the Congress will be organized from 21st to 28th of July 2013 in Brno, Czech Republic.

• Introduction from President of the International Union of Speleology
• Invitation from the 16th ICS 2013 President Pavel Bosak
• Congress venue

First circular and more information is available from the Congress website.

NEW!  Second Circular is now available - click to download a PDF file.

Registration starts on August 1, 2012

Message from Zdenek Motycka, the Chairman of the 16th International Congress of Speleology Organizing Committee, announcing the 2nd Circular for this important event:

Dear Colleagues, Dear Caving Friends,

I am pleased to present you the 2nd Circular of 16th International Congress of Speleology. This World´s premier speleological event will be held within 14 months from now and, hopefully, it will become the greatest international speleo-event ever. In the 2nd Circular you can find the most important information about the Congress, especially about the pre- and post-Congress excursions and field trips. More detailed information about the Congress program, all important deadlines, other announcements and specifications will be progressively published on the Congress website www.speleo2013.com

Also, other language versions of the 2nd Circular (French, Spanish, German) will be published soon!

My cordial invitation to all to attend the Congress, and sincere thanks to all who help us with the 2nd Circular, specifically to George Veni for his kind help with English!

Zdenek Motycka
16th ICS Organizing Committee Chairman