SLO 7th Annual Diver Education Conference

[Sam Miller III]

7th Annual Diver Education Conference March 12, 2016 8:00 Am - 6:00 Pm Pacific Gas & Electric - Energy Education Center 6588 Ontario Road, Avila Beach, CA.

Topics and order of presentation subject to change

Dr. Sam Miller III Dive Historian – The Evolution of Underwater Photography; Boutan to Go Pro
(Dr.Miller is a published UW photographer, Charter member of the LA Underwater Photographic Society (UPS) 1957, cofounder of Orange County Unwater Photographic Society ( O CUPS) 1966

Patrick Smith Commercial & Scientific Diver, MA in Public History & Historic Preservation Co-Author "Shipwrecks of Southern California" The B-29 Superfortress of Lake Mead

Michael D. Harris California Department of Fish & Wildlife Dramatic Increase in Sea Otter Mortality from White Sharks in California

Karl Huggins USC Wrigley Marine Institute - Director of the Hyperbaric Facility Decompression Management Recommendations for the Public Safety Diver

Dr. Sam Miller IV Hyperbaric & Undersea Medicine - Emergency Medicine Marion Medical Center Emergency Physician Sea Sickness and Related Issues for the Diver

Michael Darlington Sergeant – Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, Enforcement Operations Bureau Review of 2015 Dive Team Operations

Peter Brede CNC Trading, Previously the Technical Advisor for Sales of Life Rafts and Life Vests for Search & Rescue and Commercial Airlines Lessons from Helicopter Operations & Victim Recovery after Immersion

Devon Tompkins Owner, Pacific Housing Repair Techniques for Taking UW Images in Poor Visibility

Fee: There is a non-refundable $10.00 fee for the Diver Education Conference that covers the cost of the morning snacks and buffet lunch.

Pre-registration is required due to the limited seating. Contact Depth Perceptions Diving Services to register. Payment can be made by cash or check only. No credit or debit cards accepted. Last day to register is March 8th, 2016.

Conference Sponsors:
Pacific Gas & Electric Company - Energy Education Center Energy Education Center Facilities
Depth Perceptions Diving Services Conference Organization - Conference Promotion

Registration: Pre- Registration Is Required Contact - Depth Perceptions Diving Services 805-595-3631 cmcdiver@aol.com 12322 Los Osos Valley Road San Luis Obispo, CA. 93405

Payment - $10.00 Per Person. Payable to Depth Perceptions by Cash or Check. No Credit or Debit Cards Accepted.
Includes - Conference Material, Beverages

 

[dead dog]

Sam, good luck with your conference. I'm sure it will be informative and educational. Wish I could make it.

Bill
dead dog

 

[covediver]

Good luck. Looks like the makings of a great conference.

 

[Sam Miller III]

Bill, covediver

This is identified as a conference and in a true sense I assume it is, but attendance is initially restricted and required for the members & guest the local San Luis Obispo Underwater Search and Recovery team, other California based S&R teams. The surplus tickets are sold to the general public at $10.00

It's intent was to provide a yearly educational training for the local San Luis Obispo Underwater Search and Recovery team. And indeed it has, as a group and individually for the past seven years they have been exposed to and rubbed elbows with some of the most knowledgeable experienced divers on the west coast, and probably the US.

I know of no other venue where a diver can chat in a relaxed environment over a cup of coffee on a one to one basis with the premier camera repair man of the US. or the director of the Catalina chamber, or a Scripps trained hyperbaric doctor, a fish and game warden, a world class underwater archeologist or the historical aspects of a particular subject from one who has experienced the event

Each speaker is required to prepare a synopsis with references of their subject consisting of approximately 10 pages which will be printed, bound as a proximately 100 page document and presented free of charge to every attendee. As expected these documents contain a wealth of information have become collectors items.

The morning arrival coffee and snacks are fantastic, the lunch is unquestionably unmatched in quality and quantity enough to feed 100 divers or 500 humans. The lunch buffet is a sight to behold. If that is not enough the lunch time entertainment is provided by John Mc Kinney (son of Jack) and are a combination of his fathers and his commercial underwater movies.

Generally on Sunday morning those who have not had enough are invited to travel 20 miles south to the Kirby Morgan commercial diving training facilities for a 20 minute supervised dive using the latest Kirby Morgan commercial equipment.

And so ends the San Luis Obispo Underwater Search and Recovery team week end..Chocked full of information and a refreshing dive at the end


Bill, you have been a diver for at least 60 years and I would expect that you would appreciate event. It is too late for this years event but how about next year?

SDM