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Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2009

By Jason Heller, April 21, 2009 @ 01:00 AM (EST)

Asia Dive Expo 2009 (ADEX) will be held this week in conjunction with Boat Asia 2009. Both events will be held from 23 to 26 April, 2009 at the world-class Marina at Keppel Bay.

Come by the DivePhotoGuide.com booth #814. We will be giving away free t-shirts at the end of each day at the show! Stay tuned for coverage of the show by Singapore DPG's Singapore representative (and an amazing photographer), Aaron Wong.

ADEX is always a fun show (See our 2008 ADEX coverage here!). I'm dissapointed that I'm not going to be there personally this year, but here's what's in store for those of you who will be there...

Catch this rare opportunity to meet renowned deep-sea explorer Emory KRISTOF at the EcoVillage. He will share images and equipment used in the last 35 years of exploration – from deep sea vents in the Galapagos, the Arctics, Loch Ness monster, Titanic to the most recent Inner Space expedition to the Celebe Sea.

What's more, the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) – Singapore Chapter, will hold their marine roundtable at the EcoVillage on 23 April. The EcoVillage will also feature 6 international NGOs including Project AWARE, Reef Check Malaysia and several others with an insightful presentation by WWF also on 23 April. Visitors interested in doing their part for conservation can check them out over the 4 days.

Visitors can also go on an exploratory journey to learn more about the marine conservation efforts of major eco-friendly corporations at the Environmental Quest Corridor located at the EcoVillage. Learn more about Keppel Corporation's coral reef nursery and find out all about coral reef protection from a group of SMU conservation enthusiast.

Aspiring divers can grab the chance to gear up and take a dive in our specially constructed pool under professional guidance of divemasters. This is specially brought to you by RenScubaWorx.

Submission for 2009 competition is now closed and the quality of images is by far of the highest standards since the inception of this international digital photographic competition. 45 photo entries have been selected to proceed to the final round in the 3 categories – Seascapes, Macro and Animal Behaviour. Michael AW, of Ocean Geographic Society, and the co-coordinator of the competition noted that the standard of these entries are world class, comparable to winners of Celebrate the Sea Imagery Competition and the World Underwater Pictures Festival which is mostly competed by the world's best underwater photographers.

The final round will be judged "live" by a panel of judges comprising Emory Kristof (National Geographic), John Thet (Asian Geographic) and Mathieu Meur (Ocean Geographic). Competitors and enthusiastic photographers should attend the session as the judges will debate and critique during the session.

At ADEX 09, there's something for everyone and its all done in the name of marine conservation! So, if you're in Singapore, you should be there!

Asia Dive Expo is Asia's largest and longest running exhibition for the dive industry and related businesses. This year, ADEX had a strong focus on the conservation of our oceans with the theme “Save the sea, be a diver!” It launched the inaugural EcoVillage which featured presentations from international NGOs like the World Wide Fund for Nature and Reef Check Malaysia. ADEX will continue to highlight the importance of marine conservation through its various channels alongside its core purpose of bringing together the best in Asia’s diving industry.

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