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Oceanblue Divers 2nd Annual Anniversary Party
Event Date Sat, October 11, 2008
Event Location New York City, NY

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Oceanblue Turns Two, and we’re celebrating with an Anniversary Party that’s even bigger and better than last year! The festivities can’t all fit into an evening, so it’s going to be an ALL DAY event, with Stan Waterman and the Women Divers Hall of Fame helping us celebrate! Read full program description below.

Get your tickets NOW to take advantage of LOW early bird discount prices!



Note the following ticket price schedule:

Until Sept. 12 (midnight, Sept. 11): Daytime: $35 | Evening: $40 | Combined: $65
Until Sept. 26 (midnight, Sept. 25): Daytime: $40 | Evening: $45 | Combined: $75
Until Oct. 11 (midnight, Oct 10): Daytime: $50 | Evening: $55 | Combined: $90
Day of event (on site): Daytime: $55 | Evening: $60 | Combined: $100

A portion of proceeds from this event will benefit OCEANA and the Women Divers Hall of Fame scholarship program.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Daytime Seminar Series – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.
Bleecker Street Theatre
, 45 Bleecker Street, New York City

During the day, we’ll host a series of seminars from industry legends and professionals:

  • Scuba legend Stan Waterman shows his newest video from a recent trip to the Philippines, and moderates a showing of Michele and Howard Hall’s IMAX movie Island of the Sharks.
  • Anne Doubilet presents the photographic journey "From the Ends of the Earth: Papua New Guinea to the Arctic."
  • CAPT (retired) Bobbie Scholley, US Navy, a former Navy diver who led underwater recovery efforts for TWA Flight 800 and the USS Cole bombing, shares her experience raising the turret of the historic wreck of the USS Monitor.
  • Martha Watkins Gilkes, president of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, talks about Caribbean wrecks and the writing of her book Shipwrecks of the Caribbean.
  • Bonnie Toth, Women Divers Hall of Fame Chair, presents "Diving LARGE on the West Coast," a discussion about diving with humpback whales and white sharks.
  • Andrea Zaferes of Lifeguard Systems discusses public diving safety.

Throughout the day, we’ll also introduce a number of Women Divers Hall of Fame members (whom you can also meet at the evening cocktail party).


Evening Gala – 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
BLVD
, 199 Bowery, New York City

When night falls, it’s time to celebrate! Come meet the VIPs from the daytime seminars, enjoy a 1-hour OPEN BAR, and walk away with some cool raffle prizes and silent auction items:

  • Dive trip for two to Grand Cayman
  • Peter Hughes 7-night liveaboard
  • A 5-night stay in Antigua
  • Australia liveaboard on the Spirit of Freedom
  • Local dive boat trips
  • Scuba diving training courses
  • Autographed books
  • Art and jewelry
  • And many more to be announced

Don’t delay, buy your tickets now! CLICK HERE