Divescapes Conference and Exhibition October 19 to 21st in Calgary Alberta

[nadwidny]

The Alberta Underwater Council is pleased to announce that the 2018 Divescapes Conference will be held from October 19 to 21st in Calgary Alberta. Ticket packages are now available.

Speakers announcements will be made as the details become known. The first speaker to be confirmed is Natalie Gibb. Natalie Gibb is co-owner of Under the Jungle, a cave and technical diving center in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. She is an active cave explorer, and a TDI Full Cave and Cave Specialty Instructor. A published author, Natalie was about.com’s guide to scuba diving from 2009 to 2016. In 2018, she was invited to present her team’s findings at the Explorers Club, and she has traveled extensively through North America speaking about her adventures.

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[nadwidny]

2nd speaker has been confirmed-Cristina Zenato

A professional diver since 1994, Cristina is an ocean and cave explorer, a shark expert, a speaker and conservationist.

Her field of work with sharks is vast; a shark ambassador, she works with sharks in the wild and is known for the special relationship she has with them. Her work has reached places and helped change people’s perception of sharks like China and Singapore. In her home in the Bahamas she has been the initiator of a movement that has convinced the government to protect all sharks since 2011.

Cristina has explored and mapped several cave systems She is the first woman to have connected an ocean blue hole with a land-based cave.

Cristina believes in the power of education and has dedicated countless time and energy in non-profit and educational work. She supports several organizations including Our World Underwater Scholarship Society and Women Divers Hall of Fame scholarships program.

Cristina is a PADI Course Director, a NSS-CDS full cave diving instructor and a TDI Technical Instructor and a member of the Explorers Club, The Women Divers Hall of Fame, Ocean Artists Society and A Platinum Pro 5000 recipient.

 

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3rd Confirmed speaker- Richie Kohler
Richie Kohler is a filmmaker, author and shipwreck explorer whose diving experiences have taken him to all corners of the globe. Those exploits have been documented in newspapers, magazines, documentary films and in the NY Times best-selling book, Shadow Divers, by Robert Kurson. Kohler co-hosted and produced fifty-six episodes of the popular History Channel program “Deep Sea Detectives” and numerous other television programs detailing his explorations on some of the most famous shipwrecks in the world, including the Andrea Doria, RMS Titanic, and the HMHS Britannic.
A fellow in the Explorer’s Club, Kohler continues to lead expeditions worldwide in search of lost ships and the mysteries they hold. He has written dozens of articles about shipwrecks, deep diving and diver safety and published his first book, Mystery of the Last Olympian detailing a decade of work on Titanic’s sister ship Britannic. Over the years he has made numerous presentations at schools, libraries, diving conventions and symposiums promoting diving safety, education and awareness.
www.RichieKohler.com
www.U869.com
www.MysteryofTheLastOlympian.com

 

[chillyinCanada]

Today is the last day to get your Early Bird rates. Excellent deal on the Gold Pass. If you're in the area, don't miss this weekend. It's a blast!

 

[chillyinCanada]

Awesome news! Early bird deadline extended to September 4!! Don't miss this event!

 

[chillyinCanada]

Speakers : Divescapes 2018

 

[Sam Miller III]

I wish you well with a huge turn out for this long overdue Canadian event

I question why you did not call upon them and highlight the well known and respected Canadian divers such as the currently very popular Alex Peirce who is all over the video with his dive programs Or the great Canadian explorer /innovator/author of the Sub Igloo fame Dr Joe MacInnes ?

I suspect both would be honored and would present if approached

My wife Dr Betty is Canadian born. We had planned a trip into that area of Canada but some personals event occurred which has prompted the postponed of our visit due to expected cold weather for this year--( I am a Kalifornia and any weather below 65 is considered artic weather and I put on my Sorrells ) Therefore, what is the expected weather at the tine of the DivCon ? Cold ? Temperature? Rain ? Snow? Sleet?

Cheers from SoCal where it all began,

SDM. III

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[chillyinCanada]

Well Sam, since this event is in Calgary in October, the weather is as likely to be above Sorrells' temperatures as it is to be cold and snowy. Ya pays your money, ya takes yer chances.