March
5,
2008
Dear
fellow
divers,
The
Society
will
hold
its
annual
Conference
at
The
Monterey
Maritime
and
History
Museum,
Monterey,
California,
on
Saturday,
April
19,
2008.
It
will
be
held
in
conjunction
with
the
ADCI
Western
Chapter
Conference.
Those
of
you
who
attended
the
2006
HDS
Seattle
Conference/
Western
Chapter
meeting
will
recall
how
successful
that
event
was
for
both
organizations.
The
HDS
weekend
program
begins
with
a
joint
ADCI/HDS
"Meet
and
Greet"
on
Friday
evening,
is
followed
by
a
full
Saturday
conference,
the
HDS
Annual
Awards
Banquet
on
Saturday
evening,
and
a
local
diving
history
program
on
Sunday
morning.
Full
details
are
at
www.hds.org.
Click
on
Recent
Announcements.
Please
note
than
one
of
the
speakers
is
Chris
Swann,
whose
new
book,
The
History
of
Oilfield
Diving,
is
garnering
accolades
from
around
the
world.
You
can
check
out
ADCI
Hall
of
Fame
member
Torrance
Parker's
review
of
the
book
on
the
website
in
New
Products.
Other
author's
on
the
program
are
Scrap
Lundy
who
wrote
The
California
Abalone
Industry,
and
Tom
Kendrick,
whose
history
of
the
California
urchin
diving
industry
was
published
under
the
title
of
Blue
Water
Gold
Rush.
There
will
displays
of
antique
commercial
diving
equipment
plus
some
examples
of
the
first
helium
demand
helmets
developed
in
Santa
Barbara
in
the
1960s.
A
short
presentation
by
Fred
Johnson
on
the
recently
re-launched
Chino
State
prison
program
is
included
in
the
Conference
presentations,
plus
other
non
published
presentations.
The
Saturday
evening
Awards
Banquet
will
honor
Bev
Morgan
who
will
receive
the
HDS
Hans
Hass
Diving
To
Adventure
Award.
Among
others
confirmed
to
date
as
attending
are
ADCI
Hall
of
Fame
members
Jim
Caldwell,
Fred
Aichele,
Bob
Kirby,
and
a
rare
appearance
by
Oceaneering
co-founder
Lad
Handelman.
The
HDS
Awards
banquet
auction
will
include
an
authentic
traditional
deep
sea
copper
and
brass
diving
helmet,
a
new
Limited
Edition
Classic
Squawk
Box
diver's
radio
from
Carrillo
Underwater
Services,
a
new
diving
dress
of
your
choice
from
K.M.E.
Diving
Suits,
and
other
items.
Tickets
to
both
the
Conference
($40)
and
the
Awards
banquet
($57)
are
limited.
Both
sold
out
at
the
2006
Seattle
event.
Please
book
your
tickets
early
to
avoid
disappointment.
The
Conference
is
a
considerable
financial
undertaking
for
the
Society,
and
as
in
Seattle,
it
can
only
function
on
the
generosity
of
our
industry
sponsors.
The
Sponsor
levels
are
printed
below.
If
you,
or
your
company,
would
like
to
take
an
active
role
in
the
success
of
this
unique
industry
event,
please
contact
Jill
at
the
numbers
below.2007
Conference
Sponsor
levels.
Platinum
$2,500
10
x
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.
Gold
$1,000
4
x
tickets
to
Conference
and
banquet.
Acknowledgment
from
podium,
on
web
site
and
in
Historical
Diver
Magazine.
Plaque.
Silver
$500,
2
x
tickets
to
Conference
and
banquet.
Acknowledgment
from
podium,
on
web
site
and
in
Historical
Diver
Magazine.
Plaque.
Bronze
$250.
1
x
ticket
to
Conference
and
banquet.
Acknowledgment
from
podium,
on
web
site,
and
in
Historical
Diver
Magazine.
Plaque.
Contact
Jill
at
the
HDS
office
at
805-934-1660
or
hds@hds.org
for
more
information.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
you
all
in
Monterey!
Leslie
Leslie
Leaney
President
Historical
Diving
Society
PO
BOX
2837
Santa
Maria,
CA
93457-2837,
USA
Tel:
805-934-1660
Fax:
805-938-0550
E-mail;
hds@hds.org
www.hds.org
