100 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGANISED HUNGARIAN SPELEOLOGY

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100 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
ORGANISED HUNGARIAN SPELEOLOGY

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE



7-9. May 2010
Budapest







Magyar Karszt- ?s Barlangkutat? T?rsulat
Hungarian Speleological Society
Ungarische Gesellschaft f?r Karst- und H?hlenforschung


Pusztaszeri ?t 35.
H-1025 Budapest
Hungary/Ungarn




Tel.: 36-1-346 0494; tel./fax: 36-1-346 0495
E-mail: mkbt@t-online.hu

On the basis of the success of the archaeological exploration in the B?kk Mountains in 1906 the Speleological Committee was set up by the Hungarian Geological Society on the 28th of January 1910. The Hungarian Speleological Society as the successor of the Speleological Committee wishes to commemorate the occasion and also the important persons and exploration successes of the last 100 years by organising an international conference.


Date has been changed!

On the request of the F?d?ration Sp?l?ologique Europ?enne and the similar date of the Pseudokarst Symposium in Germany we have changed the date of the conference!
The new date is: 7-9. May 2010.

The site of the conference:
GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY
1143 Budapest
Stef?nia ?t 14.





The sites and dates of the pre- and post-excursion have been also changed!





PROGRAM


PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE

Conference: 7?9 May (Friday?Sunday)

7th May (Friday)
Opening ceremony
        Papers on the 100 years of Hungarian Cave Explorations
Welcome party and Speleo Movies

8?9th  May (Saturday?Sunday)
Previously announced presentations with free chosen subjects
Afternoon-Evening ? Visiting Szemlő-hegyi and P?l-v?lgyi show caves
Evening: Closing party at the P?l-v?lgyi Cave

During the conference trips into non-show caves of the Buda thermal karst ((P?l-v?lgyi Cave, M?ty?s-hegyi Cave, Ferenc-hegyi Cave)will be possible.

The detailed program depends on the announced papers.

                                               



PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OF THE POST-EXCURSIONS

Northern Hungary
A/1) 10?15th  May (Monday?Saturday)
Visits to show and non-show caves and excursions on the surface on the territory of the B?kk Mountain and Aggtelek National Park :

B?kk:
Show caves: Szent Istv?n Cave, Anna Cave
Caving trips: Istv?n-l?pa Cave, Szepesi-L?ner Cave-system, Kiskőh?ti Shaft, Fekete Cave
Trips on the surface: The most important prehistoric caves in the B?kk Mountain
Cave Bath: Cave Lake of Miskolctapolca

Aggtelek-Karst:
Show caves: Baradla Cave, Vass Imre Cave, R?k?czi Cave, F?ldv?ri Alad?r Cave
Caving trips: B?ke Cave, Kossuth Cave, Meteor Cave, Vecsemb?kki Pot Hole, Alm?si Shaft, Szab?-pallagi Shaft
Trips on the surface:  The most beautiful sites of the Aggteleki Karst

Trans-Danubien:
A/2) 10?15th  May (Monday?Saturday)
Visits to show and non-show caves and excursions on the surface on the territory of the Balaton Upland National Park and the Duna-Drava National Park.

Balaton Upland National Park:
Show caves: Lake Cave of Tapolca, L?czy Cave
Caving trips: Csodabogy?s Cave, Cserszegtomaj Cave, Szentg?li-Stonehole
Trips on the surface: On the most beautiful site of the Balaton Highlands and the Bakony Mountain
Bath: H?v?z

Mecsek:
Show cave: Abaliget Cave, Nagyhars?ny Cristal Cave
Caving trips: Cave of the M?sz?gető Dwell, Tri? Cave, Szuad? Cave,
Spir?l Cave
Trips on the surface: On the karst surface of the Mecsek and Vill?ny Mountain


For the conference any subjects on cave exploration and research are welcomed, but the organisers hold responsibility for accepting or rejecting any papers. Time duration of one paper is 15 min. The abstracts of the papers will be presented before the conference, the proceedings with the complete papers will be published after it.. The language of the papers: English, Hungarian .
Exhibition during the conference:
? Posters on the Great  Persons of the Hungarian Speleology
? The archaeological results and caves that started the Hungarian Cave Explorations
?  The most significant cave explorations of the last 100 years.

On request there will be stands to sell caving equipments, books etc. during the conference.


PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FEES
The participation fee may change according to the Forint/Euro currency rate.


Payment
Till 31. Dec. 2009.
On the site
Forint Euro Forint Euro

Full participants 18 000 65 24 000 90

Accompanying person 9 000 35 12 000 45
Stand 15 000 55 20 000 75
Excursions
A1 Registration fee 15 000 55 20 000 75
A2 Registration fee 15 000 55 20 000 75

The fee of the full participants includes the followings:
? Taking part in the conference
? Receiving the proceedings of the papers
? Participating in the welcome party on Friday and Closing party on Saturday
? Refreshments in the breaks of the sessions
? Entry fees of the show caves
? Fees of the caving trips

The fee of the accompanying person includes the followings:
? Participating in the welcome party on Friday and Closing party on Saturday
? Entry fees of the caving trips



DEADLINES

Final registration  of papers 31. 12. 2009.
Sending of summaries 15. 02. 2010. 
Sending of  final program

31. 03. 2010.


Please transfer the registration fee to the following account:
K&H Bank
Account holder: Magyar Karszt- ?s Barlangkutat? T?rsulat
Account Number: : 10200830-32310384-00000000
IBAN Number: HU26 1020 0830 3231 0384 0000 0000
Bank reference number: 0500-140518-100


Accomodations
There are a lot of accommodations with different categories at Budapest, but we suggest the followings close to the site of the conference:
Danubius Hotel Arena 
Ifj?s?g ?tja 3.
XIV. ker?let, Budapest, Hungary
http://www.danubiushotels.com/en/our_hotels/hungary/budapest/danubius_hotel_arena#

H?d Hotel 
Szobr?nc u. 10-12, 14. Zugl?, 1143 Budapest
http://www.hoteltelnet.hu/en/hotel-hid-budapest/

Pension Dominik Hostel 
Ch?z?r Andr?s u. 3.
1146 Budapest
http://www.ohb.hu/dominik/index.en.html






POST-EXCURSIONS



Registration fees of the post-excursions:
15 000 Ft, that is includes the costs of the guide during the caving trips and the entry fees of the show caves.
Participants without any vehicle the transport costs 20 000 Ft, it can be reduced depending on the number of the participants.
Meals have to be organised individually.
Accommodation
at camp-site: cca. 2000 Ft/person/night
at tourist hostel: cca. 3-5000 Ft/person/night

Detailed information about the trips and caves will be found soon on the conference website!





 
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