Weather Impact Update!

September 22, 2005; 12:45 pm EDT - current forecasts for Hurricane Rita do not put San Antonio in the path of the storm. Local weather forecasts include a sunny weekend, with thunderstorms arriving on Monday.
The Karst conference will proceed as scheduled. Sunday's Field Trip is still scheduled to take place at this time.
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This Conference is for You!

If you are involved in the practical side of geology or civil or environmental engineering, you will certainly encounter issues relating to karst terrane. This is the conference that addresses those issues!

Nearly every state has some karst areas: from sinkholes in Florida to the big springs of Missouri; from the marble karst of California to contamination in karstic aquifers hidden by glacial debris in the Northeast, karst has a significant impact.

If you are a civil or environmental engineer; an engineering-, environmental-, or hydro-geologist; a planning, zoning, public works, DOT or other governmental employee, and you are involved in planning, designing and/or regulating construction and development or protecting the environment, you will benefit from attending this conference.

Over the more than twenty years since the First Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes this conference series has become the ?handbook? for geologists and engineers working in karst. If you are new to the subject, one of the Short Courses presented prior to the meeting can help provide a firm foundation so that you can benefit from the papers presented by your peers. The preconference Field Trip will give you a chance to see the practical side of the karst of Texas and the famous Edwards Aquifer, led by those who study it daily. And finally, the papers - all presented in general session so you don?t have to miss a single one - will keep you current with the state-of-practice in investigating and dealing with karst problems, not only in the U.S. but also from world-wide experience.

Special Features:

  • Networking Reception
  • Technical papers will all be presented in General Session in order to foster interdisciplinary discussion
  • Special Dedicated Poster Session
  • Debate-style panel discussion on ?Individual Property Rights vs. Water for Everyone, Including Endangered Species?
  • Monday evening shuttle bus to RiverWalk for Karst guests of the DoubleTree Hotel
  • Conference Banquet
  • Conference Proceedings will be published, included in full registration, and available at the conference
  • Short Courses (optional)
  • Field Trip to the Edwards Aquifer (optional)