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From: "John Moses" <johnmoses at excite.com>
> Date: Mon Nov 10, 2003 18:20:24 US/Pacific
> To: <multiple recipients deleted>
> Cc:
> Subject: NSS -- International Congress '09 bid update
> Reply-To: johnmoses at excite.com
>
>
> We wanted to provide you with an update on recent activities
> surrounding the NSS project to bring the International Congress of
> Speleology here in 2009. You're receiving this communication because
> you either: attended the informational meeting at the Porterville
> Convention, you expressed interest in the matter, or we thought you
> would be interested. Please feel free to pass this information along
> to others. Let me (John Moses) know if you want to be included on the
> contact list.
>
> On August 8, the NSS Board of Governors unanimously approved President
> Scott Fee's motion that: "The NSS shall bid to host the 2009
> International Congress of Speleology. The President shall establish
> the necessary ad hoc committee to prepare the bid and plan for the
> event." Scott subsequently named Dr. George Veni and John Moses to
> co-chair the "International Congress 2009 Bid Ad Hoc Committee." In
> addition to George and John, Hazel Medville has picked up the ball and
> is making preliminary contact with convention facilities.
>
> In October, George attended the meeting of the Bureau of the
> International Union of Speleology (UIS) in Athens, Greece. The next
> International Congress is scheduled to be held there in late August
> 2005. While representing the US at the Bureau meeting, George planned
> to both test the water for a US bid and inquire where in the US a
> Congress might be most attractive to foreign delegates. Based on the
> response which he received, there appear to be no major obstacles to
> at least submitting a bid and the location in the US did not seem the
> issue for most.
>
> However, we had assumed that our proposal would be received and voted
> upon at the 2005 International Congress. Instead, George learned that
> all proposals are requested to be submitted to the UIS Bureau by July
> 2004! This is a change from prior practice but, given the problems
> experienced with bidding organizations who lacked the ability to
> execute, probably a good idea. It does compress our time line,
> however. We would need the Board of Governors to approve our bid
> proposal at the Marquette, Michigan Convention in mid-July 2004.
>
> The key issue for early resolution is the location. At the Porterville
> meeting, several possible venues were brought up for consideration and
> others have since been added. These include: Carlsbad, NM; Pittsburgh,
> PA; El Paso, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; U. of Colorado at Boulder;
> Colorado State U. at Fort Collins. While we are not yet prepared to
> request any formal proposals, we are prepared to approach local
> convention bureaus and ask them for their information packages. The
> numbers are still speculative, but we're using 1500 - 3000 as a "can
> you handle" first approach. We will be putting together a set of
> criteria to use in the location selection process in the very near
> future.
>
> We welcome your suggestions and offers of assistance.
>
> International Congress 2009 Bid Ad Hoc NSS Committee
>
> George Veni
>
> John Moses
>
> Co-chairs

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Call for sponsors
Download the Call for sponsors-letter here in MS-Word-format or as Acrobat-pdf
Download the List of Equipment Needed here in as Acrobat-pdf
List of Sponsors
Call for sponsors
Dear prospective sponsor, this is to inform you about the upcoming international speleological expedition to Tanzania (24/12/2004 to 24/1/2005) and the venues of your appreciated contribution.

Basically, an international team of speleologists (about 30 from 11 different countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Poland, Spain, Tanzania, and the U.K. ­ so far) has been set up including members of the Bureau of the International Union of Speleology (U.I.S). The main focus of the expedition is to promote and support the recently established national speleological association of Tanzania (see http://tanzania.speleo.tv). This will be done through:

Exploring and surveying caves in Tanzania with an international team of cavers and local cavers ­ exploration will target karst resources (e.g. groundwater and tourism sustainable development potentials)
Meeting and encouraging local cavers.
Bringing support to the local cavers (educational/technical: via a short training course; and material: via equipment donation).
Meetings with the Tanzanian administration (and the national scientific groups), as a measure of encouraging and supporting speleology and the UIS policies (e.g. karst protection topics).
Offering a public discussion or seminar about UIS body, speleology and its significance to culture/heritage, science, and leisure.
Finally, compiling and publishing all produced data (maps, photos, films).
The expedition team is highly diversified from almost all corners of the planet (e.g. geographers, geologists, hydrogeologists, paleontologists, prehistorians, educators and trainers, photographers and film-makers, engineers, translators, lawyers, public officers, managers). These people are ready to offer their expertise to achieve the goals set above. The mission statement of our expedition is very clear, and probably this is what makes it a very special one, as it is dedicated to help the foundation of a national association of speleology (touching directly the Tanzanian youth) and raising the issues of cave and natural heritage protection without neglecting the use of other natural resources (e.g. groundwater) in a developing country that desperately needs to make use of its resources through a sustainable approach.

Dear prospective sponsor, your help is pre-requisite for the success of our expedition and the achievement of its goals. There are different ways for support:

Financial: needed for transportation to and within Tanzania, insurance, per-dium costs, etc…
Equipment: needed equipment during the expedition in addition to basic equipment needed for the national speleological association of Tanzania.
Publication: photographs, films, media and audiovisuals.
(You may contact, the expedition-member from your country or alternatively myself for more information; you can contact us through the expedition members list).

Of course, as a sponsor your name will be on any sort of publication related to the expedition and especially those that are going to be projected in the upcoming 14th International Congress of Speleology in Athens (2005) and any similar event. Referring to the large number of speleologists from various countries many publications in national magazines and many presentations (like slide shows and exhibition posters) are expected.

Our motto is “to make a change in a place that needs a change”, please help us to carry our mission to its success and be part of our team.

Sincerely Yours

Fadi Nader
Expedition Co-coordinator