Grind 2024

Avenul de sub Vârful Grind Piatra Craiului Mountains

The annual exploration expedition in Avenul de sub Vârful Grind (“Grind Pit”) will take place from 7 to 22 September 2024 in Piatra Craiului Mountains, in the center of Romania. The exploration camp is organized by the Silex […]

17th European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) Meeting

Student center, Mostar Mostar

The 17th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina from September 19th till 22nd 2024. Pre-Meeting from September 18th till 19th 2024. This meeting is organized by the Association of […]

9th US Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Workshop

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

The purpose of the KIG workshops is to bring together scientists from different offices of the USGS, Department of the Interior, other Federal and state agencies, research institutes, and universities […]

Ixtaxochitla 2024 Spelological Project

Ixtacxochitla Ixtacxochitla

The Ixtaxochitla Speleological Project (IXSP) is scheduled to take place from December 16, 2024, to January 4, 2025, in the Sierra Negra Mountains, southern Mexico. The IXSP is organized by […]

Speleology in Authoritarian Regimes

Online Symposium

The UIS History of Speleology Commission, in collaboration with the German Speleological Federation (VdHK), is organizing an online symposium titled "Speleology in Authoritarian Regimes". This event will explore the intersection […]

19th International Congress of Speleology

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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. For preliminary information […]

National Cave & Karst Management Symposium

Bristlecone Convention Center 150 6th St, Ely

Cave and karst resource management spans a wide array of scientific and recreational disciplines. Across North America, responsible stewardship of these fragile ecosystems necessitates a broad-spectrum approach to both problems […]