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EXHIBITOR-SPONSORED EDUCATION: ON-DEMAND

Real companies. Real solutions.

Education delivered by real organizations in the industry with practical, innovative ideas and solutions to power up your business.

All on-demand sessions will be listed with a date of 12/31/2020. They will be accessible through this date and are available on-demand at the user's convenience.

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Thursday, December 31, 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Accident Review: Did Your Equipment Fail You, or Did You Fail Your Equipment?

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
A review of recent equipment failures has provided some answers about what — or who — was primarily responsible. While accidents are generally unpredictable, most failures are associated with human behavior. This can be addressed through heightened awareness, consistency in following training, refreshing skills and ensuring that equipment is inspected ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Francois Burman, Pr. Eng., M.Sc.
Director of Risk Mitigation
Divers Alert Network, Inc.
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Divers Alert Network

Attract New Customers, Protect Your Office, and Drive Profits by Adopting Conservation as a Business Plan

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    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Discover why supporting the Three P’s - People, Planet and Profit- is good for business. You will come away with practical tips on how to integrate both Project AWARE and the PADI Torchbearer Program at your dive center that will help attract new customers and create long-term loyalty. Join us ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Emma Daffurn
PADI Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist
PADI
Speaker
Jack Fishman
Conservation Community Officer
Project AWARE
Track(s)
Sponsored By: PADI

Best Practices for Teaching Post-Covid – Facility Considerations

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    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Regarding social distancing and disinfection, dive operations are much like other retail/resort operations, but they have some unique considerations as well. This webinar discusses both, with specific recommendations that apply to rental dive gear, filling operations, and dive boats. For those without a PADI Instructor number, please enter 999999 in order ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Eric Albinsson
Instructor Development Programs Specialist
PADI Americas
Speaker
Lucy Dunbar
Territory Director
PADI
Track(s)
Sponsored By: PADI

Best Practices for Teaching Post-Covid – Skills Training

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Dive professionals can reasonably accommodate social distancing and disinfection requirements. This is necessary for transmission risk reduction, and to build customer confidence that they can enjoy diving during the pandemic. This webinar explains real-world COVID-19 risk reduction principles and procedures in diving and diver training. The webinar includes numerous specific ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Eric Albinsson
Instructor Development Programs Specialist
PADI Americas
Speaker
Erica Wedepohl
Territory Director
PADI
Track(s)
Sponsored By: PADI

Caribbean Hidden Secret

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
If you never heard about this small, undiscovered island in the Caribbean, it's only because it's a well-kept secret. St. Eustatius reefs are flourishing in a protected marine park. Combined with numerous of historical dive sites, muck dives and more recent sunk wrecks and you got yourself a divers paradise!  Sponsored ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mike Harterink
Owner Scubaqua Dive Center
Scubaqua Dive Center Sint Eustatius
Track(s)

COVID-19 and Diving: November 2020 Update

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    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, a pandemic. Its impact on the global economy has been profound, and nonessential leisure activities, including tourism, have suffered a devastating effect. Divers worldwide have expressed significant concerns about the disease’s implications for fitness to dive. ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Camilo Saraiva, M.D., MBA
Assistant Director of Medical Services
Divers Alert Network
Speaker
Jim Chimiak, M.D.
Chief Medical Director
Divers Alert Network
Speaker
Matias Nochetto, M.D.
Director of Medical Services
Divers Alert Network
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Divers Alert Network

DAN Instructor/Instructor Trainer 2020 Update

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    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
This is the annual update for instructors and instructor trainers who teach DAN first aid courses. This session will recap 2020, cover teaching in the era of COVID-19, discuss course revisions and provide answers to frequently asked questions. If you have not taught in the last 24 months, attendance may ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Jim Gunderson
Assistant Director of Training
Divers Alert Network (DAN)
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Divers Alert Network

Discover and Leverage PADI Marketing

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
From innovative programs to strategic partnerships, PADI Regional Headquarters works tirelessly year-round to create opportunities for members and to grow the industry as a whole. Find out what's new with PADI Travel, Gear, and Club and how PADI can help you grow your business. For those without a PADI Instructor number, ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Chris Watros
Marketing Consultant
PADI
Speaker
Claudia Sherry
Marketing Executive
PADI
Track(s)
Sponsored By: PADI

Disinfection and Infection Control in the Dive Business

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted dive operators worldwide to improve their gear and facility disinfection practices. It has highlighted important considerations that will continue to be relevant to dive operations even after it is over. This presentation will cover proper daily disinfection procedures (both general and specific to COVID-19), infection ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Chloe Strauss
Risk Mitigation Department Coordinator
Divers Alert Network
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Divers Alert Network

ECO PRO: A New Approach to Professional Development

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    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Being a “scuba instructor” is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of employers nor the changing customer base. ECO PRO has been developed to create dive tourism professionals ready to meet today’s demands. This seminar will explain how and why ECO PRO was developed and overview its content.  Sponsored By: Sea ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Dr.  Alex Brylske
President
Ocean Education International
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Sea Experience, Inc.

Expand Your Business by Leveraging the PADI Experience

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
From innovative programs to strategic partnerships, PADI Regional Headquarters works tirelessly year-round to create opportunities for members and to grow the industry as a whole. Find out what's new with PADI Travel, Gear, and Club and how PADI can help you grow your business. For those without a PADI Instructor number, ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Dave Freygang
Managing Director, PADI Club
PADI
Speaker
Manuel Kraemer
General Manager
PADI Travel
Speaker
Mark Spiers
Vice President, Global Business Development
PADI
Track(s)
Sponsored By: PADI

Get to Know the Garmin Descent™ Mk2 Series

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Want to learn more about the new Descent Mk2 Series?  Hear from our product manager, Patrick Danko, as he walks you through the newest features both above and the below the surface that you will find in these watch sized dive computers. Sponsored By:
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Patrick Danko
Director Web Applications & Quality Assurance
Garmin
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Garmin

Group Travel in Extraordinary Times with Explorer Ventures Fleet

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Dive Travel is essential to keeping your customers happy, even in extraordinary times (really!).  To be successful, work with a Fleet trusted by dive shops for more than three decades, have a solid plan and a sense of humor. We’ll walk you through how a liveaboard is the perfect solution ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Gene Dold
Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet
Track(s)

Listen To Your Heart: Cardiac Health Research Update

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
The average age of divers is steadily increasing, and so is the prevalence of (often undetected) cardiovascular disease. Cardiac disease is associated with 20 to 30 percent of recreational diver fatalities. Immersion alone triggers a variety of physiological responses, which might be compounded by other factors such as cold, hyperoxia ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Frauke Tillmans, Ph.D.
Research Director
Divers Alert Network
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Divers Alert Network

Liveaboard Dive Travel: What You May or May Not Know – From the Experts

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Join us for an overview of liveaboard dive travel today. After 33 years of exceeding divers’ expectations, we’ll share our ideas for transforming travel uncertainty into unforgettable experiences in destinations now open to divers, focusing on ways liveaboard diving meets the changing needs of today’s traveler. We’ll include updates on ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Sue Hamilton
Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet
Track(s)

SHOCKING AMOUNTS OF TRASH KILL SEA-LIFE! HELP US SET THIS RIGHT!

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
If the all plastic trash in our oceans in 2019 was collected and then spread evenly over all global coastlines, it would amount to a whopping 65 pounds per square foot of shoreline. In reality, much of this trash swirls in ever-expanding ocean garbage patches. Some makes its way to distant ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Larry McKenna
Founding Director
Save our Leatherbacks Operation ( S.O.L.O.)
Speaker
Pam Miller
Track(s)

Snorkeling and Breath-Hold Diving Fatalities

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
More people participate in breath-hold diving and snorkeling than scuba diving. And while scuba diving might appear to be riskier, breath-hold diving and snorkeling are associated with more fatalities. However, many of these fatalities can be prevented through simple measures and proper training. In this presentation we’ll discuss the risks ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Petar Denoble, M.D., D.Sc.
Vice President of Research
Divers Alert Network
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Divers Alert Network

Stacking the Deck in Your Favor

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Dive safety is of interest to all divers and dive pros, and it means many different things: diving within the scope of your training, conducting predive checks, adhering to your dive plan — and much more. In this presentation we’ll review injury and fatality data from DAN’s most recent annual ... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Lana Sorrell, MBA, DMT
DAN Medic
Divers Alert Network
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Divers Alert Network

What Does It Mean to be Reef-Safe AND Shark-Free? By Stream2Sea CEO & Formulator Autumn Blum

  • Education Platform:

    **On Demand – Available Anytime**
Do your personal care products contain ingredients harmful to our reefs AND your hormones? Do they contain shark by-products? How to move beyond the marketing face of a product. How to read an ingredient label and understand what you are looking at. Sponsored By: Stream2Sea
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Autumn Blum
CEO & Formulator
Stream2Sea Reef safe sunscreen & Bodycare
Track(s)
Sponsored By: Stream2Sea