer and enjoy a vacation. For all of the details on the conference, including information on how to prepare and submit your abstracts, visit http://www.sinkholeconference.com/. Remember, the deadline is 24 July 2019. The Sinkhole Conference is managed by the National Cave and Karst Research Institute and with tremendous assistance from a diverse team of karst experts from around the country who join us to form the Organizing Committee. On behalf of the 16th Sinkhole Conference Organizing Committee, we look forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing you in San Juan next year! George Veni Sinkhole Conference Co-chair NCKRI Executive Director ----------------------- The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Beck Student Scholarship Call for Applications The Sinkhole Conference was created in 1984 and led for many years by Dr. Barry Beck. In his memory, the conference now offers the Beck Student Scholarship. Students awarded a Beck Scholarship will receive free registration to the conference and up to $1,000 reimbursement for travel expenses, as well as certain special recognitions and other benefits. Scholars from the previous Sinkhole Conference are recognized at http://www.sinkholeconference.com/Beck-scholarship. To apply for the scholarship, visit http://www.sinkholeconference.com/how-to-apply-for-the-beck-scholarship. ----------------------- The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Beck Student Scholarship Call for Donors The Sinkhole Conference funds one Beck Student Scholarship for each conference, but more than one scholarship can be offered with your support. Six were awarded last time! Attending The Sinkhole Conference can be a life-changing experience for students by opening their eyes to state-of-the-art knowledge, and important professional contacts and opportunities. To help change a student's life for the better, we ask and encourage you to donate to the Beck Scholarship. All donations are tax deductible. For details on how to donate, visit http://www.sinkholeconference.com/How-to-sponsor-the-scholarship. ----------------------- Critical Zone Collaborative Network A call for proposals and webinar to discuss the call on Critical Zone Collaborative Network has been scheduled. One of the previous Critical Zone sites was in karst and thematic projects can potentially involve complexities in karst regions. The first webinar will be on Tuesday July 16th at 14:00 US Eastern Time, but there will be a second webinar on Wednesday July 24th at 15:00 US Eastern Time. Attendance to the webinar requires registration. You can use the link below for registration and further information: http://criticalzone.org/national/news/story/cz-colleagues-please-contact-us-about-proposals-cz-collaborative-network/ ----------------------- European Cave Protection Commission: Call for Members The team of the European Cave Protection Commission is inviting every caver with cave and karst protection and conservation ambitions, to join the commission to help pushing forward the cave and karst protection goals of the European Speleological Federation in Europe. More and more political aspects are influencing our work and keeping caves safe from external pollution and preventing them from destroying is a major part of the commissions' tasks. Protecting cavernicoles and speleothems are another part of the work, as well as studying biospeleologic life in caves. All this points have the same goal - protecting the cave and karst habitat and biotope. A new initiative has started to create a Europe-wide network on de-pollution activities and to create a database on the state of pollution or ideally the state of intact caves. More team members mean more power and more international presence that again are factors that position the ECPC at a higher level of importance. If you are keen on working in a strong and international team with the aim to protect caves and karst areas, the ECPC is the place for you. What are the requirements? Having access to email and word processing applications. Being ready to work in an international team with cavers and scientists. Please note that the commission communication is in English. Just send a mail to protect...@eurospeleo.org for any contact. Please note that you need to apply before September 15th 2019 to give us time for Q&A and eventual additional requests. We count on you! best regards, Jean-Claude Thies ECPC President European Cave Protection Commission Fédération Spéléologique Européenne asbl. B.P. 3067 L-1030 Luxembourg www.eurospeleo.eu<http://www.eurospeleo.eu> ----------------------- List of Upcoming Cave and Karst Meetings 1) Karst Field Studies 2019: Five courses offered, 2 June - 3 August 2019 (Florida and Kentucky, USA), www.karstfieldstudies.com 2) National Speleological Congress of Switzerland, 9-12 August 2019 (Interlaken, Switzerland), https://sinterlaken.ch/en/ 3) 4th Summer School on Speleothem Science, 11-17 August 2019 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), https://www.speleothemschool.com/. 4) German Annual Speleo Meeting,15-18 August 2019 (Nesselwang, Bavaria, Germany), www.vdhk.de<http://www.vdhk.de> 5) 13th Balkan Cavers Camp, 2-8 September 2019, (Antalya, Turkey), http://bsuturkey.com/index.html 6) TransKarst 2019: The 3rd Asian Trans-Disciplinary Conference, 7-10 September 2019 (Bohol, Philippines), http://www.transkarst2019.com/. 7) ArmConference 2019: Caves as Natural and Cultural Monuments, 11-13 September 2019 (Yerevan, Armenia), http://armconference2019.com/ 8) 25th International Cave Bear Symposium, 18-22 September 2019 (Paklenica National Park, Croatia), nadja.kav...@univie.ac.at<mailto:nadja.kav...@univie.ac.at> 9) Geological Society of America Convention, 22-25 September 2019 (Phoenix, Arizona, USA), http://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Annual_Meeting/GSA/Events/gsa2019.aspx 10) 13th EuroSpeleo Forum, 23-26 September 2019 (Sofia, Bulgaria), https://esf2019.speleo-bg.org. 11) 46th IAH Congress "Groundwater Management and Governance Coping with Water Scarcity" (Topic 7: Karst Hydrogeology), 23-27 September 2019 (Malaga, Spain), http://www.iah2019.org/topics-and-sessions/ 12) 6th Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop, 4-6 October 2019 (Boerne, Texas, USA), https://hydrogeoworkshop.org/ 13) Sustainable Management of Show Caves, 7-9 October 2019 (Skocjan Caves Park, Slovenia), https://izrk-sci-mtg.zrc-sazu.si/en/ 14) National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, 7-11 October 2019 (Bristol, Virginia, USA), http://nckms.org/2019-symposium 15) 13th European Cave Rescue Meeting, 15-17 November 2019 (Istanbul, Turkey), https://caverescue.eu/13th-european-cave-rescue-meeting/ 16) International Congress: 80th Anniversary of the Cuban Speleological Society, 19-23 February 2020 (Caibarién, Villa Clara, Cuba), for information contact congreso80aniv....@gmail.com<mailto:congreso80aniv....@gmail.com>. 17) 16th Multidisciplinary Conference on the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, 20-24 April 2020 (San Juan, Puerto Rico), www.sinkholeconference.com<http://www.sinkholeconference.com> 18) US Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Meeting, 13-14 May 2020 (Nashville, Tennessee), for information contact akcl...@usgs.gov<mailto:akcl...@usgs.gov> 19) UNESCOkarst 2020: Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources, 18-22 May 2020 (Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA), https://unescokarst2020.com/ 20) 19th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, 29 August - 5 September 2020 (Catania, Italy), http://www.19isvetna.com/ 21) EuroKarst 2021: The European Congress on Karst Hydrogeology and Carbonate Reservoirs, 22-24 June 2021 (Málaga, Spain), http://www.eurokarst.org/ 22) 18th International Congress of Speleology, 23-29 July 2021 (Lyon, France), http://uis2021.speleos.fr/ ******************** George Veni, PhD Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) and President, International Union of Speleology (UIS) NCKRI address (primary) 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA Office: +575-887-5517 Mobile: +210-863-5919 Fax: +575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org<mailto:gv...@nckri.org> www.nckri.org<http://www.nckri.org/> UIS address Titov trg 2 Postojna, 6230 Slovenia www.uis-speleo.org<http://www.uis-speleo.org/>
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