Northwest Dive & Travel Expo

The Northwest Dive and Travel Expo was held at the Tacoma Convention Center April 25-26, 2009. The show is the largest consumer diving and travel show in the Pacific Northwest. The venue, a new, world-class convention center, features an upscale and attractive environment in the heart of vibrant downtown Tacoma, Washington. Just 30 minutes south of Seattle, this high-tech center offers 132 Exhibitor Booths in 32,000 square feet attractive and up scale meeting space. Plenty of parking space available. Walking distance to more than 400 hotel rooms and many downtown restaurants. The three-day event features 250+ exciting exhibitor booths, 40 free, informative seminars, thousands of dollars worth of prizes, try scuba free in the pool, hundreds of new products, great deals on dive travel, and much more. For more information, go to divenewsnetwork.com/dive-and-travel-expo.html?view=item.

The 2010 show is scheduled for May 21-23.

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Boston Sea Rovers

Aaron Faulls from LiquidAssets.tv and host of Into the Drink spends a weekend with the Boston Sea Rovers at their 55th Annual Clinic March 6-8, 2009. Follow Aaron as he talks to the legendary personalities that have made this America’s most prestigious, venerable scuba diving event.

The Boston Sea Rovers are a 501C3 not for profit volunteer organization dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of the marine environment. They are one of the oldest and most distinguished underwater clubs in America, and have a worldwide reputation of excellence. While the membership has changed repeatedly over the years, they still hold true to a pledge that was inspired in 1954, and remain dedicated to “Raising the Level of Knowledge of the Underwater World”. In order to achieve this lofty goal, the early members of the club designed and invented the first underwater film show available to the general public. They called that first production a Clinic, and have held the event every year since.

For more information about the Boston Sea Rovers, visit www.bostonsearovers.com.

Our World-Underwater

Our World-Underwater is the Midwest’s largest consumer dive show, and will be held Feb. 20-22 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. For more information about the event, go to www.ourworldunderwater.com.

Weekend at a Glance

Friday, February 20, 2009
In-Depth Workshops 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Exhibition Hall 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Film Festival 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Saturday, February 21, 2009
In-Depth Workshops 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Exhibition Hall 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Seminars 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Children’s Program 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Film Festival 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Sunday, February 22, 2009
In-Depth Workshops 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Exhibition Hall 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Seminars 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Bay Area Dive Show

The First Annual Bay Area Dive Show will be held April 17-18, 2009 at the San Jose South Hall in San Jose, California. Whether you are looking to learn how to Scuba dive or want to see the lastest equipment, or are searching for your next dive vacation, this is the show for you. Exhibitor hours are Friday from 5pm to 8pm and Saturday from 9am to 5pm. There will be a Film Jamboree Friday at 7:30pm and Saturday at 5:45pm. Presenters include Cathy Church, Richie Kohler, Leigh Bishop, Michael Barnette and many more. For a limited time you can get a free ticket by clicking here:

http://www.divechronicles.com/TicketProgram/DiveShowInvitation.aspx

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Visit the Bay Area Dive Show web site for more information, including tickets, exhibitor list, schedule, directions, lodging, floor plan, sponsorship information and more at http://www.divechronicles.com/Bay/.

Scaled-down Boston Sea Rovers to be held March 6, 2010

This year marks the 56th anniversary of the annual Boston Sea Rover’s Clinic.  In celebration, world-famous ocean explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle will host an exclusive Boston Sea Rovers Saturday Evening Film Festival at the New England Aquarium’s Simons IMAX Theater on March 6, 2010. The Sea Rovers’ underwater film festival is legendary, and this year’s show will be among the most memorable in history. In addition to Dr. Earle, this year’s incredible lineup includes: underwater cinematographer Michael Pitts, who will be sharing footage taken from “Life,” the BBC’s latest natural history series; filmmaker and explorer Wes Skiles, who promises keep you on the edge of your seat with exhilarating footage of cave expeditions; ocean activist Philippe Cousteau, Jr., grandson of Jacques Yves Cousteau, with footage from his latest projects; and Dr. Greg Skomal, who will present the results of his studies of the recently discovered great white shark population off of Cape Cod. The evening will also include an after-show reception aboard the 175-foot-long Motor Vessel Majesty, which will be moored alongside the Aquarium. The Sea Rovers’ underwater film festival is legendary, and this year’s show will be among the most memorable in history.

Over the past five and a half decades, the goal of the Sea Rovers has always been to bring the best and the brightest talents of the ocean and diving community together in Boston for a weekend event focused on education, entertainment and enlightenment.  While 2010 will mark our 56th clinic, it will also be an exciting transition year for the Sea Rovers.  Throughout our rich history the clinic’s format has been reinvented several times in order to better serve the club’s mission. As times are changing, so are we. We will unveil our brand new venue and clinic format for the 2011 clinic and beyond at this year’s exclusive film-festival event! Our new venue and other changes are designed to please you, the diving public, as well as our wonderful supporters within the diving industry.

With only 400 seats being sold for this year’s exclusive event, attendees will have a great chance at winning one of many great door prizes – including trips, dives and gear – valued at over $5,000. You must be present at the film festival to win these special door prizes. Visit our website for more details about these fabulous prizes donated by Undersea Divers of Beverly, the New England Aquarium, Capt’n Don’s Habitat Bonaire, and others.

Don’t delay. Get your tickets now. We look forward to seeing you at our exclusive film-festival event on March 6, 2010, and at many more clinics in the years to come.