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NZSS 2008 Annual General Meeting
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WHEN: | 24-25-26-27 Oct 2008 Labour Weekend |
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HOSTED BY: | HTG in Waitomo |
Well, its time to start thinking about the 2008 NZSS AGM, which will this year be hosted by The Hamilton Tomo Group. The event will be based around Waitomo, with Friday night registration starting around 6:00pm at the HTG Hut.
There will be caving trips on for all abilities around the Waitomo area, with the NZSS AGM meeting being held on Saturday evening before the evening dinner which will be held in Waitomo Village.
Sunday will see more caving and a BBQ dinner, with the possibility of more trips on Monday.
ACCOMMODATION:
Some accommodation is available at HTG. We should be able to cater for about 40 people in the lodge and there is also scope for tents to be setup around the hut. Further accommodation may be available at ASG’s hut and other places around Waitomo. Further info will follow.
CAVING TRIPS:
- Thunderfall trip
- Gardners Gut Exit 7 to Downstream
- Pukeroa
- Luckie Strike
- Catherwoods
- Masons Dry
- Matthews
- + more to be confirmed
Full details and registration forms will be out in the coming weeks.
Please send any enquiries/questions/comments/ideas to agm@htg.org.nz
The New Zealand Speleological Society's "Mission" is:
- To be the national speleological body
- To conserve caves and karst
- To represent the interests of its members
By:
- The collection and appropriate dissemination of information on caves, karst and caving
- Advocating conservation and awareness to cave owners and managers
- Negotiating access to caves for members
- The promotion of safe cave use
- Operating a national cave search and rescue system
- Encouraging cave users to join NZSS
- Monitoring the effects of cave use
Through:
- Education and training
- Development and assessment of techniques and equipment
- Liaison with other groups and agencies
- Exploration and study of caves
The New Zealand Speleological Society is a national organisation of people who are interested in matters to do with caves and caving. The Society's members, officers, and affiliated clubs, organise both exploration and recreational trips to caves throughout New Zealand (and occasionally overseas). Caves are explored and surveyed, and the information gathered is disseminated through the Society's publications, and stored in its archives.
The Society's membership comprises mainly the members of affiliated clubs, who are obliged to join the Society as a condition of the club's affiliation. There are also a number of members, especially in areas remote from caves or from population centres, who belong to the Society directly without participation in any local club.
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