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 Vol 4 No 1
ADEX 2006 Dive Tek Showcases Expertise of The Dive Industry’s Most Celebrated
Technical Divers
This year’s Asia Dive Expo 2006 (ADEX) looks set to be an information treasure trove for technical and leisure divers.
The exhibition will incorporate Dive Tek, a two-day program of seminars on various specialist topics of interest targeted at experienced divers and those who are keen to learn more from experts in technical diving. The return of the technical conference to ADEX coincides with the increasing popularity of technical diving. Attracted by advanced safety procedures and skill development, and spurred by the chance to go deeper, stay longer or to enter forbidden regions like deep penetrations of caves and wrecks, more divers are looking to push the envelope of recreational diving beyond the usual limits. Dive Tek at ADEX will feature presentations from heavyweights in the dive industry today, including dive luminaries like Dr. Bill Hamilton, Bob Ramsay, Dr. R.T. (Phil) Nuytten, Dr. Glen Campbell Hawkins, John Lippmann, Andrew Wight, Kevin Denlay, Martin L. Lorenzo and Weng Haidong. Spanning a broad range of technical topics, from Dr. Bill Hamilton’s key-note address on “Technical Diving Today” to veteran underwater film maker, Andrew Wight’s “Expedition Management”, Dive Tek has something to pique every diver’s interest. Divers fascinated by the wealth of wreck diving to be enjoyed in and around Asia and the Pacific region will be thrilled with Kevin Denlay’s presentation on “The Discovery and Diving of Some of the Most Important Historic World War II Warship-wrecks in Asian Waters” with never before seen footage of lost cruisers and first hand accounts of discoveries. Divers curious about the possibilities of technical diving and dive sites in China will glean more from “Technical Diving: Made in China” presented by Weng Haidong.
Dr. Bill Hamilton, Physiologist, Hamilton Research Ltd., said: “Technical diving is a mature and widespread practice. To really make the most out of it, proper training, support, equipment, and procedures are essential. ADEX offers an ideal platform to advance the knowledge and skills of experienced divers, while offering a glimpse of the fascinating possibilities of technical diving to leisure divers who plan to take it up.”
With the line-up of expert speakers who are innovators of the dive industry, Dive Tek at ADEX is poised to raise the bar of international dive conferences in Asia. It also offers excellent networking opportunities for like-minded dive experts and gurus to gather and share their passion. Participation fees at Dive Tek are at $129 per delegate for registrations before 15 March 2006.
Asia Dive Expo, held from 21-23 April 2006 in Suntec Singapore, is organised by Suntec Integrated Media. Established since 1995, ADEX expects to welcome 150 exhibiting companies and 10,000 visitors. www.asiadiveexpo.com 
 DEMA 2005 Las Vegas USA
Continues to Attract International Exhibitors
Our intrepid correspondent Robert Yin made his annual pilgrimage to the DEMA show in Las Vegas, USA, last October 4 to 7, and reports that the show is as huge as ever.
Robert, who is usually tapped by the Philippine Department of Tourism as being one of the country’s most respected diving advocates, presented a 40-minute digital slide show on the Northern, Southern and Central Philippines. Areas he covered included Batanes, Batangas, Puerto Galera, Subic and the whale sharks of Donsol (Northern Philippines), Balicasag, Moalboal, Cabilao and Malapascua (Central Philippines and Visayas) and Davao and The Turtle Islands for the Southern Philippines.
DEMA ia one of the major annual events for diving in North America, and is well supported by many Asia-Pacific nations, as Bob’s pictures show.
This year DEMA will be held in Orlando, Florida, from November 8 to 11, 2006.
OZTeK 2007
For Divers Who Want More!
Widely acclaimed as one of the world’s most dynamic diving events, the fifth Australasian Diving Technologies Conference and Exhibition - OZTeK ’07 - has been re-scheduled and is now confirmed to take place over the weekend of the March 17 to 18 2007, at Australian Technology Park, in Sydney.
Originally intended to have been a core component of a now-cancelled broad-based dive exhibition - previously scheduled to have been held in Melbourne, Australia in October 2006 - OZTeK ‘07 again returns to Sydney as a stand-alone event devoted to the excitement and adventure inherent in diving.
Having already established its credentials as an internationally significant event on the diving industry calendar – one that has continued to receive high praise since its inception in 1999 - OZTeK ‘07 will again feature an international cast of over 35 speakers; all of whom are regarded as leading authorities in their respective fields of diving expertise.
Focussed on the adventures that new technology makes possible, from digital photography to extreme exploration, OZTeK ’07 encompasses recreational, technical, commercial, military and scientific diving applications in a format whose topics include: Cave and wreck diving, developments in rebreather technology, equipment selection and configuration, deep diving considerations, commercial diving practices, saturation diving, decompression procedures, hyperbaric medicine, training programmes, military diving applications, search-and-rescue techniques, marine archaeology, underwater photography, diver safety, and more.
Complemented by a full-scale exhibition together with displays, breakout workshops, film and video presentations, and a speaker list that’s shaping up to again include many of the most exciting and authoritative names drawn from the entire world of diving, OZTeK ‘07 is an event aimed at ALL divers, (regardless of their experience level) whose thirst for knowledge and better understanding of diving is matched only by their sense of adventure.
Featuring the latest developments in equipment technology combined with stimulating and entertaining speaker presentations, OZTeK ’07 will again be a focussed and targeted event tapping into the very core of exciting diving experiences; an international extravaganza that no person who takes their diving seriously can afford to miss.
A two-day spectacular that probes beyond the usual diving limits, OZTeK ‘07 offers participants a unique opportunity to learn more about the techniques and technologies that are helping to push back the boundaries of diving knowledge. Full details of the exciting programme, together with travel and accommodation information, will appear on the website at. www.diveoztek.com.au during the coming months.
Organisations with an interest in exhibiting at OZTeK ’07, in March 2007 – or individuals who might be interested in presenting papers at the conference - are invited to contact the Convenors at: PO Box 1128, Dee Why, NSW 2099, Australia. Tel: +61 (2) 9971 2559. Fax: +61 (2) 9981 2950, or e-mail:
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Thailand Travel & Dive Expo
May 18-20 2006 Thailand’s own dive expo, Travel & Dive Expo 2006 in conjunction with Thailand Outdoor Adventure 2006, is now in its second year. Featuring a wealth of travel and adventure showcases, the dive expo has proven to be very popular among exhibitors and visitors, meriting its own hall.
The show’s location, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, ensures plenty of visitors will make the rounds, and the exhibition is an ideal and economical venue for Thailand’s many professional divers to meet and network and to show their products and services to divers and wanna-be divers of all levels. The latest equipment will be on display, and there are sure to be some bargains to be snapped up as well!
The show provides an excellent window to Thailand’s many exotic dive destinations and adventure travel options.
ScubaGlobe Asia Pacific will be exhibiting this year, and we look forward to seeing many of our friends and readers at our booth. |
