Annual Symposium

Our annual symposium is an all day face to face meeting of Dive Program Administrators. This professional forum is the only gathering of Dive Program administrators in the country. Held in conjunction with DEMA (Dive Equipment Manufactures Association) trade show. The symposium is open to all active members and invited guests. Thank you to all of the members who presented at this year's symposium: Val Hodges, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Patty Seery, Divers Alert Network, Mike Terrell, The Florida Aquarium, Justin Kantor, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Jeff Reid, Georgia Aquarium, Lee Orrison, Mako Marine, Gil Falcone, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Derek Smith, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Members can access the minutes from the symposium in the Member's Resources area of the website after logging in.

This year’s symposium will be held on Tues., November 1, 2011 at the Living Seas, Epcot Center, Orlando, FL.   Please contact our Secretary, Holly, at holly.bourbon@state.ma.us if you would like to attend.

For the first time this year, we will be offering a 2nd Training Day (October 31st). ADPA members will be able to attend Divers Alert Network 1st Aid for Professional Divers course updates (some updates require a fee). In addition, there will be other training options offered depending on your DAN training needs/time requirements. Please contact our Secretary, Holly, at holly.bourbon@state.ma.us if you would like to participate.

Next DEMA Show November 14 - 17, 2012
Sand Exposition Center, Las Vegas, NV
ADPA Symposium, November 13, 2012 (Tuesday) from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Our symposium agenda is created and presented by members. Problems or questions you are facing can be solved by the full force of our members facing similar challenges. Operations that are new or safer benefit the entire industry and we encourage you to share that knowledge.