PADI is taking technical diving to the next level with Tec Xplor Day events and announcing the upcoming release of Tec 100 CCR courses.
Tec Xplor Day Events
Events are built around seminars and discussions featuring some of the biggest names in the tec industry along with equipment manufacturers displaying technical diving equipment. The best part is you will be able to talk to manufacturers about new products and even jump in the pool to try them out!
Event dates and locations:
Tec Xplor Day – Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA – 7 May 2012
Technical Events Around the World
TekDive (Part of ADEX) - Marina Bay, Singapore - 14 -15 April 2012
To be held in conjunction with the annual ADEX Show (13-15 April 2012, at Marina Bay, Singapore) the inaugural ‘TekDive Conference 2012′ is a joint venture by the ADEX and OZTeK organizers cooperating together to add a fresh dimension to the region’s longest established Dive Show. With a speaker line-up that already includes: Simon Liddiard (Indonesia); Gideon Liew (Singapore); Casey McKinlay (USA); Professor Simon Mitchell (New Zealand); Jarrod Jablonski (USA); Simon Pridmore (Indonesia); Ben Reymenants (Thailand); Dave Ross (Philippines); Stuart Shaw (Thailand); Terry Cummins (Australia) and David Strike, (Australia) – and with a number of other diving identities still to be announced – the program of presentations will include a broad spread of topics aimed at stimulating interest in the enormous variety of diving opportunities and adventures that abound throughout the region. Offering a rare opportunity to learn from, and be entertained by, some of diving’s most knowledgeable identities, information – including the full program schedule and details of ticket prices – will be promulgated on the ADEX website soon.
Rebreather Forum 3 (RF3) - Orlando, Florida, USA - 18 - 20 May 2012
Rebreather Forum 3 (RF3) is a three day event that includes everything from try dives on cutting edge rebreather units as well as thought provoking and informational seminars.
RF3 will address major issues surrounding rebreather technology and its application in sport, scientific and military diving. This multi-day event will cover different aspects of rebreathers and rebreather diving with an emphasis on Incidents, Design and Testing, Operations and Training, where you provide recommendations and your personal findings. Other breakout sessions throughout the event include topics such as: the History of Rebreathers, CCR Physiology, Decompression Methods, CO2 Scrubber Technology, Thermal Physiology and Protection, Semi-Closed Systems and Stealth, Sex Appeal and Hollywood, just to name a few.
The objective of RF3 is to provide a common base of knowledge on rebreather technology, identify the key safety, training, technology and risk management issues and further the community guidelines and practices that promote rebreather diver safety.
For more information on who should attend or to reserve your spot at this event visit www.rf30.org today.
TEKCamp – United Kingdom - 9 – 13 July 2012
You can sign up for TEKCamp 2012 and enjoy in-water workshops tailored to your specific needs, obtain a guest pass to Vobster Quay, enjoy talks each lunchtime daily covering everything from decompression theory and expedition planning to cave diving and rebreathers, meet the manufacturers behind the biggest and best dive gear, There are also a BBQ and guest speaker every night
Lots of free features including: prize draw for all attendees with chances to win some seriously cool diving prizes, an exclusive Fourth Element TEKCamp 2012 t-shirt and there is free camping within walking distance of the event.
EUROTEK – Birmingham, United Kingdom - 13 – 14 October 2012
Predicted to be one of the most phenomenal weekends and the best conferences of the year, EUROTEK.2012 will show you how to get more out of your diving, advance your education, expand your knowledge and allow you to meet the ‘Whose Who’ of technical diving.
Held on a bi-annual basis at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Broad Street, Birmingham, England; EUROTEK has proved to be popular with a plethora of divers. You don’t need to be a deep techie diver to attend this, just a diver wanting to get more out of your diving. Plus you get the chance to talk to more than 35 specialist companies in the Exhibition Hall. Your Weekend Pass includes the opportunity to listen to 40 different advanced diving presentations delivered by a team of international speakers, luminaries and diving legends. Just about every major name that’s anything to do with technical diving attends and many fly in from Australia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ecuador, Russia, Greece, Ireland, USA and South Africa to take part.
Held on the evening of Saturday 13th October at the ICC, the EUROTEK.2012 Gala Awards Dinner will be well worth attending. In 2010 430 divers, including Analox, Ambient Pressure Diving, Custom Divers, GUE, IANTD, MR Diving, PADI, South West Diving, Suunto, TDI and VR Technology booked tables and / or were well represented – all had an amazing night.
DIVE.2012 - Birmingham, England - 27 - 28 October 2012
UK Diving Trade Show & Christmas Party - Warwickshire, England - November 2012
OZTeK2013 - Sydney, Australia - 16 – 17 March 2013
Now regarded as one of the world’s premier forums for divers who – at every level of experience – seek a greater knowledge and a better understanding of all that diving has to offer, the OZTeK2013 Diving Conference & Exhibition is much more than just another dive show; it’s a dynamic event focused on excitement and tomorrow’s world of diving adventures, a two-day spectacular that probes beyond the usual diving limits to tap into the very core of exciting underwater experiences and one that diving enthusiasts cannot afford to miss. The rapidly growing list of exhibitors already includes: AquaTech Australia; Asian Diver Magazine; Cave Divers Association of Australia; Closed Circuit Divers; Dive Adventures; Dive Centre Bondi; Dive Centre Manly; Dive Pacific Magazine; Dive Rite; DiveTek; Dive 2000; DKG Drysuits; Draeger Safety Pacific; Eezycut; eScuba; Far Asia Co., L:td.; Global Underwater Explorers; GreenForce; Halcyon Australia; Historical Diving Society SEAP; Light Monkey; Liquivision; Mares Asia Pacific; PADI Asia Pacific; PADI TecRec; Scuba Diver Magazine; Scuba Imports; Scubapix; ScubaPro; SDI / TDI Australia; Southern Cross Divers, and Zeagle Diving Systems, there’s no better place to keep abreast of all that’s happening in the wide world of diving.
Continuing to keep alive that pioneering spirit that has been the hallmark of explorers and adventurers throughout the ages, OZTeK2013 will feature more than 40 of the top names in modern diving as speakers and presenters, people who already include: Samir Alhafith, (Australia); Liam Allen (Australia); Curt Bowen (USA); Terry Cummins (Australia); Kevin Deacon (Australia); Kevin Gurr (UK); Dr. Richard Harris (Australia); Jill Heinerth (USA); Dr Tom Iliffe (USA); Trevor Jackson (Australia); Brian Kakuk (USA); Michael Menduno (USA); Pete Mesley (NZ); Professor, Simon Mitchell (NZ); Martin Robson (UK); Peter Szyska (Australia) and Andrew Wight (Australia).
TecRec Courses
Technical Rebreather Courses
Tec 40 CCR Diver, Tec 60 CCR Diver courses are available now and 100 CCR Diver courses will launch in the next few months. As the entry point for technical CCR diving, the Tec 40 CCR Diver course recognizes that more and more divers go straight from recreational open-circuit diving to closed-circuit tec diving, and trains them accordingly. Divers learn the principals of technical diving and CCR dive techniques so no technical diving experience is necessary. The Tec 60 and 100 CCR courses will build upon the skills learned in Tec 40 CCR.
Technical Sidemount Courses Available Now!
Learn a new and different way to configure your tanks with the Technical Sidemount Diver course. Sidemount diving offers an alternative way to streamline in the water, easier equipment transportation when topside (instead of hauling double tank configurations), reduced lower back strain and a redundant gas supply. Continually check the PADI TecRec blog to stay up to date on the status of the new PADI TecRec courses coming soon.