Note that the order of some events is subject to change.
Friday
19:00
Arrival and Registration
21:00
Fancy Dress Party with DJ
Saturday
10:00
ICRO AGM
13:00
Aghnahoo DIY
13:00
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service equipment demonstration.
The workshop will be divided into the following parts:
Presentation on the Specialist Rescue Team of the Northern Ireland Fire
and Rescue Service
Demonstration of the Specialist Rescue Team Euipment, including search
cameras, casualty detection equipment, microphones, air bags and gel ’sandbags’.
Ferry trip to the mainland
Assemble on the lake bank to watch a demonstration of how the NI Fire
and Rescue Service use High Volume Pumps.
Talks
18:45
Baseline Conservation Status for Caves in Northern Ireland — Les Brown
The results of conservation assessments of caves in
Northern Ireland undertaken by John Kelly and Les Brown.
19:30
Caving in Voronya 2008 — Stephen Macnamara
The September 2008 expedition to the world’s deepest cave
20:00
Break
20:30
Shannon Breakthrough — Stephen McCullagh and Tony Furnell
The Shannon Cave Group talk about the recent breakthrough into 1.4
km of new passage in Shannon Cave
21:00
Cave diving in Pollatoomary — Artur Kozlowski
Setting the UK/Ireland cave diving depth record.
21:30
Break
22:00
SUICRO Monster Raffle
23:00
Open Session till late (bring your own instruments!)
Sunday
10:00
SUI AGM
11:30
Tea/Coffee break
12:00
Open Forum
13:30
Tyrolean workshop — Stephen McCullagh
13:30
Burren Tour given — Gaby Burns
Meet at 13:30 at The Market House in Blacklion
Talks
18:45
Caving in the Picos de Europa — Aileen Connor
A recent expedition to the Picos de Europa National Park to
connect the Texa-Tormenta and Culiembro Cave Systems.
19:30
Caving in Alaska 2008 — Ronan O’Ceallachain
Caving (and surviving) in the St Elias National Park.
For a taste of things to come see
the preview.
20:00
Break
20:30
Cave Diving in BU56/ Sima de las Puertas de Illamina — Phil Rowsell
The YSS expedition to BU56, a cave to which access is
seldom granted, to dive the terminal sumps.
Timetable of Events
Note that the order of some events is subject to change.
The workshop will be divided into the following parts:
and Rescue Service
cameras, casualty detection equipment, microphones, air bags and gel ’sandbags’.
and Rescue Service use High Volume Pumps.
The results of conservation assessments of caves in
Northern Ireland undertaken by John Kelly and Les Brown.
The September 2008 expedition to the world’s deepest cave
The Shannon Cave Group talk about the recent breakthrough into 1.4
km of new passage in Shannon Cave
Setting the UK/Ireland cave diving depth record.
Meet at 13:30 at The Market House in Blacklion
A recent expedition to the Picos de Europa National Park to
connect the Texa-Tormenta and Culiembro Cave Systems.
Caving (and surviving) in the St Elias National Park.
For a taste of things to come see
the preview.
The YSS expedition to BU56, a cave to which access is
seldom granted, to dive the terminal sumps.
Bear Furnell’s video premiere