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Karst 2008 Conference, and a piece of news on a real karst problem ..

Need answers to Karst problems? This conference, September 22-26, 2008 in Tallahassee, FL, will give you useable suggestions from experts who will highlight the scientific and technological aspects of Karst. Special presentations include the history-making cave diving efforts within the Woodville Karst Plain, the use of LIDIR to image Devil's Sinkhole in Texas, and underwater mapping of the second deepest vertical shafts in the world using DEPTHX, an un-manned robotic vehicle developed with support from NASA.

Check your Preliminary Program for more details. Or, Click Here.

3 Full-Day Short Courses: Monday, September 22

Karst Hydrogeology: Concepts and Applications for Characterization & Modeling with Examples from the Floridian Aquifer

Geologic Site Characterization in a Karst Setting

Grouting for Geotechnical Support and Groundwater Control in Karst

For Conference Information: www.karstconference.org 

For Exhibit Information: Click Here.

Register Online. Click Here.

Members: $550 thru August 20.

Students: (w/proceedings: $325. Without proceedings: $200.)

Conference Hotel: Ramada Conference Center Tallahassee

Reserve your hotel room by Friday, August 29 to be guaranteed the special rate of $85/night (sgl/dbl).

Dial 850-386-1027 to speak directly with a hotel representative. Please ask for a room within the “ASCE Karst Conference Block.”

Co-sponsored by P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates.

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Read a piece by Mike Buchanan on the Speleogenesis Network News about severe karst problems in South Africa

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