At present, we expect poster sessions will share room space with table displays like this one from the Indiana Karst Conservancy. Symposium sponsors and non-profit organizations are welcome to receive display space pending advance permission from the conference staff. Photo by Matt Selig, IKC.
Presenters are strongly encouraged to focus on topics related to the management of caves or which may be used to inform cave managers on current practices and methods. Pure research sessions and posters should include a management subtext.
Poster sessions at the 2025 NCKMS conference are tailored to provide a dynamic platform for researchers and management professionals to share their scientific findings and engage in discussions with their peers. Unlike traditional oral presentations, poster sessions involve the display of research findings on large posters that participants can explore at their own pace. Attendees can move freely between posters, engage in one-on-one discussions with presenters, and gain a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of cave and karst management topics.
Poster presenters play a crucial role in facilitating discussions by standing near their displays, ready to explain their work, answer questions, and exchange ideas with symposium attendees. This format encourages a more intimate and direct interaction between researchers, fostering collaboration, networking, and the exchange of valuable insights within our professional community.
Moreover, poster sessions provide an opportunity for participants to discover emerging trends, novel approaches, and potential collaborations in the field of cave and karst management. Attendees can explore a wide range of topics within a relatively short time, gaining exposure to a breadth of research that may not be covered in traditional oral presentations.
The official event schedule for the 2025 NCKMS has now been updated. Please check our schedule page or download a PDF to your mobile device.
In July of 1986, Life magazine dubbed Nevada's Highway 50 the "Loneliest Road in America." The article claimed there were "no points of interest" along the route and "warned" readers not to risk traveling it unless they were confident of their survival skills. However, Nevada adventurers knew better then - and still do. Sure, a road doesn't get much more wide-open than Highway 50. But that's exactly why we dig it!
Track for the Nevada Northern Railway was laid over a century ago, connecting one of the largest copper mines in North America to the Transcontinental routes to the north. Today, several of the original steam locomotives that were used over a century ago are still in operation. The Nevada Northern Railway is the best-preserved example of a standard-gauge short-line left in North America.
The 2025 NCKMS conference will include a geology-themed trip aboard this historic railway.