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Department of Karst and Cave Protection.*

Département Protection du Karst et des Grottes.

President: Jean-Pierre BARTHOLEYNS, Belgium.

Scientific Committee.
Comité scientifique.

Jay ANDERSON, Australia.

Giovanni BADINO, Italy.

José Maria CALAFORA, Spain.

Arrigo CIGNA, Italy.

André DAVID, France.

Andy SPATE, Australia.

George VENI, USA.

Camille EK, Belgium.

* Proposed new name pending approval by the 2013 General Assembly.

Department of Research

Département de la recherche scientifique

Archeology and Paleontology in Caves Commission.
Commission pour l'archéologie et la paléontologie dans les grottes.

Presidents: Roman HAPKA, Switzerland and David HUBBARD, USA.

Artificial Cavities Commission.
Commission du paléokarst et de la spéléochronologie.

Web: http://www.souterrains.org/

President: Mario PARISE, Italy.

Vice President: Joep ORBONS, Netherlands.

Secretary: Carla GALEAZZI, Italy.

 

Ordinary members:

Roberto BIXIO, Italy.

Martin DIXON, Great Britain.

Hakan EGILMEZ, Turkey.

Jean Francois GARNIER, France.

Jérôme TRIOLET, France.

Laurent TRIOLET, France.

Luc STEVENS, Belgium.

Biology Commission.

President: John HOLSINGER, USA.

Vice President: Jill YAGER, USA.

Secretary: Oana MOLDOVAN, Romania.

Cave Mineralogy Commission.
Commission pour la minéralogie dans les grottes.

Web: mineralogy-commission

President: Bogdan ONAC, USA/Romania.

Working Group: Speleothem Protection and Conservation.
Chairman: Vacant.

Working Group: Bibliography.
Chairman: Katalin Takacsne BOLNER, Hungary.

Working Group: Minerals Ontogeny.
Chairman: Charlie SELF, UK.

Speleothem Repository/Library.
Custodian: Paolo FORTI, Italy.

Glacier, Firn and Ice Caves Commission.

President: Valter MAGGI, Italy.

Vice President: Aurel PERSOIU, Romania.

Hydrothermal Karst Working Group.
Groupe de travail: Karst hydrothermal.

President: Yuri DUBLYANSKY, Russia.

Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis Commission.
Commission pour l'hydrogéologie du karst et spéléogenie.

Web: http://www.speleogenesis.info/

President: Alexander KLIMCHOUK, Ukraine.

Microbiology and Geomicrobiology Commission.
Commission de Microbiologie et de Géomicrobiologie.

Co-President: Hazel A. BARTON, USA.

Co-President: Juan M. GONZALES, Spain.

Paleo-karst and Speleochronology Commission.
Commission du paléokarst et de la spéléochronologie.

President: Stein-Erik LAURITZEN, Norway.

Physical Chemistry and Hydrogeology of Karst Commission.
Commission de la physico-chimie et de l'hydrogéologie du karst.

Web: http://www.dhlbg.com/uisws/

President: Yavor SHOPOV, Bulgaria.

"Pseudokarst" Commission.

Commission du "Pseudokarst".

Web: http://www.pseudokarst.de.vu/

1. Honorary President: Jiří KOPECKÝ, Czech Republic.

2. Honorary President: István ESZTERHÁS, Hungary.

President: Jan URBAN, Poland.

Secretary: Lúdovít GAÁL, Slovakia.

Speleotherapy Commission.

Commission de spéléothérapie.

Web: http://www.speleotherapycommission.webgarden.com/

1. Honorary President: Beata SANDRI, Austria.

2. Honorary President: Svetozar DLUHOLUCKY, Slovakia.

President: Iuri SIMIONCA, Romania.

Vice President: Jaroslav CHONKA, Ukraine.

Vice President: Pavel SLAVÍK, Czech Republic.

Vice President: Rudolf PAVUZA, Austria.

Responsible Secretary: Ovidiu MERA, Romania.

Speleotherapy Repository/Library: Oldrich NAVRÁTIL, Czech Republic.

Bibliography and Website: Mihail HOTETEU, Romania.

Working Group: Speleotherapy in salt mines and salt chambers.
Chairman: Jaroslav CHONKA, Ukraine.

Working Group: Speleotherapy in carst and other caves.
Chairman: Pavel SLAVÍK, Czech Republic.

Working Group: Measurement techniques in caves and cave microclimate.
Chairman: Rudolf PAVUZA, Austria.

Volcanic Caves Commission.
Commission des grottes volcaniques.

Web: http://www.vulcanospeleology.org/

President: Jan Paul van der PAS, Netherlands.

Department of Documentation

Département de la documentation

Arts and Letters Commission.

President: Ian CHANDLER, Spain.

Secretary: Lois MANNO, USA.

Treasurer: Asa LINNMAN, Sweden.

Atlas of Karst Regions Commission.
Commission pour l'atlas des régions karstiques.

President: Karl-Heinz PFEFFER, Germany.

Bibliography Commission.
Commission de bibliographie.

Web: http://www.ssslib.ch/bbs/

President: Patrick DERIAZ, Switzerland.

History of Speleology Commission.
Commission pour l'histoire de la spéléologie.

President: Karl MAIS, Austria.

Informatics Commission.
Commission pour l'informatique.

Web: http://www.uisic.uis-speleo.org/

President: Peter MATTHEWS, Australia.

Working Group: Caver's Multi-Lingual Dictionary.
Groupe de travail: Dictionnaire polyglotte du spéléologue
Chairman: Mladen GARAŠIČ, Croatia.

Working Group: Cave Data Exchange Standards.
Groupe de travail: Présentation des données spéléologiques informatisées.
Chairman: Peter MATTHEWS, Australia.

Working Group: Survey and Mapping.
Groupe de travail: Topographie.
Chairman: Philipp HÄUSELMANN, Switzerland.

Longest and Deepest Caves Commission.
Commission des grandes cavités.

President: Aitana TAMAYO, Spain.

Secretary: Pat KAMBESIS, USA.

Department of Exploration

Département de l'exploration

Cave Diving Commission.
Commission de la plongée souterraine.

President: Phillippe BRUNET.

Cave Rescue Commission.
Commission de spéléo-secours.

Web: http://sten.comxa.com/

President: Christian DODELIN, France.

Materials and Techniques Commission.
Commission de matériel et techniques.

President: Vacant.

Department of Education and Teaching

Département de l'Enseignement spéléologique

President: Marcel MEYSSONNIER, France.

Speleological Education Commission
Commission de l'enseignement spéléologique.

President: Marcel MEYSSONNIER, France.

Advisory Committee

Comité Consultatif

Members (alphabetic order):

Pavel BOSÁK, Czech Republic.

Arrigo CIGNA, Italy.

Julia JAMES, Australia.

Friedrich OEDL, Austria.

Hubert TRIMMEL, Austria.

 

International Journal of Speleology

Web: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/

UIS Representative: Jo De WAELE, Italy.

Internet Team

Équipe Internet

Website Manager: Jasmina RIJAVEC, Slovenia.

Addresses Manager (People and Organisations): Emerson Gomes PEDRO, Brazil.

Calendar Editor: Ken REDEKER, USA.

Technical Manager: Charles GOLDSMITH, USA.

Site Host: Stefan NÄFF, Switzerland.

DNS Manager: Stefan NÄFF, Switzerland.