Seminar program

Tech-Diving 2006 proudly present the best, most highly accredited individuals from the world of technical diving, to speak and share their expertise with you for one weekend only. The seminar will focus on the latest accomplishments, achievements and events of technical diving. The leading experts in each focal-area are invited to lecture and give their view on the hottest tech-diving topics including world reknown shipwrecks, cave diving and technological and medical advancements and issues of safety.

 

Saturday 25th of November                       Sunday 26th of November

08.30

Check-in, morning coffee

 

 

 

10.00

Presentation of the seminar, President KTH DK and Moderator Dr Fred Hocker

 

09.00

Morning coffee

10.15

Boesmangat Expedition
Don Shirley

 

10.15

Rebreather workshop
Åke Larsson

11.15

The Refugee Wrecks of WWII
Björn Hagberg and Johan Candert

 

11.15

Cave-Diving in Europe, is it really that different?
Michael Waldbrenner

12.00

Lunch

 

12.00

Lunch

13.15

Update On Deco And Helium Diving
Dr Bruce Wienke

 

13.15

Can decompression sickness be prevented?
Dr Alf Brubakk

14.15

Cave exploration - equipment considerations
Dr Reinhard Buchaly

 

14.15

The Bozburun Byzantine Shipwreck Excavation
Dr Fred Hocker

 

15.15

Coffee

 

15.15

Coffee

15.45

Safety First: Lessons from The Last Dive
Bernie Chowdhury
 

 

15.45

Cave diving - Rescue and recovery operations
Dr Mark Dougherty

16.45

Wrap-up of the day, questions

 

16.45

Seminar wrap-up and goodbye

17.15

Visit the exhibition

 

 

 

19.00

Seminar dinner (SEK 250)
 

 

 

 

21.00

Seminar Pub

 

 

 
 

The exhibition hall is open Saturday 08.30 - 19.00 and Sunday 09.00 - 18.00.


Please note that the program might be subject to change.