The PADI Dive Days in Eilat, Israel will take place April 16 – 17th. During these two days all interested PADI members and divers can participate in the different meetings and the diving activities on board of the Oriana. Register Who's turning 40 this year? PADI congratulates the winners and the nominees Category Diving Area Atlantic Nominated Manta Diving Center, Madeira, Portugal Uniquely located in the underwater national park Individual customer dedication, small groups, and modern, well maintained rental equipment. Presentation of an award to Andrea Lorenc and her team by Jean Claude Monachon of PADI Europe on the 30 year anniversary of Tauchsport und Tauchreisen Lorenc. With great pleasure and gratitude Andrea Lorenc was presented the award on the The option for the PADI Open Water Diver course – digital from the beginning Life without computers? What would we be in life without our digital brains? This is not any different with diving. One of the first pieces of Join PADI at the largest consumer dive and travel exposition in North America in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA... PADI is a strong and reliable training partner Come by and dive into the world of PADI and SCUBAPRO. The SCUBAPRO Days 2010 are a unique Event Series held throughout Europe with interesting special courses, offers and promotions and seminars. You’ll get to say, “I told you so”... It is agreed that foreign instructors are welcome to visit Israel with their students to continue a course that was started in Europe or conduct a full course at any PADI authorized diving center in Eilat. David Vered, PADI Regional Already for the twelfth time in a row PADI Europe receives the tauchen Award for being the best diving instruction organization. Each year divers and readers of tauchen Magazine their favorites in the diving industry in 17 different categories. PADI is the only company that has held the first place every year, uninterrupted since the initiation of this prize. 2010 PADI Diving Society membership card competition winner - Colin Lee... Divers Discount Florida announces the 2nd SUDS Flea Market - March 2010, Fort Lauderdale, Florida... PADI Family Encourages Support for Victims of Haiti... Join PADI Americas in Rosemont, Illinois, USA for a week of informative seminars, hands-on workshops and a film festival... Question Why should I take a PADI specialty course when I already do the activity anyway? Answer I understand the reasoning – I already take pictures underwater, so why should I take the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course? I’m PADI Course Director signs three of the first Scuba Diving Merit Badge applications on 1 December 2010.... New dive travel television show debuts this January 2010... During the European Underwater Federation’s recent General Assembly in Amsterdam, Mark Caney was elected President. He will serve in this position until the end of 2012. Mark, who is Vice President, Training, Education and Memberships at PADI International Limited in Join Nicklen for an evening exploring the beauty of the polar regions, and the impact of climate change on their fragile ecosystems. On the 16th and 17th of November several Course Directors working in the Spanish market gathered together in Ibiza for a meeting. This was to be the first CD meeting held in Europe since the DEMA show in the US at which PADI announced the new changes to the IDC, so there was much interest to learn about what changes had been made and how this would affect our teaching of the IDC over the next few years. |