As part of the International Year of the Caves and Karst, organized by the International Union of Speleology (UIS) to celebrate caves and karst internationally and teach the world about their importance, the International Scientific Conference "Man and Karst" is … Continued

The 15th European Cave Rescue meeting is organised by the Cave Rescue Service of the Czech Speleological Society on behalf of the European Cave Rescue Assocciation ECRA. It will be held from 28th September to 2nd October 2022 in Rudice, … Continued

The 33rd BCRA Cave Science Symposium will be held on 8 October 2022 at the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester. It is a joint meeting with the Manchester Geological Association. BCRA's AGM will be held during a … Continued

The annual Irish Caving Symposium (SUICRO) is taking place this October bank holiday weekend in Hylands Hotel, Ballyvaughan, Co Clare. Details of events and competitions are available at the events page https://www.facebook.com/CavingSymposium2022. The symposium is a fantastic opportunity to meet new … Continued

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