11th International Cave Rescue Conference Aggtelek-Jósvafő, Hungary 15-18 May, 2007.

	Organized by the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service on behalf of Cave Rescue Commission of the International Union of Speleology
	Website: http://www.caverescue.hu

During the UIS Congress held in Greece in August 2005, it was decided that the 11th International Cave Rescue Conference would be hosted by Hungary.
A study is taking place throughout 2006 focussing on the differences of cave rescue methodology as it is recognised around the world that there are many varying cave rescue techniques and skills.
The objective of this 11th International Cave Rescue Conference is to study the organisational aspects of cave rescue as well as insurance, liability and finance. In particular, there will be discussions on how a cave rescue could be undertaken in a country where there is no official cave rescue team.
Before this Conference, we will circulate the results of the above mentioned cave rescue study and we will use it as a basis for our discussions. We hope that the conference will provide many answers and ideas for cavers and cave rescue teams.

Christian Dodelin
president of the Cave Rescue Commission of the UIS

The conference will be held in the two small villages of Aggtelek and Jósvafõ situated in the heart of the Aggtelek National Park in the north-eastern part ofHungary. It is the first national park in the country which was primarily created for protecting geomorphological formations, surface karst phenomena andcaves. The caves of the Aggtelek Karst and the neighbouring Slovak Karst have featured together on the World Heritage list since 2003. The area is also rich in other natural features, flora, fauna and culture.

Chairman: Gyula Hegedűs (email: hegedusgyula@t-online.hu)
Vice Chairman: Márton Kucsera (email: kucseramarci@t-online.hu)
Secretary: Dr. Miklós Nyerges (mnyerges@mail.bme.hu)
Treasurer: Miklós Szabó (info@nova-alpin.hu)

15 May, 2007 - Tuesday

10:00 - 14:00 - Registration
10:00 - 13:00 - UIS CRC meeting
13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 - Opening ceremony
15:00 - 18:00 - Plenary session
18:00 - 19:00 - Break
19:00 - 22:00 - Gulyás Party
Enjoy the famous Hungarian spicy food cooked on an open fire in the vicinity of the longest cave in the country.

16 May, 2007 - Wednesday

09:00 - 13:00 - Sessions
13:00 - 15:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 19:00 - Excursion
19:00 - 21:00 - Cave bath – Miskolctapolca
Located in the resort area of Miskolc, the regional centre of north-eastern Hungary, the cave baths boast spring water with a temperature of 30°C in cave passages (http://www.barlangfurdo.hu)
21:00 - 22:00 - Dinner

17 May, 2007 - Thursday

09:00 - 13:00 - Sessions
13:00 - 15:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 - Practical demonstrations
18:00 - 19:00 - Break
19:00 - 22:00 - Closing reception

18 May, 2007 - Friday

09:00 - 12:00 - Sessions
12:00 - 13:00 - Closing ceremony
13:00 - 15:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 - UIS CRC meeting
15:00 - 22:00 - Caving trips
Baradla-barlang, Béke-barlang, Kossuth-barlang, Rákóczi-barlang, Vecsembükki- zsomboly, Baglyok Szakadéka, Meteor-barlang, Rejtek-zsomboly

19 May, 2007 - Saturday

08:00 - 22:00 - Caving trips

20 May, 2007 - Sunday

08:00 - 16:00 - Caving trips

* on the exchange rate 1 EUR = 250 HUF
** HSS = Hungarian Speleological Society
*** HCRS = Hungarian Cave Rescue Service
**** Accompanying persons – for persons accompanying a fully registered participant. Applies for one adult (family spouse or partner) and for all children under 18 years

The registration fee includes: Transfer from Budapest to the conference site and back, transport for Conference events, participation in the Conference sessions, registration identity card, Conference proceedings, Gulyas-party, excursion, cave bath entry and the following dinner, closing reception and a participation certificate

Registration fees can be paid in EUR and HUF on the following methods:

Bank transfer
Payment may also be arranged by bank transfer to the following Congress bank account number. Please send a copy of your bank transfer by mail, e-mail or fax to the congress secretary (Dr. NYERGES, Miklós - H-2016 Leányfalu, Pincehegyi út 14., Hungary. Fax: (361) 463-2213 email: mnyerges@mail.bme.hu)

The congress bank address: Budapest Bank, H-1138 Budapest, Váci út 188., Hungary
Beneficiary name: Magyar Barlangi Mentőszolgálat Egyesület
Swift code : BUDAHUHB
Account number: 10102086-02117800-01000006
IBAN number HU44-10102086-02117800-01000006
Reference 11th CRC Congress

In site
Bank/Credit Card (accepted cards: MasterCard, Visa)
Cash

Cancellation policy: Any registration cancellations should be sent in writing to Dr. NYERGES, Miklós. Where a written cancellation is received before 1 December 2006, the full amount less 20 % handling fee will be refunded. Where a written cancellation is received between 1 December 2006 and before 1 April, 2007, 50 % of the registration.