Divescapes Scuba Conference

11/08/2024

Winner!
Gold Pass 2026

11/08/2024

Winner!
Gold Pass 2026

Thanks to everyone who !

11/01/2024

We give a great big THANK YOU! to Shearwater Research for their support of Divescapes Scuba Conference with the donation of the new Peregrine TX for a draw of the Guests that bought Early Bird Gold Pass Tickets.

11/01/2024

Wow! Divscapes 2024 was blown away by Keynote Speaker Cristian Dimitrius! His delivery of his behind the scenes of his amazing shots and the videos of the shots was out of this world.

Thanks Alberta Adventure Divers for the great speaker write up.

The keynote speaker at Divescapes Scuba Conference, Christian Dimitrius, inspired us with creative underwater videos. He bravely dives with swimming elephants, anaconda, crocodiles, pink dolphins, octopus, turtles in the remote Amazon, and then weaves stories highlighting the complexity and majesty of the natural world. He takes underwater film making to a true art.

11/01/2024

Bikini Atoll has an interesting history was used for Nuclear bombing studies or was it just playing with really large toys?
the last charter will be in 2026, hopefully there it wont be closed to diving and exploring these great ships for long.

Thanks Alberta Adventure Divers for the speaker write up

At the Divescapes Scuba Conference John McCuaig shared video of his trip to Bikini Atoll, and the fall out from Operation Crossroads. It is fascinating to see the damage to the shipwrecks and learning that soon there will be no dive trips to Bikini.

11/01/2024

Divescapes 2024 guests learnd about the Great White Sarks that are off the Canadian East Coast from Chris Harvey-Clark.

Thanks Alberta Adventure Divers for the speaker write up.

Did you know that Nova Scotia has Great White Sharks, in significant numbers? At the Divescapes Scuba Conference Chris Harvey-Clark educated us with facts, photos, information, and advice on which dive site not to scuba dive in!! I was happy that most of my diving is in land locked Alberta.

11/01/2024

You can hear stories of how Hollywood creates amazing water worlds but hear and be immersed onto a set behind the scenes really brings it home.

Drey also hosted an amazing workshop on how to tell your story.

Thanks for the great speaker write up Alberta Adventure Divers

Andrea ‘Drey’ Stockert brought the Hollywood touch to the Divescapes Scuba Conference. A favourite movie in our house “The Perfect Storm”. The clips Drey showed of how they made the movie was eye-opening. Her vivid stories and video of behind the scenes action over 20 years ago made you appreciate the film in an entirely new way.
On Sunday, Drey presented a lively video editing seminar on ‘Crafting Splash-Worthy Underwater Videos’. All of us who attended gained a new appreciation of the thought and effort needed to tell a great story in a 90 second clip!!!

10/31/2024

Was so great to have Moronke Harris bring the deep sea to us at Divescapes 2024.
You can follow her work and sometimes live feeds during expeditions at https://nautiluslive.org/tech/ev-nautilus

Thanks Alberta Adventure Divers for the great speaker write up

Moronke Harris shared her enthusiasm for ROV research in the deepest parts of the ocean to the Divescapes Scuba Conference. One thinks of the ocean bottom as a lifeless expanse of rock and silt. Moronke shared video showcasing the excitement of scientists as they discover expanses of life in hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.

10/31/2024

So much Goes into Archeology and even more when its underwater.
Parks Canada has many sites above and below water with the Franklin Expedition shipwrecks Erebus and Terror being among them. Was great to hear from Jonathon Moore and the work that is being done.
https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nu/epaveswrecks

Thanks Alberta Adventure Divers for the great speaker write up
Check out parks Canada Website for some neat information.

Canadian history comes to life: Johnathon Moore updated the Divescapes Scuba Conference on the Franklin Expedition and how scientists are methodically researching the shipwrecks and cataloguing the finds. Attendees have a new appreciation for the work involved in researching a historic shipwreck in Arctic waters.

10/31/2024

Faith talked twice, mesmerized us with the opening talk of Divescapes 2024 then wow'd us with weedy sea dragons and hope for the restoration of kelp forests down under

At Divescapes Scuba Conference Faith Ortins shocked us with a presentation on the giant kelp forests in Tasmania, Australia. The world’s fastest-growing plant was wiped out due to climate change in recent years. Scientists are attempting to regrow kelp to save the kelp forests from extinction in Tasmania.

10/31/2024

Truly an amazing person Rick Stanton is, was such a pleasure to have him come tell us about how he got to be the one that was called for the rescue. Thanks Alberta Adventure Divers for your great write up.

Rick Stanton is well known for his pivotal role in the Thai cave rescue. He regaled us at Divescapes Scuba Conference with inside events that have not made it to the public documentaries, books and interviews.

10/31/2024

Thanks Alberta Adventure Divers its hard to pick a safety speaker and Neal knocked out of the park even with having Saturday Morning opening talk slot

At the Divescapes Scuba Conference Dr. Neal W Po***ck gave a fascinating / potentially terrifying / educational review of diving accident considerations. He presented thought provoking considerations and mitigation strategies for divers. These are concepts not emphasized or event taught at all in Open Water courses.

10/31/2024

Been enjoying these Speaker write ups from Alberta Adventure Divers!

At Divescapes Faith Ortins presented on the magic of diving the Azores in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. My table secretly Googled where are the Azores? By the end we were looking up flights as we have added it to the bucket list!!!! Faith has scouted out mind blowing dive sites in the Azores.

10/31/2024

Thank you so much to Connie Faas at Alberta Adventure Divers for the amazing praise of thanks and write ups of Divescapes 2024. We are looking forward to announcing the dates for 2026 soon.
I will also be tallying up all those posts and tags on Sunday November 3, so you still have a few days to post some more pictures of Divescapes 2024 to get your name entered into the draw for a 2026 GOLD PASS!

The AUC did an outstanding job!
Every aspect of Divescapes 2024 was a success – from the fantastic speakers, the booths, the meals, the silent auction items, the venue and the coordination of the hundreds of details to pull this show together. Thank you, Terina Hancock, Cathie McCuaig, John McCuaig, Brian Nadwidny, Alan Keller, Nic Buntman, Dan Ermel, Mark Faas, Ken Benoy, Martin Blackwell and Michelle Boudreau to name a few. Thank you to all who pitched in!

10/22/2024

Congratulations Nicole Burgess!!

You’ve won the PADI Freediver Level 1 course from the draw at Divescapes!

Thanks for supporting your local dive shop we’re excited to introduce you to the world of freediving!

10/20/2024

Wrapping up a great weekend of speakers last night at the gala dinner!