Gaia Vince Tiffany Norberg
Andy Torbet
SCUBAHUB BSAC Diving Conference 2024
Early-bird tickets now on sale
TICKETS HAVE GONE ON SALE FOR BSAC ’ s event of the year , the annual Diving Conference on Saturday 19th October at the Vox , NEC Birmingham .
Building on the success of the last pre- Covid sell-out conference , the 2024 event will have an impressive external speaker line up , breakout sessions on a range of topics , plenty of networking opportunities and an exhibition area too – all in the toprated ( by previous delegates ) venue , The Vox at the NEC , Birmingham .
The BSAC Diving Conference will be hosted by diver , adventurer , explorer , TV presenter , stuntman ( and BSAC snorkelling champion ), Andy Torbet .
Members are invited to join 800 + fellow members , clubs and centres – it ’ s the largest gathering of BSAC members in the calendar .
Buy your tickets now to receive the Early-bird benefits , which are :
■ Save £ 7.50 on the standard ticket prices
■ Get free parking worth £ 17.95
■ Enter into a free prize draw to win a Scubapro Luna 2.0 dive computer worth £ 460 !
■ Secure your breakout session bookings
The Early-bird ticket sale will close at midnight on 28 July .
BSAC ’ s brand new National Diving Officer Sophie Rennie , who is overseeing the event , said :
“ We ’ re so due a conference . I can ’ t wait and the line-up this year is looking spectacular ! I hope as many members as possible can attend , it will be a fantastic opportunity to discuss the latest BSAC news and plans , listen to some top speakers , catch up with friends and make some new ones too .”
A few things you can expect at this year ’ s conference …
Renowned environmental thought leader ,
Gaia Vince has been announced as a keynote speaker for this year ’ s event . Gaia is a science writer , broadcaster and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Anthropocene Institute at UCL , and her award-winning work explores the interplay between human systems and the environment . In her conference talk - Living with oceans on a hotter world – Gaia will delve into the dramatic impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems .
Gai said : “ Over the coming decades , oceans will continue to absorb the extra heat from the atmosphere , owing to our greenhouse gas pollution . This is already having a dramatic impact on marine ecosystems , from dying reefs to storm battered coastal erosion , to Arctic ice melt and rising sea levels . Divers are some of the first people to observe and document these changes , and they are also some of the first responders on the forefront of repair . This talk will look at how we expect the world ’ s oceans to change , how that will impact people , and some of the ways we can combat the damage .”
Also on the BSAC Diving Conference speaker stage :
Dan Orr – a world-renowned expert on diving safety , Dan will share his decades of insights in his talk - Mistakes divers make . Dan will also be running a breakout session on ‘ Safety issues for the older diver ’. Tiffany Norberg – a specialist in Nordic coldwater exploration , Tiffany will present on the extensive wreck exploration in the Baltic Sea , highlighting significant World War I and II wrecks in the Gulf of Finland . Michelle Haywood - having spent the last 20 years running Discover Diving on the Isle of Man , Michelle ’ s ’ talk ‘ Revisiting the Mona ’ s Queen ’ will discuss the history of the Mona ’ s Queen , its role in the Dunkirk evacuation , its sinking , and the 2023 dive expedition to its wreck .
More speakers to be announced !
Plus …
■ Hear from your new National Diving Officer , Sophie Rennie and new Head of Diving and Training , Sophie Hepstonstall
■ Choose from 12 breakout sessions from the popular ‘ Diving Officer workshop ’ through to ‘ How to raise £ 30k for your club ’
■ Specialist workshops for key volunteers including Diving Officers , newly qualified open water instructors , Welfare Officers and more .
■ 2023 Incident Report and lessons learned
■ Post-event beers ( or something else ) for all !
Early-bird conference tickets are available until 28 July at the special rate of £ 32.50 .
For more information and to buy your Earlybird tickets , scan the QR code or go to : bsac . com / conftickets
THANK YOU TO THE EVENT SPONSORS :
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