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Exploration Design Studio-Xds Scuba Diving and Ocean Life Fine Jewelry is proud to be a sponsor for or a trade show exhibitor at the following 2008 scuba diving events:
 
 
Beneath The Sea Dive Expo America’s Largest Consumer Dive & Travel Show
Beneath The Sea 2008
32nd Exposition
March 28 - 30, 2008
The Meadowlands Exposition Center
Secaucus, New Jersey
 

Beneath The Sea is an award-winning, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to increasing awareness of the earth's oceans and the sport of scuba diving. Beneath The Sea's 32nd annual exposition will feature seminars, workshops, exhibits and demonstrations by hundreds of scuba diving manufacturers, dive shops, resort and travel industry, and other scuba diving-related professionals. Diver of The Year, Women Divers Hall of Fame, an assortment of parties...it’s all right here! And for the non-diver, you can try your hand (or fin) with a Discover Scuba experience.

There will be a Friday night series of 6 free technical diving seminars from 6PM to 9PM in the expo hall. There's a free Friday Welcome Party for all attendees and exhibitors. Saturday evening's Film Festival will showcase the fabulous works of world-renowned underwater videographers.

The sponsors and exhibiting companies at Beneath The Sea award prizes during this fun-filled, 3-day event. The hundreds of prizes include scuba diving magazine subscriptions, dive videos, diving equipment, exotic trips, dive jewelry and more.

Plan to attend Beneath The Sea 2008 for a kick-off to the scuba diving season. Please join Exploration Design Studio-Xds at booth 400!

Click on the picture for more information about Beneath The Sea 2007

 
 

 
ScubaFest
International Underwater Images
Photography and Video Competition

at the
Ohio ScubaFest 2008
49th Annual Exposition

April 25 - 27, 2008
Holiday Inn at the Roberts Centre
Wilmington, Ohio
Gavia Scuba Club

The Ohio Council of Skin and Scuba Divers, Inc (OCSSDI) is comprised of professional diving-related businesses and more than 15 scuba clubs in the state of Ohio. Their annual get-together has evolved over the years to an expo that is open to the general public. The Council’s ScubaFest 2008 dive show will be held at the Holiday Inn at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio.

Another OCSSDI member, the Gavia Scuba Club of Greater Cincinnati, sponsors the International Underwater Images Photo and Video Competition at ScubaFest 2008. This is one of the top five non-profit photographic competitions in the world. Exploration Design Studio-Xds is a silver level sponsor for this prestigious contest.

Underwater Images Photo-Video Competition Numerous underwater photographic societies and clubs throughout the world reference Gavia Scuba Club’s Underwater Images website. The world’s most published underwater photographer, Stephen Frink, highly complimented the site.

Winners Announced: April 25 at ScubaFest.
Click on the banner above for more information about the Underwater Images Photo and Video Competition
 

 
NSS-CDS Logo
National Speleological Society-Cave Diving Section
35th Annual Workshop 2008
The Future of Cave Diving
Memorial Day Weekend
May 23 - 26, 2008
Jackson County Agricultural Center
Marianna, FL
 
As the Official Jewelers to the National Speleological Society-Cave Diving Section, Exploration Design Studio-Xds is proud to join our fellow cave divers at the festivities lined up for this year's annual Cave Diving Workshop to be held over the 2008 Memorial Day weekend.

The NSS-CDS Workshop brings together cave divers from around the world to share their experiences in exploration, efforts and the help they provide in conservation, advances in scuba diving technology and improvements in training. If you've wondered how people scuba dive INSIDE of the earth, are thinking about starting your cavern or cave diving training, or even if you are a seasoned veteran, this workshop is definately for you!

To begin the weekend, stop over for a terrific Friday night Social with cookout hosted at the Jackson County Citizens Lodge starting at 7PM. Engage in a Fireside Chat and share stories with famous cave diving explorers Woody Jasper, Wes Skiles, Jill Heinerth, Forrest Wilson, Gene Melton, Paul Heinerth, Larry Green and more.

The main event with noted speakers, exhibiting companies and luncheon is on Saturday, May 24 at the Jackson County Agricultural Center. Presentations include those from Dr. Tom Iliffe, German Yanez, Jill Heinerth, Tom Mount, Jarrod Jablonski and Don Shirley; door prizes and raffles will be held throughout the day; and, come see the evening film presentations by Wes Skiles, Jill Heinerth and Becky Kagan.

As a Sponsor for the Workshop, join Exploration Design Studio-Xds Jewelry at this always fun and very informative event.

Click on the Cave Diving Section’s logo for more information about the NSS-CDS.

Click here for the NSS-CDS Workshop website
 
 

 
Cave Diver's Forum
Cave Diver's Forum
7th Anniversary Social

Date and Location
to be determined
 
The Cave Diver’s Forum is one of the best places on the Internet to exchange ideas with and to learn some hints from seasoned cave divers! To celebrate it's 7th anniversary, the Cave Diver's Forum will be sponsoring a social later in 2008 (information to be updated). Cave divers with DPV's? Of course, they'll be having The Great Scooter Race once again!

Join Exploration Design Studio-Xds in wishing the Cave Diver’s Forum a Happy 7th Anniversary of online harmony and continued success!


Click on the logo for more information about the Cave Divers Forum.
 
 
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