Caving Events

USA 2019

• March 23, 2019 - Spring NSS Board of Governor's Meeting - at State College, Pennsylvania.
  For more details, Click Here.
  
• April 27, 2019 - Indiana Cave Symposium 2019 - at Orange County Community Center, Paoli, Indiana.
  This year will mark the 27th anniversary of the Symposium being sponsored by the Indiana Cave Survey and the Indiana Karst Conservancy. The address is: 1075 N Sandy Hook Rd, Paoli, Indiana 47454. The traditional pitch-in dinner will start at 5:00 PM EDT. The ICS and the IKC will provide dogs, burgers, veggie burgers, cheese, buns, paper plates, plastic ware, napkins, condiments, soft drinks and ice. Please bring your favorite covered dish. The presentations will start at 6:30 PM.
  The tentative Presentation Topics and Presenters are:
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  Cave fauna of the Garrison Chapel Karst     - Jerry Lewis
  The Cave Rover (TM) Project     - Christopher Dick
  Oral Histories of Indiana Caving     - Matt Pelsor
  Cave Maps- the Art of Cave Survey and Cartography     - Marion Akers
  Binkley update a year to deep!     - Rand Heazlitt
  A Packed Year at the RBNP     - Anmar Mirza, Jessica Deli, Laura Demarest
  Aquatic Fauna of Upper Twin Cave     - Tom Sollman
  
• May 2 - 5, 2019 - SERA Cave Carnival - at the Lazy G Wedding Chapel, Union Grove, AL.
  The 68th SERA Cave Carnival will be hosted by the Huntsville Grotto of the NSS. The site is in a private, shaded cove that is near to Huntsville and other conveniences. The large property has at least four caves on the site, and many nearby. Some luxury cabins are available to make the event a great caving getaway. Indoor/outdoor bars, covered patio and dining room make it a great rain or shine venue. On-line registration will be available at www.huntsvillegrotto.net/sera-2019/.
  
• May 11 - 18, 2019 - NCRC National Training Seminar - at Camp Riverdale, Mitchell, Indiana.
  Details are available at www.ncrc.info.
  
• May 24 - 27, 2019 - Speleofest - at the Lone Star Preserve, Bonnieville, Kentucky.
  The Louisville Grotto is hosting their 49th Speleofest caving event; always on Memorial Day Weekend, always a great time. Close proximity to lots of caves, kayaking, Mammoth Cave National Park, and other local attractions for surface dwellers. There will be lots of caving, gear vendors, banquet, bonfire, and fun for the kids. Follow us on Facebook for updates at: www.facebook.com/Speleofest.   Details are available at http://speleofest.com/.
  
• 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.
  
• 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 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/.
  
• 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

• 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.