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Add Helium has been growing by leaps and bounds, and back in December we moved to our new 5000 square foot facility in Fort Lauderdale. All of our operations are now centered under one roof.
To celebrate, we are hosting a Grand Opening weekend, February 20-22. This weekend is to thank you, our loyal customers for your support over the years. We will be having a weekend of food/drink, free presentations, and a few give-aways. Come on by, it's free!
The schedule is:
Friday, February 20
Social, meet & greet, facility tour, and customer appreciation – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Chris Parsons, Nauticam USA – Silent Shooting – 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM
Lamar Hires, Dive Rite – The History of Sidemount – 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Lamar Hires, Dive Rite – Review of the new Optima Rebreather – 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
Joe Citelli, Add Helium – Deep Diving – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Claudia Roussos MD, Add Helium – Carbon Monoxide, the Other Deadly Gas – 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Tom Mount, IANTD – Survival and Self-Responsibility - 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Survival instinct development is an area of training that is overlooked by most divers and instructors. In this presentation, Tom shares tips, techniques and harrowing stories from over 50 years of technical and exploration diving.
Claudia Roussos MD, Add Helium – Decompression Theory – 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
For the past 100 years with Haldane, the cause of DCS was based around a bubble hypothesis. This has changed. In the last few years the bubble theory is being replaced by a new one. Learn what this new hypothesis is and what new potentials it brings regarding DCS prevention, treatment, and identification.
Sunday, February 22
Joe Dituri, IANTD – In-Water Recompression Theory and Techniques – 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
In a civilian capacity CDR (Ret) Joseph Dituri has trained hundreds of technical divers and physicians in the use of hyperbaric medicine. Learn the protocols, procedures, and most importantly the decision process behind in-water recompression treatment.
Michael Barnette, AUE – New Exploration & Projects – 10:30 AM to Noon
Add Helium has been growing by leaps and bounds, and back in December we moved to our new 5000 square foot facility in Fort Lauderdale. All of our operations are now centered under one roof.
To celebrate, we are hosting a Grand Opening weekend, February 20-22. This weekend is to thank you, our loyal customers for your support over the years. We will be having a weekend of food/drink, free presentations, and a few give-aways. Come on by, it's free!
The schedule is:
Friday, February 20
Social, meet & greet, facility tour, and customer appreciation – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Come enjoy wine & cheese, beer, soft drinks, and light snacks. Tour the facility, and meet the Add Helium team.
Chris Parsons, Nauticam USA – Silent Shooting – 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM
Chris Parsons is the Sales Manager for Nauticam USA, rEvo Rebreather diver, and one of the most talented underwater photographers we've seen. After you get a few drinks in you, Chris will present on 'Silent Shooting' and show some of the wonderful images he's taken over the years while diving his rebreather.
Saturday, February 21
Lamar Hires, Dive Rite – The History of Sidemount – 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Lamar Hires of Dive Rite is considered to be one of the pioneers of sidemount diving. In this hour-long presentation, Lamar talks about the history of sidemount, how it came to be, and it's evolution over the past 2 decades.
Lamar Hires, Dive Rite – Review of the new Optima Rebreather – 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
Dive Rite's Optima has received an overhaul with new electronics. Listen as Dive Rite's founder and CEO walks us through the redesigned unit.
Joe Citelli, Add Helium – Deep Diving – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Joe Citelli, a legend in deep wreck diving, discusses the concerns and issues raised with real expedition wreck diving. Also sprinkled in are som great 'war stories' told on the way Joe can.
Claudia Roussos MD, Add Helium – Hydration While Diving – 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Do we hydrate for diving optimally? Is timing important? Have we been following a myth regarding hydration and DCS? This 30 minute lecture will clarify this and much more.
Claudia Roussos MD, Add Helium – Carbon Monoxide, the Other Deadly Gas – 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Do you know the symptoms of CO poisoning? No training agency educates on the effects of carbon monoxide and diving, its effects on our bodies, how to protect against it.
Tom Mount, IANTD – Survival and Self-Responsibility - 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Survival instinct development is an area of training that is overlooked by most divers and instructors. In this presentation, Tom shares tips, techniques and harrowing stories from over 50 years of technical and exploration diving.
Claudia Roussos MD, Add Helium – Decompression Theory – 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
For the past 100 years with Haldane, the cause of DCS was based around a bubble hypothesis. This has changed. In the last few years the bubble theory is being replaced by a new one. Learn what this new hypothesis is and what new potentials it brings regarding DCS prevention, treatment, and identification.
Joe Dituri, IANTD – In-Water Recompression Theory and Techniques – 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
In a civilian capacity CDR (Ret) Joseph Dituri has trained hundreds of technical divers and physicians in the use of hyperbaric medicine. Learn the protocols, procedures, and most importantly the decision process behind in-water recompression treatment.
Michael Barnette, AUE – New Exploration & Projects – 10:30 AM to Noon
Mike Barnette has been actively diving and researching shipwrecks since 1990 resulting in the identification of over 30 new wreck sites. In 1996, Barnette founded the Association of Underwater Explorers (AUE) to expand the knowledge base of submerged cultural resources. Listen as Mike talks about the lates projects of AUE.
Kindly visit our Facebook page and sign up under the Events tab, or RSVP to info@addhelium.com so we know how many people to expect. Thanks and look forward to seeing you!
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