17MB PDF - Association for Mexican Cave Studies

What to Publish'While attending the NSS Convention at Sequoia National park,I was able to talk with many AMCS members concerning the latestcaving being done in Mexico and what was being published in theAMCS Newsletter. I suddenly realized that we have been failingto print much valuable information that we somehow took forgranted everyone knew. For instance, one person asked me whatkind of equipment we used during the exploration of s6tano deTlamaya and in particular the type of clothing worn. Afterchecking over back issues of the Newsletter, I find that thisquestion is not answered in any of the several reports. This,of course, should not have happened, but to those of us writingthese reports who are so familiar with caving in Mexico, we tendto overlook these small but important details.The best way to solve this problem would be for members towrite and tell us exactly what questions they have and what typeof article would be of interest to them. Maybe, if the quantitywas sufficient, we might even start a~tters to the Edito~column and answer many of the questions members have about Mexicanspeleology. In any case, write us a letter today so we can improvethe AMCS Newsletter for you.20The AMCS Newsletter is pUblished six times a year by theAssociation for Mexican Cave Studies, P.O. Box 7672 UniversityStation, Austin, Texas 78712. Membership in the AMCS is $5.00for the calendar year, with memberships starting at the firstof each year. Persons joing after the first of the year willreceive all back publications for that year.Members are urged to submit articles for publication. Thearticle may cover any phase of Mexican speleology. Also, tripreports are requested from all trips.Editor•••••••••• o ••••••••••••• Terry RainesTreasurer••••••••••••••••••••• Philip WinsboroughStaff•••••••••••••••••• o •••••• A. Richard Smith