UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis

Dear KIG,

As the KIG workshop draws nearer I wanted to provide some updates. The cut-off date for USGS personnel to register for attending the workshop has passed. Registration is still open for everyone else, you can register at the USGS KIG website. We currently have 71 people registered to attend with 31 presenters not including posters presentations. The Texas Geophysical Team will be performing a demonstration of borehole geophysics the evening of the May 14.

Tennessee State University (TSU) is hosting and providing the meeting space. For more information on the TSU facilities and logistics contact Tom Byl (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., USGS Nashville, TN and TSU adjunct professor). An agenda of each day’s technical sessions will soon be e-mailed to all attendees and will also be available on the USGS KIG website.

 

This workshop represents an excellent opportunity for attendees to learn the latest in karst science and experience the stunning karst terrain of central Tennessee. Technical sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday, May 13 and 14, 2020. For more information of the Technical sessions contact the oral and poster sessions coordinator Eve Kuniansky (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., USGS, Norcross, GA).

The optional field trip to karst in the Cumberland Plateau is scheduled for Friday, May 15. The field trip will leave from the Hampton Inn (2330 Elliston Place) at 7:30 AM and return at 6:00 PM to the same hotel. For those interested in purchasing a boxed lunch for the field trip money will be collected at the registration table in the days preceding the field trip. For more information on the field trip contact the field trip chair Ben Miller (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. USGS Nashville, TN).

You may also contact USGS KIG co-coordinators Allan Clark (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., USGS, San Antonio, TX) and Douglas Schnoebelen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., USGS, San Antonio, TX).

Lodging information

Hampton Inn, 2330 Elliston Place

A block of 20 rooms is currently available for the KIG Workshop at the Hampton Inn & Suites (2330 Elliston Place) for $149 / night. The cutoff date for reserving a room at this rate is March 28, 2020. The earliest check-in date for the block of reserved rooms is May 12 and the last night for this special rate May 15. You can access the online booking by visiting this USGS page.

You may also call the Hampton Inn at (615) 320-6060. The block name is "USGS Karst Interest Group Workshop."

Hampton Inn, 1919 West End Avenue

A block of 20 rooms is currently available for the KIG Workshop at the Hampton Inn & Suites (1919 West End Avenue) for $149 / night. The cutoff date for reserving a room at this rate is March 28, 2020. The earliest check-in date for the block of reserved rooms is May 12th and the last night for this special rate May 15. You can access the online booking by visiting This USGS page.

You may also call the Hampton Inn at (615) 329-1144. The block name is "USGS Karst Interest Group."

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the workshop.

Sincerely,
Allan K. Clark

Information about the UNESCO 2020 Karst Workshop, “Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources” which will take place at the Mammoth Cave Biosphere Reserve, following the KIG Workshop., will also be available at the KIG 2020 website.