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Thanks so much for allowing me to participate in this event and represent! I am so lucky to have found y'all and it is my pleasure to introduce more divers to the SCUBABOARD family! I can't wait for the next event and hope to have the time off available to help again! I am truly blessed to know all of you!
Not that many manufacturers there.... just a handful. (mares, Oxycheck, atomics, DUI, Whites)
I kinda expected more manufacturers.
seems like mostly 'travel vendors' (too many to list) and trinkets...
Still i'm glad they are having it as there are no dive shows in this geographic region. So something is better than nothing.
EDIT: I'd still like to see this show earlier in the year. water is warm and inviting people to go out diving this weekend in May. I think show attendence would be up if it was earlier in the year.
The problem with dates for these shows is that there are already a lot of other shows around the country, and many of us go to a lot of them. The Houston show is January, Our World Underwater is Feb. Beneath the Sea in March, there are shows in Columbus, two in Florida, one in Long Beach, two in Boston, another in Washington state, and Washington DC. I am sure I have skipped a few and that does not include DEMA and foreign shows like Antibes, France. Since local diving is smaller in Atlanta than it is in places like California and Florida, competition with diving may not be as big an issue there as it could be elsewhere. It is a new show, and I am sure that with feedback like yours, it will improve each year. Obviously, these shows are not big money makers, and often are run with a lot of volunteer labor and shoe strings.
Anyway, we had a good time, even though the crowd was not huge. Keep the ideas coming. I am not involved with the planning, but I forward it along to the people at Dive Chronicles who are.
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I was planning on attending. My recovery from foot surgery got in the way. I'm sorry I missed out. I'd been planning to attend for several months. Looks like y'all had a good time. I'll see you there next year.
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