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TEKDiveUSA Postponed

TEKDiveUSA Postponed
Dear Divers, In the interest of addressing the health and safety concerns of our ticket holders and in consultation with partners throughout the technical diving industry, as well as local and federal health agencies, we have postponed the next TEKDiveUSA show until deemed safe by all parties involved. The continued prevalence of the COVID 19 virus…
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TEKDiveUSA has been rescheduled!

TEKDiveUSA has been rescheduled!
Dear Divers, In the interest of addressing the health and safety concerns of our ticket holders and in consultation with partners throughout the technical diving industry, as well as local and federal health agencies, we have rescheduled the TEKDiveUSA conference. TEKDiveUSA.2021 will now take place April 16th-18th, 2021. We have worked to schedule around other…
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TEKDiveUSA.2020 Postponed

TEKDiveUSA.2020 Postponed
TEKDiveUSA has been monitoring the evolving situation on coronavirus both in the U.S. and around the globe. Due to the public health emergency we are currently facing, we believe that it is not possible to move forward with TEKDiveUSA.2020 as planned. In the interest of addressing the health and safety concerns of our stakeholders and…
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TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Listen to your Heart

TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Listen to your Heart
With the average age of the diving community steadily increasing, the prevalence of (often undetected) cardiovascular disease is also on the rise. It is understood, that cardiac disease is associated with 20-30% of fatalities amongst recreational divers. Immersion alone triggers a variety of physiological responses, which might be augmented by other factors like cold, hyperoxia,…
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TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Understanding the science of Stupid

TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Understanding the science of Stupid
Have you ever complained about people's lack of situational awareness? Do you find yourself thinking, I would never do that because..., Do you shrug and say, you can't fix stupid? Did you know that most people in the twin towers exit stairways during 9/11 were completely calm, moving slowly and helping each other?  In this session we…
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TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Operation Hannibal

TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Operation Hannibal
Discover the extraordinary history of 'Operation Hannibal', the world's largest naval evacuation carried out by the Germans at the end of World War II. Its aim was to save civilians living in East Prussia and the remains of the German army, pushed by the Russians to the shores of the Gulf of Gdansk in Poland.…
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TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Women’s Health In Technical Diving

TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Women’s Health In Technical Diving
Historically, technical diving has been a male-dominated sport. However, that is changing rapidly. Little attention has been paid to issues unique to women in technical diving.  This presentation will address a number of these.  Specifically, it will discuss the risk of decompression illness (DCI) in women versus men, changes in risk of DCI at various…
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TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Decompression Habitats

TEKDiveUSA.2020 – Decompression Habitats
During a long decompression, what could be better than getting your head, upper body or all of you out of the water into a habitat for some warmth, food and perhaps some entertainment? What is a habitat? Where can I get one? How do I get it in the cave? How do I anchor it?…
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TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – Ketones and Diver Performance

TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – Ketones and Diver Performance
The ketogenic diet is gaining in popularity for reasons ranging from general wellness to medical treatment to improving specific types of athletic performance. In addition to the ketogenic diet, there are alternative approaches to providing ketones for the body to burn as fuel. One of these approaches involves consuming ketones in a food called ‘ketone…
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TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – The State of Technical Dive Training in 2020

TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – The State of Technical Dive Training in 2020
Technical dive training has changed greatly over the past 40 years. From banned Nitrox Vodoo gas in the early 1980s to 2020, where state of the art research, equipment, protocols and educational materials are opening up new exploration opportunities for the next generation of divers. Listen to this group of active professional tech diving instructors…
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TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – Hunt For the Eagle 56

TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – Hunt For the Eagle 56
At 8 AM on April 23rd, 1945, 62 American Sailors cast off from Portland Maine aboard the USS Eagle 56 for, what should have been, a routine coastal patrol. Less than 5 hours later, their ship had sunk, 13 men had been pulled from the frigid water, and 49 families were about to learn that…
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TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – Preserving the Places We Love

TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – Preserving the Places We Love
Jill Heinerth has traveled to both polar regions, beneath the Sahara Desert and into endangered caves all over the planet. Wherever she goes, she sees signs of global climate change. Whether she is swimming with a skinny polar bear or photographing sea level changes in caves, she has been on the frontline documenting underwater science…
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TEKDiveUSA.2020 – The Psychology Critical in Diving Accidents

TEKDiveUSA.2020 – The Psychology Critical in Diving Accidents
Equipment, standards, and training have all evolved to help protect divers at every level of engagement. Despite this, incidents and accidents continue to occur, from near-miss through to fatal. One of the greatest challenges to overcome is the psychology of our own perception and response. This presentation will demonstrate with case studies how bias and…
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TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – If Only…

TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – If Only…
The Human Diver: Human Factors in Diving recently filmed a documentary about a tragic diving accident that occurred in May 2018. Diver Brian Bugge entered the water while breathing from his CCR. Unfortunately, his pre-dive checks were incomplete and he died because he went hypoxic on or near the surface and drowned. It would have been…
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TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – “Anjanamba” Africas longest submerged cave

TEKDIVEUSA.2020 – “Anjanamba” Africas longest submerged cave
Patrick and his team are exploring the caves of southern Madagascar since 2014 having made some extraordinary discoveries like “Aven" cave with all its fossils, “Malazamanga" with the worlds largest submerged cave tunnels and “Anjanamba" Africas longest submerged cave. Come and listen to some awe-inspiring stories about cave exploration at the end of the world. 
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WARNING: Scuba diving is an inherently dangerous sport that can result in serious injury or death if you do not receive the proper training and practice safe diving techniques. The ideas, topics and material presented at TEKDiveUSA are those of the presentor, and TEKDiveUSA LLC does not endorse, support, advocate or accept liability for any of said material / content.

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TEKDIVEUSA.2020 POSTPONED

TEKDiveUSA has been monitoring the evolving situation on coronavirus both in the U.S. and around the globe. Due to the public health emergency we are currently facing, we believe that it is not possible to move forward with TEKDiveUSA.2020 as planned. 

 

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