EVENTS
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It became pretty clear to me that conservation had changed, that it wasn’t about hugging trees and saving sharks and pandas, it was about saving humans.
—Rob Stewart (Summit ’15)
Ocean Days of the Year
Int’l Children’s Book Day 2
ADEX Singapore 2019 11-14
Sustainable Diving Think Tank 12
Sustainable Diving Dialogue 13
Mote Marine Lab OceanFest 13
EarthX Film Festival 19-28
World Fish Migration Day 21
Earth Day 22
World Book Day 23
World Penguin Day 25
Inland Ocean Action Summit 27-28
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Featured Event
Join the Movement to Go Plastic-Free at DEMA Show 2020.
Growing Support for a Plastic Petition. At DEMA Show 2019, environmental exhibitor Lionfish University announced a petition to reduce unnecessary plastic use by trade show exhibitors and visitors at the DEMA Show 2020, with a special focus on “single use plastics”....
Green Gear Survey dives into the Clam Shell Controversy
As part of their ongoing mission to support sustainability in the dive industry, The Reef-World Foundation and Blue Ocean Network are conducting a primary 'Green Gear' survey of dive and photo gear manufacturers at the DEMA Show 2019. DEMA Show is the perfect...
Women Divers Hall of Fame Honors Class of 2020
An Honor Society Making a Difference Dedicated to recognizing and honoring the contributions of women divers, the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) is an international non-profit professional honor society whose member contributions span a wide variety of...
Unleashing the Potential of Ocean Conscious Business Models
Green Fins was showcased for the first time on US soil this time last year, and industry sustainability leaders have demanded more. UK Charity The Reef-World Foundation - the international coordinators of Green Fins - will return to lead a series of seminars at DEMA...
Sustainability Seminars, Awards, Conservation Galas at DEMA Show 2019 in Orlando, FL
The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association annual trade-only DEMA Show will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Fl, starting November 13 through November 16, 2019. This is the only trade show for the diving and snorkeling industry. Bona fide...
Dive, Travel, Education, Sustainable Business & Conservation return to Orlando in 2019
The Premier Dive Event of the Year The 43rd annual DEMA Show will be held Nov 13 - 16, 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. DEMA Show is the world's ONLY international trade-only event for dive, action watersports, and travel...
Inland Ocean Action Summit at EarthxOcean
Join Blue Frontier & Inland Ocean Coalition The IOAS, organized by Blue Frontier and the Inland Ocean Coalition with support from Charlotte Vick of EarthX will be held April 27-28 at EarthX in Dallas, Texas. The event draws ocean activists from inland areas of the...
Grow Your Dive Business at the Sustainable Diving Think Tank and Dialogue at ADEX Singapore 2019
Dive Businesses and Dive Travelers Come Together for a Sustainable Future Real action, business resources and latest plans will be shared at the 3rd annual Sustainable Diving Think Tank and Dialogue at ADEX - Asia Dive Expo from April 11-14, 2019. The event is free to...
Blue Mind 8
On October 4th a group of practitioners, researchers, educators, scientists, artists and all round water advocates came together in Miami and around the globe (real and virtual space) for the 8th Annual Blue Mind Summit hosted by Wallace J Nichols author of Blue Mind...
Critical Climate Change Talks at COP24
On December 2nd, thousands of delegates representing 200 countries will gather in Katowice, Poland for what will be the most important climate conference since the signing of the Paris Accord in 2015. The goal of COP24 is to agree on a “work program” limiting the...
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