I took a few workshop and social pics this weekend:
NSS CDS Workshop & Social Pictures
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I took a few workshop and social pics this weekend:
NSS CDS Workshop & Social Pictures
Thanks TJ,
Enjoyed the pictures and enjoyed the workshop as well.
To all of you who missed it, you missed some good stuff. I know alot of new cave divers don't really care about the history of the sport, but alot of us that have been doing this more than 10 years do appreciate the contributions of those who came before us. I've met alot of the old timers, and even spent some time in the water with a few of them, but it was an honor to meet so many this weekend including a few I had not met before including Court Smith , Joe Prosser, John Harper and George Krasle.
There was alot of history represted this weekend and it really showed how far we have come in such a short time.
The panel discussions were great, and as always, fun films by Wes on Saturday night.
Thanks also to Cathy for hosting the social on Friday.
I'll have to post a few pics I took at the workshop as well....
...but for now........
http://cavediver.net/photopost/data/...DS-2006_TJ.jpg
The workshop was very enjoyable, even though I had to work nearly the whole time! :) Great to meet so many cave divers, and chat with so many vendors.
I added some more pics from the workshop.
http://cavediver.net/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=507
"bmwcaves"]I added some more pics from the workshop."
Cort Smith & John Harper-? Wow, I sure wished I could have made it up there-! As always, Brian your photos are awesome-! Especially of.....>
TJ-:roll: Keep an eye on this guy.....>He looks shady-! 8)
:) Take care
Jack
Had a great time meeting you all as well during the social and the workshop. It was really cool hearing some of the people talk on Saturday, and getting to meet them.
The only regret I have is that I left the social Friday night to go dive Cow, and when I came back the beer was all gone. It was a really sad moment.
A few more pictures. From the "official" photographer, Norm.
http://www.pbase.com/eanx/cds2006
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Originally Posted by Omicron
I was sad as well to find two floaty kegs. Next time, the 35 to 40 Texas A&M students are going to have to bring their own beer!
I understand that the U paid a huge bill for all their students to attend the workshop. In which case, they had as much right to the kegs as you or I. Guess it just came out as unfortunate planning that the person who ordered beer didn't know they were going to have that big group on top of the "regulars."Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordan
Great pictures everyone.
Norm like the sidemount seminar pictures- way cool.
So T.J.- when’s the Yellow Box Of Debt in your future? HEHEHE
Or would you prefer the Optima?
Interesting how specialty gear manufactures showed up –very cool.
Thanks for sharing with the long distance users.
Later, Andrew
what kind of students? god i hate texas a&m
Great pictures, TJ.
Thanks for posting for those of us who have to live vicariously through you guys.
Anna
Hey, don't forget you owe me a dive at Pot Springs for the "traveler"! :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordan
Compliments to all for such a great workshop (DeWayne, Forrest....), and to all who missed it, we missed you. I had such a good time, and my brother Jay got a lasting impression. He did some 2 1/4" photography back in P3 (thanks to Janet), and I'll try to to get that posted up here when it get's turned into a digital format.
student divers from texas a&m's scientific diver course. the class ends with 3 weeks of diving, doing wreck surveying, artifact recovery, archeology and it ends with a cavern diver class. My cave instructor was one of the people helping teach the cavern class, so i got to ride along with her as she taught class and i got to go cave diving for a week on the cheap. Good times.Quote:
Originally Posted by JP
scientific diver course? i got ow1 at a university but it wasnt anything like that. someone said the univ shelled mass cash..... why? just curious never heard of that before, students got a deal i bet less it was a short course with seperate rules/pricesQuote:
Originally Posted by Omicron
It's a sweet deal - I'm totally jealous of it...if I could have had opportunities like that in college - dang. You can start the class as a non-diver. You spend a semester learning to dive, doing all kinds of neat stuff underwater. The class culminates in this field trip and you can take up through intro cave with it. It is really cool, and the cavern divers end up being much better than your average diver with this class, as all the instructors are cave instructors.
you mean it continuing education or its a credit class? thats nuts, how much does it cost? they have cave instructors from the start like pool work?Quote:
Originally Posted by Omicron
No, it's a credit class. This 3 week thing at the end is just extra. And yep, the instructors from OW on are cave instructors - they have the same instructors from starting OW to Cavern/Intro. It is an amazing opportunity for somewhat that has a heavy interest in diving.
This field trip is pretty cheap for the students - if we (regular people...) were to pay for what they get.... it would cost a lot more than what the students pay.
I think it's fantastic they are encouraging young people to get into cave diving and doing science combined with cave diving. I can't think of a better way to bring bright young people into our sport. Next year if they show up again let me know ahead of time. I'll pony up the money for another keg for the kids. Cindy Butler :D
yeah its a good deal for them kids, if you put up for another keg you would have to listen to those weird am cheers. i say cut em off and check id's any am students less than 50 cant have any beer!! you got to watch them people close, now ifen lsu did it then i would support it moreQuote:
Originally Posted by Cindy
there was beer??? aaaawww man, i was taking advantage of the night dive at Peacock.
great dive up the peanut tunnel with TJ, Bob and Denise.
got back to the Outpost and was amazed at all the people.
well, at least there was still chow left :D
I will *remember* that offer :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cindy
Glad you enjoyed the night dive at Peacock. I hope we can do it again sometime.Quote:
Originally Posted by BradfordNC
Me too. Too bad Tom wasn't teaching at Texas A&M at Galveston when I was there 20 years ago. Surprisingly, most of my former professors are still there, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omicron
Dave
It'd be best to get Dr. Iliffe, the instructor here to discuss it before, but I'll try to get everything right. The class is offered by the Marine Biology department at Texas A&M University - it's listed in the course directory here (http://www.marinebiology.edu/Curricu...scriptions.htm) but I'm not sure exactly which one it is. I think it's either MARB 345, 350, 616, or 617, or possible it's a mixture. The 3 week field trip is the capstone of a semester-long class on diving technique, physics, physiology, scientific diving techniques and procedures, and techniques of marine biology, hydrology, and archealogy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omicron
They spend all semester taking classes, working in the pool, and performing open water dives. I think they get worked pretty hard - they have to make observations and take data during the dives. Whenever I've talked to the students (always towards the end of the class), they've seemed pretty exhausted. One of them mentioned paying ~$1600 for the trip, which included lodging, transportation, food, and diving. I believe there were a bit under 30 students this year, plus four instructors (Tom Iliffe, Gregg Stanton, Bill Ol?, and Tami) and a half dozen or so grad student TAs. I just wish I could've taken a class like that when I was in school!
Ethan