Speleo 2017: Caves in an Ancient Land

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Cave diver found dead in French cave - Un plongeur-spéléologue retrouvé mort dans une grotte en France On Sunday a 43 year old french cave diver was found dead in the Landenouse Resurgence near Cadrieu in the Lot department in the south of France. Members of the french cave rescue organisation SSF will take the body out of the cave. The circumstances how this accident could occur are still unknown. See (in french): http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/lot-un-plongeur-speleologue-retrouve-mort-21-08-2016-6058937.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Un plongeur-spéléologue Français âgée de 43 ans a été retrouvé mort dimanche après-midi dans la Résurgence Landenouse à Cadrieu (Lot) dans le sud de la France. Des membres du Spéléo Secours Francais (SSF) s’occupent pour ramener le corps à la surface. Les circonstances de sa mort restaient obscures. A voir: http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/lot-un-plongeur-speleologue-retrouve-mort-21-08-2016-6058937.php

News from the FSE Bureau - Actualités du Bureau FSE English version (version Française ci-dessous) The General Assembly of the European Speleological Federation (FSE) was held last Sunday 14th August 2016 in Austwick, Yorkshire, Great Britain. - We welcomed Georgia as a new member country of the FSE. Georgia will be represented in the FSE by the Speleological Society of Georgia from Tbiilisi that was founded early 2015. - Michael Laumanns from Germany changed position in the FSE Bureau from Vice-President to Vice-Secretary and will manage the EuroSpeleo Projects as he did the years before. - Mladen Garašić from Croatia was elected as new Vice-President of the FSE. Mladen is well known to the international caving community as he is also Adjunct Secretary of the International Union of Speleology UIS. - Tony (Antoniya) Vlaykova from Bulgaria was elected as new President of the EuroSpeleo Cave Rescue Commission of the FSE. She is the succesor of Christian Dodelin from France who stepped down. The FSE Bureau would like to thank Christian for all the work he has done for the Commission and the FSE. Version Française L’Assemblée Générale de la Fédération Spéléologique Européenne (FSE) s’est tenue le dimanche 14 août 2016 à Austwick, Yorkshire, Grande-Bretagne. - Nous avons accueilli la Géorgie comme un nouveau pays membre de la FSE. La Géorgie sera représentée dans la FSE par la Société Spéléologique de la Géorgie de Tbiilisi qui a été fondée au début de 2015. - Michael Laumanns de l’Allemagne a changé de position au sein du Bureau de laFSE de Vice-Président à Vice-Secrétaire et gérera les projets EuroSpéléo comme il le faisait les années précédentes. - Mladen Garašić de Croatie a été élu comme nouveau Vice-Président de la FSE. Mladen est bien connu dans la communauté internationale de spéléologie, tel qu’il est également Secrétaire adjoint de l’Union Internationale de la Spéléologie UIS. - Tony (Antoniya) Vlaykova de la Bulgarie a été élu nouveau Président de la Commission EuroSpéleo du Spéléo Secours de la FSE. Elle est le successeur de Christian Dodelin de la France qui a démissionné. Le Bureau de la FSE tient à remercier Christian pour tout le travail qu’il a fait pour la Commission et la FSE.

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EuroSpeleo 2016 is well on the go EuroSpeleo 2016, the 5th European Speleological Congress started last Sunday and is going to be a great succes with about 1.300 cavers attending the event. The first days of the congress were blessed with lovely sunny and warm Yorkshire weather. A wide range of lectures was given and many delegates went caving in one of the pre-rigged caves. The Cave Protection Symposium that was held on Monday and Tuesday and which was organized within EuroSpeleo 2016 by the European Cave Protection Commission (ECPC) of the European Speleological Federation was of a high standard and very well attended by delegates from many diffferent countries. We congratulate Jean-Claude Thies, chairman of the ECPC and his team with this great success. Here some impressions of EuroSpeleo 2016 so far.

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Workshop on EuroSpeleo Projects (ESP) - How to get funding from the European Speleological Federation (FSE) for your speleo event/expedition (Session code: WG6) Dear all, Thanks to the Organizers of the EuroSpeleo2016 Conference (http://eurospeleo.uk/), the Fédération Spéléologique Européenne (FSE) herewith announces its first Workshop on EuroSpeleo Projects. All cavers are very welcome to the Workshop. Summary The EuroSpeleo Projects are one of the flagship activities of FSE and substantially contribute to bring European cavers together. Since 2006, when FSE has launched its EuroSpeleo Projects, well over 150 events/expeditions received sponsoring either through FSE funds and/or equipment sponsoring by FSE Partners (Beal Ropes, Aventure Verticale, and Scurion). Every year 10 to 20 EuroSpeleo Projects are approved by the FSE. In case all necessary criteria are met the sponsoring can amount for a value up to 2,500 EUR for each EuroSpeleo Project. The paperless Workshop will provide a detailed explanation of the recently much updated ESP Guidelines and the concept behind it, on the receivables and benefits provided by ESPs as well as on the responsibilities of applicants. Q&A-style discussion on sponsoring issues is encouraged. The Workshop also aims to diversify the currently received ESP applications by enabling more FSE member countries to apply for a EuroSpeleo Project. Audience may wish to inform itself about the ESP Guidelines before the Workshop at the FSE Website (http://www.eurospeleo.eu/en/events/eurospeleo-projects-fundings.html). However, this is not a pre-requisite for attending the 2-hour Workshop. The working language of the Workshop will be English. Other language skills may be available in the room. Date & Time Thursday 18th August from 11:00 to 13:00 Please note that date and time may change, so check during the event. Very best regards For the FSE Bureau: Michael Laumanns (Vice-President)

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17th International Congress of Speleology (17th ICS), Speleo 2017, to be held in Sydney, Australia, in 2017 (23 – 29 July) Circular 2 is now up on the Speleo 2017 website at https://www.speleo2017.com/Circulars/Circular2.pdf and registrations are open!! Get in quick for your first choice of field trips. Count down is on to one unforgettable Speleo experience. Check it out at www.speleo2017.com.

Berger 2016

EuroSpeleo Project: Goufre Berger 2016 About 400 cavers will gather for the next three weeks in Méaudre, Vercors, France for the final International Berger camp organised by Rémy Limagne. From August 1 to 20 this camp is organised to celebrate the sixty years of the Gouffre Berger. Here is a video of one of the first descents. Bienvenue aux 400 spéléos attendus à Méaudre, Vercors, France ces trois semaines pour le dernier Camp Berger International organisé par Rémy Limagne. Une descente dans le célèbre gouffre Berger à l'occasion du camp de 1-20 Août pour les 60 ans de la cavité. Voici le vidéo d’une des premières descentes. http://www.beontherope.com/fr/2016/08/berger-2016/