Pleasure - Excursions
24 ~ 30 September

Several exciting trips in fascinating areas guided by local cavers

• Volcanic caves and landscapes of Azores
• Caves and Landscapes of Arrabida Natural Park, Alentejo and Algarve
• Caves and Landscapes of Aire and Candeeiros Natural Park and Serra do Sicó

(caves, limestone regions, archaeology, prehistory, geology, culture, architecture, villages, seaside, and… food and wine)

Main events - Congress
1 ~ 3 October

All speleo subjects, meetings,workshops, discussions, hot news, exhibitions and market

• Symposia:
  Influence of Speleology among Youth
  Conservation of Caves and Karst Regions
  Speleology and the Advance of Sciences
  Marketing Show Caves
  50th Anniversary of the Portuguese Speleological Society

• Communications and posters 
  Cave Explorations
  Karst Geomorphology and Hydrology
  Physical Speleology
  Volcanospeleology
  Biospeleology
  Applied Speleology
  Cave Archaeology and Archaeology
  Speleo Techniques
  Documentation and History

• 50th Anniversary of the Portuguese Speleological Society

• Exhibitions
  Photo, publications, equipment

• Film and video shows

• Tour around Lisbon

Tough work - camps
4 ~ 10 October

Several mini expeditions, various techniques, photosafaris, archaeology & more

• Pumping flooded caves
• Digging spring and ponors entrances
• Rescue tyroleans
• Diving under - 100 m
• Diving shallow sumps
• Visits and exploration of selected caves
• Photographic safaris
• Archaeological excavation in caves

Call for papers

Papers will be submitted to commission of referees. However, all contributions are welcome. All supports are admitted: printed, PC or Mac. Less than ten pages. Only B&W pictures (colour only if essencial). Posters 0.7 x 1 m.
All languages are admitted although simultaneous translation is not guaranteed.
Oral presentations: 15 mn followed by 5 mn discussion.
Dead-line for papers: 31st August 1999 (Communications, posters and symposia lectures or propositions)
Papers submited after the dead-line will be published only after the Congress.