The official launch of the UNESCO IDCK will take place in Postojna, Slovenia under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Nataša Pirc Musar, and under the patronage of UNESCO, with the support and cooperation of the Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO, Postojnska jama, Škocjanske jame, the municipalities of Postojna and Pivka, and the Slovenian Speleological Association.