Beneath The Sea 2009 Divers Exposition

The largest in the USA !


Further Information for Ticket purchases, hotel reservations, directions, sponsors, exhibitors, weekend schedule, workshop and seminar details can be found on our website: www.BeneathTheSea.org.

LEGEND OF THE SEA 2009: Zale Parry

Throughout the Beneath the Sea weekend help us celebrate and honor a woman who has earned her Legend of the Sea recognition, Zale Parry. Starlet in “Sea Hunt,” one of the first female dive instructors, author, member of the Women Diver’s Hall of Fame, and many other component parts, today Zale is the beautiful, smiling face of today’s dive industry. Come to Beneath the Sea to meet, honor and get down-home friendly with Zale Parry, Beneath the Sea’s Legend of the Sea.

MEET THE FISH & FAMOUS RECEPTION

Friday, March 27th, 7:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center

A prestigious and exciting reception to meet the speakers, Divers of the Year, members of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, all coupled with a fabulous silent auction. Black Tie Optional.


PUBLIC SAFETY DIVERS SEMINAR

Friday, March 27th All Day

Learn about the latest technology tools for the public safety diver. Includes entry to Friday Exhibits and to the Tech/Wreck Party. If you are a Dive Leader, dive boat Captain, Instructor, or a dedicated Professional Technical Diver you will want to be a part of the Beneath the Sea Public Safety seminars beginning at 9 A.M. Friday, March 27th. In the morning DUI’s Faith Ortins explores how you can protect your team in contaminated water … DAN’s Eric Douglas looks at “Trends in Diving Accidents” … Sea Vision projects the increased use of ROV’s in PSD applications. After Lunch, Captain Dan Crowell speaks to surface supplied Air for PSD, law enforcement, and non-commercial ops … Blades Robinson of IDR explores lessons learned from PSD fatalities … John Hott addresses the value of full face masks in PSD … SubSalve closes the afternoon with unique lifting solutions. If you are a part of the Public Safety Diving community, or a leader in that community, you will want to join others of your profession this day looking at the business side of PSD. You should also be pleased to know that your price of admission includes both entrance to the Beneath the Sea show floor when it opens at 6P.M. that evening, and invites you to the Tech/Wreck party starting at 9 P.M.

DIVERS ALERT NETWORK (DAN) TECHNICAL DIVING CONFERENCE

Friday, March 27th, Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, March 27th a special team from the Divers Alert Network headed by one of Beneath the Sea’s Divers of the Year, Dr. Richard Vann takes on Technical Diving accidents and incidents relating their examples to specific expeditions in these difficult, demanding, and demonstrative environments. Dr. Vann demonstrates the nature of diving physiology as it applies to these diving accidents and incidents … then Dr. Gozum applies the response of diving medicine. That done, these the issues are then focused tightly on the two aspects of technical diving demonstrating these problems: Bernie Chowdhury applies the concepts to wreck diving; while Gene Melton takes on cave diving and cave divers talking on equipment, procedures, and organization – or lack thereof. If you are a Tech Diver, and if you listen carefully, you will hear the rumble beneath these presentations that rebreathers are replacing Open-Circuit scuba – and that opens another can-of –worms. If you’re a Tech Diver, Tech Expedition Leader, Safety Diver or anything like that you know this afternoon is a MUST for you. That evening, at 6:00 P.M. your are welcome to come visit the exhibit floor when beneath the Sea opens for it’s 33rd annual exposition year. Them at 9:00Pm, you are invited to the Tech/Wreck Party.


SEMINARS - PUBLIC

Saturday, March 28th and Sunday, March 29th

Attend one of the seventy, one-hour seminars presented by industry professionals. Important experts in their field bring to the seminar rooms of Beneath the Sea their talents and insights into the many field of marne studies: Technical Diving … Diving History … Education … U/W Photography … Diving with Sharks … Women’s unique role in the dive community … Our Ocean Pals … Treasure Diving … and Diving Paradises around the world. The presenters names sparkle like stars on a clear summer’s night: Ed Betts … Nancy McGee … The Tacket’s … Jonathon Bird … Kathy Wydig … Bernie Chowdhury … Dave Boroughs … dee Scarr … Pete Narwocky … Sir Robert Marxs … and many, many more. These seminars that will take you from off-shore New York to Bora Bora, will bring you face-to-face with equipment, animals, and experiences found from being underwater throughout the world. Beneath the Sea seminars are like eating potato chips --- you can’t just attend one, you’ll always want another, and another, and ….


Workshops are held Friday, March 27th, Saturday, March 28th, and Sunday March 29th

Nineteen intensive workshops are offered by top industry professionals. Includes admission to same day Exhibits & Seminars. Friday’s workshop also includes admission to the Friday night Tech/Wreck Party


DIVER OF THE YEAR CLASS of 2009 AWARDS RECEPTION & BANQUET


Saturday March 28th, 5:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Centers

Join in the annual awards evening as we present awards, recognition and gratitude to those who have contributed to diving in the world beneath the sea. At the Saturday night Award’s Banquet, Beneath the Sea will introduce their Diver’s of the Year, class of 2009. Honoring those who have served the diving industry and the local dive community throughout their diving careers, this night they shall stand and be honored by their peers. The Diver’s of the Year Class of 2009: Lee Selinsky, Dr. Jose Jones, Dr.Glen Egstrom, Stewart Snyder III, Ed Betts. Be there when they rise and receive the plaudits of the men and women they have so dutifully served throughout their careers.

Black Tie Optional.


INTERNATIONAL UNDERWATER FILM FESTIVAL


Saturday, March 28th 8:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center

David Doubilet, world- renowned photographer, will host industry celebrity speakers as they honor our Legend of the Sea, Zale Parry, of Sea Hunt fame.

CAYMAN ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL SCUBA DIVING HALL OF FAME DECOMPRESSION PARTY


Saturday, March 29th, 10:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Centers

Great food, terrific music and prizes! Thanks to our wonderful Cayman Island International Diver’ Hall of Fame Sponsors. Admission is included with your Film Festival ticket.


OCEAN PALS PARTY AND AWARDS CEREMONY

Sunday, March 29th, 10:30 a.m., Meadowlands Exposition Center

A fun-filled day for the entire family with children-friendly presentations by distinguished guests! Children are admitted free when accompanied by a parent.


MARINE CAREERS PROGRAM

Friday, March 27, Noon – 5:00 p.m., Meadowlands Exposition Center

The Marine Careers Program, for high school juniors/seniors and college students, focuses on career opportunities in marine arts, sciences and exploration. Students also receive free passes to the Friday night exposition at 6:00 p.m. and can experience “Discover Scuba” in the “Be a Diver Pool”. There is no fee for students BUT reservations are required by March 1 at MarineCareers@BeneathTheSea.org .

DISCOVER SCUBA IN THE “BE A DIVER POOL”

Friday, March 27th through Sunday, March 29th, Meadowlands Exposition Center

Don’t you know some one who would love to try scuba diving? Adults and children ten years or older can discover scuba in the “Be a Diver Pool”. Bring your bathing suit and towel and experience the thrill of breathing underwater. If you are not a diver, but are reading this because you are called by the oceans and the creatures in them, you should BE A DIVER! Beneath the Sea can start you on your journey. If your are ten years of age or older, you may come to the show for FREE, but you MUST put on your bathing suit and get into our BE A DIVER pool and Discover Diving with one of our certified dive instructors. Now that’s pretty easy … and a bargain … and an opportunity to Discover Diving you should take advantage of now. Oh, one thing, if YOU are ten or eleven years old you must bring a parent or guardian to be in the water with you … if YOU are twelve to eighteen years old, you only need to have a release signed by your parent or guardian, you may find that release here (insert release HTML). C’mon … is it time for you to BE A DIVER. If you are already a diver, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to bring some one to the show you know … someone you know would love being a diver, if only they could just try it once.

GRAND SHOW PRIZE

A dream vacation for TWO to the Pacific, including air, may be yours. Donated this year by Caradonna Dive Adventures and Trip-n-Tour. And lots of door prizes too !



Do you know someone who could use some scholarship help? Take a look at the Scholarships on our web site: www.beneaththesea.org and send your friends.

Then too, we have something new, something very special:

The Jorge Beale, MD Hyperbaric Medicine Scholarship:
Life Support Technologies group has generously created this scholarship in memory of a dear friend and co-worker, Jorge Beal, MD. The winner of this scholarship will be invited to a Life Support Technologies forty-hour UHMS approved course at Westchester Medical Center, including room and board for this course and be offered the opportunity to intern with Life Support Technologies for a two (2) week period. More info at: WWW.BeneaththeSea.org Scholarships


Beneath the Sea is very pleased to announce that again in 2009 Dan and Rolex have selected Beneath the Sea and our Awards Banquet as their venue for awarding their coveted DAN/ROLEX Award.


Have you ever asked yourself, “What would Mike Nelson do at a time like this?” This year Beneath the Sea will present a larger-than-life granite sculpture of Lloyd Bridges and the Mike Nelson he brought so vividly to life in the “Sea Hunt” TV series. The sculpture, created by the artist Viktor, will join the Historical Diving Society, curator of “Sea Hunt” history and memorabilia.


www.BeneathTheSea.org
Tel (914) 664-4310 Fax (914) 664-4315
Beneath The Sea 2009 March 27, 28, 29

Hey mike will you be going to the Show? Are their typically better deals there then from local Shops or do you fall about the same

I won't be making it this year since I'm working day shift on all three days However, you can get some good deals there. They are not supposed to sell "life support" (regs, etc...) there (but they do). If you hit the right booth at the right time, you can get a demo on the cheap. Ask and yee may receive.

Very cool Thanks for info every little bit will help especially when your buying for Two