Caves provided shelter to our ancestors in prehistoric times, allow access to drinking water resources for about 2 billion people, and attract millions of tourists around the world. The International Year of Caves and Karst (2021–2022) has shone a spotlight … Continued

Scientific Speleological Days, 25th edition - Journées de Spéléologie Scientifique, 25ème édition English version (version Française ci-dessous) Each year for 25 years now enthusiastic cavers meet for the scientific aspects of speleology in Han-sur-Lesse for a weekend of meetings, presentations … Continued

The 20th international event on the similar theme under the patronage of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves (CVC). But this time the event is also under the auspices of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (GGN) and the Asia-Pacific Geoparks … Continued

We invite the entire speleological community to the International Meeting Risorgenze 2022.  The theme of this project is: Stories of waters and men returned from the dark. The project will promote studies on the climate and the territory and the … Continued

Dear colleagues, friends and speleologists, We are pleased to present to you the 1st Maghreb Congress of Speleology (1er Congrès Maghrébin de Spéléologie CMS) which will be held in Borj Cédria, Tunisia, from March 18 to 21, 2023. The Maghreb … Continued

During the last decade, caves and subterranean features have been discovered on nearly every planetary surface as the spatial resolution of spacecraft instrumentation has markedly improved. Planetary scientists have identified more than 270 lunar and several hundred martian cave-like features. … Continued

The organizers of the 2023 meeting of the German cavers, the German Speleological Federation as well as the FSE Bureau cordially invites you to join the 15th EuroSpeleoForum (ESF) in Breitscheid/Hessen, which will take place between 17th and 21st of … Continued

Pseudokarst, block cave in the Hejda massif (photo J. Urban).   Pseudokarst caves in present-day exploration and scientific research Pseudokarst (non-karst) caves represent a great number of caves discovered, explored and studied currently and in the past. However, they are … Continued

The 1st Caucasian Symposium on Subterranean Biology is organized by the cave biologists’ team of Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia and will be held at Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia on 16th and 17th June, 2023. The symposium will be … Continued

In June 2023, the Karst Research Institute will host the 30th International Karstological School, which will be dedicated to various approaches to karst research and the development of conceptual models. Early studies of karst in Europe date back to the … Continued

The 16th Balkan Cavers Camp will be organised from 28th June - 2nd July 2023 near Nova Varoš Town, Western Serbia in the Zlatar Mountain and Special Nature Reserve “Uvac”.  The center of the event and camping place are located … Continued

From 8th to 10th September Tetide in Italy organises a Cave Conservation Summer Workshop in Ostuni (BR).   The workshop is organized by Tetide APS with the support of the Conservation Division of the National Speleological Society in collaboration with … Continued