Month: March 2020

The UIS shares the world’s concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. We send our best hopes for your good health and that of your loved ones. Many caving and research trips and conferences are being cancelled and postponed. We urge you to be patient and supportive of those organizing expeditions, meetings, and other activities as they seek ways to advance speleology while protecting everyone’s health. Please follow carefully the rules your governments have created for your protection against the virus, which will help end this crisis sooner. On behalf of the UIS Bureau and its 54 member countries, we send you our best wishes, and thank you for supporting speleology and the protection of the world’s health. Dr. George Veni UIS President

Next deadline for submition of request for speleological events support is May 31, 2020. Grants can be given to international expeditions or other projects focused on exploration, study, or protection of caves and karst, with emphasis on educational, technical and/or scientific cooperation with the local speleological community. UIS Bureau decided, that for 2020 up to three grants will be granted with a combined total funding cap of 3000 Euros. All requests should show explicitly that the proposed expedition is in agreement with the Statutes, Internal Regulations, and Code of Ethics of the UIS. Requests must be sent to the UIS via Secretary General Fadi Nader at fadi.nader@orange.fr More details can be found in the Speleological Events Support Guidelines.