Call for Dive Industry Speakers
Submission Deadline: April 5, 2024
DEMA is looking for dive industry professionals who are interested in speaking on retail-specific topics for DEMA Show 2024's in-person educational programming.
Please complete the dive industry professional speaker application by April 5, 2024. Only industry professionals using the online speaker application will be given consideration.
Gretchen Wendorf
Director, Operations & Conferences
NTP Events
gwendorf@ntpevents.com
+1 703-647-2626 (phone)
+1 703-706-8229 (fax)
313 S Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
DEMA Show 2024
November 19 – 22, 2024
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
The annual DEMA Show, the largest in-person trade-only event in the world for companies doing business in the scuba diving, ocean water sports, and adventure/dive travel industries, attracts hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of dive and travel industry professionals from around the world. DEMA Show provides an event designed for attendees and exhibitors to conduct business, network, see and demonstrate products, and participate in educational and training sessions. DEMA Show is produced by DEMA, The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association.
Please complete the dive industry professional speaker application by April 5, 2024. Only industry professionals using the online speaker application will be given consideration.
Two sessions run concurrently during the following days and times. Exact session times are subject to change.
*Final dates and times are subject to change. Selected speakers receive a stipend for their presentation.
| Tuesday, November 19 | Wednesday, November 20 | Thursday, November 21 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 AM – 10:45 AM | 10 AM – 10:45 AM | 10 AM – 10:45 AM |
| 11 AM – 11:45 AM | 11 AM – 11:45 AM | 11 AM – 11:45 AM |
| 12 PM – 12:45 PM | 12 PM – 12:45 PM | 12 PM – 12:45 PM |
| 3 PM – 3:45 PM | 3 PM – 3:45 PM | 3 PM – 3:45 PM |
55 – 100 people
Dive Industry retailers, retail store staff, diving instructors, and support staff. Attendees have a variety of retail, marketing, social media, and other experiences. Sessions should be aimed at small retail business owners and operators. Please incorporate recreational diving business in your proposals. Sessions should be sufficiently detailed to allow the attendee to implement your topic idea when they return to their business.
Below is a list of suggested topics, but peer-to-peer presenters are welcome to suggest other topics of interest to the dive retailer, or sub-topics within those listed below. DEMA’s professional audience includes new and younger business owners and managers who are native users of social media and online business operations. Please specify how your proposed topic applies to dive retailing.
Dive Store Sales Training 101/Sales Training 201/ Dive Store Sales Management
Dive Store Operations 101/Operations 201
Marketing 101/Marketing 201
Submit Application by April 5, 2024
Please complete the dive industry professional speaker application by April 5, 2024. Only industry professionals using the online speaker application will be given consideration.
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