CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference on Karst Hydrology and Ecosystems

Bowling Green, Kentucky June 3-6, 2003

The Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Karst Hydrology and Ecosystems is pleased to invite you to join us in Bowling Green, Kentucky from June 3-6, 2003. The meeting's purpose is to foster communication between the four primary international groups that seek to understand the nature of karst systems. In addition to two days of scientific sessions, business meetings are being arranged for the individual karst commissions, including:

• International Geological Correlation Program, Project 448: World Correlation of Karst Geology and Its Relevant Ecosystems
• International Association of Hydrogeologists Karst Commission
• International Geographical Union Karst Commission
• International Union of Speleology Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis Commission

The meeting schedule is: June 3- Business Meetings, June 4- Scientific Sessions, June 5- Mammoth Cave Field Trip, June 6- Scientific Sessions. Optional additional multi-day field trips to the Mammoth Cave Region, Cumberland Escarpment of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, and the north-central Floridan Aquifer are planned immediately following the meeting.

Abstracts must include all authors’ names, the title of the paper, the mailing address of the primary author, and the abstract of the paper (maximum 250 words). Submitted material should also include telephone numbers and an e-mail address for correspondence. Both oral presentations and a poster session are scheduled.

Oral presentations should be 15 minutes, plus a 5 minute period for questions and answers. A computer with projector, slide projector, and overhead projector will be available in each meeting room. Any special needs will require sufficient advance warning.

In addition to the oral presentations, a poster session will be held. The displays should contain enough information to be readily understood, but we will also plan for a time period when authors will be present to answer questions. Poster space is limited to a maximum of 250 centimeters by 130 centimeters, including text and illustrations.

Abstracts must be submitted no later than February 1, 2003. Authors will be notified regarding acceptance of their papers by March 1, 2003. Please include your preference for oral or poster presentation with your abstract. While the organizers will consider individual preference, time constraints may require some oral presentations instead to be scheduled as a poster.

Material may be submitted by e-mail or disk. Microsoft Word or text formatting is preferred. Abstracts or questions regarding the program should be directed to the Scientific Program Chairman, Joe Meiman (Address: Division of Science and Resource Management, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259) phone (270) 758-2137, e-mail: joe_meiman@nps.gov

Additional information can be found at: karst.wku.edu/2003