February 18 2009 Cayman IslandsNew International scuba Diving Hall Of Fame Inductees The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) has recognized four international pioneers and two Cayman Island honorees for their contributions to the recreational scuba diving industry. In a ceremony held on Grand Cayman Island on January 29, 2009, awards for the Inductees and local Ministry of Tourism Honorees were presented by the Hon. Charles E. Clifford, JP, Minister for Tourism, Environment, Investment & Commerce in Cayman.  The Honorable Minister praised the newest Inductees as dedicated and professional individuals who have taken their love for diving and applied it through various disciplines to promote awareness of the aquatic environment, maintain the admirable safety record of diving, and establish a foundation for the worldwide development of the sport.  The evening’s Master of Ceremonies was Leslie Leaney, President of the Historical Diving Society in the US. Leslie is a NOGI award winner and member of the Board of Directors for the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.  International Inductees for 2009 are: more..  Full story...

August 25 2008 HawaiiArchaeologists have located British whaler sunk by bad weather in 1837 off Kure Atoll Artefacts from the remains of a wreck believed to be of the British whaling vessel Gledstanes lost for 171 years have been found off Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The artefacts include four large anchors, cannons and cannonballs. The Gledstanes is the fourth whaling vessel found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, evidence of the area's significance as a 19th-century whaling area.  The divers who found the shipwreck were taking part in the 2008 Maritime Heritage Expedition, sponsored by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries.  Full story...

February 3 2009 AustraliaAre YOU the Face of Australia?The Underwater Channel (UWC) in association with PADI is looking for you! The Underwater Channel (www.theunderwaterchannel.tv) in association with PADI (www.PADI.com) are looking to light up diving in Australia for UWC’s viewers around the world!  To do so we have launched an international competition to find an experienced and knowledgeable Aussie diver with bags of confidence and charisma to join The Underwater Channel’s team of presenters (aka Faces!) around the world to become the Face of Australia.  After an initial pre-selection of 6 semi-finalists a series of TV programs will be broadcast on UWC with a UWC/PADI judging panel who will feature the videos and comment (in a friendly fashion) upon the applications!  The viewing public will then be invited to vote, first for the semi-finalists and finally for the winner!   The Face of Australia will be chosen by our viewers!more...  Full story...

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OZTeK’09: “The Ultimate Underwater Adventure”

Continuing to receive high praise since its inception in 1999 and now widely acclaimed as one of the world’s most dynamic diving events, the sixth AustralAsian Diving Technologies Conference and Exhibition - OZTeK’09 – will take place over the week-end of the 21st – 22nd March 2009, at Australian Technology Park, in Sydney, Australia.

Having firmly established its credentials as an internationally significant diving event - one that remains focussed on the underwater adventures that new technology and techniques make possible - OZTeK‘09 will again feature, as speakers and presenters, one of the world’s largest gatherings of internationally renowned authorities in their respective fields of diving expertise.

Encompassing recreational, technical, occupational and scientific diving applications, the OZTeK‘09 Conference topics will include:  Cave and wreck diving, developments in rebreather technology, equipment selection and configuration, deep diving considerations, decompression procedures, extreme explorations, hyperbaric medicine, training programmes, occupational diving applications, search-and-rescue techniques, marine archaeology, underwater photography, diver safety and more.

Complemented by a full-scale exhibition featuring all of the latest diving developments, together with displays, breakout workshops, film and video presentations, OZTeK‘09 is an event aimed at all divers - regardless of their experience level - whose thirst for knowledge is matched only by their spirit of adventure.  Probing beyond the usual diving limits and tapping into the very core of exciting underwater experiences, it’s a two-day spectacular that no diver can afford to miss.

Full details of the action-packed OZTeK‘09 programme will begin to appear on the comprehensive website during the coming months, but in the interim those companies and organisations with an interest in exhibiting at OZTeK‘09 - or individuals with an interest in presenting talks at the conference - are invited to contact the organisers.

Please visit the website at: www.diveoztek.com.au  Telephone: +61 (2) 9971 2559, or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
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