July 4-6, 2008


http://www.mide.com.my

MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL DIVE EXPO 2008

Venue:

Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Event description:

Strategically located at heart of town in the most prestigious venue, MIDE 2008 once again is geared to garner a bigger splash to showcase and promote a wide range of international brands and products, technical developments, training programme and market opportunity in the diving industry.

MIDE 2008 intends to bring the focused and targeted visitors to explore the industry to exchange ideas, share opinion about the environment, concerning issue in the industry and well as to boost the interest of everyone through trade of products and services.

Diving in Malaysia and its regional waters is another high yield marine leisure activities categorized under sport and recreational tourism. Malaysia alone has more than 126 diving spots and more than 40 islands and Marine Parks. Malaysia has been categorized as one of the top ten diving destinations in the world and these goes the same for its surrounding regions in Asia.

Diver’s and water sports enthusiasts to MIDE 2008 will get to see and witness various equipments (commercial and non-commercial) from the dive and water sports industry. We also encourage newcomers to dive deeper into MIDE 2008 and to take advantage of trade, become a real player in this emerging industry.

MIDE2008 aimed to aggressively promote, educate the public on the preservation and conservation of our corals and marine life. This is to ensure the natural sea resources are protected and will not be extinct.

This year, MIDE 2008 will promote Island & Resorts, Dive Operators, Dive Professionals, Commercial divers, Military Divers, Dive and Water Sports Equipments Manufacturers / Distributors / Importers / Wholesalers / Retailers, Marine Machines Manufacturers / Distributors / Importers / Wholesalers / Retailers,  Marina Service Providers, Dive and Adventure Travel Retailers & Agents, Boat Builders & Boat Charter Operators, Live aboard Dive Operators, Dive Accessory’s Manufacturers / Retailer, Water Sports and Dive Insurance Provider, Vacation Clubs, Diving and Water Sports Apparel Manufacturer / Retailers / Wholesaler, Healthcare Products, Dive Associations / Institutions, Dive Media, Tourism Boards, Government Organizations and others related to this Industry.

EVENTS HIGHLIGHT!!!!!!

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION,
CHILDREN UNDERWATER COLOURING CONTEST,
PRIMENARY DIVING SIGN UP AND TRY OUT’S,
PRODUCTS DEMOSTRATION,
IMEGARY GALLERY
SEMINAR AND TALKS ON CONSERVATION,
TRAINING PROGRAMME’S
AND MANY MORE STAGE ACTIVITIES.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mide.com.my

Aug 18-24, 2008


http://www.marmarafestival.org

MARMARA FESTIVAL - 8th International Underwater Photo & Video Festival

Venue:

Caddebostan Scuba Divers’ Sports Club, Istanbul, Turkey

Event description:

The 8th International and 15th National Underwater Festival.

The festival consists of two different contests:

8th Underwater Photo and Videos Contest
(requires older photos & videos)

CATEGORIES
Portfolio
Macro
Wide Angle
Printed photo - Macro
Printed photo - Wide Angle
DigiArt
Video film Professional
Video film Amateur

15th 'The Living Marmara' Photo and Video Contest

(requires on the spot dives on 23rd August 2008)

CATEGORIES
Slide - Macro
Slide - Wide Angle
Digital - Macro
Digital - Wide Angle
Digital - Fish
Video film
 
Deadline for registration and dispatch: 01st August 2008

For more information, please visit: http://www.marmarafestival.org

Sept 19-21, 2008


www.chinadiveexhibition.com

China Dive Exhibition 2008

Venue:

East Asia Exhibition Hall, Shanghai

Event description:

Adding a successful CDEX 07 together, China Dive Exhibition (CDEX) has been through 3 years already. Its relentless efforts to strive the Chinese dive market have produced closer industry bindings and as well as greater awareness among the public. The 4-month marketing campaign of CDEX 07 has also created overwhelming success in popularizing “diving as a life style”. A number of on-site activities designed to enhance the communication between exhibitors and visitors is the witness to a growing enthusiasm.

While carrying on with the existing attractions, CDEX 2008 pledges to work more closely with industry stakeholders beginning as early as the pre-show promotion. “We serve the best we could”. Bearing this in mind, CDEX2008 will add a tour package catered to our exhibitors and trade visitors’ specific needs. Participants in CDEX2008 will enjoy great conformability by just telling us they’re coming over!

CDEX believes market education is the focus in the emerging stage of an industry. We will thus initiate a splashing live-classroom on site. It’ll showcase the professional dive courses for dive enthusiasts, while promoting the world’s renowned dive training organizations.

Being the top industry trade show for the Chinese dive market, CDEX will also launch the very first Chinese Equipment Zone (CEZ) in CDEX 2008. It gathers first-tier dive equipment manufacturers in response to increasing demands from trade buyers. To assist international buyers gain a clearer picture about the Chinese dive manufacturing industry, CDEX has written a report on the industry. It will continue to write reports in an annual basis as to keep itself the trade and information platform.

Our ocean conservation program in CDEX 07 has gained favorable response from both visitors and a wide range of media. This year CDEX 2008 will improve upon it to include adults to the event. It has also joined hands with a T-shirt licensing website (www.7paint.com) to further spread the awareness of protecting our ocean.

CDEX 2008 will offer tremendous returns to you. Join us before 21st January and receive more privileges and special discounts!

Exhibitor Profile:

• Dive organizations / institutions / training certification agencies / clubs
• Dive travel / resorts / destinations
• Dive equipment and accessories manufacturers / wholesalers / exporters / retailers
• Live-aboard dive operators
• Underwater photographers and videographers
• Diving-related print and electronic media
• Diving-related art, apparel and accessories
• Underwater vehicle industry
• Commercial diving companies

Visitor Profile:

• Trade Visitors
• Dive school directors
  Dive instructors
• Commercial/Military divers
• Equipment manufacturers / distributors / wholesalers / retailers
• Boat owners / operators
• Government organizations / Associations
• Adventure retailers / agents
• Travel buyers
• Dive publications Public Visitors
• Certified divers
• Water sports enthusiasts
• New / interested divers
• Water sports associations
• Boaters
• Adventure sports enthusiasts

For more information, please visit: www.chinadiveexhibition.com

November 1-2, 2008

www.diveshows.co.uk

NEC Dive Show 2008

Venue:

NEC, Birmingham, UK

Event description:

Twice a year the diving world gears up for the highlights of the sport's calendar — the London and Birmingham Dive Shows. At each event hundreds of leading suppliers of the latest diving gear, holidays, training courses, leisurewear and boats meet with thousands of experienced and wannabe divers from the UK, Europe and beyond.

Visit www.diveshows.co.uk for more information.