Hello Fellow ADPA’ers!
It is with great excitement that the Symposium Committee would like to announce that ADPA will be hosting our 2024 Symposium at the Golden Nugget from 10:00am to 6:00pm on Monday, November 18th!
DEMA will also be in Las Vegas from Tuesday, November 19th through Friday, November 22nd. The Symposium will be followed by a Networking Event at the Commonwealth from 6:30pm to 8:30pm! Registration for the Symposium opens on Sunday, September 1st.
In addition to the in-person Symposium and Networking Event, a hands-on Training Day will be held on Sunday, November 17th. Keep an eye out on the ADPA Symposium webpage, the listserv, and the next issue of Bottom Times for more details about the itinerary, location, pricing, and registration.
First time attendees: be sure to apply for the Brett Dodson Scholarship which can help fund a new zoo or aquarium Dive Safety Officer to attend the annual ADPA Symposium and Training Day. Information can be found on the ADPA members’ site in the document repository. Scholarship applications must be submitted in-full no later than Thursday, August 1st to be eligible for the upcoming Symposium.
We are looking for members interested in speaking at the Symposium. If you have a topic in mind, please complete the Speaker Request PDF form and email it to Ashley McCarthy (amccarthy@neaq.org) and Shannon Hunt (shannonhunt@fotzkc.org) before Thursday, August 1st. If you are unsure of a topic, or wish to discuss your talk before submitting, please contact Ashley and Shannon. All speakers will receive a $25 discount on Symposium registration fees, or they may elect to donate the $25 to the Brett Dodson Scholarship.
We are so excited to see you all and hear what your programs have accomplished over this past year!
