2012 Saturday & Sunday Seminars

SATURDAY AM – FEBRUARY 18, 2012

 

Dive Travel, Convention Center #40

Emcee: Michael Lawrence

9:00

 

Dive Travel Secrets:  Strategies for Saving Money on Baggage Fees

 

Richard Woulfe

9:45

 

Dive Papua New Guinea’s Best

 

Chet Moore

10:30

 

Diving the Galapagos

 

Jonathan Bird

11:15

 

Cool Caribbean

 

Nancy Boucha

 

 

Dive with a Pro, Convention Center #44

Emcee:  TBA

9:00

 

Are You Ready for Wreck Penetration Diving?

 

Bob Sheridan

9:45

 

Essentials of Gas Management

 

Duane Johnson

10:30

 

Recreational Rebreathers:  Diving & Training

 

Peter Den Haan

11:15

 

Shoot Like an Underwater Pro

 

Jett & Kathryn Britnell

 

 

Dive The World, Convention Center #46

Emcee:  Tony Gramer

9:00

 

The Best Reefs on Earth:  Raja Ampat

 

Jonathan Bird

9:45

 

Descent into the Maelstrom – British Columbia’s Nakwakto Rapids

 

Jett & Kathryn Britnell

10:30

 

Belize – Something to Howl About

 

Paul Cater-Deaton

11:15

 

Palau Shark Sanctuary

 

Annie Crawley

 

 

Wonders Of The Sea, Convention Center #48

Emcee:  Chris Parsons

9:00

 

Great Lake’s Fish Galore

 

Johnson & Lashbrook

9:45

 

Rajan, The Swimming Elephant

 

Nancy McGee

10:30

 

Lionfish Invasion

 

Martha Klitzkie

11:15

 

An Update of the 7 Years of Applied Conservation by SOLO

 

Dr. Larry McKenna

 

 

Shipwrecks & Underwater Archeology, Convention Center #50 - 51

Emcee:  Christopher Weaver

9:00

 

Sidescan Sonar Survey of So. Lake Michigan Shipwrecks

 

Dr. John Bell

9:45

 

The Armada of the South Seas

 

Sir Robert Marx

10:30

 

Diving into the Past:  Indiana’s Lake Michigan Historic Shipwrecks

 

Dr. Kira Kaufmann

11:15

 

Project Shiphunt

 

Thunder Bay MS

 

 

Dive Medicine & More, Convention Center #58

Emcee:  TBA

9:00

 

Diving Fatalities:  When Bad Things Happen to Good Divers

 

Dan Orr

9:45

 

Dive Accident Management

 

Dr. Nick Bird

10:30

 

How Good Is Your Emergency Action Plan?

 

Marty McCafferty

11:15

 

10 Ways to Clear Your Ears Naturally

 

Dr. David Colvard

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY PM – FEBRUARY 18, 2012

 

 

Dive Travel & More, Convention Center #40

Emcee:  Peter Venoutsos

1:00

 

Six Sights Every Diver Should See

 

Jenny Collister

1:45

 

Buddy Dive Galapagos Liveaboards

 

Buddy Dive

2:30

 

Dive the World w/ Aggressor & Dancer Fleets

 

Sharon Connor

3:15

 

Curacao, the Caribbean’s Desert Island

 

Salvarezza & Weaver

 

 

 

 

 

Dive with a Pro, Convention Center #44

Emcee:  Kira Kaufman

1:00

 

All the Right Moves – Using Camera Movement to Tell a Better Story

 

Mark Santa-Maria

1:45

 

How I Became an U/W Photographer

 

Lynn Funkhouser

2:30

 

The Future of Rebreathers

 

Peter Den Haan

3:15

 

The U/W Painter – Using Light to Create Images

 

Chris Parsons

 

 

 

 

 

Dive The World, Convention Center #46

Emcee:  Jett Britnell

1:00

 

A Duo of PNG Miln Bay Diving

 

Stan Waterman

1:45

 

Maldives: Resort Diving in Paradise

 

Salvarezza & Weaver

2:30

 

Socorro Islands ‘Where Giants Roam’

 

Tony Gramer

3:15

 

The Philippines – The Center of DIVErsity

 

Lynn Funkhouser

 

 

 

 

 

Wonders Of The Sea, Convention Center #48

Emcee:  Kathryn Britnell

1:00

 

Blue Heron Bridge – a “Different” Type of Tropical Diving

 

Gilbert & Alary

1:45

 

Lions, Tigers & Humpbacks

 

Nancy McGee

2:30

 

Coron, Philippines – Making a Macro Mecca

 

Paul Cater-Deaton

3:15

 

Raja Ampat: The Beautiful Big Picture

 

Stan Ross

 

 

 

 

 

Shipwrecks & Underwater Archeology, Convention Center #50 - 51

Emcee:  John Bell

1:00

 

Tragedy Strikes in 7 Minutes:  Loss of the Steamer Fred McBrier

 

Tony Gramer

1:45

 

Prestigious Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes

 

Greg Such

2:30

 

Panama Treasures

 

Sir Robert Marx

3:15

 

Photographing Marine Life on BC's Shipwrecks

 

Barb Roy

 

 

 

 

 

Dive Medicine & More, Convention Center #58

Emcee:  TBA

1:00

 

Fish Identification

 

Jonathan Lavan

1:45

 

Are You Really Ready to Dive?

 

Dan Orr

2:30

 

Stacking the Deck:  How to Decrease Your Risk of DCI and Dive Injuries

 

Dr. Nick Bird

3:15

 

Defining Dive Safety

 

Marty McCafferty

 

 

 

 

 

SUNDAY – FEBRUARY 19, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Dive Travel, Convention Center #40

Emcee:  Paul Cater-Deaton

10:00

 

Best of Papua New Guinea

 

Chet Moore

10:45

 

Mantas, Sharks, and Dolphins …Diving Socorro Islands

 

Jim & Pat Stayer

11:30

 

Bahamas to Bonaire

 

Peter Venoutsos

1:00

 

Grooving in Grenada

 

Nancy Boucha

1:45

 

Roatan's Unique Southern Shore - Diving the Difference!

 

Doc Adelman

2:30

 

First Liveaboard?

 

Sharon Connor

3:15

 

Puerto Rico the Best Kept Secret in the Caribbean

 

Jose Morera

 

 

 

 

 

Dive with a Pro, Convention Center #44

Emcee:  Bill Fisher

10:00

 

U/W Modeling – The Elegant Art

 

Michael Lawrence

10:45

 

Get the Shot! How to put some of today’s compact cameras to use

 

Chris Parsons

11:30

 

Working with U/W Models:  Tips & Tricks for U/W Models & Photographers

 

Jett & Kathryn Britnell

1:00

 

Rebreathers

 

Melanie Clark

1:45

 

Learn to Shoot Video Like A Pro

 

Annie Crawley

2:30

 

Saving, Sharing & Winning Prizes & Accolades w/ Your Dive Memories

Marc Morale

3:15

 

Learn How to Manage Your Breathing Supply

 

Duane Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

Dive The World, Convention Center #46

Emcee:  Nancy McGee

 

 

10:00

 

3,000 Years Under the Sea

 

Stan Waterman

10:45

 

Island Dreams

 

Rick Morris

11:30

 

Dominica & Tobago - Caribbean Pinnacles

 

Michael Lawrence

1:00

 

Shark Savers - Sharks & Manta Rays

 

Samantha Whitcraft

1:45

 

Diving with Sharks

 

Peter Venoutsos

2:30

 

Shark Angels

 

Jamie Pollack

3:15

 

Shen Yun Show - Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wonders Of The Sea, Convention Center #48

Emcee:  Mark Santa-Maria

 

 

10:00

 

Lake Michigan Lake Sturgeon

 

Johnson & Lashbrook

10:45

 

Ocean Chronicles

 

Leandro Blanco

11:30

 

Our World

 

Ernie Brooks

1:00

 

Lembeh – Eggs, Eggs, Eggs

 

Stan Ross

1:45

 

A Personal Journey

 

Dr. Phil Nuytten

2:30

 

Cancun - Whale Sharks & Sailfish Runs

 

Rodrigo Wyssmann

3:15

 

Shark Fin Bans: Policy Approach to Shark Conservation

 

Christopher Chin

 

 

 

 

 

Shipwrecks & Underwater Archeology, Convention Center #50 - 51

Emcee:  Cris Kohl

10:00

 

Diving & U/W Surveying On a Budget, Small Boats & GPS Sonar Units

 

Dr. John Bell

10:45

 

Manila Galleons

 

Sir Robert Marx

11:30

 

VGM Decompression Modeling in Vr Tech Rebreathers

 

Greg Such

1:00

 

Coastal Shipwrecks of British Columbia

 

Barb Roy

1:45

 

Shipwrecks of Milwaukee

 

Jerry Guyer

2:30

 

Invasive Species of the Great Lakes

 

Sam Bugg

3:15

 

Warrior Scuba Project

 

Todd Jones

 

 

 

 

 

Dive Medicine & More, Convention Center #58

Emcee:  TBA

10:00

 

How Good is Your Emergency Action Plan?

 

Marty McCafferty

10:45

 

Dive Accident Management

 

Dr. Nick Bird

11:30

 

Diving Fatalities:  When Bad Things Happen to Good Divers

 

Dan Orr

1:00

 

What to do About Dive Panic?  Is it Inevitable or Not?

 

Dr. David Colvard

1:45

 

Defining Dive Safety

 

Marty McCafferty

2:30

 

Stacking the Deck:  How to Decrease Your Risk of DCI & Dive Injuries

 

Dr. Nick Bird

3:15

 

Don't Drink the Water:  Tips for Your Adventure Travel

 

Betty Orr