UIS Commissions and Working Groups

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• Protection and Management.
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• Documentation
• Exploration
• Education

Other

• Constitution Commission
• Advisory Committee
• International Journal of Speleology

Department of Protection and Management.

Département de la protection et de l'exploitation.

President: Jean-Pierre BARTHOLEYNS, Belgium.

International Show Caves Association.

Association Internationale des Grottes Touristiques.

Secretariat : Renata MARINELLI, Italy.

Department of Research

Département de la recherche scientifique

Physical Chemistry and Hydrogeology of Karst Commission.

Commission de la physico-chimie et de l'hydrogéologie du karst.

President: Yavor SHOPOV, Bulgaria.

Paleo-karst and Speleochronology Commission.

Commission du paléokarst et de la spéléochronologie.

President: Stein-Erik LAURITZEN, Norway.

Glacier Caves and Karst in Polar Regions Commission.

Commission des grottes en glacières et du karst des régions polaires.

President: Adolfo ERASO ROMERO, Spain.

Volcanic Caves Commission.

Commission des grottes volcaniques.

President: Jan Paul van der PAS, Netherlands.

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.

President: Alexander KLIMCHOUK, Ukraine.

Cave Mineralogy Commission.

Commission pour la minéralogie dans les grottes.

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.

"Pseudokarst" Commission.

Commission du "Pseudokarst".

Honorary President: Jiří KOPECKÝ, Czech Republic.

President: István ESZTERHÁS, Hungary.

Secretary: Tiberiu TULUCAN, Romania.

Archeology and Paleontology in Caves Commission.

Commission pour l'archéologie et la paléontologie dans les grottes.

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

Speleotherapy Commission.

Commission de spéléothérapie.

Honorary President: Beata SANDRI, Austria.

President: Svetozár DLUHOLUCKÝ, Slovakia.

Artificial Cavities Commission.

Commission des cavités artificielles.

President: Joep ORBONS, Netherlands.

Department of Documentation

Département de la documentation

Bibliography Commission.

Commission de bibliographie.

President: Patrick DERIAZ, Switzerland.

Longest and Deepest Caves Commission.

Commission des grandes cavités.

Presidents: Claude CHABERT, France; Philippe DROUIN, France; Alan WARILD, Australia.

Atlas of Karst Regions Commission.

Commission pour l'atlas des régions karstiques.

President: Karl-Heinz PFEFFER, Germany.

Informatics Commission.

Commission pour l'informatique.

President: Peter MATTHEWS, Australia.

Working Group: Survey and Mapping.

Groupe de travail: Topographie.

Chairman: Philipp HÄUSELMANN, Switzerland.

Working Group: Karst Surface Map Symbols.

Groupe de travail: Symboles topographiques des phénomènes karstiques de surface.

Chairman: Philipp HÄUSELMANN, Switzerland.

Working Group: Cave Data Exchange Format.

Groupe de travail: Présentation des données spéléologiques informatisées.

Chairman: Peter MATTHEWS, Australia.

Working Group: Caver's Dictionary.

Groupe de travail: Dictionnaire du spéléologue

Chairman: Mladen GARAŠIČ, Croatia.

International Speleo Calendar

Editor: Manuel FREIRE, Portugal.

Internet Facilities:

UIS Internet Host: Stefan NÄFF, Switzerland.

UIS DNS Managers: Primary DNS: Stefan NÄFF, Switzerland. Secondary DNS: Andreas NEUMANN, Switzerland.

UIS Website Manager: Manuel FREIRE, Portugal.

UIS Technical Manager: Josh BAILEY, USA.

UIS Website Addresses Manager (People and Organisations): Fernando ANDREU, United Kingdom.

History of Speleology Commission.

Commission pour l'histoire de la spéléologie.

President: Karl MAIS, Austria.

Department of Exploration

Département de l'exploration

Cave Rescue Commission.

Commission de spéléo-secours.

President: Christian DODELIN, France.

Materials and Techniques Commission.

Commission de matériel et techniques.

President: David McCLURG, USA.

Cave Diving Commission.

Commission de la plongée souterraine.

President: Phillippe BRUNET.

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.

UIS Constitution Commission

Commission du statuts de l'UIS
President: Claude MOURET, France.

Advisory Committee

Comité Consultatif

Members (alphabetic order):

Arrigo CIGNA, Italy.

Andy EAVIS, Great Britain.

Alain MANGIN, France.

Franco URBANI, Venezuela.

Vacant

International Journal of Speleology

UIS Representative: Paolo FORTI, Italy.

• Mineralogy Commission: updated President (Bogdan ONAC).

• Added link to new web site for the Volcanic Caves Commission

• Informatics Commission: updated UIS Calendar Editor (Manuel FREIRE).

• Advisory Committee : Vacant position (previously held by Dr. F. OEDL, now deceased).

• Informatics Commission: updated UIS Website Manager (Manuel FREIRE).
• Cave Rescue Commission: updated President (Christian DODELIN).

• Added web link to the Commission for Protection and Management pages.
• Cave Diving Commission: President name updated.
• Informatics Commission: added new Technical Manager (Josh BAILEY) .
• Updated International Journal of Speleology.

2005-11-14

• Linked Renata MARINELLI's name to Addresses page in Commission for Protection, Management and Tourism in Caves and Karst Regions.

• Replaced "Commission for Protection, Management and Tourism in Caves and Karst Regions" by "International Show Caves Association" in Department of Protection and Management.

• Updated Chairman for Caver's Dictionary Working Group of Informatics Commission.

• Updated Speleothem Protection and Conservation Chairman.
• Added link to new web site for the International Journal of Speleology.
• Added link to Stefan Näff's address.

• Updated Informatics Commission re Survey and Mapping WG and Internet facilities.

• Updated Cave Rescue Commission with new website link.

• Updated Informatics Commission with the addition of the Website Addresses Manager.

• Updated Informatics Commission with change to UIS Calendar Editor and to Caver's Dictionary.

• Updated Informatics Commission with change of UIS Calendar Editor.

• Updated Physical Chemistry and Hydrogeology of Karst Commission with link to web page.

• Updated Materials and Techniques Commission.

• Updated Commission for Protection, Management and Tourism in Caves and Karst Regions.
• Updated Physical Chemistry and Hydrogeology of Karst Commission.
• Updated Materials and Techniques Commission.
• Updated link to Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis Commission web pages.
• Deleted Show Caves Commission, Experimental Catchment Areas in Karst Working Group, Children and Caving Working Group.
• Linked people's names to their contact details.

• Corrected name of Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis Commission.
• Updated Bibliography Commission.
• Updated Cave Data Exchange Format WG of Informatics Commission.