Major Manufacturers Sponsor 2007 PADI Diving Society Member Handbook

New handbook available for preview at the 2006 DEMA Show

Q: What weighs less than a snorkel, fits in your back pocket and is worth thousands of dollars?

A: The 2007 PADI Diving Society Member Handbook and Benefits Directory.

PADI Diving Society’s 2007 Member Handbook delivers more manufacturer-sponsored offers than ever before. Available for preview at the 2006 DEMA Show, the 2007 Handbook is a turn-key solution for dive centers looking to increase both equipment sales and certification numbers with minimal out-of-pocket cost.

Society membership gives divers thousands of dollars in reasons to dive more and do more each year. Here are a few highlights from the 2007 handbook:

SCUBAPRO/UWATEC – $50 US rebate with enrollment in a core PADI course and purchase of SCUBAPRO mask fins and snorkel. $150 rebate on purchase of SCUBAPRO BCD and regulator with any UWATEC computer.

Aqua Lung - $150 rebate when student completes any three PADI Specialty Diver courses and purchases Aqua Lung / SeaQuest / Suunto equipment.

Mares - free pair of Mares Quattro Excel fins with purchase of Mares Regulator or Mares BCD.

SeaLife Cameras - Rebate up to $100 when student enrolls in a PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty and purchases a SeaLIfe Digital Camera Kit.

DUI - free StretchLiner with any new DUI drysuit, or a free backpack gear bag with purchase of any DUI DELTA BCS.

OCEANIC – Free gear bag with purchase of an Oceanic life-support package

Aeris – Free gear bag with purchase of any Aeris life-support package

Plus, there are thousands of dollars in offers sponsored by PADI Dive Centers and Resorts worldwide.

For more information on the 2007 PADI Diving Society Member Handbook, contact Megan Denny at megan.denny@padi.com, or stop by the PADI booth (#1319) on the DEMA Show floor.

PADI Diving Society is a worldwide membership organization dedicated to helping divers dive more and do more – everyday. The current membership base includes more than 200,000 divers and dive professionals worldwide. Member benefits include: the handbook and benefits directory, a one-year subscription to a leading dive magazine, personalized membership card, and invitations to exclusive Society member-only events. 2007 marks PADI Diving Society’s tenth anniversary.