This is our archive page for the 2008 HDS Conference & ADCI Western Chapter which we are archiving as a reference source for our members.
2008 HDS Conference
&
ADCI Western Chapter Annual Meeting
by
Platinum
$2,500
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Gold
$1,000
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Silver
$500 |
Bronze
$250 |
| 10 tickets to Conference and banquet. Designated table at the Banquet. Podium time at Conference and/or Banquet. Acknowledgment from podium, on the web site and in Historical Diver Magazine. Plaque. | 4 tickets to Conference and banquet. Acknowledgment from podium, on web site and in Historical Diver Magazine. Plaque. | 2 tickets to Conference and banquet. Acknowledgment from podium, on web site and in Historical Diver Magazine. Plaque. | 1 ticket to Conference and banquet. Acknowledgment from podium, on web site, and in Historical Diver Magazine. Plaque. |
Association
of
Diving
Contractors
International
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Kirby
Morgan Dive Systems Inc |
DIVECON
Services
Inc |
American
Marine
Corporation |
PADI
Worldwide |
Dive
Commercial
International |
Contact Jill at the HDS office at 805-934-1660 or hds@hds.org for more information. An email update. . .
Join the Historical Diving Society in the important diving port of Monterey, California for a weekend of diving history and Maritime culture. The conference will focus in part on the history of the divers of Cannery Row, the local abalone and sea urchin diving industry and their links to commercial oil field diving and Japanese culture. The weekend event is held in conjunction with the Association of Diving Contractors Western Chapter meeting.
Friday April 18, 6 PM - 9 PM
Welcoming reception with the ADCI Western Chapter -- The Friday night reception is at Casa Munros.
Saturday April 19, 9 AM - 4:30 PM
HDS 2008 Conference at Monterey Maritime Museum
Speakers include:
Tom Kendrick presenting “Swimming with Sea Monsters: 22 Years as a California Sea Urchin Diver”
Nyle C. Monday presenting “Dragons Under the Sea: the FUKURYU and the Underwater Defense of Japan, 1945”
Chris Swann presenting “The Development of Commercial Helium Diving”
A.L. “Scrap” Lundy presenting “The Divers Who Made Cannery Row the Sardine Capital of the World”
Chuck Davis presenting “The Underwater Motion Picture and Video Production: Adventures and Evolutions”
See displays of historical diving equipment, our HDS booth and more. . .
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HDS
Banquet
AUCTION
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Rod
Carrillo
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Carrillo
Underwater
Systems
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Ahoy, Banquet Auction~~ Authentic Chilean Fisheries Octopus Helmet Donated by Jim Caldwell |
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HDS 2008 Awards Banquet, 6 PM - 10.30 PM
Casa Munras Hotel, Andalucia Meeting Room
Live auction for historical items including an original deep sea diving helmet
HDS Pioneer Award, HDS E.R. Cross Award, HDS Nick Icorn Diving Heritage Award presentations
Guest
Banquet
Speakers
are
Tim
Thomas
and
Sandy
Lydon
presenting
"The
Japanese
Connection"
Sunday April 20, 10 AM
Visit Cannery Row and the Cannery Row Foundation Commercial Diving Monument
Conference tickets $40. Banquet tickets $57. Tickets available solely from HDS at 805-934-1660 or email at hds@hds.org
Both tickets are LIMITED. Tickets available solely from HDS office at 805-934-1660 or hds@hds.org
The last HDS West Coast Conference sold out, so please book early
Conference Hotel — Casa Munras
web: www.hotelcasamunras.com
Request ADC / HDS Conference rate of $169
Alternate hotels listed at www.hds.org
Conference organizers:
Nyle Monday, Sid Macken, Leslie Leaney and Fred Aichele.
All weekend events are open to the public.
