Caving Events

USA 2018

• November 10, 2018 - Fall NSS Board of Governor's Meeting - Huntsville, Alabama
  The Fall NSS BoG Meeting will take place at 9AM on Saturday, Nov. 10th, at the NSS Headquarters, 6001 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, AL 35810-1122. The NSS BOG Meeting is open to the membership and is where the general business of the Society will be discussed.
  
• Dec. 31, 2018 -to- Jan. 1, 2019 - 3rd Annual NSS New Year's Eve Party and Bat Ball Fundraiser - NSS HQ and Conference Center, Huntsville, AL. New Years Eve Party and Fundraiser for NSS members and their guests. Ticket includes New Years Eve banquet, party, souvenir cup, and T-Shirt. Camping and other events available 12/29/18 - 1/2/19. See detailed description at: https://members.caves.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1154750.
  Camping on-site at the NSS Headquarters: 8:00am on 12/29/18 -to- Noon on 1/2/19.
  Online registration is available until: 12/15/2018
  Grottos or individuals can contact Party-chairman Fennigan Spencer, fennigant@gmail.com.
  Sponsors are welcomed and encouraged. Contact Fundraising Chair Bill Jackson, fundraising@caves.org.
  

USA 2019

• May 11 - 18, 2019 - NCRC National Training Seminar - at Camp Riverdale, Mitchell, Indiana.
  Details are available at www.ncrc.info.
  
• June 17 - 21, 2019 - 2019 NSS Convention - at Cookeville, Tennessee.
  Details are available at nss2019.subworks.com.
  
• 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 still TBD. Pre-registration discount will be available, once the website is updated. Please check back here for details to come. In the meantime, questions can be emailed to the Karst-O-Rama committee, at kor@karstorama.com.
  
• 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/.
  

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

• October 12-18, 2018 - 8th ISCA Congress - Genga and Fabriano, Italy
      NOTE: The Pre-Registration deadline has been extended to June 30, 2018.
        Every 4 years we have the wonderful opportunity to come togther at the International Show Cave Association's Congress to network, learn, and experience the unique caves, beauty, tastes, history, culture, and hospitality of our host's region. This October 2018, ISCA's 8th Congress is being hosted by the spectacular Frasassi Cave in the villages of Genga and Fabriano in the beautiful Marche Region of Italy. Home to Frasassi Cave, Genga, Italy holds the honor of being the birth place of ISCA. Here in this charming village, the association was conceived and the lst congress was held in 1990. Since that time, the ISCA headquarters have been hosted by Frasassi Cave in the historic Genga castle.
        During the Congress we will have the opportunity to visit the world famous Frasassi Cave and other wonderful sites and activities in the region. I also hope you will take advantage of the Pre-Tour in the Tuscany Region and the Post-Tour in and around Rome and the Campania Region. We are an association of people, scientists, organizatlons, and government agencies, from around the world who have an interest in the development, management, and conservation of show caves.
        For more information, go to http://www.i-s-c-a.com/event/68-8th-isca-congress.
  
• November 23-25, 2018 - SPELEO FILM FESTIVAL 2018 - at Ogulin, Croatia.
    Your story...Your script...Your cave...Your choice... All cavers are welcome!
  We will be showing films created by cavers like you from all around the world. Don't be shy, join in.
  All the details about SpeleoFilmFestival2018 are on web page: http://speleofilmfestival.eu/speleofilmfestival-2018/.
  The deadline for receiving the submissions forms is: November 10th, 2018.
  NO FEE IS REQUIRED TO ENTER (OR ATTEND) THE FESTIVAL AND THE BEST FILMS WILL BE AWARDED.
  With hopes for your participation, Best regards, Damir Basara
   
• February 1-4, 2019 - XIV National Mexican Congress of Speleology - at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
  See the website at umae.org or Facebook (Congreso Mexicano de Espeleologia 2019) for more information.
   
• July 23-29, 2021 - 18th International Congress of Speleology - at Lyon, France.
  See the website at https://uis2021.speleos.fr/ for more information.