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DIVING Talks is back for 2023
The third edition of DIVING Talks will take place in Lisbon at the Navy Museum from October 6th to 8th 2023.
This year’s show invites all the attendees to explore the depths of their shared passion for diving. Following on from two successful shows, this year’s event promises to be spectacular. The Speakers’ Panel brings Portugal some of the world’s most renowned diving experts, and they will share knowledge, experiences, and insights during a series of outstanding presentations.
DIVING Talks 2023 is for seasoned divers, technical divers, beginners, and all those keen to know more about the ocean and underwater activities. Attending the DIVING Talks will undoubtedly offer a wealth of information and inspiration to enhance everyone’s diving adventures.
Speakers
So far, the DIVING Talks organization has already confirmed the attendance of divers, scientists, archaeologists and other professionals such as Alessandro Marroni, Darcy Kieran, David Doolette, Gareth Lock, João Correia, Jonathan Bird, Karen van den Oever, Luiz Rocha, Mark Powell, Michael Menduno, Nuno Sa, Pete Mesley, Phil Short, Simon Caruana, Simon Mitchell and Tom St George.
These names are enough to ensure an incredible gathering, but more are coming. Follow the DIVING Talks website or DIVING Talks on social media, where the Organization updates everything about the event.
Tickets
This year you have three options to attend the show:
Full Weekend ticket – Full access to everything, from October 6th to 8th. October 6th is Brands Day, and October 7th and 8th are the talks and presentations.
One-Day Ticket – Attend the DIVING Talks for one day (October 7th or 8th) and the Brands Day (October 6th).
If you buy your tickets during the early bird period, attendees benefit from a 10% discount.
Side Events
This year the Organization is preparing numerous side events, from equipment trials to visits to the region, that will enrich the weekend, continuing to offer those that don’t dive reasons to attend or to go to Portugal with the attendees.
For more information, please reach out to Founder Arlindo Serrao at divingtalks@divingtalks.com
Website: https://www.divingtalks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/divingtalks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diving.talks
Great news for RAID divers around the world: Gozo Diving & Gozo Technical Diving have joined the RAID network and now offer RAID courses, and RAID-quality support in one of the classic Mediterranean dive destinations.
Malta is a well-known and highly rated diving destination. The water is warm (around 28 degrees), the visibility is epic (20-40 metres), and many sites have weak to moderate current. So, there are great dive sites for every level of experience, and these include fantastic and historic wreck dives.
Located on the Island of Gozo, RAID’s new dive centre, offer the complete range of recreational, technical and Instructor courses. The facilities include two classrooms, access to an onsite pool and a full CCR room. So, visiting divers and instructors can enjoy nitrox, trimix, as well as oxygen-compatible air fills, rentals of sidemount cylinders, twinsets, and stage cylinders, DPV rental and of course high-end teaching, coaching and experienced guiding.
Gozo Diving and Gozo Technical Diving has more than 30 years of experience in training, exploration and diving professionalism. Now fully aligned to offer the the complete spectrum of RAID courses, which means both experienced divers as well as those who want to start exploring the underwater world can come and enjoy the dive site attractions of Malta and Gozo knowing they’ll get the fun and full-service experience our agency and network of RAID dive centres are famous for.
To find out more, email: info@gozotechnicaldiving.com or visit their website at: www.gozotechnicaldiving.com
Photos: RAID Blog
International Dive Show DIVING talks 2022 takes place from 6-9 October in Troia, Portugal. Here’s four great reasons why you should attend…
1. The ‘Talks’ and the Speakers
What do you get when you have in the same room Dr Alessandro Marroni, Dr Óscar Camacho and Dr Simon Mitchell? Undoubtedly an incredible amount of knowledge in diving physiology and hyperbaric medicine. If you are a diver, you know the value of such a debate.
What do you expect to see in a Bill Stone presentation?
Wouldn’t you like to discuss with Thomas Stachura, Leigh Bishop or Armando Ribeiro their findings underwater in the expeditions that led to the discovery and identification of new shipwrecks?
2. The Exhibition: brands and trials
It’s about talking with ‘who knows’ and testing that piece of equipment even underwater if you want!
Friday, October 7, is BRANDS DAY. Try dive the Mares SCR Horizon, test your preferred scooter, and more. Bring shorts or a swimming suit. This is happening in the swimming pool. Join us on October 7. Diving Talks is also Brands Day!
3. DIVING talks is a family/ partner friend event
You don’t need to leave your family or partner behind.
If you want to attend, transform this trip into a partner or family trip to Portugal. There are many things they can do while you enjoy the Talks.
It is not that you need to have something planned. The peninsula is such a fantastic site to enjoy; there’s the beach if you want to relax by the sea, there are trails you can check out, or you can relax by the pool.
4. YOU CAN ACTUALLY DIVE!
If you have free time and want to explore Portugal underwater, DIVING talks can be the pretext for a ‘stay and dive’ side-program.
Diving talks partnered with Portugal Dive, a boutique dive concierge that organizes dive trips to Portugal; the mainland and in the Azores and Madeira archipelagos.
Diving recreational or technical, you can expect the European Atlantic’s most transparent waters full of life, schools of fish, the big pelagic, and even monk seals: all that and wrecks, inland caves, you name it.
Opt to arrive one-week earlier or leave one-week later, and chose the stay and dive program for your type of diving and preferences.
For more information, contact Arlindo Serrão via e-mail: arlindo.serrao@portugaldive.com or check out the following links:
- Website www.divingtalks.com
- Facebook www.facebook.com/divingtalks
- Instagram www.instagram.com/diving.talks
- Twitter www.twitter.com/divingtalks
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