EuroSpeleo Newsletter October 2018

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1 EuroSpeleo Newsletter October 2018 A good part of the nearly 700 participants of the 12th EuroSpeleo Forum in Ebensee (Austria). Editorial This newsletter reports about the latest developments in FSE related to the General Assembly held at the 12 th EuroSpeleo Forum in Ebensee as well as on upcoming events on the European (and world-wide) speleo agenda. Photo: Philippe Crochet. FSE wishes to reach as many speleologists as possible with its information. Please share this newsletter as widely as possible amongst caving clubs and individual cavers and all those interested. Best regards - The FSE Bureau This Newsletter is issued by the Bureau of the European Speleological Federation (FSE) B.P. 3067, L-1030 Luxembourg Web: Facebook: contact@eurospeleo.org ISSN FSE welcomes Armenia as a new member In Ebensee, Austria, at the General Assembly of the FSE on the 25th August 2018, Armenia was unanimously accepted as a new member of the European Speleological Federation. Dr. Samvel Shahinyan, president of the Armenian Speleological Centre, presented his country to the General Assembly. He will also act as delegate for Armenia. We warmly welcome Armenia to FSE. From 11th to 13th September 2019 there will be an International Conference ''Caves as Natural and Cultural Monuments'' in Armenia, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Armenian Speleological Centre. You are all invited to come. All information is available in English at: com/ FSE increases its financial grants to EuroSpeleo Forums and to EuroSpeleo Projects According to the stable and healthy financial situation of the FSE treasury, the Bureau has decided to increase the obligatory financial grant for the annual EuroSpeleo Forum from the current 500 to 750. Also, the amount available in the annual budget of FSE for EuroSpeleo Projects has been increased from 5,000 to 6,000. This amount will be distributed between the ESPs accepted in the two semesters each year. Page 1

2 You have a caving video to share? Please consider sending it to the FSE Speleo-TV Workgroup October th International Symposium on Speleotherapy SANATORIUM EDEL s.r.o., Lázeňská 491, CZ- Zlaté Hory October Irish SUICRO Symposium Burren Storehouse, Lisdoonvoorna November 2018 CASOLA 2018 Nuvole Clouds Casola Valsenio, Ravenna, Italy November st Columbian Speleological Congress and 8th Congress of FEALC San Gil, Columbia November 2018 International Cave Rescue Trainings (see EuroSpeleo Newsletter July 2018) Lozère, France. - dodelinchritian@gmail.com 1-4 February th Mexican Speleological Congress Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico March 2019 Colloquium on the Caves of Azé Histoire de désob Saône-et-Loire, France. lionel.barriquand@wanadoo.fr May 2019 Hypogea 2019, Intl. Congress of Speleology in Artificial Cavities Dobrich, Bulgaria August 2019 Sinterlaken, 14th National Swiss Congress of Speleology Interlaken, Switzerland August 2019 German annual Speleo Meeting Nesselwang (Bavaria). check out news at September 2019 Armenian Conference Caves as Natural and Cultural Monuments Yerevan, Armenia September th EuroSpeleo Forum Dolni Lozen, near Sofia website will be available soon Internet links to the FSE Website (friendly reminder) We are glad to share with you the Volume 60-1 of the UIS Bulletin. The PDF Interactive format can be downloaded by clicking on the link: It has inter alia the guidelines for the new UIS scheme on funding events and expeditions. N National delegates unanimously decided, at the 2017 General Assembly of FSE in Ferrières (Belgium) that each national organization, representing a member country in FSE, should have a link from its website to the FSE website ( Please make sure that you have the necessary link in place. "Ice Chapel at Königssee" (Peter Hoffmann) won the 3 rd price in the Ebensee photo competition. Page 2

3 FSE Privacy Policy adopted As a consequence from the new Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the EU the 2018 General Assembly dealt with a new Privacy Policy of FSE. The new EU regulations make it necessary to inform FSE members of all the personal information that the FSE collects and why this is done. It must also inform FSE members as to how that information is used and the methods that individuals can use to access, delete and update information about themselves. This mainly applies to the personal data of national delegates and vice-delegates, but also to personal data that the FSE receives e.g. for EuroSpeleo Projects, or the European Cave Protection Label. For this purpose, the FSE Bureau has created a Privacy Policy. This policy was adopted unanimously by the General Assembly and it will soon be available as a clickable document on the FSE website. Angela Szabo (Romania), Exploration through Earth, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, won the first price in the Ebensee EuroSpeleo Art Symposium. The FSE stand at the 12th EuroSpeleo Forum in Ebensee last August (photo: Ernest Geyer). New Book: Cave and Karst Systems of Romania This book, edited by Gheorghe Ponta and Dr. Bogdan Onac, focuses on Romania s more than 12,000 caves, which developed in limestone (including thermal water caves), salt, gypsum, and occasionally in sandstone. It examines these caves and related topics in a format suitable for cavers, while also addressing a broad range of aspects useful for students and researchers. Since the Institute of Speleology was first established by Emil Racovita in 1920, a great deal of research has been conducted on all cave and karst types. As such, the book examines a variety of scientific fields, including karst geology, hydrogeology, biospeleology, paleoclimatology, mineralogy and archaeology. For more information visit: Page 3 Please send info on all your international events (expeditions, congresses, symposia etc.) to contact@eurospeleo.org

4 Cheers to the Organizers of the 12th EuroSpeleo Forum (ESF) in Ebensee (Austria) "The Sunflower (Saint Marcel, France)" (Philippe Crochet) won the Ebensee photo competition. Online Book available on Anchialine Ecosystems A well-illustrated PDF book describing the Atlantida lava tube and its unique biology is available for free download in both English and Spanish editions: Guide to the anchialine ecosystems of Jameos del Agua and Túnel de la Atlántida - The 12th ESF had 691 participants from 40 countries and 6 continents, 138 field trips, 122 oral presentations, and was made possible by 165 volunteers. It has been the largest speleological event so far in Austria. The 5th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium, the 1st EuroSpeleo Show Cave Symposium, the 5th EuroSpeleo Image In Film Festival, and the 1st EuroSpeleo Art Symposium (ESAS) took place at the conference venue. "On behalf of the entire team, I would like to thank all the artists who participated in our 1st EuroSpeleo-Art Symposium in Ebensee. My special thanks go to Lucia Radwan from Poland/Austria, not only for her wonderful art but also for her help and support during the exhibition. But I would like also to thank the other artists: Samvel Shahinian (Armenia), Angela Szabo (Romania), Thomas Resch (Austria), Olga Korneeva (Russia/Belgium), Françoise Buisseret (Belgium), Heinrich Umbach (Germany) and Heike Jerome (Germany) for joining the exhibition with their great art works" - (Taraneh Khaleghi, ESAS Coordinator). FSE/ECPC EuroSpeleo Protection Label 2018: 1st prize: Italian Speleological Society (SSI) - (Italy) - Project "Cleaning up the darkness - Puliamo il Buio (PiB)". 2nd price: Zagreb Speleological Union (Croatia) - Project "Clean underground". Art Exhibition (public vote): 1st price: Angela Szabo (Romania): Exploration through Earth, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm. 2nd price: Olga Korneeva (Russia/Belgium): Exploration of Tham Belgaga, Khammouane, Laos (after a photograph of J.-P. Bartholeyns, Belgium), 2018, watercolour on paper, 29 x 39 cm. 3rd price Thomas Resch (Austria): Krabbler, 2018, sediments on paper, 20 x 30 cm. Photo Exhibition (public vote): 1st price: Philippe Crochet (France) - Photo "The Sunflower (Saint Marcel, France)". 2nd price: Helmut Mohr (Austria) - Photo "Ice". 3rd price: Peter Hoffmann (Germany) - Photo "Ice Chapel at Königssee". Film Festival (public vote): 1st price: Oliver Schöll (Germany) - Film "Voica Romania". 2nd prizc: Uwe Krüger (Germany) - Film "Unter mir gibt es nichts". 3rd price: Annie Guiraud and Philippe Crochet (France) - Film "Reflexions" Speleo Olympics: 1st place: Rolf Siegenthaler (Switzerland) & Julius Krause (Germany) - time: 2 min. 54 sec. 2nd place: Clemens Tenreiter (Austria) & Taquy Racine (France) - time: 3 min. 12 sec. 3rd place: Matic Di Bastista (Slovenia) & Beat Heeb (Switzerland) - time: 3 min. 46 sec. FSE Partners Page 4

5 Olga Korneeva (Russia/Belgium), Exploration of Tham Belgaga, Khammouane, Laos (after a photo of J.-P. Bartholeyns, Belgium), 2018, watercolour on paper, 29 x 39 cm, won the 2nd price in the Ebensee EuroSpeleo Art Symposium. Ice (Helmut Mohr), won the 2nd price in the Ebensee Photo competition. Thomas Resch (Austria), Krabbler, 2018, sediments on paper, 20 x 30 cm, won the 3rd price in the Ebensee EuroSpeleo Art Symposium. Page 5