Int. Conf. "Speleology and Spelestology: Development and Interaction of Sciences"
The International Conference "Speleology and Spelestology: Development and Interaction of Sciences" will be held in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia in November 16-20.
The conference is being organized by International Conference "Speleology and Spelestology: Development and Interaction of Sciences", Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia by the Institute of Georgaphy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Geographic Society, Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology, Russian Society of Spelestological Researches, Naberezhnye Chelny Pedagogical Institute, under the patronage of the UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis.
After scientific sessions, two days excursion will be organized. The participants will visit the capital ? Kazan and speleological and spelestological objects of Tatarstan: Sarmanovsky and Aktashsky copper mines (XVIII cent.); gypsum caves; Kamsko-Ustyinsky gypsum mine ? one of the largest in Europe.
The topics of the Conference are:
1. Section of Speleology:
2 Section of Spelestology (artificial caves)
More details in the 1st Circular: http://pro-speleo.ru/FirstCircular_Eng.pdf