KWI Conduit
Volume VI, Number 2 
Fall 1998
Editor's Comments
First of all, I wish to thank all of those who sent me suggestions and comments after the publication of the last issue of the Spring 1998 Conduit.  The Spring 1998 issue represented two firsts for the Conduit:  1) my first issue as editor and 2) the first time the Conduit was published exclusively in an electronic format.  Your feedback has provided valuable insight into how these changes have been received, and how future issues can be improved.  The response to the new format was quite positive, and with this issue I have attempted to build on that.  Looking toward the future, I hope to include more graphics and photos related to the articles in each issue.  However, I wish to maintain a format that is quickly and easily downloadable for all readers, especially those still relying on slow internet connections.  I would welcome any suggestions on how these goals can be balanced in a way that would improve the quality of the Conduit for everyone.

In this issue of the Conduit you will find comments from KWI President Dave Culver.  Dave provides an update on the internal happenings of the KWI and formally announces a new KWI program:  The Annual Karst Awards Dinner.  In the Conference Notes section, a summary of the very successful Friends of Karst Meeting in September at Mammoth Cave National Park is provided by Alan Glennon.    Also in the Conference Notes section you will find information on other upcoming karst-related conferences including the KWI Symposium of Karst Modeling in February 1999.  The Karst Notes section contains an introduction to the web publication of Attilla Kosa's Multilingual Caver's Dictionary and a proposed session on cave sediments at next years Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.

As always, your suggestions and comments regarding any aspect of the KWI Conduit or the Karst Waters Institute are welcome.  I also encourage you to pass word of the Conduit along to those who are still not on our distribution list.
 

                                                Best Regards,
                                             Toby Dogwiler
 


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Please direct comments and/or suggestions to:
Toby Dogwiler (tdogwiler@usi.com )
Editor KWI Conduit
University of Missouri-Columbia
Department of Geological Sciences
101 Geological Sciences Building
Columbia, MO  65212
USA

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