THE 2008 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPELEOSEMINAR October 25, 2008 University of Colorado at Boulder Math 100 Auditorium SEMINAR PROGRAM Nearly two decades have passed since the first Rocky Mountain SpeleoSeminar was held at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. In the fall of 1989, Dr. Louise Hose organized the first of what she hoped was a continuing series of seminars on caves and caving in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West. Patterned after the successful annual Winter Technical Meeting of the National Speleological Society’s Southwestern Region, the seminars provided an opportunity for regional cave scientists and cavers to present short programs on their recent scientific studies. In addition, the seminars offered recreational cavers inspiring programs on geologic, biological and computer sciences, as well as original underground exploration. Dr. Hose hoped that such programs might inspire cavers to participate in ongoing scientific studies and to undertake such studies on their own. Two additional seminars followed the 1989 edition. In 1990 and 1992, the Colorado Springs campus hosted Rocky Mountain SpeleoSeminars featuring a wide variety of scientific programs and high attendance. Unfortunately, with Dr. Hose’s departure from the university and subsequent move to Missouri, the seminars fell into a long hiatus. The 2008 edition has two new university sponsors, Dr. Norman Pace and Dr. Fred Luiszer, and a new location, at the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. Following Dr. Hose’s original philosophy, the Seminar features programs from both skilled scientists as well as talented amateurs. This year’s edition features only a handful of presenters from the earlier editions, though many of the presenters have offered well-received papers and programs at other scientific conferences. The 2008 Seminar includes talks on cave exploration, geology, biology and microbiology, as well as the computer sciences. Dr. Hazel Barton, a former post-doc with Dr. Norman Pace at the University of Colorado, is scheduled to present the Seminar’s keynote address on caves and microbiology. The Saturday evening program is an adaptation of similar talks by Dr. Barton at other universities nationally. Dr. Barton is currently a Department of Biological Sciences professor at the University of Northern Kentucky. She has appeared in the MacGillivray-Freeman’s 2001 large format documentary, Journey Into Amazing Caves, as well as cave documentaries on Animal Planet and The History Channel. Dr. Barton has been profiled in numerous media, including BBC Radio, CBS television, Plum TV, and Forbes Magazine. Thanks to the generous sponsors for this year’s SpeleoSeminar – their support has allowed the seminar to be presented at no cost to participants. Attending? Please preregister to help us plan. Thanks!
OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Hazel A. Barton, University of Northern Kentucky 7:30 p.m. Math 100 Auditorium http://www.cavescience.com/
THANKS TO THE 2008 SPELEOSEMINAR SPONSORS Cave of the Winds Glenwood Caverns Roche Colorado The Colorado Grotto, NSS The Pace Lab - University of Colorado University of Colorado Department of Geological Sciences
SEMINAR COORDINATORS Dr. Norman R. Pace Dr. Fred Luiszer Richard Rhinehart
2008 SPELEOSEMINAR SCHEDULE Math 100 Auditorium 8:00 Registration Opens 8:30 Welcome/Announcements Rob Kolstad 8:35 Mark Rabin Cave exploration (Montana) 9:00 Mike Frazier Cave exploration (Mexico) 9:25 Donald G. Davis and John Corcoran Cave exploration (Fort Stanton Cave, New Mexico) 9:50 Doug and Hazel Medville Cave exploration/geology (Colorado volcanics)
10:15 Break 10:30 Richard Rhinehart Cave geology/history (Cody, Wyoming) 10:55 Fred Luiszer Cave geology (Rifle Canyon tufa, Colorado) 11:20 Paul Burger Cave geology (Lime Creek, Colorado) 11:45 Mark Maslyn Cave geology (Paleokarst, Colorado) 12:10 Lunch Lunch on your own at various Boulder restaurants. Math 100 Auditorium 1:15 Welcome/announcements Rob Kolstad 1:20 Harvey DuChene Cave geology (Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico) 1:45 Rod Horrocks Cave geology/potential (Wind Cave, South Dakota) 2:05 Karla Whittenburg Cave archaeology (Colorado) 2:30 Carl Bern Colorado Cave Survey database 2:55 Break 3:15 John McLean Caves and computer science (resistivity)
3:40 David Steinmann Cave biology (Colorado cave life) 4:05 Jason Stahl and John Spear Cave microbiology (Mexico cenotes) 4:30 Norman Pace Cave microbiology (Sulphur Cave, Colorado)
5:00 Concluding Remarks Rob Kolstad 5:30 Dinner – University Memorial Center – Aspen Room Registered participants only. Paid pasta dinner - $15.00. Math 100 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Dr. Hazel Barton Cave microbiology
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