Dear colleagues, friends and speleologists, We are pleased to present to you the 1st Maghreb Congress of Speleology (1er Congrès Maghrébin de Spéléologie CMS) which will be held in Borj Cédria, Tunisia, from March 18 to 21, 2023. The Maghreb … Continued

During the last decade, caves and subterranean features have been discovered on nearly every planetary surface as the spatial resolution of spacecraft instrumentation has markedly improved. Planetary scientists have identified more than 270 lunar and several hundred martian cave-like features. … Continued

Pseudokarst, block cave in the Hejda massif (photo J. Urban).   Pseudokarst caves in present-day exploration and scientific research Pseudokarst (non-karst) caves represent a great number of caves discovered, explored and studied currently and in the past. However, they are … Continued

In June 2023, the Karst Research Institute will host the 30th International Karstological School, which will be dedicated to various approaches to karst research and the development of conceptual models. Early studies of karst in Europe date back to the … Continued

The 5th International meeting of cavers in the Moravian karst "Karst, Caves and People 2023" will be organized on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the first descent into the Macocha Abyss in 1723 in the Czech Republic, the … Continued

In 2023 the 28th International Cave Bear Symposium will take place at the Urwelt-Museum, Bayreuth, Oberfranken in Germany. It is the regional museum for natural history and mineralogy in Upper Franconia. Founded in 1833 as Kreis-Naturalien-Cabinet, reopened in 1998 as … Continued

Dear Colleagues and Friends of caving and speleology, It is a great honour to invite you to the 3rd Balkan Speleological Conference in Bulgaria . The year 2023 is also the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Balkan Speleological … Continued

The Brazilian Speleological Society (SBE) and the National Center for Research and Conservation of Caves (ICMBio/CECAV) are proud to host the 19th International Congress of Speleology (ICS) in 2025. The City of Belo Horizonte (BH), capital of the State of … Continued