UIS

18th International Congress of Speleology
2022-07-24 - 2022-07-31 | Savoie Technolac, Le Bourget du Lac, Savoie, France
The UIS hosts an International Congress of Speleology every four years, which is the world’s most significant gathering of cave and karst scientists, managers, educators, and explorers. This year the congress will be expanded into the major international event that will celebrate the International Year of Caves and Karst.

27th International Cave Bear Symposium
2022-09-01 - 2022-09-04 | an der Salzach, Salzburg, Austria
The 27th International Cave Bear Symposium (ICBS 2022) will be held in Golling an der Salzach (province Salzburg, Austria). All researchers and interested colleagues are invited to take an active or passive role in the proceedings. The Symposium takes place in collaboration with the Haus der Natur Salzburg, the Regional Association for Speleology of Salzburg and the Eisriesenwelt GmbH.

Man and Karst Conference
2022-09-12 - 2022-09-17 | Sicily, Italy
As part of the International Year of the Caves and Karst, organized by the International Union of Speleology (UIS) to celebrate caves and karst internationally and teach the world about their importance, the International Scientific Conference “Man and Karst” is organized in Sicily from 12th to 17th September 2022. The extreme north-western sector of Sicily, where this event will be held, which geographically belongs to the Monti di Capo San Vito in the Province of Trapani, represents an outstanding example for the comprehensive understanding of karst. Here we will explore pure karst landscapes, caves and spectacular and evocative Mountains and their profound relationship with Man.
In this context, the common relationship of Mediterranean Elimi peoples with its own peculiar karst environment has been represented for centuries, in the past with a wisely and naturally sustainable use of its resources, nowadays in an increasingly conflictual way, as dramatically devastating of its precious resources, first of all the karst waters and caves threatened by heavy degradation and contamination inclusive from waste waters or microplastic, for a senseless and inconsiderate use of the territory.

International Show Caves Association and US National Caves Association Congress
2022-09-21 - 2022-10-01 | San Antonio, Texas, USA

15th European Cave Rescue Meeting
2022-09-29 - 2022-10-02 | Rudice/Moravian Karst, Czech Republic
The 15th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Rudice, Moravian Karst, Czech Republic from September 29th till October 2nd, 2022.
Pre-Meeting from September 27th till 29th, 2022.

Importance, State of the Art, and Prospective of Utilization and Protection of Resources in Karst
2022-10-21 - 2022-10-22 | Belgrade, Serbia
The multidisciplinary conference Importance, State of the Art, and Prospective of Utilization and Protection of Resources in Karst will be held on October 21st 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The plenary lectures and oral presentations will take place at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), Kneza Mihaila St. 35, Belgrade, Serbia. The conference will provide space for both working professionals and the academic students, to present results of their challenging work in the karst environments.
The conference will be organized by Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), Board on Karst and Speleology, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography, Geographical Institute „Jovan Cvijić“ of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Centre for Karst Hydrogeology of the Faculty of Mining and Geology and Karst Commission of the Serbian Geological Society.

Highlights of Geoscientific Cave Research Symposium: Austria
2022-11-11 - 2022-11-12 | Vienna, Austria
Following a successful symposium on the exploration of caves in 2021, this second twoday symposium provides an overview of the latest developments and highlights in the geoscientific study of caves and karst. International experts from various disciplines in the geosciences and related fields will give keynote lectures aimed at a broad audience. The second half day of this event will focus on an emerging research topic in cave science, the origin of hypogene caves — cavities which have developed from rising groundwater.

20th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
2022-11-22 - 2022-11-26 | Dak Nong Province, Vietnam
The 20th international event on the similar theme under the patronage of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves (CVC). But this time the event is also under the auspices of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (GGN) and the Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN). The event consists of two-days presentations and two-days field excursions to several volcanic caves within the Daknong Unesco Global Geopark, where more than 50 volcanic caves have been identified and explored, totalling more than 10,000m in length i.e. the largest and most rigorous volcanic cave system in Southeast Asia. More interestingly there is plenty of evidence of prehistoric human settlement inside several caves – a globally exceptionally rare phenomenon.

United Nations Water Summit on Groundwater, with side event on Karst Aquifers
2022-12-06 - 2022-12-08 | UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
The UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022 aims to bring attention to groundwater at the highest international level. The Summit will use the UN World Water Development Report 2022 as a baseline and the SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework as a guideline to define actions towards more responsible and sustainable use and protection of this vital natural resource. The Summit will unify the statements from all major water-related events in 2022 into one comprehensive groundwater message for the UN Water Conference 2023.

GeoModelling/VisualKARSYS N4 Course
2023-02-22 - 2023-02-23 | online
Visual KARSYS is a software platform dedicated to karst groundwater management.
Visual KARSYS offers a series of tools for assessing aquifer geometries and groundwater flow-systems.
Visual KARSYS is made available for scientists, engineers, managers and stakeholders facing environmental issues in karst environments: groundwater resources exploitation and protection, civil engineering projects, geothermal heat probes, Natural hazards, waste deposits, etc.

United Nations 2023 Water Conference
2023-03-22 - 2023-03-24 | New York City, New York, USA
Water is a fundamental part of all aspects of life. Water is inextricably linked to the three pillars of sustainable development, and it integrates social, cultural, economic and political values. It is crosscutting and supports the achievement of many SDGs through close linkages with climate, energy, cities, the environment, food security, poverty, gender equality and health, amongst others. With climate change profoundly affecting our economies, societies and environment, water is indeed the biggest deal breaker to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

17th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst
2023-03-27 - 2023-03-31 | Tampa, Florida, USA
The 17th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts on Karst, more commonly called “The Sinkhole Conference,” will be held on 27-31 March 2023 in at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, USA. This long-standing internationally acclaimed and attended meeting is multidisciplinary, with topics including geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology, land management, water supply and quality, geophysics, and many others. The conference began in Florida in 1984 and we’re happy to return it there for the best Sinkhole Conference yet!
Mark your calendar for March 2023 and look for registration and the call for abstracts to begin in early 2022.

10th Speleological Symposium
2023-03-27 - 2023-03-31 | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia

4th International Planetary Caves Conference
2023-05-04 - 2023-05-07 | Haria Municipality, Lanzarote, Spain
The 4th International Planetary Caves Conference plans to continue capitalizing on advances in the current state-of-the-art cave exploration and exchanging knowledge and ideas between scientists and engineers for future cave missions. Topics include:

Genesis and significance of cave-like features across the solar system planetary bodies
Mars subsurface exploration and science potential through cave entrances
Lunar subsurface exploration and science potential through cave entrances
The possibility to search for subterranean volatiles and determine subsurface habitability
Space mission concepts, remote sensing, robotic access, and exploration
The astrobiology potential of planetary subsurface environments
Technologies and architectures required for human exploration and habitation

Additionally, the conference will provide a forum to discuss ongoing mission proposals to space agencies and the longer-term objective of developing a strategy for research and robotic exploration of caves across the solar system.

15th EuroSpeleo Forum
2023-05-17 - 2023-05-21 | Breitscheid/Hessen, Germany
The organizers of the 2023 meeting of the German cavers, the German Speleological Federation as well as the FSE Bureau cordially invites you to join the 15th EuroSpeleoForum (ESF) in Breitscheid/Hessen, which will take place between 17th and 21st of May 2023. The village of Breitscheid is situated 8 km west the city of Herborn, about 70 km east of Bonn and about 80 km northwest of Frankfurt/Main.
The Breitscheid karst only measures 3 square km. However, it hosts 16 km of currently known cave passages. The largest caves known are the Herbstlabyrinth-Adventhöhle- System (over 13 km long, currently the 4th longest cave in Germany) and the Erdbachhöhlensystem (over 2 km long). The area belongs to the Geopark Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus with a lot of karst features like dolines, sinkholes, dry valleys and karst resurgences. Parts of the Herbstlabyrinth- Adventhöhle-System are accessible for tourists.
The meeting venue will be the school compound and a nearby multi-purpose communal hall in Breitscheid. There will be a campground as well as places for mobile homes. Dormitories (sleeping bag and mattress necessary) will be provided in classrooms. Hotels and B&Bs are available in the surroundings of Breitscheid.
There will be many field-trips to the local caves as well as surface excursions and presentations. Conference language will be German and English.

New Mexico Geological Society Fall Field Conference
2023-05-18 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
The 73rd annual Fall Field Conference of the New Mexico Geological Society will be held in the Carlsbad area of southeastern New Mexico, a region last visited by the Society in 2006. The 2023 conference will focus specifically on evaporite karst of the lower Pecos region, and more broadly on the geology and stratigraphy of the Delaware Basin in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. This region is of immense economic and scientific importance due to its prolific oil and gas production and its designation by the International Union of Geological Sciences as a Global Stratotype Section for rocks of middle Permian age. Evaporite karst phenomena formed in middle and upper Permian strata occur on a variety of scales and are broadly distributed throughout the region.

Clay Minerals Society Conference: Karst Trip and Session
2023-05-20 - 2023-05-25 | Austin, Texas, USA
The Clay Minerals Society is an international organization devoted to the study of clays and clay minerals. CMS hosts annual meetings bringing clay scientist across a multitude of disciplines together to exchange research findings and build a collaborative atmosphere.
The 60th Annual Meeting will take place in Austin, Texas from May 20-25, 2023. We will have over 30 sessions with four keynote/award presentations.
Short course will cover chlorite geology, geochemistry, and mineralogy. Researchers at the UT-Austin Jackson School of Geosciences and the Bureau of Economic Geology are organizing and hosting this event. Discussions will be linked to examples from the BEG Austin Core Research Center.
Field trips will focus on the clay mineralogy and geology of cave complexes in the Edwards Limestone near Austin, TX. Researchers from National Cave & Karst Research Institute and UT-Austin Jackson School of Geosciences are organizing this event.

Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association Biennial Conference
2023-05-21 - 2023-05-26 | Nelson, New Zealand
The ACKMA Conference in 2023 will be held 21-26 May 2023. The conference booking form is located at www.ackma.org/Conf2023/Takaka2023ConferenceRegistrationForm.pdf
The ACKMA Conference Accommodation options are located at ackma.org/Conf2023/ConferenceAccommodation.pdf

14th International Symposium on Pseudokarst
2023-05-22 - 2023-05-26 | Sudetes, Poland

Visual KARSYS: GeoModeling Course N5
2023-05-31 - 2023-06-01 | online
This workshop is dedicated to the learning of the construction of 3D geological models with the implicit approach. Participants will be briefly introduced in the theoretical aspects of 3D geomodelling and will be guided through the construction of a 3D geological model in a folded / eroded / thrusted environment by using different geological data (maps, cross-sections, drillholes, galleries, faults, etc.). The course is dedicated to geologists / hydrogeologists working in complex areas.

White-nose Syndrome National Meeting
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-08 | Palm Springs, California, USA
For more information please contact christina_kocer@fws.gov or meg@delaneymeetingevent.com

BRCA: Bones in Caves: Awkward Inconvenience or Hidden Opportunity?
2023-06-12 | online
Recreational cavers are often the first people to discover and report new discoveries of archaeological importance in caves. There is, however, uncertainty about procedures for ensuring that new finds are investigated, and how appropriate conservation measures should be implemented. This seminar will outline the problems and opportunities that may arise when cavers encounter bones in caves, and will be illustrated by case studies that provide some examples of best (and not-so-best) practice.

30. International karstological school "Classical karst" - "Karst - approaches and conceptual models"
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-23 | Postojna, Slovenia
In June 2023, the Karst Research Institute will host the 30th International Karstological School, which will be dedicated to various approaches to karst research and the development of conceptual models. Early studies of karst in Europe date back to the 16th century, where researchers focused mainly on the movement of groundwater, large springs, ponors and sinking rivers, and some caves. In the 19th century, modern scientific methods began to be applied, focusing mainly on geomorphology, but soon expanding to other areas of research. Karst research is highly interdisciplinary and has made great progress in recent years. Modelling studies and conceptual models have given us a rich new understanding of karst, speleogenesis, karst aquifers, and ecosystems. As research methodology and technology have greatly improved over the past decade, the theme of the 30th anniversary of IKS is a more than justifiable choice.

US National Speleological Society Convention
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-30 | Elkins, West Virginia, USA
The 2023 version of our annual convention will be held in Elkins, West Virginia. As one of the largest annual gathering of cavers in the United States, it is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, learn a lot about caving, and go caving.

16th Balkan Cavers' Camp
2023-06-28 - 2023-07-02 | Nova Varoš, Serbia
To create conditions for connections and cooperation between the cavers and the speleological organizations of Balkan countries and their colleagues from all over the world by sharing information, experience, ideas, establishing joint exploration projects and expeditions etc. Excursions for acquaintance of the karst areas, as well as in the most representative caves in the area.

37th Brazilian Congress of Speleology,
2023-07-26 - 2023-07-29 | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
The theme thought for the 37th Brazilian Congress of Speleology in Curitiba is “Brazilian speleology in perspective: the search for unity for multiple realities”.

Summer School on Speleothem Science
2023-08-06 - 2023-08-13 | São Paulo, Brazil
S4 2023 will consist of three days of lectures and workshops from experts in the field of speleothem science at the Institute of Geosciences at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Participants will also get the chance to present their own research to fellow participants and the experts during poster sessions.​ This will be followed by a 3-day field trip to PETAR (Parque Estadual Turistico do Alto Riberia), a beautiful region renowned for its caves.
​Preliminary lecture topics (subject to change)

Stable isotopes (oxygen and carbon)
Trace elements
Speleothem formation
Cave monitoring + speleothem sampling (in the field)
Dating (U and Pb)
Speleothems and climate models
Paleotemperature
Karst geomorphology and hydrology (in the field)
Multi-archive reconstructions

​Preliminary workshops (subject to change)

Speleothem petrography
Age-depth modeling
Time series analysis
Professional development panel
Cave photography (in the field)

National Caving Conference: Hidden Earth
2023-09-15 - 2023-09-17 | Bristol, England
Hidden Earth is the name for the British Cave Research Association’s (BCRA’s) annual caving conference.
This weekend-long event taking place in September every year is a friendly, educational, inspiring and social gathering of hundreds of cavers from across the UK and overseas.
The weekend is packed with lectures, with two or three parallel sessions running both days. Topics include new and old exploration from the UK and overseas as well as workshops covering cave science, research, technology and photography. There are competitions, games, videos and a trade hall with caving equipment vendors from across Europe selling their latest products. We also have our own bar (with excellent beer) and conference dinner with entertainment on the Saturday night to make this a great social occasion.
This is the premium opportunity for cavers from across the UK and overseas to get together, celebrate caving, and be enthused about British cave exploration and research.

5th International Meeting of Cavers in the Moravian Karst: Karst, Caves, And People 2023
2023-09-20 - 2023-09-24 | Sloup, Moravian Karst, Czech Republic
This evenst are organized on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the first historical descent of man into the Macocha Abyss in the Moravian Karst and on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the foundation of the Czech Speleological Society.
During speleological meeting you can visit the most significant caves in Moravian Karst, conference topics are focused on history of human activities in the karst regions. As the highlight of our event will be a historical reconstruction of a descent of monk Lazarus Schopper to the – 134 m deep Macocha Abyss.
Attached you can find a second circular for both events and all information are also on the official website, which will be regularly updated: https://www.speleo.cz/karst-caves-and-people-2023
The second circular can be found here.

Cave Bear Symposium
2023-09-21 - 2023-09-24 | Bayreuth, Germany
Email Registration: nadja.kavcik@univie.ac.at
