BCRA Cave Technology Symposium. 9 April 2011

[David Gibson]

BCRA Cave Technology Symposium. 9 April 2011
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FINAL REMINDER!
 
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Saturday 9 April 2011, Hulland Ward Village Hall, near Ashbourne,
Derbyshire, UK. 

Doors open at 08:15 for breakfast. Tea, coffee, bacon butties and toast
will be available.

There will be a small admission charge on the door. BCRA members and
speakers will not be charged. All delegates will be offered a free copy
of BCRA's Cave Surveying booklet (Cave Studies Series #11). 
http://bcra.org.uk/pub/cs/index.html?j=11

Accommodation for the Saturday night has been booked in a local caving
cottage. Accommodation and CSG activities are being handled by Allan
Richardson, mailto:tech-sym at bcra.org.uk

SATURDAY Provisional Programme
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(This may alter: last-minute speakers are welcome to give short talks).
Summaries or Abstracts of some of these talks can be found at
http://british-caving.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=411#980 

9.00    Welcome
9.10    Video. We'll screen a couple of winning entries from recent 
        Hidden Earth Video Salons

9.45    PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION

        Mike Bedford - High Dynamic Range Photography 
        Michael Topsom - Using Internet tools to process photos in 3D
 
        followed by DISCUSSION

11:00   Coffee

11:15   COMMUNICATIONS SESSION

        Jon Whiteley - Mountain and Cave Rescue using the SarCall system

        followed by DISCUSSION

12:00   SURVEYING SESSION

        Kevin Dixon - Laser scanner development for 3D cave surveying,
        followed by DISCUSSION, including CSG programme for weekend

13:00   Lunch. There is a local pub which will provide meals at 
        lunchtime but it tends to be busy and you may prefer to bring 
        your own packed lunch. BCRA publications will be on sale.

14:00   Dave Checkley - BCRA and Cave Science

14:15   VIDEO SESSION

        Footleg - Video/AV editing using Sony Vegas Home Studio

        followed by DISCUSSION

15:15   Coffee

15:30   CAVE RADIO SESSION

        David Gibson - How Earth Current Antennas Really Work. 
        (Implications for deep cave exploration and expeditions)

        followed by DISCUSSION

SUNDAY Provisional Programme
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Morning - CREG "classroom". The BCRA library at Glutton Bridge (near to
Buxton) will be open on, for browsing, and for any further 'classroom'
sessions that arise out of the Saturday talks.

Afternoon - CSG "classroom" at Glutton Bridge. Featuring "paperless
surveying training", following on from last year's practical session on
the use of DistoX and calibration.

If there is a demand, there may also be some underground practical
surveying training on Sunday morning. Numbers may be limited and if you
wish to participate you must contact us or turn up on the Saturday, as
final arrangements will not be made until then.


-- 
David Gibson