BRCA: Bones in Caves: Awkward Inconvenience or Hidden Opportunity?

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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 […]

30. International karstological school “Classical karst” – “Karst – approaches and conceptual models”

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 […]

US National Speleological Society Convention

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

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,

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

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 […]

National Caving Conference: Hidden Earth

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 […]

5th International Meeting of Cavers in the Moravian Karst: Karst, Caves, And People 2023

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 […]

Cave Bear Symposium

Bayreuth, Germany

Email Registration: nadja.kavcik@univie.ac.at

New Mexico Geological Society Fall Field Conference

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. 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 […]

Rocky Mountain SpeleoSeminar

Golden, Colorado, USA

The SpeleoSeminar is hosted by the Colorado School of Mines Student Grotto of the National Speleological Society. The seminar includes visual presentations and talks by knowledgeable cavers and cave scientists. These presentations include exploration, conservation and cave and karst science. Presentations range from 10 to 45 minutes in length. In past seminars, presentations have included […]