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 OBJAVLJENO: 02.09.2010. 11:44

4th International Workshop on Ice Caves

Obertraun, Austria, June 5 - 11th, 2010

IWIC is a workshop entirely devoted to ice cave research. We wish to offer a place to point out the state of art, to discuss ongoing research efforts and to foster international cooperation. We welcome contributions related to any aspect of ice cave research, and particularly:
Ice cave climatology and the relations between hypogean and epigean environments
Morphology and mass balances of cave ice deposits
Stratigraphy and internal structure of hypogean ice deposits
Ice sampling methods
Cave ice crystal fabric
Chemical and isotopical studies on cave ice and its fluid inclusions
Applications of radiometric dating methods
Palynology, dendrochronology and other biology-related studies applied to ice cave research.

http://www.iwic2010.info/

 OBJAVLJENO:14.05.2010. 11:53

Casola 2010 - Incontro internazionale di speleologia

The Casola 2010 international caver meeting will be a really big event, with a lot of cavers coming from Italy, Europe and allover the world. The meeting will take place from 29-10 till November the first 2010.

In 2006 over 3000 cavers reached Casola Valsenio for sharing experiences and ideas, for showing reportages, exhibit technical equipments and living a friendly time. The “focus” of 2010 meeting concerns the new ways for communicating caves and caving to “not caving people”.

There will be an important Euro contest about “short videos 30”-180”, ideal audiovisual clips for social networks (You Tube and so…). Casola Valsenio is in the Province of Ravenna, in the North of Italy. It’s a nice village, near very particular gypsum hills in the “Parco Regionale della Vena del Gesso Romagnola”. There will be interesting guided tours in the caves and all around the karst area. You can easily reach Casola Valsenio by car from A1 (exit Faenza or Imola, Castebolognese and then Casola V). Bologna airport is only 50 km far from the meeting. Train (till Castelbolognese) and bus are available. More informations next on this site! You can also click “Contatti” & send a mail to Casola Info.

http://www.casola2010.it

 OBJAVLJENO:29.04.2010. 18:28

Balkan Cavers Meeting “Jasen ’2010”

Balkan cavers meeting “Jasen ’2010” was held near Belitsa village, FYR of Macedonia from 8 to 11 April 2010. It was organized by Macedonian federation of speleology, speleo club "Ursus speleos» Skopje, with the support of the Public Enterprise for Management and Protection of the Multipurpose Area Jasen - area (covering the river Treska and the entire valley and adjoining). The territory or management covers an area of 32 000 ha including the Yakupitsa (Vodno) mountain. It is located in the central part of Macedonia to the west of the town of Veles and south of Skopje. The Yakupitsa embrace several mountain ranges between the rivers Treska, Vardar and Babuna. The highest peak is Solunska glava (2540 m.n.v), near which is located the Solunska Glava Cave, which is the second deepest in Macedonia (- 450 m.). In the area of the second highest peak of Mount Karadzhitsa (2 473 m) is the entrance of Slovachka yama cave (- 525 m) which for now is the deepest in the country. The region is the subject of joint Slovakian-Macedonian expeditions. A significant part of the mountain is covered by karst. In its scope can be found among dozens of caves. Here is the longest cave in Macedonia - Slatinski izvor (4 km long) close to Slatino village;  the cave with the largest entrance in the country; the karst spring "Vrelo”, which is one of the most deepest in Europe (- 190 m). It was subsequently the subject of investigation by Bulgarian, French, Belgian, Italian and Macedonian cave divers, but its end is not yet reached.On 8 April, a mountain hut near Belitsa vill. becomes gathering place of the cavers from the Balkan countries. Besides representatives of the organizers in the face of the caving clubs “Ursus speleos ", "Peoni "," Vrelo " from Skopje and Zlatovrav" -  Prilep, the hut gathered there 5 cavers from Bulgaria (the clubs "Academic" and "Helictit” from Sofia ), 8 representatives of Romania, by two speleologists from  Slovenia and Croatia, 4 Serbian cavers! The meeting was opened by Gordana Janakievski - President of the Macedonian Federation of Speleology. On behalf of the Bulgarian Federation of Speleology, Balkan Speleological Union and European Federation of Speleology the participants were welcomed by Alexey Zhalov. The program continued with a presentation of the activities of the associations participating in the meeting, which was interrupted for technical reasons. In the next few hours of break the participants had the pleasure to visit one of the attractions of the area – the Peshna Cave near Lokvitsa vill. It is an active river cave with phenomenal entrance with dimensions 16.8×52.4 m.  The visit of this cave was also an opportunity for us to see remains of a Byzantium fortress. The legend says that this fortress used to be the home of Pesna - a sister of King Marko (1335- 1395). On the opposite side of the cave there is another fortress - Devini Kuli, known to have been the home of the second sister of King Marko - Deva. After the Peshna Cave we visited the karst plateau above it where was locates Kraptski ponor (sinkhole). It is supposed that this is a sinking place of Peshnitsa rivers which springs from the Peshna Cave. The distance between the points of sink and appearance of the water is 10 km with denivelation of several hundred meters. As a result of the joint Macedonian-French Research the sinkhole was explored down to 1.5 km with depth ~ 160 m. In the old sinkhole of the same river, which is located ~ 200 m of the active cave, the explorers also have entered ~ 1.5 km. According to cavers from the Macedonian club «Peoni", the distance between the two galleries of the caves is only 5 m. According to existing data, the development of a large cave system, which is a comprehensive study on the future.Presentations continued until late evening with the stories, photos and movies from Macedonian, Slovenian, Croatian and Romanian colleagues. The third day of the meeting was assigned to the penetrations into some of the most interesting caves in the area near the village of Slatina: Slatinski Izvor, Gorna Slatinska Cave and Puralo. All three caves were with interesting morphology and with beautiful decoration. In thee evening was held official meeting of the Balkan Speleogical Union. The secretary of the Union A. Zhalov reported about the activities of the in the period after the 3rd Balkan Camp in Turkey - the constitution of the three working commissions and election of their presidents. He presented the newly elected Chairman of the Cave and of karst protection commission Veselin Drobenov from Bulgaria. V. Drobenov shared his ideas on the activities of the commission and its first steps. After the final words of Gordana  Janakievska and A. Zhalov, the participants in the Balkan Meeting "Jasen'2010" wished each other  good-bye to the next events in the Balkan Speleological Union.The morning of April 11 put a final end to the first of all 6 Balkan events, which will be held during the year. It is more than certain that the meeting fulfilled its main task, namely to create conditions for mutual understanding and establish friendly relations between the Balkan countries speleologists and to motivate speleologists to participate in the 5th Balkan and Balkan Camp and cave expedition which will be held here in 2011. The provided accommodation and food and the general overall organization and conduct of the meeting were perfect. They are the result of the efforts of members of the Macedonian Federation of Speleology, Club “Ursus speleus” and the Management of the enterprise "Jasen." Therefore we owe thanks the Macedonian colleagues for their hospitality and care during our stay in Belitsa and generally in Macedonia.

Reported by Alexey Zhalov

The photos from the meeting are available at:
http://www.jasen.com.mk/Default.aspx?id=54b6a46c-983f-46d5-a545-824c6992c7d7
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home&__a=36#!/album.php?aid=2045596&id=1572936474&ref=mf

  OBJAVLJENO: 20.04.2010. 23:24

Protection of caves in Bulgaria

Dear Colleagues!

Please find below the English version of the Petition which we arrange and you can find here:

http://bgpetition.com/zakonzapeshterite/index.html

We will be very appreciate of you  if sighing the Petition  you  join to our efforts for approval of the Draft Low of Caves! Please spread this info among caving community in your country!

Thank you in advance!

Alexey Zhalov

Vice president of Bulgarian Federation of Speleology

TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
TO THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We the  900 members of the 35 caves club, united by the Bulgarian Federation of Speleology (BFSp),  insist   that  Bulgarian state  must take expansive measures for the protection of our caves!

Following the 80-year activity of hundreds of cavers throughout the country were studied and mapped  around 6 000 caves. Most of them is with scientific, cultural, aesthetic and economic importance:

- In the Suhi  Pecs (Kozarnika) (1 600 000 – 1 400 000 ) , Bacho Kiro, and Temnata Doupka Cave , and many other caves  we have the oldest traces of human culture in Europe;
- Hundreds of Bulgarian caves were used as sanctuaries and monasteries with religious purpose;
- Bulgarian caves are inhabited by over 800 unique species of cave animals;
- Bulgarian caves are the habitat of the largest bat colonies in Europe;
- 40 Bulgarian caves are used for residential and business water supply;
- In Bulgarian caves were discovered over 50 species of cave minerals;
- Bulgarian caves thousands of unique  concretions (stalagmites, stalactites, etc;
- 9  tourist caves are open for the  public and welcome thousands of tourists;
- 124 caves, karst formations and springs are on the list of our national geological heritage.

Ensure that existing laws, in most cases, formal and incomplete, preserving only those karst terrain and objects that are part of protected areas - national and natural parks, reserves and natural monuments - or are part of the NATURA 2000 network in Bulgaria.

Under the most serious imminence are caves that are not protected by existing laws, as are almost all (5 100) of surveyed caves in Bulgaria so far. They are subject to destructive and unpunished human activities - changes in their physical integrity - their distortion of the wrap, destruction of cave formations, cave fauna destruction, illegal business career, treasure and many others.
In 2004, in accordance with EU Directive 92/43, the Agreement on the Protection of European Bats (EUROBATS), in which Bulgaria is a party and 26/93 on the recommendation of the Commission, the Ministry of Environment and Water commission of the Bulgarian team Federation of Speleology to develop a draft Law on the caves.
The purpose of the bill was to put the protection of caves in Bulgaria before any other interests. He was adopted by the Council of Ministers and deposited in the 39th National Assembly. After never reached the Chamber, the law was submitted for consideration by the 40 th National Assembly and was passed on first reading by the Commission on the Environment and Water. Time for second reading of the draft by the committee and not come back do not get to discuss it in plenary.
What are the consequences?
Continue with even more appalling destructive power in the Bulgarian caves:
- Their outstanding property raises serious problems with their conservation and environmentally-use;
- Constantly increasing number of illegal dumpsites in caves;
- Many caves have been destroyed or threatened by destruction of the career activities;
- Impunity to pollute springs and karst cave rivers with unpredictable consequences for population health using these water sources;
- Increased illegal trade in caves;
- Unscrupulous treasure hunters destroy priceless hand continuous layers of human history and civilization;
- Irregular tour operation destroys the natural integrity of the caves and adversely affect the habitats of rare and endangered animal species - bats, birds, underground invertebrate fauna.
Exposing all these problems, and in this and our concerns, we believe that effective protection of the Bulgarian caves can be decided only by the adoption by the National Assembly Act caves!
We hope that the Bulgarian National Assembly will not allow our caves, which are an integral part of Bulgarian natural and universal, cultural and historical heritage to be lost for future generations.
For this we turn to Ms. Tsetska Tsacheva - Chairman of the National Assembly and to all Bulgarian MPs and to Mr. Boyko Borisov - Prime Minister of Bulgaria Rebublika take to heart the fate of the Bulgarian caves and to arrange for the introduction and adoption of Law of the caves!
In the text of the bill can be found at today's National Assembly or the site.

Let us with intelligence, and joint efforts will preserve 6-thousand Bulgarian caves!

Link to the petition: http://bgpetition.com/zakonzapeshterite/index.html

The International Conference "Speleology and Spelestology: Development and Interaction of Sciences", Russia, November 16-20. 2010.

The International Conference "Speleology and Spelestology: Development and Interaction of Sciences" will be held in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia in November 16-20. 2010.

The conference is being organized by International Conference "Speleology and Spelestology: Development and Interaction of Sciences", Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia by the Institute of Georgaphy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Geographic Society, Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology, Russian Society of Spelestological Researches, Naberezhnye Chelny Pedagogical Institute, under the patronage of the UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis.

After scientific sessions, two days excursion will be organized. The participants will visit the capital – Kazan and speleological and spelestological objects of Tatarstan: Sarmanovsky and Aktashsky copper mines (XVIII cent.); gypsum caves; Kamsko-Ustyinsky gypsum mine – one of the largest in Europe.

The topics of the Conference are:

1. Section of Speleology:
-Modern methods of studies using GIS;
-Problems of Speleogenesis;
-Results of regional speleological researches;
-Biospeleology;
-Caves in mine workings;
-Historical, archeological and paleozoological studies of caves;
-Mineralogy of caves;
-Ice caves.

2 Section of Spelestology (artificial caves)
-Methods of studies and inventorying of caves;
-Regional spelestological studies;
-Secondary mineral formation;
-Geoecologic research aspects;
-natural and antropogenic factors of the formation of underground landscapes.

3 Section of protection and use of the caves
-Cave ecology;
-Legal questions and practice of protection of the caves;
-Recreational e activities and safety.
Deadline for submissions: June 1st 2010.
For correspondence and submissions, please use the following addresses:
Gunko Alexey (the executive secretary): prospeleo@mail.ru
Dolotov Yurii: dolotov@yandex.ru

More details in the 1st Circular: http://pro-speleo.ru/FirstCircular_Eng.pdf

Official page (with online pre-registration options): http://pro-speleo.ru/index/english/0-26

 OBJAVLJENO:01.03.2010. 11:15

National Congress of Speleology, the XXXVIII –th edition

Speodava Caving Club (http://www.speodava.ro) is organizing the National Congress of Speleology, XXXVIII-th edition during 9-12 September 2010 in Stei, Bihor county.
The organization is under the auspices of the Romanian Caving Federation (FRS). Also our partners : “National Avram Iancu” College Stei, Natural Park Apuseni, Stei City Hall, support from the Mountain Rescue Association Bihor, Romania Caving Rescue Service ( CORSA ), Caving club Crysis Oradea, Caving club “Z” Astileu, and Cristal Caving club Oradea. In 1972 the romanian cavers have reunited for the first time during a manifestation called “Speosport”. Since then, this event has repeated its self until 2000 when it became The National Congress of Speleology. The National Congress of Speleology is the annual reunion of the romanian cavers lead by The Romanian Caving Federation. The event marks a year of work balance is equally a forum for expression and debate on all matters related to caving, carstologie or related to them.
Some information:
- Updated information will be found on www.frspeo.ro and/or on http://congres2010.speodava.ro . Everything we know and plan will be posted on the site immediately. If some information is not on the site, it means we don’t have information about a certain thing or some things are yet to be scheduled. If you need more details contact the organizers at congres2010@frspeo.ro .
General Information
The National Congress of Speleology, XXXVIII –th edition will take place in the city Stei , National College “Avram Iancu” Stei, Apuseni Natural Park. The College offers to its organizers, a conference hall, gym, rooms for meeting in groups in boarding accommodation, hotel, playground, cafeteria for serving meals. Stei city (http://www.stei.ro / www.bihor.ro/stei.html ) is located in Beius Depression, on the bank of Crisul Negru ( Black River), the southern foot of Bihor Mountains and the northern foot of Codru Moma Mountains.
Program :
04 - 08 September – Pre-Congress trips 09 - 12 September – Congress Manifestations Detailed program will be sent on to you in the next emails.
Congress Fee – 40 lei (10 euro). The registration fee includes access to all sections of the Congress, festive meal, map and participation badge, accommodation in tents, 5% discount on shopping or service from our sponsors.
We provide the following discounts for advance fee payment :
- Until 30 May = 50%
- Until 30 June = 30%
- Until 30 July = 10%

FEDERAŢIA ROMANĂ DE SPEOLOGIE, www.frspeo.ro

 OBJAVLJENO:27.02.2010. 16:04

Statuti međunarodnih speleoloških organizacija

Na Hrvatskom speleološkom poslužitelju dostupni su statuti međunarodnih speleoloških organizacija s kojima surađuju hrvatski speleolozi:

PDF Statut UIS  (Međunarodna speleološka unija)

PDF Statut FSE. FSE regulations.  (Europska speleološka federacija)

PDF Statut BSU.  (Balkanska speleološka unija)

 OBJAVLJENO:26.02.2010. 18:57

WHITE NOSE SYNDROME INFO-SHEET

• PDF Informativni letak o WNS šišmiša u SAD.

• WNS breaking news

• PDF Tennessee Bats  Alert.

 OBJAVLJENO:25.02.2010. 17:45

18. međunarodna škola krša "Klasični krš"

 18. međunarodna krasoslovna škola "Klasični krš" održat će se od 14. do 19. lipnja 2010. u Postojni, a biti će posvećena Dinarskome kršu. To je prostrano, 800 km dugo i do 150 km široko krško područje, koje zauzima veći dio Dinarskih gora te zapadni dio Slovenije. Karakteristike dinarskog krša su velike cjelovite površine, izuzetna raznolikost reljefnih oblika, izuzetne špilje, velike rijeke ponornice i krški izvori. Zbog izrazite specifičnosti oblika i pojava na ovom se prostoru vrlo rano počelo sa znanstvenim istraživanjima i prvim opisima krša. U 19. stoljeću je iz imena pokrajine Kras nastao termin karst, a lokalni nazivi reljefnih oblika, dolina polje, uvala, i ponor postali su stručni termini. Na ovom su prostoru otkrivene i opisane prve jamske životinje.
Unatoč otkriće mnogobrojnih novih krških područja u drugačijim geološkim ili klimatskim uvjetima, dinarski krš ostaje još uvjek svjetski važno krško područje. Dinarski krš je locus typicus za mnogobrojne oblike i pojave, mjesto intenzivnog istraživanja, kao i mjesto susretanja kršoslovaca čitavog svijeta.
Namjera susreta je prikazati karakteristike dinarskog krša i omogućiti mlađim generacijama kršoslovaca usporedbu ovoga krša sa drugima krškim područjima.
Raspravljat ćemo o karakterističnim obilježjima ovoga krša, o povijesti istraživanja, o mišljenjima i idejama i to usporediti sa drugim krškim područjima od tropskih do polarnih krajeva. Posjetit ćemo karakteristične reljefne oblike i najznačajnije špilje.
U školu pozivamo sve kršoslovce, stručnjake, mlade znanstvenike, studente, projektante života na kršu te sve ostale koje krš privlači.
Rad škole održat će se po sljedećem programu:
uvodna predavanja,
gostujuća predavanja,
krška tematska predavanja,
predstava plakata i
ekskurzije i terenski rad.
Uvodna predavanja će obuhvatiti sljedeće teme Dinarskog krša:
geomorfologija dinarskog krša,
geologija dinarskog krša,
hidrologija dinarskog krša,
biospeleologija dinarskog krša i
speleologija dinarskog krša.

Prijave i informacije: http://iks.zrc-sazu.si

OBJAVLJENO: 17.02.2010. 21:26

INVITATION TO BALKAN SPELEOLOGICAL MEETING JASEN 2010, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Dear cavers,
We, Macedonian Speleological Federation and Balkan Speleological Union, would like to invite you to take part in the meeting of the Balkan speleological federations. The meeting will be held in Republic of Macedonia, in the municipality of Makedonski Brod, village Belica. Date of the meeting is from the 8th of April till the 11th. The agenda for the meeting will be attached to the invitation letter. Please prepare short presentations about the activities in 2009 in your federations and if you are able to present us the law regulations about cave protection and cave management in your countries.
Food and accommodation for 2 representatives of each federation and BSU representatives, will be covered by our side. For other participants food and accommodation will be paid by themselves.
Please send us the registration list for participants coming to this meeting no late then April 01st 2010.
Information about this meeting will be placed on these web pages after February 10th 2010:

www.speleomacedonia.org.mk

www.ursusspeleos.cjb.net

If you like to see more about the region where the meeting will take place go to www.jasen.com.mk

HOW TO REACH BELICA:
With CAR:
As shown on the map, you need to come to the municipality of
Makedonski Brod where information board will be put showing the road to village
Belica. For more info contact us. (Contact details on the last page)
With BUS:
In the Skopje Bus Station there is a mini bus going to village Samokov
everyday at 16:00h. The ticket price is about 7 euros in one way. If you are
planning to come with bus lets us know, so that a car is waiting to bring you to
Belica.
With PLANE:
You will arrive at the Airport “Alexander the Great”, which is near Skopje.
Then you follow the same route as with the Bus. Let us know if you are planning
to come with plane so we can arrange your coming to Belica.
ACCOMMODATION:
Camping:
If you are planning to stay in tents, in the yard of the mounting hut Belica
you can place yourself free of charge.
Mounting hut Belica:
For 2 representatives of each federation food and accommodation will be
at our cost. You will stay in the mounting hut Belica.
If there are more free places also other participants can stay there on their
expense.
HOTELS:
If you are interested in staying in hotel check these web pages:
www.makviking.com.mk
www.poreckibiser.com.mk
The hotels are nearby the place where the meeting will be held.
CONTACTS:
Bojan Petkovski (English and Bulgarian) ++38970254180
Ali Samet (English and Bulgarian) ++38971223894
Please send your registration form to petkovskibojan@yahoo.com
Further information and registration info can be found on these web pages

www.speleomacedonia.org.mk

www.ursusspeleos.cjb.net

Alexey Zhalov c/o Balkan Speleological Union!
Dear Speleo Friends!
I would like inform you in advance that the Pre - Balkan Camp organised by Macedonian Federation of Speleology in Jasen Mt. will take place from 11 th April 2010!!! The Camp will be organised close to Belica vill , Makedonski Brod Municipality. The presentations of the national activities during the past 2009 year are forseen! The hosta are also interested abount the national regulation (legislation) for the cave protection of each Balkan counntry! The preliminary program forceen fairwell party with the Ambasadors of peresented countries in Skopie!
The official application of the camp will be available on the web pages of BSU http://www.balkan-speleo.org and http://www.ursusspeleos.cjb.net/ , http://www.speleomacedonia.org.mk/
Please put this data in your memorisers!
I hope to see delegates of each Balkan country in Macedonia!
Best regards
Yours friendly
Alexey Zhalov
Secretary General of BSU

OBJAVLJENO: 15.02.2010. 16:03

BSU events 2010-2011

Event Name, Period Place
Country Organizers - contact

Preparation of V Balkan Cavers Camp Pre Balkan Camp 2011 Meeting, Jasen Mt. FYR Macedonia SFM
speleomacedonia@yahoo.com

Balkan Cave Research expedition “Mizhishnica-2010” , 2 to 8 May, Vratza Mt. Bulgaria BFS
bfs@abv.bg

Balkan Cavers Camp IV Balkan Cvers Camp, 15 – 18 July 2010, Padis Bihor Mt. Natural Park Apuseni Romania FRS
office@frpseo.ro

Balkan speleo rescue, Cave rescue traning, July 2010, Natural Park Jasen , Kula, FYR Macedonia SFM
NP Jasen
Macedonian Red Cross
Slovenian speleo rescue service
speleomacedonia@yahoo.com

Balkan Cavers Training Camp
Technical Speological School
23 July – 01 August 2010, Caput Bihor Mt. Natural Paak Apuseni
Romania FRS
office@frpseo.ro

Balkan Cave Rescue Regional Cave Resque School
1-10 October 2010, Rosia Muntii Padurea Craiului Romania FRS
office@frpseo.ro

Balkan Conférence of Speleology Scientific Communication Sesssion "Sciences in labyrinth"
to be establish, Romania FRS
office@frpseo.ro

Alexey Zhalov
Secretary General BSU

OBJAVLJENO: 15.02.2010. 15:47

WHITE NOSE SYNDROME IN EUROPE

Dear Caving Friends, Chers Amis Spéléo,
(VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS)
As you might know the presence of the White Nose Syndrome fungus (WNS), that have already killed more than one million bats in the USA (cf. http://www.caves.org/WNS/ ), has been detected in Europe (Dordogne, France). All the details about this presence has been stated in the article of Sebastien Puechmaille from the University College Dublin - Ireland :
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/16/2/pdfs/09-1391.pdf

For the moment no fact has established that European bats would risk the same situation as in the USA - the researches are still going on - , but of course the principle of prevention has to apply. In the European speleological community, Italy seems to be the most advanced at this level since the SSI has sensitized its cavers of the risk and has already established preventive measures for the cavers in Italy not to be a factor of spreading the WNS outside of the caves they explore. The SSI document is available on :
- English version :
www.eurospeleo.org/main3/papers/wns/precauzioni_WNS_ITALIA_Eng_.pdf

- Italian version :
http://www.ssi.speleo.it/it/download/WNS/WNS-SSI.pdf

Face to this situation, the FSE is creating a "European WNS work-group", coordinated in a first period by Ioana Meleg, ECPC president, who will have the following objectives :
- Gathering all the available information on WNS in Europe
- Establishing what could be the proposals of European preventive measures according to each phase of the situation (present, pre-epidemic, epidemic, etc).
- Making proposals to the European speleological community and collect the expressed remarks
- Making the link with the situation in each country
- etc
Sebastien Puechmaille has informed us about his agreement to be part of this workgroup.

If you have information about WNS in your country or in other areas, or if you are interested to participate to the work of this European work-group, please send an email to : wns@eurospeleo.org
Of course we invite every motivated person to participate, it would be important to have at least 1 or 2 persons per European country.
Looking forward to reading you soon,
Best wishes,

for the/pour le Bureau,
Olivier Vidal
Secr. General FSE
European Speleological Federation
+33 6 81 61 16 70
Email : contact@eurospeleo.org
Web : www.eurospeleo.org
Forums : http://fsue.org/forums/

OBJAVLJENO: 15.02.2010. 15:47

Spele-O-Feminin 2010

Dear All,
(VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS)
The FSE and the UIS Techning department have the pleasure to officially invite you to participate to "Spele-O-Feminin" International Gathering from the 3rd to the 5th of April 2010 in Ardeche - France. It's the first time that a speleological international event will gather so many female cavers from all over Europe and elsewhere. Men are also welcome. SpeleO féminin is an FSE EuroSpeleo Project FSE and is organised by the Rhone-Alpes Speleological FFS Committee in partnership with the Teaching department of the UIS, and also different sponsors and institutions.

The idea has arisen from the discovery that, in different places in Europe, women organize camps to practice speleology together. We have therefore concluded that an international gathering of female speleologists could bring us a lot, on a human level and to share about our practices. This event will take place early April during Easter celebrations, in Ardèche, close by the Nature Reserve of Ardèche Gorges, globally known for its caves and prehistoric sites, between Lyon and Marseille. It will comprise cave visit and exploration, conferences, round tables, Gala night, movies projection and photos showing.
The practical details and the programme are on :
http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=256

And all the information is available at :
http://speleo.e-monsite.com/rubrique,english,559915.html

The modest financial help sought by the organizing team to several speleological structures is intended to make easier the venue and stay of attendees and more particularly those coming from far (Central Europe, etc) for which an allowance is provided for transport and accommodation.

Looking forward to seeing you soon at Spele-O-Feminin,
Best speleological regards,

The Organisation Committee
Contact : http://speleo.e-monsite.com/rubrique,english,559915.html

Marcel Meyssonnier
President of UIS Teaching Commission
&
Olivier Vidal
Secr. General FSE
+33 6 81 61 16 70
Email : contact@eurospeleo.org
Web : www.eurospeleo.org
Forums : http://fsue.org/forums/

OBJAVLJENO: 15.02.2010. 15:30

SPELEOHUNGARY100

Please broadcast this message to all your speleological networks /
Merci de faire suivre ce message à tous vos réseaux spéléo.

Dear Caving Friends / Chers Amis Spéléos,
(VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS)

It's with a great pleasure that you and your club are invited to the 5th EuroSpeleo Forum "SpeleoHungary 100" organised by the Hungarian Speleological Society (MKBT) under the patronnage of the European Speleological Federation (FSE) that will be held on the 7-9 May 2010 in Budapest-Hungary.

The new bilingual website of the event is available on :
www.speleohungary100.hu

It explains all the programme and detail all the tours that are included in the entrance fee of 30 euros.
To get this fee you need to register online as soon as possible starting on the 20th of February.

The huge European Speleological event will be THE event 2010 where all the European cavers will meet each other around many speleological activities :
Conferences, Movies, Free Cave Tours, Cave diving, Parties, SpeleoBar and much more !
If you have any question, please let us know at :
info@speleohungary100.hu

See you in Budapest at the 5th EuroSpeleo Forum,
Best speleological regards,
Szabolcs Leél-Őssy
Chairman of the Organizing Committee

info@speleohungary100.hu

&

Olivier Vidal

Secr. General FSE

+33 6 81 61 16 70
Email : contact@eurospeleo.org

Web : www.eurospeleo.org

Forums : http://fsue.org/forums/

OBJAVLJENO: 15.02.2010. 15:24

5th edition of the EuroSpeleo Forum

Dear Caving Friends, Chers Amis Spéléos,

This is with a great pleasure that the FSE announces you that the 5th edition of the EuroSpeleo Forum will be held during the "SpeleoHungary 100" event, 100th anniversary of the Hungarian Society, from the 7th to the 9th of May 2010 in Budapest - Hungary.

Everything has been made to welcome every European caver to gather there in order to meet and exchange. On site, there are plenty of possibilities of caving during and after the congress.

If you want to present a conference you can send it to :
info@spelohungary100.hu
as soon as possible before the 31st of December 2009.

Organisers have also prepared an "Hungarian SpeleoBar" that will be the main gathering point on the evenings.
Basic registrations are at 30 euros and full registrations including the different meals and all the proceedings are at 65 euros up to 31st of December 2009. Register soon !
All the information is on http://www.barlang.hu/speleohungary100

The 2010 FSE General Assembly meeting will be held on the Saturday afternoon 8th of May 2010 on the congres site.

Should you have any further question please let us know,
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Best speleological regards,

for the/pour le Bureau,
Olivier Vidal
Secr. General FSE
+33 6 81 61 16 70
Email : contact@eurospeleo.org
Web : www.eurospeleo.org
Forums : http://fsue.org/forums/

OBJAVLJENO: 15.02.2010. 15:21

INVITATION TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUBTERRANEAN BIOLOGY 2010 

The biennial International Conference on Subterranean Biology (ICSB) is the premier forum for the presentation and discussion of advances in theoretical and applied subterranean biology.
Subterranean biology, also referred to as biospeleology or speleobiology, is an integrative field of biology dealing with all aspects of life in subterranean environments like caves, subterranean fissure systems, or groundwater.
Biennial international conferences (used to be called symposia) on subterranean biology are an initiative of the International Society for Subterranean Biology (ISSB), organized by appointed national members.
Postojna, Slovenia, is one of the world centers for cave and karst research, and historically known as the cradle of speleobiology. The first subterranean life – apart from mythical creatures – was discovered and described from the famous Postojna Cave.
Karst, or Kras, is a region in the vicinity of Postojna. The international term karst, used to denote a landscape type rich in caves and other geomorphological phenomena in carbonate rock, originates from here.
Organized under the auspices of the International Society for Subterranean Biology by:
Biotehniška fakulteta – Univerza v Ljubljani
Inštitut za raziskovanje krasa ZRC SAZU
Notranjski muzej Postojna
E-mail: info@icsb2010.net,  web: http://www.icsb2010.net/

OBJAVLJENO: 19.11.2009. 12:41

BEAL ROPE

Dear Caving Friends, Chers Amis Spéléo,
Thanks to our official partnership with the European caving rope manufacturer, BEAL, the European Speleological Federation (FSE) is able to present you the preview of the new caving rope technology that Beal has invented and that they will officialise on next week. It is a complex polymerization process called UNICORE that enables to bind the sheath of the speleo-rope to the core, while all the other qualities of the rope are kept and even reinforced. This specific process that Beal have patented enables us to have an 8.5mm rope that has all the qualities of the Spelenium 9mm rope with which we are used to. Like this, we gain in weight and in resistance of the sheath of the rope. For those who need type A ropes, the Beal Unicore Spelenium rope exists also in diameters 10.5 and 11mm.

You can access to the bilingual press release specially in preview on the FSE website (pdf file of 300 ko) :

pdf\beal-unicore.pdf

And the videos in 5 languages of the comparative tests between Unicore and classic rope technologies are accessible on :

http://beal-planete.com/spelenium/

Should you have technical questions or suggestions about the Unicore tecnology, please send them to contact@eurospeleo.org and you will receive an answer from BEAL.

Best wishes for your explorations,

European Speleological Federation
Fédération Spéléologique Européenne
Email : contact@eurospeleo.org
Web FSE : www.eurospeleo.org
Forums : http://fsue.org/forums/

OBJAVLJENO: 01.10.2010. 22:15

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