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Dates: From 11 Apr, 2016 till 14 Apr, 2016

Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

Organisation: Natl. Cave and Karst Research Institute, UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis

Contact: George Veni

Homepage: http://deepkarst.org/

This conference will focus on hypogenic karst and all that entails. Hypogenic karst is formed by rising groundwater and is a growing field of interest with much to learn and refine. It is being organized by the National Cave and Karst Research Institute of the USA in cooperation with Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis Commission of the International Union of Speleology.

For more details, visit the conference webpage. In the coming months look for details on trips, submitting papers, registration, and more. 

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Who will benefit from the conference

Hypogenic karst is formed by deep, rising waters, creating distinct types of caves and related features. Much remains to be learned about this new and exciting field, which has direct application to geologists, engineers, hydrologists, land managers and planners, and oil and gas professionals.

Topics for the conference include

• Variations in hypogene development.
• Refined identification and interpretation of hypogenic features.
• Hypogene water resources.
• Hypogene mineral resources.
• Hypogene oil and gas reservoirs: prediction and production.
• Geohazards associated with hypogenic processes.
• Environmental vulnerability mapping in hypogene karst.
• Hypogene fauna: Do diagnostic species exist?

18 Jun, 2018 - 22 Jun, 2018, Postojna, Slovenia

23 Aug, 2018 - 26 Aug, 2018, Ebensee / AUSTRIA

12th EuroSpeleo Forum in Ebensee / AUSTRIA The Austrian Speleological Association and the Speleological Society of Ebensee would like to welcome all cavers in the heart of the lake district „Salzkammergut“ The EuroSpeleo Forum (ESF) is Europe's premier speleological event under the aegis of the European Speleological Federation The congress will be held on the 23rd - 26th of August 2018 The motto of the congress "Speleology - Connecting Science" refers to the function of cave reserach as a link and point of intersection for different fields of science and knowledge Ebensee - a town of 8 000 inhabitants - is not only known for its long cultural history and natural beauty, but also for high amount of caves (around 200) surrounding the city. ...

12 Sep, 2018 - 13 Sep, 2018, Rome, Italy

  European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University will organize the 6th ICSD 2018 Rome, Italy in the days:Wednesday 12 to Thursday 13 September,2018 The 6th ICSD 2018 will be an excellent opportunity to share your ideas and research findings relevant to the Sustainability Science,through the European network of academics Papers will be published in EJSD Journal(Thompson Reuters) and Proceedings The Conference theme is: "Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education" This ambition will proceed in a multidisciplinary way across the various fields and perspectives, through which we can address the fundamental and related questions of Sustainable Development This interdisciplinary forum is for scholars, teachers, and practitioners from any professional discipline who share an interest in—and concern for— sustainability in an holistic perspective, where environmental, cultural, economic and social concerns intersect. ...