REGION ATTIKI

  Prefecture   ATTIKI

                          HELLENIC CAVE EXPLORATION ASSOCIATION (SP.E.L.E.O)

   Date of Initial Completion: 16/7/1996                1st Update: 14/1/1998             2nd Update (CHAP.I):  29/12/1999

                                                             Date of Last Update: 3/4/2001

  webpage: www.speleo.gr

  e_mail: info@speleo.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

ATHENS Postal Code 172 36 Street:  83A', ALEXANDRAS AVENUE

Tel. 210-6438308 Fax 210-6438308

Contact Persons: VASILIS TRIZONIS Tel. 6977 067117

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1982

Aims

Exploring, studying and protecting caves in Greece / promoting and spreading the idea of speleology as a sport

and as a scientific and ecological activity.

Members and Friends

With voting right: 200 of whom have paid their membership fee: 40

Material Substructure

Office: Rented, Operating days: Every Wednesday,  Operating hours: 21.00-23.00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Elaborating documents - classification

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is By prefecture

Activities Hall: 50 individuals

Performance material: TV,video, projector of slides

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 10 persons.

Administrative board

Stefanos Nikoloaidis                                          President

Vroutsis Vaggelis                                              Vice President

Trizonis Vasilis                                                  Secretary

Kofinas Giannis                                                 Secretary Assistant

Michalopoulos Nikos                                          Treasurer

Theodosiadis Thomas                                        Trustee

Katsiavos Giorgos                                             Trustee Assistant

II. Activities

General Issue: Caves of all sorts

Issue-Topic: Cave management issues

From: 1982  To: 1998                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Elaboration of a study on the potential water supply of communities by cave water including the expression of opinion

 and mapping of caves.

Issue-Topic: Exploration

From: 1982  To: 1998                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Formation of a expedition teams

Drafting and filling of the expedition chronicles.

Publication of the files.


Issue-Topic: Protection

From: 1982  To: 1998                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Formation of cave cleansing teams

Sensitisation of agencies and the public about specific caves with the purpose of promoting their protection.

Issue-Topic: Studies

From: 1982  To: 1998                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Formation of research teams.

Drafting and filing of the expedition chronicles.

Information of interested parties and delivering of papers at conferences and meetings.

General Issue: Caves of all types

Issue-Topic: Education

From: 1982  To: 1998                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Formation of a cave-rescue team (since 1988) and a scup diving team (since 1982). Cave touring and lectures for

pupils and tours. Operation of a cave and mineralogical museum at the society's offices.

General Issue: Inaccessible areas

Issue-Topic: Exploration

From: 1982  To: 1998                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Exploration of canyons and formation of teams.

Drafting of reports on the experience gained.

Exploration of volcano areas with an paleontological and mineralogical interest.

Future Plans

General Issue: Any kind of caves

Issue - Topic: Education

The action has been programmed for the year 1998          Range     National

Future Activities:

Competitions and exhibitions on speleological environmental issues are planned

General Issue: Collaborations for environmental issues

Issue - Topic: Any kind of caves

The action has been programmed for the year 1998          Range     National

Future Activities:

Establishment of a Speleological Associations Federation

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Greek Citizens

Subject: Unexplored Caves

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

5/1982-7/1996                                     5 times a year                                            Theirs                   Moderate

Citizens contain ignorance on what exists within a cave

Source of information: Municipalities- communities

Subject: Unexplored Caves

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

5/1982-7/1996                                     5 times a year                                            Theirs                      High


Source of information: All kinds of published material

Subject: Unexplored Caves

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

5/1982-7/1996                                     2 times a year                                             Ours                    Moderate

Publications are often lacking information

Source of information: Maps from the Geographical Services of the Army

and from the Greek Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME)

Subject: Unexplored Caves

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

5/1982-7/1996                                     5 times a year                                             Ours                    Moderate

Publications are often lacking information

Source of information: Personal Observations of Members

Subject: Unexplored Caves

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

5/1982-7/1996                                     3 times a year                                             Ours                     Perfect

Source of information: Cave Guides

Subject: Unexplored Caves

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

5/1982-7/1996                                    10 times a year                                           Theirs                      High

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: ิม อลม

Subject: fascinating explorations - information on organising the speleological seminars for the spring.

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      5/1982-7/1996                 once a year                       Common                      Low

Remarks: The wider public is not interested in these kind of  issues.

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: fascinating explorations - information on organising the speleological seminars for the spring.

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      5/1982-7/1996              2 times per year                   Common                  Moderate

Remarks: The wider public is not interested in these kind of  issues.


Title: ETHNOS

Subject: fascinating explorations - information on organising the speleological seminars for the spring.

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      5/1982-7/1996                 once a year                       Common                      Low

Remarks: The wider public is not interested in these kind of  issues.

Title: MESIMBRINI

Subject: fascinating explorations - information on organising the speleological seminars for the spring.

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      5/1982-7/1996                 once a year                       Common                      Low

Remarks: The wider public is not interested in these kind of  issues.

Title: KORFES

Subject: Descriptions of explorations

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National      5/1982-7/1996     every issue of the publication              Ours                      Perfect

Title: VOUNO

Subject: Descriptions of explorations

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National     1/1992-12/1993                      once                               Ours                      Perfect

Title: FISI KAI PERIPETEIA

Subject: Descriptions of explorations

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National     1/1991-12/1992                      once                               Ours                      Perfect

Title: AZIMOYTHIO

Subject: Descriptions of explorations

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National      1/1994-7/1996                      once                               Ours                      Perfect


Title: PARNASSOS

Subject: Descriptions of explorations

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local       1/1988-12/1988                      once                               Ours                      Perfect

Title: Local press of Thessalia

Subject: Descriptions of explorations

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local       1/1994-12/1994                      once                              Theirs                       High

V. Relations with Mass Media

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Society for Cultural and Scientific Development (EPEAN)

Subject: Caves

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

                                          1/1988-1/1998                                                         Common                     High

Name: Aetos (Eagle) -Children Speleology

Subject: Caves

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

                                          1/1989-1/1998                                                         Common                     High

Name: Sellas

Subject: Caves

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

                                          1/1997-1/1998                                                         Common                     High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Greek Speological Society

Subject: Cave exploration-member's training

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1989-7/1996                                                                                                  Common                      High

Name: Ministry of Culture-Department of Speleology-Paleoanthropogy

Subject: Reports sending -explorations/common activities in  environmental issues, protection and  information for

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1983-7/1996                                                                                                  Common                    Perfect


Name: Anthropologic Society of Greece

Subject: Educational issues

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1986-7/1996                                                                                                     Ours                         High

Name: General secretariat for New Generation

Subject: Education-students informing

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1986-7/1996                                                                                                  Common                      High

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO