Monday, August 22, 2005
     
09:00-14:00

OPENING CEREMONY

WELCOME ADDRESS
N. Kiparrisi
Director of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities,
Representative of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

Dr. G. Antonopoulos,
MD President of the Hellenic Speleological Society

K. Zoupis,
President of the Hellenic Federation of Speleology

Prof. P. Themelis,
Congress President

J.A. Labegalini,
President of the Union Internationale de Speleologie

OPENING LECTURE:
UIS: past present and future
J.A. Labegalini

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HALL A
14:00-14:30
LUNCH BREAK
 
 
14:30-16:10
SESSION 1: Speleogenesis and evoluation of karst aquifers including geology, hydrogeology and geomorphology I

Invited Chair: P. Williams, E. Mariolakos

O-1
Study of the karst development and possible leakage from the Sazbon Dam, Iran
E. Raeisi, J. Agdam, H. Karimi, M. Zare
 
O-2
Karst surface symbols: Proposition of a standard symbol set
P. Hauselmann
 
O-3
Factors, Conditions and main development stages of the associated paleokarst - Kaolin deposits system in Northeastern Bulgaria
T. I. Krastev
 
O-4
The Speleogenesis of the caves in Crnopac Mt. Area
M. Kuhta, A. Stroj
 
O-5
Sediments in the Baradla and Beke caves, Hungary
J.B. Uveges, G. Vid, I.B. Uveges
 
HALL A
14:30-16:10
SESSION 2: Archaeology and palaeontology in caves including art and anthropology I

Invited Chair: R. Hapka, P. Themelis  

O-6
The Stratigraphy of the Kabwe Cave of Rhodesian Man
A. Bartsiokas
 
O-7
The small mammal fauna from the Loutra Aridea bear-cave (Pella, Macedona, Greece) with emphasis on the third chamber
A. Chatzopoulou
 
O-8
Palaiontological remains from the Manga Larga Cave (Sant Antonio plateau, Porto de Mos, Portugal ) - Panthera pardus (L. 1758)  and Felis sylvestris Schreber, 1777 - a case study between speleology and palaeontology
F. Regala, J.L. Cardoso
 
O-9
Caves in the Odyssey
D.N. Brison
 
O-10
Parfum de Grece
C. Fait, J.C. Fait
 
HALL B
14:30-16:10
SESSION 3: Exploration materials & techniques

Invited Chair: P. Kambesis, E. Pothos 

O-11
Precise Measurement of Surveying-Sections Using Image Processing Techniques
S. Canbek, N. Adar
 
O-12
Urban storm water management for cities built upon karst: bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
G. L. Cesin, N. Crawford, J. Richardson
 
O-13
Experimental research on the use of Thermography to locate heat signatures from caves
J. Thompson
 
O-14
Preliminary data recorded by a monitoring station to study the Hypogean Climate in an ice cave the LO LC 1650 ICE CAVE " Abisso sul margine dell'alto Bregai" (Grigna Settentrionale, Lecco - Italy)
S. Turri, M. Citterio, A. Bini, V. Maggi, M. Favaron,
D. Fraternali, A. Alberici, S. Borghi, M. Colombo,
R. Gottardi, D. Zappalà
 
O-15
The propagation of the seasonal heat wave into crystal and fantasy caves (Bermuda)
A.A. Cigna
 
HALL C
16:10-16:30
COFFEE BREAK
 
 
16:30-18:30
SESSION 4: Speleogenesis and evoluation of karst aquifers including geology, hydrogeology and geomorphology II

Invited Chair: C. Mouret, A. Alexopoulos  

O-16
The Caves of  Thrace Region (NorthWestern Turkey)
K. Tork, L. Nazik, K. Tuncer, E. Ozel
 
O-17
The effect of the relief systems of the Beysehir lake and the kembos polje basins on the cave development of the area.
L. Nazik, K. Tork, K. Tuncer, E. Ozel
 
O-18
The geological and morphological origine and distribution.
L. Nazik, K. Tork, K. Tuncer, E. Ozel
 
O-19
Karst and rock fantoms in the Netherlands
H. De Swart
 
O-20
Caves of the Shan Plateau, The union of Myanmar (ex-Burma)
C. Mouret
 
O-21
Processes governing speleogenesis in the rocks.
C. Mouret
 
HALL A
16:30-18:30
SESSION 5: Archaeology and palaeontology in caves including art and anthropology II

Invited Chair: D. Hubbard, G. Koufos  

O-22
The Maronia cave in the Numulitic limestone (Thrace, Greece). Geology, Palaeontology and Archaeology
S. Pavlides, E. Tsoukala, A. Chatzipetros,
A. Chatzopoulou, B. Melfos,  M.K. Basiliadou,
G. Lazarides, M. Vaxevanopoulos
 
O-23
Since 2001 to 2004: paleontological excavations in the “Grotta inferiore dei Covoli di Velo” (Veneto – Italy)
R. Zorzin, F. Bona, M. Accordini
 
O-24
Milk teeth of Quaternary carnivores from Northern Greek Caves
S. Pappa, E. Tsoukala, G. Lazaridis
 
O-25
Paleontological research in Pella Cave bears and Late Pleistocene associated faunal remains from Loutra Arideas cave (Pella, Macedonia, Greece)
E.Tsoukala, G. Rabeder
 
O-26
The pursuit of elephants in Grevena (W. Macedonia, Greece)
E. Tsoukala
 
HALL B
16:30-18:30
SESSION 6: Mineralogy of caves I            

Invited Chair: W.B. White, E. Baltatzis 

O-27
Mineralogy of the hybrid Kiinyugawa-dam Cave, Kii Peninsula, central Japan
N. Kashima,  K. Hisatomi
 
O-28
Activators of Luminescence of Speleothems – Organic Versus Inorganic
Y.Shopov
 
O-29
An Introduction to Genetic Mineralogy and the Concept of "Ontogeny of Cave Minerals"
C.A. Self, C.A. Hill
 
O-30
Identification of Cave Minerals by Raman Spectroscopy: New Technology for Non-Destructive Analysis
W.B. White
 
O-31
Vashegyite from the Gaura cu Musca Cave (Locvei Mountains, Romania): a new and rare phosphate occurrence
B.P. Onac, J. Kearns, L. Zaharia
 
O-32
Cave minerals of some limestone caves of Saudi Arabia
P.Forti, E.Galli, A. Rossi, J.Pint, S.Pint
 
HALL C
16:30-18:30
EXPLORATION & EXPLORATION ETHICS A  

Invited Chair: A. Eavis, K. Zoupis  

W-1
Exploration and Preservation of the Kipuka Kanohina Cave System, Ka`ū Hawai`i
C. K. Heazlit
 
W-2
Revealing the Caves of Soqotra Island (Yemen), the Soqotra Karst Project (2000-2005)
P. De Geest and the members of the Soqotra Karst Project
 
W-3
Systeme mara- Milopotamos-Drama
P. Reile
 
W-4
The Lava Tube Caves of Rwanda
M. Laumanns
 
W-5
An Overview of Caving Regions in Northern Laos
J. Dreybrodt, M. Laumanns
 
W-6
Karst, Caves and Speleology in the Islamic Republic of Iran
V. Madelat, J. Ashjari, H. Akbarzadeh, M. Laumanns
HALL D

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