Wreck seminar in Helsinki, Finland

New Project AWARE 2011 Limited Edition Whale card Now Available!

Your student divers can start taking action for marine conservation as soon as they complete a diving course by choosing to receive the Project AWARE version of their PADI certification card, or by replacing their current card.

For a minimum donation of £10 or more, any diver can sport the new Humpback Whale card and know 100 percent of their gift supports protection for the environment they love the most.

Over the 21 years of AWARE, the minimum donation amount has always been £5, so we are increasing it to be consistent globally and consistent with global cost increases. The figure closely matches what is currently being donated by each PIC as most donations come in at £10 and over.

Your participation matters.60 percent of Project AWARE donations come through the PADI Certification process. Use these tools and challenge your students to choose the only card choice that contributes to underwater conservation:

1. Use the New Whale Card Poster to promote the card to your students.
2. Build support into every course. Simply add £10 minimum donation to the course price and let divers know it supports protection for underwater environments.
3. Download the Whale c-card image. Use it to promote the AWARE card scheme on your website.
4. Email Us to Go 100% AWARE via PIC Online and certify all your students with the Project AWARE card.

Generous support of the certification card program has helped Project AWARE underwrite many successful projects and programs such as shark protection, underwater cleanups and coral monitoring in 2010.

As they prepare to re-launch the long standing organisation on 08th June 2011 with a new mission, vision and strategies for ocean health and abundance they need your help more than ever before.

Thanks for your ongoing commitment and support to PADI’s environmental charity Partner.

MATKA 2011 Travel Fair, Helsinki.

Now its done!
The travel fair was a huge success among all exhibitors at the Diving village.
A lot of visitors, and a huge interest in diving among the visitors.
During the fair, more than 150 persons tried diving by conducting a PADI Discover Scuba Diving in the pool.
A big “thank you” to all dive industry persons taking part in the exhibition, a special thank you to the PADI Instructors initiating and made it all happen.
Petteri Nyström.
Petri Stenberg
Aleksi Nieminen
We will be back next year!

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At padimembers.com
you cand find video clips for download, to use on your website or in your presentation. You can also find Images, logos and banners.
Go to "Toolbox" and Marketing.


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Dive Village at MATKA Travel Fair 2011.

Dear PADI Member,
As you might know and are aware of, there will be a Dive Village at the Matka Travel Fair in Helsinki, from Thu 20 to Sun 23 Jan 2011. Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Messuaukio 1, Helsinki.

This event has been initiated by the local dive industry and several of your colleagues.

The visitors at Dive Village will find a pool for try diving and activities, a number of short talks about diving will be conducted. For the time being nine varies companies from the dive industry will be represented at Dive Village. A competition with a quiz for the public will be going on in Dive Village during the public days. The three first correct answered forms in a drawing are winning a PADI Open Water Diver Course.

The Matka Travel Fair and Dive Village will give you as a PADI member an encouragement and chance to see the show by sending you enclosed invitation card, for a free entrance during the public days. The invitation card entitles you to one free admission to Matka 2011 and Dive Village, during the public days starting at 12.00 noon the 21st Jan – 23rd Jan 2011.

The first of two planned MF in Helsinki.
Saturday, January 22, afternoon at 15.00 PADI will conduct a PADI Member Forum in Ballroom 2. Please note that you need your enclosed invitation card or an exhibition ticket to enter the Convention & Exhibition Centre. The PADI Member Forum will be conducted by Mikael “Mox” Moberg and it will be given in English.

After the Member Forum and a bit later the same night it will be a Diving Social at Cantina West, Kasarminkatu 23 in Helsinki, starting at 19.00. Dive Village invites you to enjoy an evening out with other Divers! There will be good food, excellent company and a happy atmosphere!

The only way to ensure your participation is to purchase a dinner card from Helsingin Sukelluskeskus, Kalevankatu 55, ph. +358 45 13 00 805, e-mail helsinki@sukelluskeskus.fi By 25 € you will get GRANDE FIESTA menu. Kindly note, that drinks are not included. There are only certain amount of cards - so be fast and get a card for yourself and your friends! Last day to purchase dinner cards is Friday 14th?? of January!
Come along!

PADI www.padi.com
Sukelluskeskus www.sukelluskeskus.fi
Ravintola Cantina West www.cantinawest.net
Matka 2011 http://web.finnexpo.fi/Sites1/Matka/Sivut/default.aspx

New PADI Regional Headquarters Delivers Expanded Benefits to Members

Launch of new office will increase product and customer support offerings for local members.

BRISTOL, GÖTEBORG, HETTLINGEN 01.01.2011 -- PADI Members in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will enjoy a higher level of customer service and support as PADI International Ltd., PADI Europe and PADI Nordic prepare to combine forces in 2011. The new regional headquarters, PADI EMEA (PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa), unites the talent and resources of the three offices to provide PADI Members with an unparalleled level of support, services and products.

"Trends in the dive market are changing, so the PADI Offices are responding to meet changing member? needs," says PADI Europe Executive Director, Jean-Claude Monachon. "The goal of the new regional headquarters is to move PADI Members ahead as market leaders through a broader range of products and services than currently available, and by leveraging resources to make it easier and more convenient to access products, services and support through PADI EMEA."

PADI EMEA will be the largest PADI Regional Headquarters and serve more than 2,000 retail and resort members and 57,500 individual members, who in turn certify more than 380,000 divers annually. To meet the demands of this culturally diverse membership, PADI EMEA will extend its service hours, centralize its phone system, expand online services and provide customer support in more than twenty languages. The centralization of services will allow for faster member and diver certification processing, consistent marketing campaigns, enhanced PADI eLearning® support, simplified pricing, broader job search and placement options, easier instructor mobility and more. In addition, the regional headquarters size will significantly increase its ability to interact with and influence media, government and industry relations.

"The size and scope of PADI EMEA creates tremendous bargaining leverage on behalf of PADI Members and opens the door to new partnerships and exciting opportunities for attracting new divers," says PADI President and Chief Operating Officer Drew Richardson. "PADI EMEA?s reach will help bring new people into diving -- potentially in unprecedented numbers."

Mark Caney, VP, Training, Education and Memberships at PADI International Ltd, emphasized the value in pooling the talent of the three offices. "We are excited about the expansion of capabilities PADI EMEA represents for our members. Among the staff of the new office we will have an extraordinary range of talents, with specialists who have run thousands of Discover Scuba sessions in the Maldives or those who have conducted tec diving courses in the frozen Baltic Sea. The breadth of diving experience and language support now available to PADI Pros is unmatched in the industry".

PADI EMEA will lead the regional dive industry in customer service, sales, business education, marketing and training consultancy. To ensure a smooth transition and uninterrupted member support and customer service, the three offices will integrate their services in stages throughout 2011, with full integration scheduled by 2012. For more information regarding PADI EMEA, please contact Jean-Claude Monachon, Tel Nr: +41 52 304 14 14 or via email: jcm@padi.com

PADI - The Way the World Learns to Dive®

PADI TecRec: New rebreather course range

For over 40 years, PADI has been offering a complete range of recreational diving courses.
Ten years ago, the agency entered the world of technical diving.
Today, PADI launches a brand new range of courses for Rebreather diving: from recreational courses to full tec.
Mark Caney is vice president for Rebreather Technologies with the Technical Diving Division of PADI.
He knows exactly what they have in store.
Obviously we wanted to know how their new range of CCR courses is structured, what kind of courses PADI will offer, and which rebreather they will work with.

For more information and watch the interview go to:

http://www.padi.com/tecrecblog
http://www.facebook.com/PADITecRec