Caving Events

USA 2019

• June & July, 2019 - WKU Karst Field Studies program - at Hamilton Valley Field Station, next to Mammoth Cave National Park - - The WKU Karst Field Studies program for Summer 2019 has just been announced. Details are available on their website at: https://www.karstfieldstudies.com/courses.
  
• June 17 - 21, 2019 - 2019 NSS Convention - at Cookeville, Tennessee.
  Details are available at nss2019.subworks.com.
  
• June 28 - 30, 2019 - Jewel Cave 200 Mile Celebration and Reunion - at Custer, South Dakota.
  Join Black Hills Parks & Forests Association, the official non-profit partner of Jewel Cave National Monument, and the members of Paha Sapa Grotto in celebrating all of the discoveries at Jewel Cave National Monument!
  A weekend full of events and activities to celebrate, network, and learn about the exploration of Jewel Cave and advances in cave exploration throughout the world. All activities take place at Custer High School, unless otherwise noted.
  Details are available at https://blackhillsparks.org/jewel-cave-200-mile-celebration-and-reunion/.
  
• July 18 - 21, 2019 - Karst-O-Rama - at Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve, Mt. Vernon, Kentucky.
  Hosted by the Greater Cincinnati Grotto. Cave trips on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will be cave vendors, children's activities, cave box for the flexible, climbing contest, and more. Howdy party on Friday night and a live band on Saturday night. Theme for the party is "Hula Caving". Pre-registration discount is available on the KOR website at www.karstorama.com. Questions can be emailed to the Karst-O-Rama committee, at kor@karstorama.com.
  
• August 21 - 25, 2019 - SPAR Class - at Redmond, Oregon.
  Registration is now open for this year's 5-Day SPAR class in Redmond OR. This is a small party assisted rescue class and teaches essential small party rescue skills. Register early these classes fill up quickly.
  Details are available at https://NCRC.regfox.com/2019-ncrc-spar-redmond-oregon.
  
• August 30 - September 2, 2019 - CaveFest - at Cavers Paradise in Sewanee, Tennessee.
  Sewanee Mountain Grotto is hosting their annual auction and party in the heart of TAG over Labor Day weekend. There will be the auction, led cave trips, bat flight float trips, music, dancing, homebrew (available ALL weekend with the purchase of a $10 mug) and a potluck dinner. Please bring a side dish for the potluck if you wish to participate. SMG will provide the meat. Caver's Paradise Campground amenities include: Bath house with hot showers, volleyball court, dish washing station, RV hook ups, hot tub and a sauna... And not to mention thousands of caves within an hour drive or less. Please refer to the Caver's Paradise website for directions.   There is no registration fee but the campground does charge a $10.00 camping fee for the entire weekend and RV hookups are available for an additional $25.00. All of the proceeds from our event go back into the caving community!   To follow or join the event on facebook, go to: www.facebook.com/groups/SMGCaveFest/.
  
• August 29 - September 2, 2019 - 70th Annual Old Timer's Reunion - at Dailey, West Virginia.
  Annual Old Timer's Reunion will be hosted by The Robertson Association. Held at the same site in Dailey, WV for over 30 years. Amenities include several pavilions, shower facilities, and river access. Live music every evening in the main pavilion and at other locations during the event. River party on Sunday. Vendors, children's activities, and speleo-olympics. Preregistration should begin mid-Summer. For more information, please visit www.otr.org or the OTR 2019 Facebook page.
  
• October 7 - 11, 2019 - National Cave and Karst Management Symposium - at Bristol, Virginia.
  Those with an interest in cave and karst management and conservation should consider coming to Bristol for the 2019 National Cave and Karst Management Symposium. The Symposium is the week before the TAG Fall Cave-in, so this presents an opportunity to combine two great events into one trip. The Wednesday field trip will feature Natural Tunnel State Park (VA), Cumberland Gap National Historic Park's Gap Cave, and the Gray Fossil Site Museum. Pre-conference field trips will be held October 5 - 7. For information, see www.sinkingcreekpottery.com. Abstract deadline is June 3, 2019.
  
• Dec. 31, 2019 -to- Jan. 1, 2020 - 4th Annual NSS New Year's Eve Party and Bat Ball Fundraiser - NSS HQ and Conference Center, Huntsville, AL. New Year's Eve Party and Fundraiser for NSS members and their guests. Ticket includes New Year's Eve banquet, party, souvenir cup, and T-Shirt. Camping and other events available 12/29/19 - 1/2/20. See detailed description at: https://members.caves.org/event/BatBall2019. Online registration is available until 12/16/2019.
  

USA 2020

• June 12 - 20, 2020 (tentative) - NCRC National Training Seminar - at Voorheesville, NY.   Date is tentative. Details to follow.
  
• July 27 - 31, 2020 (tentative) - 2020 NSS Convention - at Elkins, West Virginia.   Date is tentative. Details to follow.
  

INTERNATIONAL

• July 23-29, 2021 - 18th International Congress of Speleology - at Lyon, France.
  See the website at https://uis2021.speleos.fr/ for more information.