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The British Cave Research Association is a UK registered charity, and a constituent body of the British Caving Association, undertaking charitable activities on behalf of BCA.

BCRA's object is to promote the study of caves and associated phenomena. It attains this object by supporting cave & karst research; by encouraging original exploration (both in the UK and on expeditions overseas); by collecting and publishing speleological information; maintaining a library; and organising educational and scientific conferences and meetings.

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News & Events

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BCRA News Also see BCRA News Forum and Newsletters

AGM discussion and Trustees for 2010
See announcements on the BCRA news forum

BCRA Caving Archive moves to BGS
18 August 2009: BCRA's Caving Archive has now been moved to the National Geoscience Data Centre at the British Geological Survey. Further information is on the British Caving Library web pages.
The handover was reported by B B C MANCHESTER. See "Cave treasures saved from the skip" on BBC News Website.
Discussion on BCRA news forum.

Receiving BCRA Information by Email
You can now sign-up to receive BCRA information by email. You can do this on-line, here, or you can send a blank email message to notices-subscribe[at]list.bcra... [etc]

Eli Simpson and the BSA (Cave Studies Series 18)
Published in April 2009

Cave & Karst Science 35(1&2)
C&KS 35(1&2) was mailed on 23 June 2009, and is now also available online. Issue 35(3) is planned for autumn 2009. See BCRA Publications Schedules.

Speleology Magazine
Issue 14 was was mailed on 26 August 2009. Issue 15 is planned for autumn 2009. See BCRA Publications Schedules.

Events Diary Also see BCRA News Forum and Newsletters
	BCRA Cave Science Symposium 2010 Saturday 6 March 2010, Bristol Presentations of short papers on Cave & Karst Science topics.
	PLUS... Cave Science Field Meeting Sunday 7 March 2010, Cheddar, Somerset Talks and show-cave tour of Gough's Cave, Cheddar, with optional science-themed 'adventure caving' trip
	This one day Symposium will take place on Saturday 6 March 2010 at the University of Bristol. The meeting will be hosted by Dr David Richards of the School of Geographical Sciences. There will also be a Cave Science Field Meeting at Gough's Cave, Cheddar on Sunday 7 March. Details of this can be found at the BCRA News Forum and in the notice at docstore/sci/10/WFW425.doc
	Each year the symposium covers a wide range of cave science topics, including geology, hydrology, speleogenesis, speleothems, biology and archaeology, so you should find something of interest at the symposium, whether you are an academic, an amateur scientist or a caver wanting to find out more about the underground environment.
	Contributions are invited on any aspect of cave or karst science or caving technology (see BCRA's cave science policy). Poster papers, displays or preliminary presentations by postgraduate and undergraduate students are especially welcome. This year's special theme will be the science and archaeology of the Mendip caves, and it is hoped to devote half the symposium to this topic. Full papers are not required, but submissions to Cave and Karst Science are also invited.
	Those wishing to give a presentation should contact the lecture secretary, Trevor Faulkner, preferably by email to t.faulkner[at]bcra... or, for initial queries, by telephone to +44 (0)1625 531558. Please give the provisional title of your paper and the type of presentation (oral or poster). Titles and abstracts of up to one side of A4 should be sent as Microsoft Word files by email by Friday 8 January 2009. These should include full first names, contact details and affiliations of all authors, with presenters underlined, and may be extended to include references. Presentations of papers will be 15-20 minutes in length and poster presentations will be 5 minutes in length.
	Registration will take place at the start of the seminar. A small admission charge will cover tea and coffee in the morning and afternoon. Further information, including directions to the venue and suggestions for lunch, will be published shortly before the event.
	Further details: BCRA News Forum. Contact: Trevor Faulkner

	BCRA Cave Technology Symposium 2010 Saturday 17 April 2010, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Presentations of short topics on cave surveying, electronics, computing, lighting, photography, cave radio, radio-location and other aspects of caving "technology". Abstracts are requested by mid-March 2010
	This one-day symposium is being hosted by members of BCRA's special interest groups: the Cave Surveying Group (CSG) and the Cave Radio & Electronics Group (CREG). It will be held in the village hall at Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
	Contributions are invited on any aspect of caving technology in the form of short lectures, poster papers, or more informal practical sessions. Cave survey posters and cave photographs are particularly welcome for display.
	Further details: BCRA News Forum. Contact: Mike Bedford and Allan Richardson

	Karst Science Field Meeting June 2010, Derbyshire A one-day field meeting
	Date (sometime in June) and further details to be announced
	Further details: BCRA News Forum. Contact: Dr Trevor Faulkner

	Cave Science Field Meeting September 2010, Yorkshire A one-day field meeting
	Date (sometime in September) and further details to be announced
	Further details: BCRA News Forum. Contact: Dr Trevor Faulkner

	Hidden Earth 2010 Leek, Staffordshire The annual caving conference and weekend convention. Field trips, trade and club stands, competitions, talks, discussion groups, entertainment ...
	Date and further details to be announced
	Further details: Hidden Earth web site. Contact: Wendy Williams

	Meetings Information If you would like to organise a BCRA-backed event please contact meetings-secretary[at]bcra... or see page contacting us. We will be pleased to offer help and advice. For a more complete listing of UK caving events see the British Caving Association's diary or newsletter. The cavers' magazine Descent also carries an events diary and is obtainable in caving shops (and some climbing and outdoor shops) throughout the country. For International Events the UIS online diary carries information on events worldwide.

Grant Application Deadlines & Council Meetings
	Cave Science & Technology Research Initiative (CSTRI) 1 April, 1 August, 1 December each year Contact research-fund[at]bcra... or see page contacting us
	Ghar Parau Foundation 31 January, 31 August each year Contact gpf-enquiries[at]bcra... or see page contacting us
	BCRA Council Meetings Council meetings are usually held in March, June and November. These are not public meetings, but members are informed so that relevant business can be scheduled. The next Council meetings will be #144 Sunday 14 March #145 Sunday 20 June #146 Sunday 05 September #147 Sunday 14 November Items for inclusion on the agenda should be with the secretary 15 days before the meeting. For information about the 2010 AGM please go to BCRA Annual General Meeting 2010. General info about past AGMs can be found here.

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