2 for 1-Do not forget to sign up!!

In our joint efforts to bring in new divers and to show the general public the joys and wonders of diving, PADI Nordic is proud to announce the "2 for 1" Discover Scuba campaign.

The campaign is a cooperation with Mares/CBM Produkter and PADI Nordic.

During 2009 every "splash camera" sold trough the major Nordic travel agencies in their Tax Free catalogue will consists of a first exposure with a offer of a Discover scuba offer, go 2 pay for 1. The estimated amount of cameras to be sold is 15 000.

As a PADI Dive center, do not miss the opportunity to get in contact with new potential divers.

Go to: www.padi.se/two4one

For more information, contact: olle.olsson@padi.se or mox.moberg@padi.se

PADI Nordic 2008 Go Pro Challenge Winner

Now it is finalised, the winner of the 2008 Go Pro Challenge is:

Palle Djursgård, PADI Instructor at Master Dive, Helsingör, Denmark a PADI 5 Star IDC.

We all gratulate Palle to a very fine job done during 2008 and wish him a prosperous 2009.

Each Regional Award winner will receive:
-A bursary from PADI Nordic of £750 sterling to be used for professional or business development (e.g. website re-development, additional instructor training, a local advertising campaign, purchasing additional training materials).

-Assistance from your Regional Manager and the PADI Nordic Marketing Department in putting together a promotional article relating to your scuba diving career and instructor achievements.

This will be released on padi.com and to local Dive Press.

-The Regional Go PRO Challenge Award Plaque, engraved with your details, to display for one year, plus an individual plaque recognising your achievement for you to keep.

-Free PADI membership for 2009.

You will find more information on: http://www.padimembers.com/

Picture, left to right: Olle Olsson, Sales and Marketing Manager/PADI Nordic.

Palle Djursgård, PADI Instructor at Master Dive.

Webinar on EVE for PADI Dive Centers in the Nordic area

Make a mark in your busy agenda, May 26 at 11:00 (CET).

A webinar hold by Ian Sykes at ISSYS will be made for all of you Dive Center owners/managers, who are interested in more information on how EVE could help you keep track of students and customers.

To sign up you need to:

1. Send your interest along with your e-mail address to: ian.sykes@issys.co.uk

2. Make sure your PC/Mac have functional speakers and microphone.

Any questions, please contact:

mox.moberg@padi.se

PADI DC Business Meeting in helsinki

During last Saturday, 12 Key persons in the Finish diving industry got together for a full day of presentations, interesting discussions and workshop.

The meeting took place in Helsinki and was attended by 6 of the leading Finish PADI Dive centres.

A lot of useful information was shared among the attendants, and all of us agreed it had been a interesting and informative day, for both PADI Nordic Staff and the present DC.

We also agreed on to continue with this type of meeting.

Picture: Olle Olsson, Sales & Marketing Manager PADI Nordic, talks about statistics and certification numbers.

PADI DC Business Meeting in Jönköping

The first PADI DC Business meeting was held in Jönköping, Sweden during Saturday.

11 PADI Dive centers and 12 Managers and Key Instructors attended the meeting.

During the day there was a full program covering topics from Surviving in hard economical times, EVE, elearning, work shop and ideas on how to attract and keep divers active, what PADI Nordic can help individual DC with.

comments on the meeting.

-"This meeting was much more interesting and useful then the first impression from the proposed agenda."

-"The best part was the EVE presentation, this was really interesting and useful information for me as a Dive Center".

-"The information and possibilities with eLearning was good."

At the end all Dive Centers made an agreement to put the eLearning link on their web site.

Next DC Business Meeting will be:

Oslo, Norway. April 18.

Helsinki, Finland. April 25.

For signing up or more information, please contact:

Mikael Mox Moberg, mox.moberg@padi.se

Phone: +46 70 777 66 32.

Picture: Trond Skaare, PADI Nordic Manager Training and Membership, presenting " Survival Training".

Vildmarksmässan, Stockholm

After a summary of the total of visitors at the exhibition in Stockholm March 13 - 15.

A total of 23 430 visitors. New record and an increase of 25 % from last year.

Friday: 4 796

Saturday:11 497

Sunday: 7 137

Many exhibitors felt the increase of visitors and an increasing interest in diving, diving activities and equipment.

We are looking forward to the 2009 season.

More information on:

www.vildmarksmassan.se

Photo: By DYK Diving Magazine.

Stockholm Dive Show, Vildmarksmässan

Only2 days left to 2009 Dive Show at Vildmarksmässan, Älvsjö.

Do not miss this opportunity to meet colleagues, customers, PADI Staff and get inspired for the up coming season.

Free entrance for all PADI Members, just show your PADI card at the entrance.

REMINDER!

PADI MEMBER FORUM.

New venue, Conference room T3

Stockholm, Vildmarksmässan.
Sunday 15th March at 12.00-15.oo. No need for pre bookings, just show up.

OXYGENE PROVIDER INSTRUCTOR COURSE

Stockholm, Vildmarksmässan. Saturday 14th March at 12.00-17.00. Conference room 257.

Need for pre booking, contact:

mox.moberg@padi.se

Vildmarksmässan 13-15 mars 2009.

Öppettider:

Fredag 10.00-19.00

Lördag 10.00-18.00

Söndag 10.00-17.00

EntrépriserVuxen 130kr

Ungdom 16-18 år 50kr

Barn 7-15 år 20kr

Barn 0-6 år fri entré

Familjebiljett(2 vuxna, max 3 barn 7-15 år) 270 kr .

For more info, go to:

http://www.vildmarksmassan.se/