TEKDiveUSA.2018

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TEKDiveUSA.2018 will be held April 27th-29th, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Tickets are on sale at tekdiveusa.com TEKDiveUSA is a biennial advanced and technical diving conference comprising three elements; an exhibition, a conference and a gala awards dinner. The ‘show and tell’ expo will have over 35 USA and overseas specialist companies with opportunities to talk directly with manufacturers. During the weekend the exciting talks and useful workshops will cover many aspects of advanced and technical diving. From wreck, cave and physiology through to technique, safety and imaging. Leading speakers will be flying in from all over the globe to speak at TEKDiveUSA.2018. The Gala Awards Dinner is the night where we celebrate success, catch up with old friends and make new contacts. Join us April 27-29, 2018!

 

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Join Peter Buzzacott, director of injury monitoring and prevention at Divers Alert Network at TEKDiveUSA.2018 April 27-29th, 2018 for presentations on "Cave Diving Fatalities Monitoring & Prevention" and "Tech Diving Near Misses, Injuries and Fatalities in the DAN Database". TEKDiveUSA.2018 will feature 30 presentations over two days in addition to an exhibition of technical diving gear and services, an opening BBQ and gala dinner. Tickets are on sale now HERE.

 

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Join Bartek Buszko from Cave Mexico with an amazing look at the Box Ki Sin Exploration Project at TEKDiveUSA.2018 April 27th-29th, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. TEKDiveUSA.2018 will feature 30 presentations from explorers and experts from all over the world all under one roof with an exhibition of world class technical diving manufacturers, resorts, training agencies and services. A Friday night bbq and gala awards dinner complete the weekend. Tickets on sale now HERE. To see more about Bartek review his bio HERE.

 

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Cave Diving Fatalities Monitoring and Prevention- TEKDiveUSA.2018
This presentation will be featured at TEKDiveUSA.2018 by Peter Buzzacott. In 1979 Sheck Exley wrote “Blueprint for Survival” in which he used revised reports of cave diving fatalities to highlight common hazards the divers of that era faced when diving in caves. Since then the number of deaths each year in US caves has fallen steadily, and we appear to have come a long way in terms of safety. But, every death is a tragedy and work must continue to make cave diving even incrementally safer. This presentation will cover the history of cave diving fatality monitoring and prevention, a description of the current status and consider potential initiatives for the future. See a few more of the presentations planned for TEKDiveUSA HERE.

 

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Join Pete Mesley and TEKDiveUSA sponsor Lust4Rust at TEKDiveUSA.2018 April 27th-29th, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Pete will be presenting on the wrecks of the Guadalcanal Deep Wrecks. If wreck diving is your passion, you will not want to miss this!

 

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Wondering how this TEKDiveUSA will compare to the two previous conferences?
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR?
We are moving to Orlando!
Why? We have been listening to our attendees. No more running around or difficult transportation. We are moving the whole conference under one roof. We will have the entire conference from guest Rooms, friday night BBQ, presentations, gala dinner, exhibition and registration at The Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive 8001 International Drive | Orlando Florida 32819
• We will have a bigger and better Friday Night BBQ Social
• 50 booths of exhibition space in a more streamlined floorplan. No more worry of getting lost.
• New speaker lineup. We are still in the process of confirming all of our speakers but you can view the presenters so far here. Curious who our alumni are? View here.
• Increased capacity for TEKDiveUSA delegates and guests.
• An even better bulk room rate so that delegates never have to leave the venue.

WHAT WILL BE THE SAME?
• Exhibition of the best technical diving products, services, training and technology in the industry.
• World class presentations in multiple breakout rooms.
• A full weekend of unparalleled access to the technical diving community.

Tickets are on sale now!

 

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Join Paul Toomer, co-owner of Dive RAID International at TEKDiveUSA.2018. His presentation "Real Life Rescue" will be an open and honest account of exactly what happens during a diver rescue. Recently, Paul had the unenviable task of assisting in the rescue of a drowned rebreather diver. Although the event was extremely harrowing for all involved, the outcome was positive. "Real Life Rescue" will take TEKDiveUSA.2018 attendees through the errors made leading up to the event and Paul will also look at how we can learn from the event and use the information to benefit diver safety in the future. More information on Paul and his presentation can be found here- What's New - TEKDiveUSA Tickets on sale now at tekdiveusa.com

 

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Join TEKDiveUSA.2018 speaker Tom Crisp for a fascinating look at cave diving in New Zealand. Check out this invite video from the mouth of a cave in the Canadian Rockies. For more information about Tom Crisp see his speaker bio here- https://tekdiveusa.com/speaker/tom-crisp/ and buy your ticket online at tekdiveusa.com

 

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Why do some regions in the world have a cohesive community of divers who achieve things that completely exceed our expectations and defy our assumptions on what is possible for a technical diving community? Join us at TEKDiveUSA.2018 for a panel discussion on technical diving hot spots with German Arango, Tom Steiner, Joanna Mikutowicz, Guy Shockey, and moderator Lauren Kieren.

Read more here.

 

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LONG-RANGE CAVE EXPLORATION IN THE SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN- TEKDIVEUSA.2018
Join Karst Underwater Research (KUR) divers Charlie Roberson and Jon Bernot at TEKDiveUSA.2018 for a discussion of their ongoing exploration of the Falmouth-Cathedral and Lineater cave systems. These twin but so far unconnected cave systems have lived up to their challenging reputations and world-record history. In 2016, Jon and Charlie set a new world record for penetration in an underwater cave at 8,208 m / 26,930 ft in the Falmouth-Cathedral system. This year, KUR has focused its exploration efforts on Lineater, where the penetration is currently 7,065 m / 21,194 ft. The long distances and often poor conditions in these systems present unique logistical challenges for exploration.