Dive Industry

(Dive Travel Business News - Wednesday January 23, 2013) --The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) has been conducting 2020 Vision brainstorming sessions in several locations during 2011 and 2012 and additional sessions are planned for 2013. Conceived as a means by which DEMA Member input could help steer the direction of the Industry and Association, information from the DEMA 2020 Vision Sessions are part of the strategic planning process used by DEMA’s Board of Directors. 

Ideas and priorities from these brainstorming sessions help the Board understand the needs of Members on the ground. It is from these sessions that ideas such as the owner and employee health insurance program and the worker’s compensation insurance program, both open to DEMA Members, originated.  read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - November 1, 2012) -- The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) announced today that the DEMA Board of Directors has approved the activation of the Disaster Assistance Program to assist those DEMA Show Exhibitors and Buyers impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

DEMA's Disaster Assistance Program contains funds specifically for companies that planned to exhibitor buy at DEMA Show but which were subsequently impacted by a natural disaster. Based on their exhibit size as contracted by close of business on Monday, October 22, 2012, each exhibitor involved from affected locations as outlined below, may apply for funds to help them get to the trade show. Buyers who planned to attend DEMA Show can also apply for funds to assist in staying onsite at DEMA Show 2012. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News -- October 20, 2012) -- Insurance Management Services will present two Advanced Risk Management seminars for Dive Professionals at DEMA Show 2012 to be held Nov 14-19 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV. Presented by Carol Christini, President of Insurance Management Services Inc., the seminars are offered to Dive Businesses, Industry Professionals and Charter Operators regardless of training agency affiliation.

Seating capacity is first-come first-served for these free seminars scheduled from 12-2pm on Wed Nov 14 and Sat Nov 17. Dive Professionals will discover new risk management tools, and learn advanced concepts in risk management, critical thinking, decision making, causes of accidents, professional responsibility, levels of responsibility, common areas of concern in diving, and what to do in an emergency. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - October 9, 2012) -- DivingGlobal, has announced the release of a pioneering cloud service designed to revolutionize the diving industry, with the release of its flagship CRM application.  DivingGlobal’s technology provides dive store owners the ability to engage their customers through open, mobile and social channels, allowing  the seamless integration of IT management solutions across all lines of business from anywhere in the world. As a result, dive store owners will be in a position to radically improve time management, develop a more holistic connection with customers and restore the demands of running a dive store to its exciting and dynamic origins.

When asked about the value that DivingGlobal’s cloud solution is poised to deliver to the diving industry DivingGlobal’s Founder and CEO Michael Amico stated, We provide retail store operators the ability to engage their customers and grow revenue through open, mobile, and social channels. Our App allows retailers one place to access all of their crucial business systems from anywhere on the planet on any device." read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - October 2, 2012)  -- The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF)has created a 2013 calendar featuring stunning underwater photography, where 100% of proceeds from each calendar sold will be applied to WDHOF scholarship and training grant programs.

Each calendar is 12" x 12" (opens to 12" x 24") and is individually shrink wrapped for protection. Cost per calendar is  $15 with a discounted price of $12 each if a dozen is ordered. Calendars may be ordered online at www.wdhof.org through the WDHOF secure NY Charities site by following the link on the WDHOF home page.  For those attending DEMA Show 2012 November 14 - 17 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, calendars may be pre-ordered for pick-up at WDHOF Booth #3150. For international orders contact Bonnie Toth at bonnietoth@earthlink.net.  read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - October 1, 2012 )  -- DEMA has shut down its current “DEMA Assn” Facebook page and switched to a new Facebook page, “DEMAorg”. All “DEMA Assn” Facebook followers are encouraged to "Like" the new “DEMAorg” Facebook page so as not to miss out on any important news or information.

“We use the handle ‘DEMA Org’ on most other social networks and decided to make the switch on Facebook to create some consistency amongst all of our profiles and pages,” explained Nicole Russell, DEMA Managing Director. “We expect this should help the Industry professionals connect with DEMA and other professionals more easily as they move amongst different social media platforms.” read more »