Cover Art/Photography Courtesy of Ed Grubicy

Cover Art/Photography Courtesy of Ed Grubicy
DON’T MISS THE WEEKEND SPECIAL
EVENTS WHEre THE STARS COME OUT
TO CELEBR ATE BENEATH THE SEA!
INTERNATIONAL UNDERWATER FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday, March 28th, 8:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
SPECIAL EVENTS
David Doubilet is the emcee that will guide us through the Underwater
Film Festival – presenting Emmy winner Jonathan Bird, Ernie Brooks of
the internationally renowned Brooks Institute of Photography, Jack &
Sue Drafahl, a deadly duo of digital demonstration and diving delights,
Jim & Pat Stayers who recently warmed-up to volcano diving, and Stan
Waterman who brought the Great White Shark into your living room in
“Blue Water, White Death” will have something new for us to look. You
won’t want to miss a moment of the Cayman Islands International Scuba
Diving Hall of Fame Party (included in your price of admission) immediately
following this festival of underwater film… unless you were clever enough
to come to the Awards Banquet before the Film Festival, then your price of
dinner included all three!
OUR 2009 LEGEND OF THE SEA : ZALE PARRY
Saturday, March 28th 8:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
A pioneer skin diver since the 1940s … in 1953 Zale tested underwater
equipment for Scientific Underwater Research Enterprises … in 1954, set
a woman’s depth record to 209 feet, and became the third female instructor
to graduate from the L.A. County UICC program, she then made her screen
debut in Kingdom of the Sea…which, in 1958, led to her being cast as
the heroine in Sea Hunt, without a screen test. Not just another pretty
face, Zale is an accomplished underwater photographer, and in 2000, she
published, with Al Tillman: Scuba America Vol. I, the Human History of
Sport Diving in America. Today Zale is busy working on Volume II.
MEET THE FISH N’ FAMOUS DINNER /PARTY/AUCTION
Friday, March 27th, 7:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
This is the BIG meet-and-greet kick-off party for the BTS 2009 weekend!
Everybody who is anybody will come by to say hello, meet old friends, and make
new friends. Meet Stan Waterman, Zale Parry, charming members of the
Women Divers Hall of Fame, this year’s Speakers, Divers-of-the-Year, our
own Zig, DAN’s Dan Orr... Throughout this event there will be a Silent Auction
to benefit the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
and, with careful and clever bidding, you might just win that trip-of-a-lifetime.
Black Tie Optional. Reserve by March 1. $75
DIVER OF THE YEAR AWARDS RECEPTION & BANQUET
Saturday, March 28th, 5:00 p.m., Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
The BTS Awards banquet is when the dive industry members gather for dinner to celebrate
the success of those members, past and present who have risen to be Diver of The Year. The
Women Divers Hall of Fame introduces their new inductees, and, this year we honor Legend of
the Sea, Zale Parry. Rolex presents an award, and scholarship winners will be recognized. If
you consider yourself a part of the fellowship and future of our dive industry, you will want to be
part of this evening, at Beneath the Sea … and join us at the International Underwater Film Festival
immediately following dinner (included in your dinner ticket, as well as the Cayman Islands/
International Scuba Divers Hall of Fame Decompression Party following the Film Festival). Black
Tie Optional. Reserve by March 1. $125
OCEAN PALS AWARDS CEREMONY & SEA OF SWEETS PARTY
Sunday, March 29th, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Meadowlands Expo Center
Sunday is when children twelve and under are admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying
adult. Ocean Pals celebrates the sea with Maria Di Paolo-Greer explaining how you can “Learn
Life Skills from your Ocean Pals”... followed by Jim and Pat Stayer demonstrating the “Strange
Things Sea Creatures Do and Why”... then, Woody Tinsley tells a tale of “Underwater Jeopardy”...
Peter Venoutsos takes us “Swimming with Dolphins”... Mark Snyder explores “The Big, The Small,
and The Very Strange Underwater”... Maureen Langevin looks at “Our Precious Ocean”... Larry
McKenna implores us to “Save our Leatherback Turtles”... The Ocean Pals Awards Ceremony
celebrates National & International Poster Contest Winners and our new Digital Imaging Contest
winners... all this followed by the
Sea of Sweets Party with treats.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITIES – beneath the sea!
Take the plunge and become a part of everything that is Beneath The Sea... even if you’re new to diving, don’t
have a buddy, and can’t get a date, at BTS you can change all that, learn more about the possibilities and
techniques of this sport, find trips, local dive boats, meet the divers who dive from them, find a buddy to share
it with, and … well, maybe the date part is up to you, but just take a look at what Beneath the Sea offers you...
SPECIAL EVENTS
discover diving – be a diver pool
March 27th - 29th, Meadowlands Expo Center, Exhibit Hall Hours
If you are not a diver, but are reading this because you are called by the oceans and the creatures in
them, you should BE A DIVER! Beneath the Sea can start you on your journey. If you are ten years of
age or older, you may come to the show for FREE, but you MUST put on your bathing suit and get into
our BE A DIVER® pool and Discover Diving with one of our certified dive instructors. Now that’s pretty
easy... and a bargain... and an opportunity to Discover Diving you should take advantage of now. Oh,
one thing, if YOU are ten or eleven years old you must bring a parent or guardian
to be in the water with you... if YOU are twelve to eighteen years old, you only need
to have a release signed by your parent or guardian, you may find that release at
http://www.BeneathTheSea.org/pdf/Be_A_Diver_Waiver.pdf. C’mon... it is time
for you to BE A DIVER. If you are already a diver, this is a wonderful opportunity for
you to bring someone you know to the show... someone you know who would love
being a diver, if only they could just try it once.
DIVERS ALERT NETWORK CONFERENCE
Friday, March 27th, Noon - 4:00 p.m., Holiday Inn
Divers Alert Network takes on Technical Diving accidents and incidents, relating their examples
to specific expeditions in these difficult and demanding environments. Dr. Richard Vann (a BTS Diver
of the Year) demonstrates the nature of diving physiology as it applies to diving accidents and
incidents... Dr. Gozum applies the response of diving medicine... Bernie Chowdhury applies the concepts
to wreck diving... while Gene Melton talks on cave diving equipment, procedures, and organization
– or lack thereof. If you listen carefully, you will hear the rumble beneath these presentations that
rebreathers are replacing Open-Circuit scuba – and that opens another can-of –worms! (Fee includes
Friday Exhibits & Seminars beginning at 6 p.m. and the Tech/Wreck Party at 9 p.m.) $75
Public SAFETY Divers Seminar
Friday, March 27th, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Holiday Inn
Dive Instructors, Boat Captains & Professional Technical Divers will want to join in looking at
the business side of PSD. DUI’s Faith Ortins explores how you can protect your team in contaminated
water …DAN’s Eric Douglas looks at “Trends in Diving Accidents”... Sea Vision’s Jeff Snyder projects
the increased use of ROV’s in PSD applications... Captain Dan Crowell speaks to surface supplied Air
for PSD, law enforcement, and non-commercial ops... Blades Robinson of IDR explores lessons learned
from PSD fatalities... John Hott of OTS addresses the value of full face masks in PSD... SubSalve closes
the afternoon with unique lifting solutions. (Fee includes Friday Exhibits & Seminars beginning
at 6 p.m. and the Tech/Wreck Party at 9 p.m.) Advanced Discount Price is $55 Until March 1. $60
After March 1.
MARINE CAREERS DAY
Friday, March 27, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Meadowlands Expo Center
This day-long FREE program for high school juniors, seniors and college students is an
opportunity for teachers and students to talk to men and women with successful marine
careers. Students will hear our EMCEE, the artist Rogest, presenting Phil Nuytten, inventor/
manufacturer of exotic deep sea submersible equipment; Zale Parry, actress, deep diver
& this year’s Legend of the Sea; Ernie Brooks, of the Brooks Institute of Photography;
members of the Women Divers Hall of Fame who are rescue divers, ship captains, and
marine scientists; and, Ryan Hunter, recipient of the 2008 BTS Spirit of the Sea award for
his research in robotics. Students can try scuba diving with experienced NAUI and PADI
dive instructors in our BE A DIVER® pool. This FREE event includes passes to the Friday
night Exhibits at 6:00 p.m. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED by March 1. Registration
forms can be downloaded online at www.BeneathTheSea.org
BENEATH THE SEA GRAND SHOW PRIZE
This is your chance to win a trip-of-a-lifetime with air fare to an exotic dive destination
for two people! Do not miss out on your chance to win this trip-of-a-lifetime when Beneath the Sea
opens its door March 27th through 29th at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New
Jersey. Thanks to Caradonna Dive Adventures and
Trip-n-Tour.
OVER 300 BOOTHS!
Partial List of Exhibitors
Featuring the latest products, services and travel destinations from exhibitors like these...
Georgia Aquarium
Ginchy Glass
Great Expeditions
Grenada Board of Tourism
Habitat Dive Resorts
Hamanasi Dive &
Adventure Resort
Hardigg Storm Case
Hi Def Pictures
Historical Diving Society
Hollis
Ikelite Underwater Systems
Indian Valley Scuba
InnerSpace Systems Corp.
Inon America
International Association
for Handicapped Divers
Island Dreams Travel
Island Express
IST Diving Systems
Jan Art
Jeremy Sinkus Glass Artist
Jetsam Technologies
Kids Sea Camp
Larry’s Wildside Diving
Learning Through Travel
Light & Motion
Little Cayman Beach Resort
Liveaboard Adventures/
Papua New Guinea
Long Island Divers Assoc.
M/V FeBrina / Walindi Plantation
Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas
Mango Inn
Manta Industries
Manta Ray Bay Hotel &
Yap Divers
Manthiri Maldives
Mares Diving
Mar-Vel Underwater Equipment
Minhasa Lagoon Dive &
Tours Club
Montserrat Tourist Board
Nai’a Cruises Fiji
NAUI Worldwide
Nautilus Jewelry
Neal Watson’s Caribbean
Undersea Adventures
Nekton Diving Cruises
Nevis Tourism Authority
NJ Council of Diving Clubs
Northeast Dive News
Ocean Divers
Ocean Encounters Diving
Ocean Frontiers
Ocean Management Systems
Ocean Technology Systems
Ocean Blue Divers
Odyssey Adventures
Olympus Dive Center
Olympus Imaging America
Orbit Marine
Outer Banks Diving
Oxygene International AB
Pacific Dive and Travel
PADI Worldwide
Pan Aqua Diving NYC
Pascal Lecocq Painter
Pelican Products, Inc.
Peter Hughes Diving
Philippines Dept. of Tourism
Pinnacle Aquatics
Plaza Resorts Bonaire /
Toucan Diving
Prescription Dive Masks
Presidente Inter Continental /
Scuba Du Cozumel
Princeton Tectonics
Privateer Divers, LLC
Provo Turtle Divers
Puerto Rico Tourism Co.
Ramon’s Village Resort
Red Sail Sports Aruba
Red Sail Sports Cayman
Reef & Rain Forest
EXHIBITORS
About Australia
Advanced Diver Magazine
Advanced Diving & Expeditions, Inc.
Aggressor Fleet
Analox Sensor Tech
ANDI International
Anthony’s Key Resort
Aqua Cat Cruises
Aqua Lung America
Aquatic Voyagers Scuba Club
Aquatica / TLC
Archipelago Fleet
Art to Media
Atomic Aquatics
Backscatter U/W Video
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism /
BDA
Baja Expeditions, Inc.
Bamboo Jewelry /
California Pacific Designs
Barbados Tourism Authority
Bare Sportswear Corporation
Beach Buddy
Beneath The Sea
Big Blue Aquatic Gifts
Bilikiki Cruises
Blue Steel, LLC
Blue Water Divers
Bonaire Hospitality Group
Bonaire Hotel & Tourism Assoc.
Bonica Precision, Inc.
BOSSK USA
Brac Reef Beach Resort
British Virgin Islands Tourism
BTS Book Signing
BTS Door Prizes
BTS Exhibitor Show Registration
BTS Ocean Pals/Marine Careers
BTS Silent Auction
Cane Bay Dive Shop
Capt. Mike’s Diving
Caradonna Dive Adventures/
Trip-N-Tour Pacific
Caribbean Dive Vacations
Casa Del Mar - Del Mar Aquatics
Cayman Islands Dept. Tourism
Chammyz
Club Cantamar - Baja Diving
Conch Republic Divers
Continental Airlines
Cressi-Sub USA, Inc.
Curacao Tourism Corp.
David Dunleavy Gallery
DeepOutdoors
Dive Aventuras
Dive Experience
Dive House / Fiesta Americana
Dive Industry Association
Dive Paradise/Cozumel Resort
Dive Photo Guide
Dive Provo / Dive Tortola
Dive Rite
Dive Saba - Statia
Dive Tech Training Centre
Divegear Inc.
Diveheart Foundation
Divers Academy
Divers Alert Network
Divers At Play
Divetech, Ltd.
DiveTravelDVDS.com
Divi Resorts
Diving Unlimited Int’l (DUI)
Dominica Tourism Authority
Dream Weaver Travel
Dutch Springs
Eagles Nest Hammocks
Eco Divers
Exploration Design Studio - XDS
Explorer Ventures USA
Fantasy Island Beach Resort
Fiji Islands Diving
Florida Keys & Key West Tourism
Forth Element
Genesis Scuba
Reef Photo Video
ReefNet Software
Riviera Maya Tourism Board
Roatan Charters
RSI Marketing Group
Safari Tours
Sam’s Tours Palau
Sand Dollar Resort
Sand Dollar Sports
Sartek Industries
Scuba Cancun Dive Center
Scuba Club Cozumel
Scuba Diving Magazine
Scuba Network
Scuba Planners
Scuba Schools Int’l
Scuba Travel Ventures
Scubaboard.com
ScubaDoRag
ScubaPro
SDI - TDI / ERDI
Sea & Sea Underwater Photo
Sea Robin
Sealife Cameras
Seasoft Scuba
Shark Crafts
Shark Diving International
Shark Research Inst.
Shark Savers, Inc.
Sherwood Scuba
Ships2Reefs
Si Tech Gear
Siladen Island Beach Resort
Silent Diving Systems
Single Divers.com
Smart Gear
SMY Ondina
SoftQual
South Pacific Island Travel
Spirit of Freedom
Sport Diver Magazine
Spree Expeditions
St. Croix Ultimate
Bluewater Adventures
St. Kitts Tourism Authority
St. Lucia Tourist Board
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Stahlsac, Inc.
Stuart Cove’s Dive South Ocean
Subsalve USA
SUDS Diving, Inc.
Sundance Vacations
Sunset House Resort
Sunset Waters Beach Resort /
Sunset Divers
Tawali Adventures
The Divers Platform
The Scuba Connection
The Scuba Sports Club
Thousand Islands Dive Centres
Tilos
Titan Dive Gear
Tourism Malaysia
Travel Masters
Trelleborg Viking Inc.
Trinidad & Tobago
Trip-N-Tour Pacific
TUSA
U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Board
Ultimate Dive Travel
Ultralight Control Systems
UNEXSO
Viva Wyndham Resorts
VR Technologies
Wakatobi Dive Resort
Waterproof Expeditions
Waterproof Gear
Watershed, LLC
Wetwear
Whites Manufacturing
World of Diving
Wreck Diving Magazine
Zeagle Systems
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
SEMINARS
Friday Evening, Saturday and Sunday Seminars are included in the show entrance fee.
Seminar locations will be posted in the MEC Lobby and in the Program Book.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH
9:00 - 5:00 Public Safety Divers Seminar– Cost $55...............See description under Special Events
N
OTE: The Friday Public Safety Divers Seminar is $55 if purchased by March 1st.
After March 1st, the Public Safety Divers Seminar fee is $60.
Includes entry to Friday night Exhibits and Tech-Wreck Party.
12:00 - 4:00 Divers Alert Network Conference– Cost $75........See description under Special Events
Includes entry to Friday night Exhibits and Tech-Wreck Party.
TECHNICAL DIVING
6:00 Emergency Hyperbaric Chambers for Dive Boats & Technical Operations............ Edward Betts
6:00 Mixed Teams: CCR vs. OCR................................................................. Christopher D. Laughrey
6:00 Getting Started with Rebreathers............................................................................... Hollis Gear
7:00 An Introduction to Mixed Gas Diving..................................................................Dave Burroughs
7:00 Technical Wreck Penetration..................................................................................... Tim O’Leary
7:00 CCR’s: What’s Out There?............................................................................................. Mark Nix
8:00 Personal Decompression Strategies.......................................................... Dr. Marvin E. Gozum
8:00 Is Tech Training Keeping Up with Today’s Needs?....................................................Larry Green
8:00 Rebreather Training................................................................................................. Jason Frisch
SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH
DIVING HISTORY
9:00 Halifax Expeditions 2007 - 2008: Exploring Nova Scotia’s Maritime History............................
. ....................................................................................................... Heather Knowles & David Caldwell
10:00 Side-Wheel Paddle Steamer: Admiral DuPont 1847 - 1865............................. Joyce Steinmetz
DIVING PARADISE
9:00 South Pacific Paradise: Solomon Islands......................................................... Rudy Whitworth
9:00 The Tripple Crown of North Sulawesi: Reefs, Muck & Sea Grasses...........................John Ares
9:00 Marine Life of the North Atlantic...................................................................... Andrew Martinez
10:00 Diving the Galapagos Islands................................................................................ Jonathan Bird
11:00 Dolphins: Freedom and Joy........................................................ Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary
1:00 The Treasures of Fiji.................................................................... Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary
2:00 Hidden Gardens of Malapascua, Philippines......................................................... Jonathan Bird
EDUCATION
2:00 Underwater Jeopardy............................................................................... Woodrow F. Tinsley, III
3:00 Searching for Cures Underwater.........................Bernie Chowdhury & Nasreen S. Haque, Ph.D
4:00 Coral Truths Your Certifying Agency Doesn’t Share–Yet.............................................Dee Scarr
PHOTOGRAPHY
10:00 Basic & Advanced Underwater Lighting Techniques............................................... Mark Snyder
11:00 Using Layers and Masks in Photoshop....................................................Larry & Denise Tackett
12:00 Shooting Video: What Does It Really Mean? Get Started Today!.......................Annie Crawley
SHARK DIVING
9:00 Why Sharks Are Important?...................................................................................Jamie Pollack
10:00 Cocos Island: Sharks & Big Animal Adventures.......................... Stephen & Maureen Langevin
11:00 Silent Requiem.....................................................................................Bill Fisher & Joe Romeiro
12:00 Sharks In The Northeast: A Closer Look................................................................. Greg Skomal
1:00 I’ve Got the Northeast Blues.............................................................................. Peter Venoutsos
2:00 The Great White Shark in My Backyard................................................................... Greg Skomal
3:00 The Sharks of French Polynesia............................Michael Salvarezza & Christopher P. Weaver
4:00 Giant Sharks of the Swahili Coast: Whale Shark Research in Tanzania.... Matthew D. Potenski
TECHNICAL DIVING
11:00 Mystery of the Susquehanna River Deeps: Cave Divers Explore a Geographical Enigma...........
. ....................................................................................................................... Christopher D. Laughrey
12:00 Icelandic Cave Diving Expedition.................................................................... Bernie Chowdhury
1:00 Emergency Hyperbaric Chambers for Dive Boats & Technical Operations............ Edward Betts
2:00 Individual Resistance to Bubble Formation After Diving............................ Dr. Marvin E. Gozum
3:00 Rebreathers 102........................................................................................................ Dan Crowell
4:00 The Making of H20 Secrets: J.B. King............................................................. Nathalie Lasselin
(CONTINUED)
SEMINARS
SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH (CONTINUED)
WOMEN IN DIVING
12:00 Women of Northeast Wreck Diving.............................................. Stephen & Maureen Langevin
1:00 Women Divers Hall of Fame..........................................................................................................
WRECK DIVING
10:00 From the Cradle to Grave.......................................................................................... Tim O’Leary
11:00 Truk Lagoon: World’s Greatest Shipwreck Graveyard–How Did It Happen?............Mike Musto
12:00 Diving The Titanic of New England............................................................................. Bob Foster
1:00 A Deadly Mistake: The Sinking of the U352......................................................Jim & Pat Stayer
2:00 Great Lakes: Shipwrecks of the World Wars.................................. Chris Kohl & Joan Forsberg
3:00 Rhode Island Wreck Diving............................................................................ Captain Bill Palmer
3:00 Minnedosa: The End of an Era......................................................................... Marshall S. Allan
4:00 From Iron Bottom Sound to Brilliant Riches Found...........................................Nancy J. McGee
4:00 Islands of the Atlantic................................................................................................... Bob Marx
SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH
DIVING HISTORY
9:30 Figureheads of the Great Lakes............................................................................... Tony Gramer
10:30 Return to the USS Monitor......................................................................................Kathy Weydig
DIVING PARADISE
9:30 Diving Raja Ampat: From a Sailing Ship............................................................Richard Ladisky
11:30 Sipadan: Ten Years Later....................................................................................... Jonathan Bird
1:00 The Allure of Alor...............................................................................................Jim & Pat Stayer
2:00 The Banda Sea: Diversity Defined.....................................................................Richard Ladisky
3:00 Diving In My Backyard: California’s Eight Channel Islands........................... Bonnie J. Cardone
3:00 Diving the Sinai Peninsula and the Gulf of Aqaba.................................................David Hartman
3:00 Underwater Borneo............................................................................................ Rudy Whitworth
OCEAN PALS
10:00 Learning Life Skills From Your “Ocean Pals”..............................................Maria Di Paolo-Greer
10:20 Strange Things Sea Creatures Do and Why?.....................................................Jim & Pat Stayer
10:40 Underwater Jeopardy............................................................................... Woodrow F. Tinsley, III
11:00 Swimming with Dolphins................................................................................... Peter Venoutsos
11:20 The Big, the Small & the Very Strange Underwater................................................. Mark Snyder
11:40 Our Precious Ocean......................................................................................... Maureen Langevin
12:00 Save Our Leatherback Turtles.............................................................................. Larry McKenna
12:30 Poster Awards Ceremony..............................................................................................................
2:00 Sea of Sweets Party......................................................................................................................
PHOTOGRAPHY
11:30 How to Showcase Your Imagery..............................................................Larry & Denise Tackett
1:00 Editing Video..........................................................................................................Annie Crawley
2:00 St. Vincent: Macro Photography Paradise...................................................... Andrew Martinez
TREASURE DIVING
9:30 South Seas: Armaoa.................................................................................................... Bob Marx
WRECK DIVING
9:30 The Sinking of the USS Bass......................................................................... Captain Bill Palmer
10:30 Deep Wrecks of the Great Lakes...................................................... Chris Kohl & Joan Forsberg
10:30 Queen Ann’s Revenge: Legend of Blackbeard......Michael Salvarezza & Christopher P. Weaver
10:30 Cruising the Coast............................................................................................... Peter Nawrocky
11:30 Ten Years After: Return to the “Stone Wreck” Indiana & the Steamer........................................
. .........................................................................................Dean Richmond & Christopher D. Laughrey
11:30 Shipwrecks of the Keys...................................................................................... Peter Venoutsos
1:00 A Tribute to George Purifoy and the U-Boat He Made Famous...................... Captain Bill Palmer
1:00 Gunilda: Superior’s Golden Wreck................................................................... Marshall S. Allan
2:00 The Shipwrecked Whalebacks......................................................... Chris Kohl & Joan Forsberg
2:00 Ten Minutes to Disaster: The Dunderburg Story.................................................... Tony Gramer
3:00 A Baker’s Dozen:13 Diving Hot Spots . .................Michael Salvarezza & Christopher P. Weaver
(Show Seminars and Speakers are subject to change without notice)
WORKSHOPS
Workshop prices include same day Exhibits and Seminars. Tickets will be mailed
on or before March 10, 2009. Visit www.BeneathTheSea.org for speaker bios.
FRIDAY MARCH 27 – HOLIDAY INN
W1 PSI Visual Cylinder Inspection & HAZMAT Training: A. Dale Fox (Sussex Room)
8am - 5:30pm, This formal course in the visual inspection of SCUBA and SCBA cylinders
prepares the graduate to professionally and thoroughly inspect breathing air cylinders. PSI
training is recognized by US courts as meeting the definition of someone who has been
trained. Completion also satisfies the OSHA requirement for hazardous material (HAZMAT)
training for all employees who fill, use or otherwise handle high pressure gas cylinders.
Cost $350 Limit 27. This Friday workshop is a PRE-SHOW purchase only and includes
admission to the Friday evening exhibit floor and Friday Night Tech Wreck Party.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH
W2 PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector UPDATE: A. Dale Fox (Sussex Room) 8am - 10am,
Exclusive workshop for personnel previously trained as PSI Visual Cylinder Inspectors and
recommended for those whose last formal VCI training was 3 or more years ago. This
course meets OSHA and DOT update training requirements. Attendees MUST bring a copy
of their PSI certificate showing their PSI Inspector Number. Cost $175 Limit 27 This
workshop is a PRE-SHOW purchase only.
W3 DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Mike Emmerman & Pat Stockhausen
(Morris Room) 9am - 12pm, Learn how to identify hazardous marine life and what to
do if you or your buddy gets bitten, stung, punctured or poisoned! Everyone will take
part in hands-on first aid training and real-life scenarios. Price includes workbook & DAN
certification. PADI certification is available for additional $15 payable in class. Cost $80
Limit 21
W4 Exploring Adobe Lightroom: Jack & Sue Drafahl (Passaic Room) 9am - 12pm, If you
are thinking of purchasing Adobe Lightroom, or if you already own it but are having trouble
understanding how it works, then this is the workshop for you. Adobe Lightroom is one of
the most popular software programs today that allows underwater photographers to input,
edit, and output images in a quick and efficient manner. The course will cover setting up
Adobe Lightroom 1 and 2, using it as a catalog and editing program for both RAW and JPEG
files, importing images from camera cards and portable hard drives, sorting, renaming and
additional tips and tricks. Cost $65 Limit 30
W5 Improving Your Underwater Video: Jim & Pat Stayer (Bergen Room) 9am - 12pm,
This workshop covers the difference between HD and SD video formats. The course includes
many shooting techniques and advanced camera features that will improve the quality of
your video. In addition, the workshop explores methods of composing and lighting your
subjects, developing story lines, and the different components of editing, including a
demonstration of what to do and what not to do. With your underwater camera and home
computer you too can produce a professional looking video. Cost $65 Limit 30
W6 PSI Valve Repair Technician: A. Dale Fox (Sussex Room) 10am - 12pm, This course
provides a broad overview of valve types, valve repair and valve care. It was developed
in close association with the valve manufacturers. Students will receive a Certificate of
Completion. Cost $175 Limit 27
W7 PSI Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning Technician: A. Dale Fox (Sussex Room) 1pm - 3pm,
EVERY nitrox cylinder needs to be cleaned for oxygen service. This is not a difficult procedure,
although it does require diligent application of prescribed procedures and close attention
to safety precautions. This workshop is in full compliance with the cleaning requirements
of the Compressed Gas Association, U.S. government agencies and with manufacturers’
policies. It is restricted to current PSI Visual Cylinder Inspectors. Cost $175 Limit 27
(CONTINUED)
WORKSHOPS
(Show Calendar, Workshops and Events are subject to change without notice)
SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH (Continued)
W8 DAN Neurological Assessment for Divers: Mike Emmerman & Pat Stockhausen
(Morris Room) 1pm - 4pm, Learn how to perform a basic neurological assessment on a
diver and convince him/her that oxygen first aid might help! This is a hands-on course for
current (within last 2 years) DAN Oxygen First Aid Providers. Bring DAN O2 cards – they
must be checked. Price includes workbook and DAN certification. Cost $80 Limit 21
W9 Introduction to Photoshop: Larry & Denise Tackett (Passaic Room) 1pm - 4pm, This
workshop introduces the student to Adobe Photoshop and the art of image control, modification
and manipulation. Topics covered include: Bridge, RAW files, tools, tonal adjustments and layers.
Students will apply techniques to correct, improve, alter, and create imagery. Image input, storage,
and output will be covered. If you are ready to start using Photoshop, this is the workshop for you!
A course outline will be available at tackettproductions.com. Feel free to email the instructors with
questions. Cost $65 Limit 30
W10 Mastering Strobe Lighting Techniques: Cathy Church (Bergen Room)) 1pm - 4pm,
This workshop covers all aspects of using a strobe to create more beautiful underwater photos:
• using TTL and manual exposures for macro, zoom and wide-angle lenses, • primary and
balanced flash fill, • Cathy’s favorite creative lighting techniques, • multiple strobes, • tips for
accurate strobe aim • choosing and caring for your strobe. The workshop includes a detailed
handout and question and answer period. Cathy’s easy style and enthusiastic presentation
makes her a popular speaker. Learn how a few simple changes can make a stunning photo
of even a mundane subject. Cost $65 Limit 30
W11 PSI Eddy Current Technician: A. Dale Fox (Sussex Room) 3pm - 5pm, Eddy current
testing is designed to detect cracks in the neck area of aluminum cylinders. However,
improper use of the testing devices is resulting in many false readings. This workshop
provides manufacture-approved training in the operation of the Visual Plus, Visual
Plus 3 and Visual Eddy instruments. As this training is an extension of basic PSI VCI
training, attendees MUST bring a copy of their PSI certificate showing their PSI Inspector
Number. While not a requirement, it is recommended that attendees also bring their own
Visual Plus/Visual Eddy instruments so they may train on their own instruments. Cost $175
Limit 27
SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH
W12 Underwater Photography Made Simple: Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary (Sussex
Room) 9am - 12pm, This workshop will help any beginner underwater photographer or
those who have some experience. Learn which equipment is best used in fish portrait,
macro or wide-angle photography. Michel & Danielle will share with you their no-nonsense
simple approach to underwater photography. Learn how to work with your strobes
in manual mode by remembering 4 numbers. No matter which system you plan to use,
if you want a head start, this is the workshop to attend. Get a fresh look at a fantastic
specialty by two seasoned pros who love to share their knowledge. Cost $65 Limit 30
W13 Rebreathers 101: Dan Crowell (Morris Room) 9am - 12pm, Many divers
are under the impression that rebreathers are reserved for deep divers, tech or
military divers. Wrong - rebreathers just do it differently! Imagine never having to
haul tanks to the dive shop or never having to wait for a nitrox fill because no matter
where you go you’ll always have the perfect mix. How about doing a dive to 60 ft for 3 hours
no matter what your air consumption rate is, and no decompression? Join Dan Crowell for
an inside look at how these systems work and what makes them a much better alternative
to regular scuba even if you’re not looking to go tech. Cost $65 Limit 30
(CONTINUED)
WORKSHOPS
(Show Calendar, Workshops and Events are subject to change without notice)
SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH (Continued)
W14 Getting Good Exposures: Jack &Sue Drafahl (Passaic Room) 9am - 12pm, The
biggest problem in under-water photography is getting a good exposure. This class will
explore exposure problems using both Point & Shoot and digital SLR cameras. We will
be covering the various exposure modes, JPEG and RAW, balancing foreground and
background, flash, and available light. The class will also discuss ratio lighting, directional
lighting and some of the more creative lighting techniques that require accurate exposure.
Cost $65 Limit 30
W15 Becoming Successful with Macro Photography: Maria Di Paolo-Greer (Bergen Room)
9am - 12pm, Want to take close-up photographs like the professionals in the scuba diving
magazines? Then join Maria Di Paolo-Greer, author of “A Delicate Balance: The South Pacific”
(www.DiverAtHeart.com), where you will learn about the art and science of macro photography.
Topics include equipment characteristics, shooting conditions and techniques, composition,
and required diing skills for successful macro photography. This is a perfect workshop for the
photographer enthusiast who wants to either get started with macro photography or improve
their skills. Students should bring a sample of their digital macro photographs for analysis.
Author’s book on the subject will be on sale. Cost $65 Limit 30
W16 Intermediate and Advanced Concepts in U/W Photography: Michele Gilbert &
Danielle Alary (Sussex Room) 1pm-4pm, A workshop designed to improve your knowledge
of underwater photography concepts and techniques. This session is integrated with the
presenters’ other workshop entitled “Underwater Photography Made Simple”. While you
will learn more about advanced equipment, the bulk of the workshop is focused on concepts
like, workflow, in the field and at home, lighting, subject selection, composition techniques,
conceptualization and more. Using plain language, these experts will help you achieve more.
Cost $65 Limit 30
W17 Shooting, Marketing and Selling Your U/W Photography: Larry & Denise
Tackett (Morris Room) 1pm - 4pm, Everyone would love to have one of his or her
images published in a magazine, book, calendar etc. What does it take to make that
happen? This workshop will discuss how to go about marketing yourself and your
imagery whether you have 100 or 100,000 images. Special emphasis will be placed on
using the power of the Internet to help make those all-important first and subsequent sales.
Students should bring 20 of their images for review. A course outline will be available at
tackettproductions.com. Feel free to email the instructors with questions. Cost $65 Limit 30
W18 Dive Accident Management for Divers: Eric Douglas & Martin McCafferty [DAN
Staff], (Passaic Room), 1pm - 4pm, This workshop will focus on three aspects of dive
accident management: 1) unique nature of dive accidents whether they occur at a resort or a
hometown lake; 2) steps to recognizing DCI in Divers; 3) oxygen – its basis and uses, safety
aspects, and the oxygen window. The workshop will begin with a brief overview of diving to
include dive accidents and the numbers, physics, decompression models and computers.
This will be followed by delineation between DCI and DCS in dive-related injuries, treatment
for DCI, and, additional review of other water related injuries with recognition signs and
treatment. This DAN program is a “must” for captains, divemasters and instructors. Cost
$65 Limit 21
W19 Oxygen First Aid and AED for SCUBA Diving: Kei Shimada & Jim Vafeas (Bergen
Room), 1pm - 4pm, As a diver, you can receive training to provide vital first aid that can
make a difference to a scuba diver with decompression illness. The DAN Oxygen Provider
and AED for SCUBA courses provide entry-level training in the recognition and management
of possible diving-related injuries using emergency oxygen as well as care for sudden cardiac
arrest using an AED. CPR Review is provided during the class. At successful completion,
you will receive 2 certifications - DAN Oxygen First Aid for SCUBA and AED for SCUBA. All
materials and fees included. Bring a copy of current CPR and AED certification to the class.
Cost $95 Limit 21
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2009 WEEKEND AT A GLANCE - SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
TIME
FRIDAY, MARCH 27th, 2009
8:00 - 5:00
Exhibitor Load-in
9:00 - 5:00
Public Safety Divers Seminar
10:00 - 5:00
Marine Careers Program
12:00 - 4:00
Divers Alert Network Conference
12:00 - 2:00
Women Divers Hall of Fame Trustee Meeting
4:00 - 5:30
Exhibitors Welcome Reception
5:00 - 7:00
Legends of the Sea Reception - Invitation Only
5:30 - 9:00
Public Registration
6:00 - 9:00
Seminars, Workshops, Exhibits Open To Public
6:00 - 9:00
Technical Diving Conference
7:00 - 10:00 Meet The Fish N’ Famous Benefit Reception
9:00 - Midnight Public Tech/Wreck Rock Party
PLACE
MEC Rear
Holiday Inn
MEC A - B
Holiday Inn
MEC 2nd Floor
MEC
Sheraton Meadowlands
MEC
MEC
MEC A - B
Sheraton Meadowlands
Embassy Suites
TIME
8:00 - 4:00
9:00 - 5:00
9:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 1:00
1:00 - 3:00
5:00 - 5:45
6:00 - 8:00
7:15 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:30
10:00 - 1:00
PLACE
MEC Lobby
Holiday Inn & MEC
MEC 2nd Floor
MEC 2nd Floor
MEC 2nd Floor
Sheraton Meadowlands
Sheraton Meadowlands
Sheraton Meadowlands
Sheraton Meadowlands
Sheraton Meadowlands
SATURDAY, MARCH 28th, 2009
Public RegistrationOpen
Seminars, Workshops, Exhibits Open
Underwater Society of America Meeting
WDHOF Membership Meeting
The Scuba Sports Club Membership Meeting
Diver of the Year Awards Reception
Diver of the Year Awards Banquet
International U/W Film Festival Registration
International U/W Film Festival
Cayman Islands/ISDHOF Decompression Party
TIME
SUNDAY, MARCH 29th, 2009
PLACE
8:30 - 3:00
Public Registration Open
MEC Lobby
9:00 - 4:30
Seminars, Workshops, Exhibits Open
Holiday Inn & MEC
10:00 - 2:00
Ocean Pals Program
MEC - Room 3 & 4
11:00 - 2:00
Women Divers Hall of Fame Brunch
Embassy Suites - Restaurant
2:00 - 3:00
Ocean Pals Sea of Sweets Party
MEC Lobby
4:30
End BTS 2009 - Exhibits Close/Break-down
MEC
Next BTS Expo: March 26, 27, 28, 2010
Don’t Miss It!
Locations of all events are posted online at www.BeneathTheSea.org and www.mecexpo.com
EXPO DIRECTIONS
4) FROM WEST: Take Rt. 3 East to Secaucus Exit (service
lane). Go to outer service road and exit onto Harmon
Meadow Blvd. Go to the first light and turn right onto Plaza
Drive. The Exposition Center is on your left.
5) FROM LINCOLN TUNNEL: Stay on main road (I-495) to
Rt. 3 West. Do not take the Turnpike. Keep right on Rt. 3
to the Service Road. Take 2nd exit for the Millcreek Mall.
The Mall will be on your left. At the second stop sign turn
right to first light. Make a left and the Exposition Center is
on your left.
FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY
FREE PARKING EVERYWHERE!
1) FROM GARDEN STATE PKWY: North: Take Exit 153 to
Rt. 3 East. Follow #4 below. South: Take Exit 153A to Rt. 3
East. Follow #4 below.
2) FROM JERSEY CITY (Rts. 1 & 9): Take it North. Go left
on Paterson Plank Road & Harmon Meadow Blvd. NOT
HARMON MEADOW PLAZA! At first light, turn right, the
Exposition Center is on your left.
3) MASS TRANSPORTATION: Plaza at the Meadows has
regular bus service via NJ Transit Bus 320 from NY Port
Authority Bus Terminal with a stop in front of the Exposition
Center to return.
6) FROM NORTH (Rte. 80 & George Washington Bridge):
Take NJ Turnpike South to Exit 17. Take Rt. 3 East toward
Lincoln Tunnel keeping to the right. In Secaucus, move to
outer service road and exit onto Harmon Meadow Blvd.
Go to the first light and turn right onto Plaza Drive. The
Exposition Center is on your left.
7) FROM SOUTH (Newark Airport): Take NJ Turnpike North.
When it divides use the Eastern Spur, toward the Lincoln
Tunnel. Take Exit 16E, after the toll booth, stay left towards
Secaucus. Go straight through traffic light and over bridge.
You are now on Harmon Meadow Blvd. Go to the first light
and turn right onto Plaza Drive. The Expo Center is on your
left.
(www.mecexpo.com for more information)
HOTEL INFORMATION
Featuring Our HOST HOTEL
RESERVE YOUR ROOMS TODAY
FOR AN EXCITING WEEKEND!
SHERATON MEADOWLANDS
HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
OF NJ will be hosting: Friday; Meet The Fish
& Famous, Saturday; The Awards Banquet,
International U/W Film Festival and Cayman Islands’ International Scuba
Divers Hall of Fame Party.
Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center of New Jersey
2 Meadowlands Plaza | East Rutherford, NJ 07073
Phone: (201) 896 - 0500
BENEATH THE SEA DISCOUNT ROOM RATE: $159
EMBASSY SUITES
(201) 864 - 7300
455 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Rate: $194/$203 Deadline: 02/25/09
(Full Breakfast)
HAMPTON INN
(877) 809 - 0114 (201) 867 - 4400
250 Harmon Meadow Blvd., Secaucus, NJ 07094
Rate: $149 Deadline: 02/25/09 (Continental Breakfast)
HOLIDAY INN
(201) 348 - 2000
300 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Rate: $185 Deadline: 03/06/09
BOOK EAR
Rooms Fill R LY
apidly!
HYATT PLACE (Formerly Amerisuites)
(201) 422 - 9480
575 Park Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Rate: $179 Deadline: 03/06/09 (Continental Breakfast)
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES
(201) 863 - 8700
350 Route 3 West @ Millcreek Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Rate: $149 Deadline: 03/06/09
(Breakfast, Pool, Shuttle)
MARRIOTT COURTYARD
(201) 617 - 8888
455 Harmon Meadow Blvd., Secaucus, NJ 07094
Rate: $149 Deadline: 03/03/09
WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS, YOU MUST REFER TO “BENEATH THE SEA”
TO GET THE SPECIAL DISCOUNT ROOM RATES!
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March 1st
1
Weekend Package (3/27 - 3/29 includes events 6, 7, 9, 10)
$79
$100
$
2
Sat/Sun Combo (3/28 - 3/29 includes events 7, 9, 10)
$61
$75
$
3
eet The Fish & Famous Benefit (3/27 at 7pm, Sheraton)
M
Black Tie Optional
$75
$75
$
4
Public Safety Divers Seminar (3/27, 9:30am - 5pm includes event 6)
$55
$60
$
5
Divers Alert Network Conference (3/27 12 - 4pm includes event 6)
$75
$75
$
6
F riday Exhibits, Tech Seminars & Tech/Wreck Party (3/27 from 6pm to Midnight)**
$18
$25
$
7
Saturday Exhibits & Seminars (3/28 from 9am - 5pm)
$18
$25
$
8
iver of the Year Awards Reception and Banquet D
(3/28 at 5pm, Sheraton) Limited Seating – Black Tie Optional
$125
N/A
$
9
aturday Evening Film Festival (3/28 at 8pm, Sheraton) S
Cayman Islands/ISDHOF Party (3/28 at 10pm, Sheraton)**
$30
$35
$
$18
$25
10 Sunday Exhibits & Seminars (3/29 from 9am - 4pm)
** This event includes drawing for fabulous trips - must be present to win!
Subtotal
$
$
New and Renewing BTS Members may deduct 10% $
Beneath The Sea Membership (New/Renewal) $30 $
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FRIDAY WORKSHOPS - March 27, 2009 ( WORKSHOPS W1 and W2 are ADVANCE PURCHASE ONLY - MUST ORDER BY 3/1/09 )
W1
$350
PSI Visual Cylinder Inspection & HAZMAT Training - Fox, 8am - 5:30pm
$
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS - March 28, 2009 (ALL WORKSHOPS INCLUDE SAME DAY EXHIBITS & SEMINARS)
W2
PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector UPDATE - Fox, 8am - 10am
$175
$
W3
AN First Aid For Hazardous Marine Life Injuries - Emmerman/Stockhausen
D
9am - 12pm
$80
$
W4
Exploring Adobe Lightroom - Drafahl, 9am - 12pm
$65
$
W5
Improving Your U/W Video - Stayer, 9am - 12pm
$65
$
W6
PSI Valve Repair Technician - Fox, 10am - 12pm
$175
$
W7
PSI Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning Technician - Fox, 1pm - 3pm
$175
$
W8
DAN Neurological Assesment for Divers - Emmerman/Stockhausen, 1pm - 4pm
$80
$
W9
$
Introduction to Photoshop - Tackett, 1pm - 4pm
$65
W10 Mastering Strobe Lighting Techniques - Church, 1pm - 4pm
$65
$
W11 PSI Eddy Current Technician - Fox, 3pm - 5pm
$175
$
SUNDAY WORKSHOPS - March 29th, 2009 ( ALL WORKSHOPS INCLUDE SAME DAY EXHIBITS & SEMINARS )
W12 U/W Photography Made Simple - Gilbert/Alary, 9am - 12pm
$65
$
W13 Rebreathers 101 - Crowell, 9am - 12pm
$65
$
W14 Getting Good Exposures - Drafahl, 9am - 12pm
$65
$
W15 Becoming Successful w/Macro Photography - Di Paolo-Greer, 9am - 12pm
$65
$
W16 Intermediate & Advanced Concepts In U/W Photography - Gilbert/Alary, 1pm - 4pm
$65
$
W17 Shooting, Marketing & Selling Your U/W Photos - Tackett, 1pm - 4pm
$65
$
W18 Dive Accident Management for Divers - Douglas/McCafferty, 1pm - 4pm
$65
$
$95
$
W19 Oxygen First Aid & AED for Scuba Diving - Shimada/Vafeas, 1pm - 4pm
(Seminars, Workshops, & Schedule of Events are Subject to Change without Notice)
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