THE COMMISSION ON VOLCANIC CAVES
SYMPOSIA
Updated December 09, 2022
NB: The Proceedings of most of the symposia can be downloaded in PDF form directly from this page
I
International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
White Salmon, Washington, August 16, 1972
Organizer:
William R. Halliday
Publication:
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Author: William R. Halliday (Editor)
Publisher: Western Speleological Survey, Seattle, 1976.
Number of Pages: 85
II
Second International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Catania, Italy, August, 1975
Organizers:
Guiseppe Licitra et al.
III
Third International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Bend, Oregon, June, 1982
Organizer:
William R. Halliday
Publication:
Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on
Vulcanospeleology
Published by the International
Speleological Foundation (1993)
Fourth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Catania, Italy, September 12-17, 1983
Organizer:
Guiseppe Licitra
Publication:
Proceedings by Centro Spel. Etneo – 1987 – 150 pages
Atti IV Symposium Internazionale di Vulcanospeleologia
International Meeting on Vulcanospeleology
November 1986
Organizer:
Takanori Ogawa
Publications:
5th
International Symposium on Vulcanospeleolgy, Excursion Guide Book (English), 1988
by Teruhiko Sameshima, Takanori Ogawa and Naruhiko, Kashima (Separate volumes in
English and in Japanese).
Program (21 pages with Abstracts).
Sixth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Hilo, Hawaii, August 5-9, 1991
Organizers:
William R. Halliday et al.
Publication:
6th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Edited by G. Thomas Rea, ISBN 1-879-961-02-4, 286 pages, softbound
National Speleological Society, Huntsville, 1992
VII
Seventh International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain,
November 4-11, 1994
Organizers:
Pedro Oromi and Conny Spelbrink
VIII
Eighth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 7-8, 1998
Organizer:
Jim Simons
Publication:
FORTI, P. (ED.) - Proceedings 8th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology,
Febr. 7-8, 1998,
1998, Spec. iss. Intern. J. Speleol.,163 pp, Nairobi, Kenya
Related document:
8th
International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by Greg Middleton
(6.37 Megabyte PDF file)
IX
Ninth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Catania, Italy, Sept 11-19, 1999
Organizers:
Guiseppe Licitra et al.
Publication:
PUBLICATIONS OF THE IX SYMPOSIUM (Program Book, Guidebook and Proceedings)
Proceedings also available on CD Rom
Related document:
9th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by Greg Middleton
(247 kb PDF file)
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Papers of the Xth
International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
AMCS Bulletin #19:
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Publications:
Papers of the XI
International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
AMCS Bulletin #19:
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XII
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Proceedings of the XII International
Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
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XIII
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Official
Symposium website: http://vulcano13.org/index.php
The 13th
International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by Harry Marinakis
XIV
Related links: Proceedings of the XIV International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Field Guide to the Volcanic Caves of
Western Victoria by Ken Grimes
XV
Amman, Jordan, March 15-22, 2012
Organized by The Hashemite University and Jordanian Geologists
Related links: Proceedings of the XV International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
XVI
Puerto Ayora, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, March 16-22, 2014 NEWSLETTER NUMBER 66, July 2013 (4.6 MB) ABSTRACTS AND FIELD GUIDE (PDF, 22.7 MB)
XVII
Related links: Proceedings of the XVII International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
XVIII
Related links: Proceedings of the XVIII International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
XIX
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Videos of the symposium presentations
Proceedings of the XIX International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology (19M PDF)
XX
Related links: which has symposium newsletters. Proceedings of the XX International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology (34M PDF)
XXI
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
SPELEOLOGY
UNION
INTERNATIONALE DE SPÉLÉOLOGIE
Tenth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Reykjavik, Iceland, Sept. 9-15, 2002
Organizer:
Sigurđur Jónsson
Publications:
Abstracts, Xth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Icelandic
Speleological Society, 2002. 35pp.
Proceedings of the X, XI, and XII International
Symposia on Vulcanospeleology, edited by Ramón Espinasa and John
Pint,
AMCS, 2008. 305 pages plus CD, softbound. $15 US.
Related links:
Xth
International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by Greg Middleton
Notes on the X International
Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by John Pint
10th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by Greg Middleton
(684 kb PDF file)
Eleventh International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Pico Island, Azores, May 12-18, 2004
Organizers:
Paulino Costa, Paulo Barcelos, Joao Carlos Nunes
Proceedings on CD Rom (Available from Prof. J.C. Nunes)
Proceedings of the X, XI, and XII International
Symposia on Vulcanospeleology, edited by Ramón Espinasa and John
Pint,
AMCS, 2008. 305 pages plus CD, softbound. $15 US.
Papers given at the XI Symposium
Oral presentations given at the XI Symposium
Saudi Cave Featured at Azores
Symposium by John Pint
11th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by Greg Middleton
(1.6 Megabyte PDF file)
Twelfth International
Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico, July 2-7, 2006
Organizers:
Ramón Espinasa, John and Susy Pint, Chris Lloyd
Publication (AMCS Bulletin #19):
Proceedings of the X, XI, and XII International
Symposia on Vulcanospeleology, edited by Ramón Espinasa and John
Pint, AMCS, 2008. 305 pages plus CD, softbound. $15 US.
Related links:
Official XII Symposium web page
Lava Cavers Gather in Tepoztlán,
Mexico by John Pint
Mexico’s Marvellous Lava Tubes
by John Pint
12th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology by Greg Middleton
(1.8 Megabyte PDF file)
Thirteenth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Jeju Island, Korea, September 1-10, 2008.
Fourteenth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Undara National Park, Queensland, Australia, 12-17 August, 2010
Fifteenth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Sixteenth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Seventeenth International Vulcanospeleology Symposium
February 6-12, 2016
Ocean View Community Center, Ocean View, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Eighteenth International Vulcanospeleology Symposium
July 21-28, 2018
Lava Beds National Monument, California, U.S.A.
Nineteenth International Vulcanospeleology Symposium
28 August - 3 September 2021
Catania (Sicily), Italy
Twentieth International Vulcanospeleology Symposium
21 November- 26 November 2022
Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark, Vietnam
Some Photos of ISV 20
Some more Photos of ISV 20
Twentyfirst International Vulcanospeleology Symposium
10 - 20 April 2024
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Official Symposium Website - TBD