PADI News

Last year, more than 8100 PADI Instructors and Divers voted for the 2012 PADI Diving Society member card and chose Darin Dow Sakdatorn's black and white image of the Emily Flying Boat wreck in Micronesia's Chuuk Lagoon. Who's next?  Submit your best underwater or dive lifestyle photos by September 21, 2012 and your image may wind up in the hands of Society members worldwide.

The 2011 PADI Sea the Change Conservation contest encouraged both divers and nondivers to grab -video cameras and document their underwater conservation and protection efforts. PADI Divemaster and Diving Society member Seth Greenspan, who is based in New York City, won the first-annual contest for his submission, Documenting -Global Coral Reef Restoration. Greenspan’s video, which details the global decline in healthy coral reefs, as well as several creative international restoration projects, netted him $5,000 for his efforts.

Don’t miss your chance to witness and shape the future of rebreather diving on 18-20 May 2012 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA. 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.

We told you to act fast! There are only a few spots left on PADI Diving Society’s infamous Total Submersion event 9 – 16 June 2012. Society members are counting down the days until they are back in Grand Cayman and enjoying the usual tomfoolery that Total Submersion offers - so what are you waiting for?Packages include*:•    Roundtrip on-island transfers  •    Seven nights accommodations - Sunset House  •    Four days of two-tank boat diving - Sunset Divers