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| 9:00 AM | Registration Open – Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00 AM | Call to Order and Welcome Jake Emmert, ADPA President and Dive Safety Officer, Moody Gardens |
| 10:10 AM | Organizational Updates Introduction of Attending Programs |
| 10:50 AM | Committee Reports Membership – Heather Hooper Finance, Scholarship & Professional Development – Paul Dimeo Information Technology – Scott Chapman Communications & Elections – Holly Bourbon Corporate Partners – Mauritius Valente Bell External Affairs – George Peterson Symposium – Halle Minshall |
| 11:30 AM | Founders Award Certificate(s) Jake Emmert & Paul Dimeo |
| 11:35 AM | Break |
| 11:50 AM | Animal Exhibits and Design (Gold Corp. Partner) Christopher Wojcik, President |
| 12:00 PM | Dive Incidents: Not “if” But “when” Chris O’Neil, Dive Safety Officer The Florida Aquarium |
| 12:20 PM | Oceanears (Gold Corp. Partner) Edward Harper, Owner |
| 12:30 PM | Evolving Needs of Dive Programs and Medical Resources Jake Emmert, Dive Safety Officer Moody Gardens |
| 12:50 PM | RescueX (Gold Corp. Partner) Brian Saxon, Owner |
| 1:00 PM | Mentorship- A quick review then be or find a mentor Christine Nottage, Aquarist & Dive Safety Officer, Sea Life Aquarium Charlotte – Concord |
| 1:20 PM | Lunch – Buffet |
| 2:20 PM | “I Feel Fine” Jonathan Langham, Manager of Dive Safety & Training, Georgia Aquarium |
| 3:05 PM | Divers Alert Network (Gold Corp. Partner) Jim Gunderson, Director of DAN Training |
| 3:15 PM | Divers and CAGE Cole Drake, Dive Safety Officer, St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station |
| 3:35 PM | Dive 1st Aid (Gold Corp. Partner) Matt Seibert, President |
| 3:40 PM | Break |
| 3:50 PM | RAID (Gold Corp. Partner) Dino Bianco, CFO |
| 4:00 PM | Research Program at Bonaire Marie-Pierre Lessard, Officier de Plongée, Florence Robertson, Assistant Officier de Plongée, Stéphann Grégoire, Instructor & Maintenance Technician for diving equipment/ Volunteer for off-site expeditions, Aquarium du Québec |
| 4:20 PM | Blue Green Expeditions (Gold Corp. Partner) Faith Ortins, Managing Partner and Expedition Lead |
| 4:30 PM | Tracking Diversity and Moving Forward Ashley McCarthy, Dive Safety Officer, New England Aquarium |
| 4:50 PM | Round Table Open Floor Discussion Feel free to write discussion topics the easel & flip board provided |
| 5:50 PM | ADPA A ‘Day in the Life’ Video Photos submitted by members and video composed by Chris Miller, Manager Dive Immersion Program, Georgia Aquarium |
| 6:00 PM | Meeting Adjourned – Group photo – Institutional gear & business card swap – Swag & raffle tickets available for sale |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Networking Event |
| Appetizers & hosted bar available on the patio | |
| 7:00 PM | Silent Raffle Drawing – All Raffle tickets need to have been placed on bids |