ACTA CARSOLOGICA 32/1   VSEBINA CONTENTS	ACTA CARSOLOGICA          XXXII/ I              259-260       LJUBLJANA 2003
	22nd Speleological School in Cieszyn, Poland (10th - 16th February 2003)   NATAŠA RAVBAR   According to the tradition of winter meeting of speleologists, karstologists and glaciologists already 22nd Speleological School took place this year. Laboratory of Research and Documentation of Karst Environment, Department of Geomorphology, University of Silesia organized it from 10th to 16th February. Organizers of the school were also the Authority of Zbrashov Aragonite Caves and Czech Speleological Society. School was held in the Conference Center of the University of Silesia in Cieszyn in southern Poland. Altogether 58 of karst experts, young researchers, cavers and students, who arrived from Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine were contributing to the school. As usually, lectures and sessions were organized before lunch and afternoons were provided for discussions and meetings. During the scientific session on karst tectonics and karst geology the following topics were presented: Karst processes and hydrogeology of the Near Olkhon (Baikal), Detection of paleokarst caves on fossil carbonate platforms in case of Bahamas and Moravia in Czech Republic, Speleomorphology and geology of Beka-Ocizla cave system in Slovenia, Genesis and age of the interglacial breccia from the Polish TResults of different researches were presented also on the posters: Glaciers do not generate caves, Karst springs in the southeast Bükk in Hungary, Heavy metal contamination in soil of Hungarian karst, Caves of Aldegoomanova Valley in Western Tatra Mountains, Basic morphogenetic characteristic of caves in Grabovac valley in Croatia and Pseudokarst caves as indicators of the slope movement dynamics. Scientific session on karst hydrology discussed topics about Participation of superficial waters in circulation within Chocholowskie spring, The influence of infiltration zone in Upper Jurassic limestones on chemical composition of groundwaters in Ojców National Park, New data on the Quaternary fossil fauna in the Crimean mountain caves, High-resolution magnetostratigraphy of speleothemes from Snežna jama in Slovenia and Changes of carbon and oxygen isotopes relation in cave speleothemes dated by U-Th method. Scientific session on gypsum karst was introduced by a comparison of caves in Miocene gypsum of Nida Basin, Poland and West Ukraine followed by Interrelations between karst and other geological processes in zone of influence of the Bratsk reservoir as the example and Preliminary interpretation of the circulation and slow air movement in Dobšinská ice cave. After lectures interesting discussions developed. nda in Spitsbergen and Bashkara in Caucasus, Tracing experiment in Hosteůnicků potok in Moravsků kras, Influence of the geogenic and anthropogenic factors on the Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba ion concentrations in karstic waters of the Cracow Jurassic in Poland, Caves in gypsum of the southern Poland and the western Ukraine, Revitalization of the springs on the area of Orlich Gniazd Regional Park in Poland, Preservation of the ¸akotnik spring in Blanowicach in Poland, Drinking water supply from karst water resources on the example of Pivka basin in Slovenia, Time variation of chemical composition of waters in the epikras zone on example of ¸okietka cave in Poland, Why hiberneting bets prefer dynamic parts of Tarnogórsko-Bytoniskich underground and Characteristics of Parszywe B¸onice gypsum karst polje. In the evenings presentations of ehi 2 cave system exploration in Slovenia, Karst and caves in Taurus, Report about caves and speleology exhibition in Korean Expo and how Karst Research Institute from Postojna became the seat of UIS in 2002 were presented. Papers submitted at the school will be published in karstological publication Kras i Speleologia, number 12. Abstracts of papers and posters will be published on web site of the School within the site of Department of Geomorphology, University of Silesia. The school was supplemented by two field trips. The first was field excursion to caves of Hranice Karst in Czech Republic, 75 kilometers southwest of Cieszyn. We visited Zbrashov aragonite caves and Hranická shaft. The second was field excursion to Cieszyn foreland, where we got acquainted with geological and hydrological phenomena of Cieszyn limestone outcrops. The Karst Commission of the International Geographical Union and partly by the Karst and Speleology Club of Polish Geographical Society traditionally supported the school. Elsewhere schools and meetings of such kind are warmly welcomed and interest for them increases. Speleological school has got a long tradition, proving that connection and linkage of those who are interested in karst is great. That is why this multidisciplinary and international meeting of speleologists, karstologists and glaciologists is unique and certainly necessary. Nataša Ravbar
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