Next year’s 25th Anniversary of Singapore’s annual ADEX Show – now a leading event on the diving industry calendar – also marks the anniversary of the launch of my first book : Live-Aboards Of The Asia-Pacific “Believe me, my young… Read More ›
ADEX
ADEX2018 – Standing Tall On the World stage.
Celebrating its 24th year as a dive extravaganza without equal, Singapore’s annual ADEX (Asian Dive Exhibition) Show has – like the literary character, Topsy – “just growed” to become a major player in the global promotion of diving. Attracting an… Read More ›
ADEX2018 TEKDive Conference – Singapore
Putting diving – and diving exploration – into the driving seat, the ADEX2018 TeKDive Conference (Suntec City, Singapore from 6-8 April) travels beyond the mermaid zone to see how a small handful of dedicated pioneers are combining science and technology… Read More ›
Being Neighbourly
As a former believer in the notion perpetrated by generations of Chief Petty Officers – who took exception to ship’s decks being littered with rubbish – that the ocean was the “world’s biggest ashtray”, I always assumed that the sea… Read More ›
Genetically Modified Behaviour
“Barely fifty-years old yet recreational diving is – in cultural terms – only slowly emerging from the Dark Ages of sexual inequality.” Says Professor Greta Wrassebender, author of the internationally acclaimed, “The Ultimate Aphrodisiac: A study of sexuality and cold,… Read More ›
Anatomy Of An Industry
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important lesson that history has to teach.” – Aldous Huxley As a concept, Australia’s former peak industry diving body had much to commend it: Particularly… Read More ›
