
SECOND CIRCULAR
New registration are closed, you may only do the payement on Azur Colloque if not already made
No new registration after the 15th of February. Dead line for payment is the 15th of March (Azur Colloque web site) and for answering questions for the organization.
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We are happy to announce the 4th CAVE MONITORING WORKSHOP that will take place in SW-France,
Les Eyzies (Pôle d’Interprétation de la Préhistoire, PIP), Dordogne,
SW-France, 6 and 7-8 May 2025.
Cave monitoring science has substantially expanded over the past decade in the wake of cave heritage preservation, speleothem-based paleoclimatology, hydrology and climatic change. Progress in the accuracy of sensors, in the automatization of measurements, and new developments coupled with new data reporting possibilities has opened large perspectives for a better understanding of underground processes, especially cave climate modeling and rainfall infiltration.
Topics
The 4th CMW will provide the opportunity to present new research on methodology, innovative sensor developments, new technology and data reporting, best practice protocols for monitoring the hydrology and meteorology of cave systems. We will also focus on techniques ensuring data accuracy and long-term continuity.
Who should attend?
The workshop is designed for researchers who are expert in the field of cave monitoring. Although not intended as a training workshop (this is the role of the speleothem summer school), PhD students and early career scientists who are embarking on a research project involving cave monitoring will also be considered subject to space.
Format
The format of the workshop will be centered around informal presentations interspersed with discussion and exchange of knowledge regarding best practice.
Field trips, after the presentation day, will present monitoring equipment in local Caves (Villars, with possibility of doing a short speleological expedition to see monitoring stations in the wild and muddy galleries with a limited number of persons) and, eventually in farer sites in the Pyrenees, where some more developed monitored equipment can be found, like in the Esparros and Gargas caves.
Outline Schedule
6th May
9H-9H30 : arrival of participant at the PIP
9H30H-12H : presentations and discussion
12H-14H : lunch and exchanges
14H-18H : presentations and discussions, end
20H : diner
7th May
9H-17H field trip to Villars Cave and back to the PIP, by bus and/or personal vehicles
9H : field trip to the Pyrénées (Esparros, Gargas), eventually by bus and/or personal vehicles. Likely the return to Les Eyzies will be on the 8th May, end of afternoon.
Venue and field trips
The meeting will be held in SW-France, in the Dordogne area, at Les Eyzies, referred to as “Capitale de la Préhistoire”, where many famous archeological sites can be visited.
After the presentation day, will present monitoring equipment in local Caves (Villars, with possibility of doing a short speleological expedition to see monitoring stations in the wild and muddy galleries with a limited number of persons) and, eventually in farther sites in the Pyrenees, where some more developed monitored equipment can be found, like in the Esparros and Gargas caves.
Fees before the 15th of March 2025
After being registred, now you may pay fees before the 30th of March 2025 through the REGISTRATION and PAYMENT sheet of this site.
A registration fee of 110 euros will be charged to cover the cost of coffee breaks and conference lunch of the 6th, cave access and eventually transportation to caves.
A conference dinner, the 6th evening, will held at Les Eyzies too (extra cost 30 euros to be payed at the restaurant for each participant).
Accommodation is at the cost of each participant (around Les Eyzies, and for people who will go to the Pyrenees field trip for the 7-8 May night, near the visited caves – accommodation location suggestions will be sent). If you would like to dinner with an accompanying person, please tell us (it will possible to pay for her directly the restaurant too).
After your inscription and payment, please confirm the following information to the organizers DG and LD asap (see below underlined addresses)
1- Which field trip do you choose, please confirm : Villars OR Pyrenees OR nothing ? (it is not possible to do both!)
2- Do you have a vehicle to go to Villars or to the Pyrenees ? Can you transport other persons and how many ?
3- Do you have an accompanying person ? If yes please indicate if this person will intend the dinner (6th evening) and/or a field trip
4- Will you intend the workshop dinner on the 6th evening ?
5- Will you present specific material (i.e. sensors, monitoring apparatus etc.) ?
6- Please indicate any other requests
Organisers
François Bourges : fbourges@orange.fr
Ludovic Devaux : ludovic.devaux@u-bordeaux.fr
Dominique Genty : dominique.genty@u-bordeaux.fr
Stéphane Konik : stephane.konik@culture.gouv.fr
Bruno Lartiges : bruno.lartiges@univ-tlse3.fr
Rémi Losno : losno@ipgp.fr