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Newsletters 59 on are produced in digital form to PDF files.)
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 01 to 06 (5.7 MB)
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- Newsletter # 1, Dec 22 1993
- Newsletter # 2, Jan 2 1994
- Newsletter # 3, April 30 1994
- Newsletter # 4, April 30 1993
- Newsletter # 5, Dec 25 1994
- Newsletter # 6, June 10 1995
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 07 to 12 (6.5 MB)
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- Newsletter # 7, July 17 1995
- Newsletter # 8, Oct 15 1995
- Newsletter # 9, Dec 1 1995
- Newsletter # 10, March 5 1996
- Newsletter # 11, Oct 10 1996
- Newsletter # 12, April 20 1997
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 13 to 17 (6.1 MB)
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- Newsletter # 13, June 1 19975
- Newsletter # 14, June 18 1997
- Newsletter # 15, Sept 20 1997
- Newsletter # 16, Oct 5 1997
- Newsletter # 17, Oct 20 1997
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 18 to 21 (6.7 MB)
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- Newsletter # 18, Jan 1998
- Newsletter # 19, March 1998
- Newsletter # 20, July 1998
- Newsletter # 21, Oct 1998
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 22, Jan 1999 (1.0 MB)
- Message from the Chairman, and report over 1998
- Recently received publications
- Misc. articles and notes seen in publications
- New and important Commission Member
- Chronology of Symposia on Vulcanospeleology
- Reports and notes recently received from Commission Members
- Lava cave history
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 23, Aug 1999 (1.2 MB)
- KENYA 1998 Proceedings ready and available
- Received publications
- Some Publications Seen
- From the "LEXICON FUR HOHLENFORSCHER
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 24, Nov 1999 (3.5 MB)
- Editorial
- About the IXth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Report about the Commission Meeting during IXth Symposium (16-09-99)
- MISSION STATEMENT of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves
- Report on the 9th International &ymposium on Vulcanospeleology
- UIS Code of Ethics for Cave Exploration and Science in Foreign Countries
- Destruction of the Sistema Padiema caves
- Lava tube lenghts
- Motions proposed during the UIS Commission Meeting at Catania
- VIIth International Symposium for Pseudokarst ROMANIA 6-10 October 1999
- Volcanic Caves and related f ea tures in Western Victoria
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 25, Jan 2000 (4.7 MB)
- Editorial
- About sediments in Cueva de los Palmeros
- Interested in tree molds?
- Proposal about Mauritius
- New from Madagascar
- Commission Meeting Report
- Volcanic Caves and related features in Western Victoria
- Volcanospeleology in Poland- is it possible?
- News from Kenya
- Giant Crater Lava Tube System, California
- Addresses
- Other Commissions
- Announcement Glacier Cave Symposium
- Mission Statement
- Cave of Surtshe1lir - 1838
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 26, April 2000 (3.3 MB)
- Editorial/corrections
- All about inventory of lava tubes
- Lava tubes in Kamchatka
- Puits des hollandais
- Information sources
- Announcement symposium pseudo karst
- Titles of lava tube abstracts (Filer Idaho '99)
- Mission statement of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 27, May 2000 (1.2 MB)
- Editorial - news
- Example page from Inventory of Lava Tubes
- Articles seen, BBSISA issue 37 (1998) is out
- Notes about BBSISA 38 (will be for 1999)
- Subscription BBSISA
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 28, Oct 2000 (3.0 MB)
- Editorial / News
- Gating of Mowich Cave
- Iceland tourist caves
- Final page
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 29, Jan 2001 (2.0 MB)
- ThisCave & ThatCave - Kempe
- Dr. Ronald Greeley
- Bill Halliday reports
- LAKI UNDERGROUND 2000
- MISSION STATEMENT of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves
NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 30, June 2001 (2.9 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 31, Aug 2001 (3.6 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 32, Oct 2001 (1.5 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 33, Nov 2001 (1.3 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 34, Jan 2002 (4.0 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 35, ? 2002 (1.4 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 36, June 2002 (6.2 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 37, Oct 2002 (1.9 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 38, Feb 2003 (4.2 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 39, Oct 2003 (6.0 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 40, Jan 2004 (2.8 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 41, Aug 2004 (5.3 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 42, Oct 2004 (3.8 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 43, Feb 2005 (5.0 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 44, June 2005 (3.1 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 45, Sept 2005 (5.1 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 46, Dec 2005 (2.9 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 47, March 2006 (6.0 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 48, Jan 2007 (5.4 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 49, Feb 2007 (4.6 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 50, June 2007 (1.9 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 51, Jan 2008 (1.5 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 52, Aug 2008 (1.4 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 53, Sept 2008 (1.6 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 54, Feb 2009 (1.2 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 55, May 2009 (1.1 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 56, Aug 2009 (1.1 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 57, Feb 2010 (2.5 MB)
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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 58, June 2010 (1.2 MB)
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NEWSLETTER NUMBER 59 - PAPER, Nov 2010 (1.2 MB)
- The 14th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August, 2010
- Future Vulcanospeleology symposia proposals
- 2011 Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition
- Commission business from the recent symposium
- A visit to Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
- Book Review: Hellahandbokin
- Book Review: Undara Volcano and its Lava Tubes
- Mexican Volcanology meeting in 2012
- Announcing the 15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology in Amman, Jordan, March 2012.
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 59 - WEB, Nov 2010 (3.3 MB)
- The 14th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August, 2010
- Future Vulcanospeleology symposia proposals
- 2011 Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition
- Commission business from the recent symposium
- A visit to Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
- Book Review: Hellahandbokin
- Book Review: Undara Volcano and its Lava Tubes
- Mexican Volcanology meeting in 2012
- Announcing the 15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology in Amman, Jordan, March 2012.
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 60, Jan 2011 (5.0 MB)
- Hawaii Lava Cave Entrance for Sale
- Fourth Argentine Congress of Speleology & First Latin American Congress of Speleology
- The 15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology in Amman, Jordan, March 2012
- Book Review: Understanding Lava Tubes & Lava Caves by Harry Shick
- Lunar Lava Cave
- Martian Lava Cave
- Profile: Theofilos Toulkeridis, Ph.D.
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 61 - PAPER, Aug 2011 (3.7 MB)
- Message from the Vice Chairman
- Photos from the 14th International
- Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August2010
- IV Argentine Congress of Speleology IV
- First Latin American Congress of Speleology
- 15th International Symposium onVulcanospeleology, Amman, Jordan
- Speleo Calendar
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 61 - WEB, Aug 2011 (10.8 MB)
- Message from the Vice Chairman
- Photos from the 14th International
- Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August2010
- IV Argentine Congress of Speleology IV
- First Latin American Congress of Speleology
- 15th International Symposium onVulcanospeleology, Amman, Jordan
- Speleo Calendar
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 62, Nov 2011 (2.0 MB)
- Message from the Vice Chairman
- More Martian Caves
- Another Cave on Pavonis Mons
- Obituary: Dr. Ronald Greeley
- National Geographic Descends into Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
- Photo Gallery
- Guide to Volcanic Caves of Kilimanjaro
- 15th Int'l Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Speleo Calendar
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 63, Feb 2012 (4.0 MB)
- Message from the Vice Chairman.
- News
- WoMOVoC
- Photo Gallery
- Publications Received
- 15th Int'l Symposium on Vulcanospeleology.
- Speleo Calendar
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 64, June 2012 (7.5 MB)
- Message from the Chairman.
- Message from the Vice Chairman
- Obituary of Dr. Chris Wood
- 15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Map of Jordan
- Symposium Program Agenda
- Photo Gallery of the Symposium
- Caving in the Yarmouk-Decapolis Aqueduct Tunnels
- Post-Symposium Field Trip
- Post-Symposium Field Trip Agenda
- Bronze-Age City of Jawa
- Al Badia Cave
- Qasr Burqu
- Al Fahda Cave
- Kempe Volcano & Desert Kites
- Hashemite University Cave
- Commission Business Meeting
- Speleo Calendar
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 65, Nov 2012 (2.0 MB)
- Message from the Chairman
- 16th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Message from the Vice Chairman
- Photo Gallery
- Photo Gallery Legend
- Publications Received
- Speleo Calendar
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 66, July 2013 (4.7 MB)
- Message from the Chairman
- Message from the Vice Chairman
- 16th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Letters Received
- Trip Report: Hawai'i
- Model of Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
- Photo Gallery
- Payunia
- Speleo Calendar
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 67, Nov 2013 (4.2 MB)
- Message from the Chairman
- 16th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Important Lava Tube Caves found in Dong Nai Province, Southern Vietnam
- Lava Caves near Auckland, New Zealand
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 68, Nov 2014 (4.4 MB)
- 17th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Publications Received by the Commission
- Galápagos Symposium
- Google Groups
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 69, April 2015 (3.2 MB)
- 17th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Vietnam Volcanic Cave Survey
- Lava caves in Argentina
- Provisional Report, 16th Symposium of the Commission on Volcanic Caves
- Publications Received
- Iceland Eruption (December 2014)
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 70, August 2017 (840 kB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 71, January 2018 (1.65 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 72, June 2018 (1.55 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- South Vietnam
- Volcanospeleophilately
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 73, October 2018 (3.4 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- Pre-symposium raft trip on the Rogue River
- The 18th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
- Crater Lake field trip
- Recent Volcanospeleological Publications
- Images from the 18th ISV
- Ancient skeletons in Vietnam
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 74, May 2019 (4.9 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- The Volcanic Cave Inventory Project of Lanzarote
- Cueva Agua del Leon, Argentina
- Prehistoric Archaeology, Vietnam
- Lava caves in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, China
- Installation of pahoehoe by lava tubes and tunnels
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 75, December 2019 (6.0 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- 19th International Symposium on Volcanic Caves, Catania, August/September 2020
- European Space Agency Appeal for Innovative Ideas for Exploring Lunar Caves
- STOP PRESS! 19th International Symposium on Volcanic Caves Registration now open
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 76, July 2020 (9.0 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- Hawaii Lava Caving – 2020
- Announcement - Postponement of ISV19
- ISV19 – A Letter from Carmelo Bucolo
- ISV19 – A Letter from Roberto Conti
- ISV19 – A Letter from Giuseppe Priolo
- Offer to host ISV 20 – Vietnam
- STOP PRESS! Dak Nong Geopark
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 77, January 2021 (14.0 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- Lava and fauna of Basaltic caves in Payunia, Argentina
- Cuevas de la Atalaya / Cuevas de Maguez, Lanzarote
- Vale: Jim Simons
- Cave Archaeological Investigations in the Krongno UNESCO Global Geopark, Vietnam
- 19th ISV – Third Circular
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 78, October 2021 Version 2 (10.0 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- Exploration of volcanic Fumaroles in Lanzarote
- The 19th International Symposium of Vulcanospeleology
- Melting the Earth: A book review
- 20th ISV Proposal: Vietnam 2022
- More memories of Jim Simons
- A volcanic cave in Thailand
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 79, May 2022 (10.0 MB)
- Editorial
- President's Column
- Invite to the 20th Symposium on Volcanic Caves (Vietnam)
- Memories of Chrisy
- Chris Wood – A Bibliography
- The Loss of Former Explorations (or How Do We Keep Vulnerable Discoveries known)
- The Doña Otilia Cave Recognized As A Natural Monument
- Discovery of T66 Cave in Krongo Geopark, Vietnam
- FINGAL’S CAVE A Book Review
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 80, February 2023 (28.0 MB)
- Editorial
- Message from the Chairman
- Proposal for ISV21 Galapagos 2024
- The ISV20 extension C7, Dak Nong, Vietnam
- The Levantine Juba Depressions as Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Pits
- The 20th ISV Dak Nong, Vietnam, 2022
- Roberto Conti
- Importance of the cave biota for the protection of lava tubes of North-Patagonia
- Bill Halliday
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 81, August 2023 (25.0 MB)
- Members and countries
- Editorial
- President’s column
- Lava caves at the Virunga Volcanoes in Uganda. J. Dreybodt
- The Agropits (shafts) in Masdache, Lanzarote. Laurens Smets
- New lava tubes data of Cumbre Vieja. Alfred Montserrat-Nebot
- An appreciation on of the second edition of Volcanoes: Global Perspectives. Annie Bosted
- 4th International Planetary Caves Conference May 4-7 2023. Stephan Kempe
- ISV21 Symposium (Galápagos Ecuador. April (10th) 15th-20th 2024)
NEWSLETTER NUMBER 82, February 2024 (14.0 MB)
- Members and countries
- Editorial
- President’s column
- Future Mars Helicopter Explore Lava Tubes. M. Williams
- Information for first time caves to Galapagos. A. Addison
- Discovery of a new cave type in Vietnam. Various
- AI generated images offer a unique view of lavatubes. D. Bunnel
- Basalt rock shelters potential for chemical studies. C. Benedetto
- Assessment of high humidity cavity air lanzarote. L.Smets
- New insights into the genesis of pyroducts of Galapagos. Various
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