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Beneath The Sea 2002

March 22, 23, 24

Seminars

Seminar Descriptions and Speaker Biographies Are Available

 As of January 23, 2002· Subject to Change 
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These are the seminars which were presented at our 2002 show this last March. We expect just as exciting a lineup at Beneath The Sea 2003 next March!

 

Saturday, March 23, 2002

  Session 1
Meadowland Exposition Center,
Room 1/2
Session 2
Holiday Inn,
Monmouth/Hunterton Room
Session 3
Holiday Inn,
Essex/Hudson Room
Session 4
Holiday Inn,
Warren/Union Room
Session 5
Meadowland Exposition Center,
Room 3/4
9:00
-
9:45
WRECK DIVING
Has UNESCO Wrecked Diving?
Peter S Hess
TECHNICAL DIVING
Lessons from The Last Dive
Bernie Chowdhury
WRECK DIVING
Cape Ann Catastrophe
Mark Stanton
DIVING PARADISE
Three Visions of Paradise
Paul Young & Charlotte L Richardson
PHOTOGRAPHY
Mastering Light
Peter Venoutsos
10:00
-
10:45
HISTORY
Blackbeard and Captain Kidd
Mark Feil
TECHNICAL DIVING
Introduction to Technical Diving
Michael R Ange
WRECK DIVING
The Tragedy of the Texas Tower
Dan Crowell
DIVING PARADISE
Heron Island: Land of the Turtle
Michael Salvarezzza & Christopher Weaver
PHOTOGRAPHY
Shooting Super Macro
Larry & Denise Tackett
11:00
-
11:45
DIVING HISTORY
Romance & Mystery of Sunken Treasure
Ellsworth Boyd
TECHNICAL DIVING
VR-3 Trimix Computer
Kevin Gurr
WRECK DIVING
Wreck Diving America
Steve Bielenda
DIVING PARADISE
Sinkholes, Caves and Manatees
Peter Venoutsos
PHOTOGRAPHY
Aldabra Sanctuary: Sharks, Sex, Eel Madness
Stan Waterman
12:00
-
12:45
DIVING HISTORY
History of Underwater Exploration
Robert F Marx
TECHNICAL DIVING
Deep Adventure: a Dive to the Carl D Bradley
Jim & Pat Stayer
WRECK DIVING
Shipwreck and Treasure: the Search for Sunken Riches
Ellsworth Boyd
DIVING PARADISE
Dominica: Unspoiled Caribbean
Jonathan Bird
EXHIBITOR THEATER
Ulithi: New Discovery Truk Lagoon: #1
Trip n Tour Micronesia
  LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00
-
1:45
DIVING HISTORY
Wooden Tanks and Real Sharks
Zale Parry
TECHNICAL DIVING
Introduction to Recreationally Viable Rebreathers
Michael R Ange
SHARKS
The Galapagos Shark Survey
Alex Antoniou
DIVING PARADISE
Maldives: Diving the Pearls of the Indian Ocean
Larry & Denise Tackett
EQUIPMENT
Take a Deep Breath
David Sipperly, Mares/Sporasub
2:00
-
2:45
DIVING HISTORY
Underwater Archeology Around the World
Robert F Marx
TECHNICAL DIVING
Bank Job (and the Heist)
David Trotter
SHARKS
Diving with Sharks
Bill Palmer
DIVING PARADISE
Diving the Secret Wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll
Jonathan Bird
LIVEABOARD DIVING
Work Hard, Dive Easy with Peter Hughes
3:00
-
3:45
WRECK DIVING
Artifacts: Preservation to Presentation
Gary Szabo
TECHNICAL DIVING
Narvik: Wreck Graveyard in the Norwegian Arctic
Bernie Chowdhury
SHARKS
Great Whites of South Africa
Al Kulhawik
DIVING PARADISE
Cocos Island: Journey to Jurassic Park
Michael Salvarezza & Christopher Weaver
LIVEABOARD DIVING
Aggressor Fleet Around the World

 

Sunday, March 24, 2002

  Session 1
Meadowland Exposition Center,
Room 1/2
Session 2
Holiday Inn,
Monmouth/Hunterton Room
Session 3
Holiday Inn,
Essex/Hudson Room
Session 4
Holiday Inn,
Warren/Union Room
Session 5
Meadowland Exposition Center,
Room 3/4
9:30
-
10:15
WRECK DIVING
The Steamship Metropole: a Great Lakes Treasure
David Trotter
TECHNICAL DIVING
The Tech Photographer
Pete Nawrocky
WRECK DIVING
Tragedy in the Straits: the Wreck of the Cedarville
Jim & Pat Stayer
SHARKS
Operation Whale Shark
Alex Antoniou

Aggressor Kids' Week
Wayne Hassan
10:30
-
11:15
DIVING HISTORY
Wooden Tanks and Real Sharks
Zale Parry
TECHNICAL DIVING
Introduction to Technical Diving
Michael R Ange
WRECK DIVING
Deep Wrecks of Truk Lagoon
Steve Bielenda
SHARKS
Adventures with Sharks
Jonathan Bird

OCEAN PALS THEATER
National Poster Contest Awards

Fun Programs for Kids - Our Future Divers

11:30
-
12:15
WRECK DIVING
Treasure Is Trouble; the More the Treasure, the More the Trouble
Robert F Marx
WRECK DIVING
The Propeller Goliath Tragedy
David Trotter
WRECK DIVING
Shipwrecks of Rhode Island
Jim Palmer
DIVE TRAVEL
There Be Dragons Here
Larry & Denise Tackett
12:30
-
12:45
LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00
-
1:45
WRECK DIVING
Australia's Scuba Zoo
Mark Stanton
DIVE SAFETY
Self Rescue: How and What to Do
Steve Bielenda
DIVING PARADISE
Aruba: Dark Horse in a Blue-Green Sea
Ellsworth Boyd
DIVE TRAVEL
Save Big Bucks by Planning Your Own Dive Vacation
Mark Feil
2:00
-
2:45
MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Dive New England
Barry Lipman
DIVE SAFETY
Buoyancy Control: an Instant Scuba Diet
George Safirwoski
DIVING PARADISE
Philippine Potpourri
Lynn Funkhouser
DIVE TRAVEL
Locating and Developing Foreign Dive Destinations
Dr. A Jose Jones
EXHIBITOR THEATER
Rebreathers: Prism Topaz - A Closed Circuit Overview
Steam Machines


Seminar Locations

Meadowlands Exposition Center

FLOORPLAN OF THE MEC DIRECTIONS TO THE MEC

Holiday Inn: 300 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, Telephone (201) 348-2000.
The Holiday Inn is a five-minute walk from the Meadowlands Exposition Center.

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