Live Keynote Speaker will be Dr. George Veni

Dr. George Veni, Executive Director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute

Global leader in cave and karst research and conservation set to keynote Barton Springs University Day 2021!

We are excited to announce that Dr. George Veni, Executive Director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute at Carlsbad, New Mexico and President of the International Union of Speleology will deliver the opening keynote address at this year’s Barton Springs University Day, set for September 21 at Barton Springs.  

This year’s BSU Day and Dr. Veni’s keynote will be one of hundreds of events around the world celebrating the International Year of Cave and Karst. Dr. Veni hosted the virtual opening ceremonies for IYCK , which you may view here.
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While Dr. Veni’s work extends to cave and karst regions across the nation, much of his early career focused on research on how the Edwards Aquifer works and advising policy makers on how to protect the Aquifer, its many caves, and its Great Springs.