Education throughout the exposition
Seminars
Explore presentations from divers, scientists, educators, photographers, explorers, and other ocean professionals.
2027 planning
The 2027 seminar schedule has not been released
The 2026 seminar schedule is shown below while the 2027 program is being developed.
Seminar program
Seminar Schedules
Click any seminar to view the abstract and speaker biographies.
Main seminar program
Saturday seminars
- Diving Paradise
- Environment
- Cold Water
- Photography
- Training
- Technical Diving
- Education
- Wreck Diving
Meadowlands Exposition Center
I Live Underwater: The Thrilling Adventures of a Record-Breaking Diver, Treasure Hunter, and Deep Sea Explorer, Max Gene Nohl
Tamara Thomsen
Accessible Ocean Tourism and the Handicapped Scuba Association: Redefining Inclusion Beneath the Surface
Elsie Gabriel
Norway: Frontier Diving in the Land of the Vikings
Michael Salvarezza & Christopher Weaver
Ocean Research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
George Buckley
Vessel Incident Survival Guide
Barry Lipsky
USS Monitor’s 50-Year Ironclad Legacy - Where’s the Turret?
Captain “Bobbie” Scholley, USN (Ret.)
Beyond the Familiar: Cultivating Exploration Close to Home
Heison Chak
Iceland Expedition 2025
Bernie Chowdhury
Reef Fishes We Have Known: A Love Story
Anna & Ned DeLoach
Chances of Success in Deep Record Dives
Nuno Gomes
Extreme Remote Diving: The 2026 Shag Rocks & Antarctica Expedition
Jeff Bozanic
Diving into the Industrial Underground 2.0: England, Scotland, and Wales Mine Diving
Yana Stashkevich
Cuba: Island Lost in Time
Larry Cohen & Olga Torrey
Wrecks of the Florida Panhandle: Exploring the Emerald Coast
Michael Salvarezza & Christopher Weaver
What Can Go Wrong and Do We Have a Proven, Hands-on Practiced Plan to Get You and Me Out to Safety?
Andrea Zaferes
The Greek Triangle of Ancient Shipwrecks, Part 1
John Stella
Massachusetts Dive Team Artifact Recovery from the Titanic’s Sister Ship
Richie Kohler, Katy Kohler, Evan Kovacs
7 Secrets to Making Diving Safer for All Levels of Diver from Basic to Instructor
“Butch” Hendrick
Remote Diving in Fiji
Julie Ouimet & Michel Labrecque
Learn About the Thailand Aggressor with Two Andaman Sea Itineraries and the New Chiang Mai, Thailand’s Signature Lodge!
Tom Gebhardt
PADI Member Forum
Privateers of the American Revolution in New Jersey
Steve Nagiewicz
Finding Closure: The Discovery of the WWI-Era Steam Trawler Seiner
Jennifer Sellitti
Exploring the Amazing Galapagos Islands
Maureen & Steve Langevin
Main seminar program
Sunday seminars
- Diving Paradise
- Environment
- Cold Water
- Photography
- Training
- Technical Diving
- Education
- Wreck Diving
Meadowlands Exposition Center
The Hype Around Muck Diving
Julie Ouimet & Michel Labrecque
Empathy at Depth: Communicating and Leading by Values in Dive Programs
Courtlandt Butts
The Gift of Time and a Dive Watch Inspired “The Seal in the Bathtub” Story
Paul Sieswerda & Scot Albertson
City Island Oyster Beds
Captain Mike Carew
Raja Ampat Unfiltered: What’s Really Happening in the “Last Paradise”
Matthew Kaplan
How to Invent the Future of Diving
Jeff Bozanic
Shipwrecks of Lake Champlain
James Sears
Tubbataha: Coral Kingdom of the Sulu Sea
Michael Salvarezza & Christopher Weaver
Seal Madness
Peter Venoutsos
From Wrecks to Reef Balls: Scuba.Tech’s 2026 Community Tech Update
Christopher Drew
Ear Barotrauma
Anthony Ford
Artificial Intelligence in Underwater Photography
Dr. Michael Rothschild
Unveiling the Secret Lives of Reef Fishes and Critters
Anna & Ned DeLoach
Lost Flights: The Discovery of a World War II Navy F4U-1 Corsair off the Coast of New Jersey
Joe Fiorentino
It’s Not Too Late (DWP - CARES)
Jennifer Jones
Ear, Nose, and Throat Problems in Diving
Dr. Michael Rothschild
Around the World in 80 Dives: Find Your Inspiration and Passion
Yana Stashkevich
Off the Beaten Path
Bernie Chowdhury & Nasreen Haque
The Greek Triangle of Ancient Shipwrecks, Part 2
John Stella
Nusa Penida: A Beacon of Hope for Coral Restoration, The Ocean Gardener Story
Matthew Kaplan
The exposition closes at 4:30 p.m.
Specialty schedule
Saturday seminars
Diving & Hyperbaric Program
Glenn Butler
Program Overview, Welcome and Introductions
David Charash
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Healing Modalities
Andrew Bershad
Bringing Calm to Chaos
Jason Culbreth
Managing Stress as a First Responder, and Maintain Situational Awareness
David Charash
Managing Diving Injuries in Remote Locations
Doug Schneider
Precision Under Pressure: Operational Medicine in Dynamic Environments: Leadership, Adaptability & High-Stakes Caresure: Medical Decisions in High-Risk Environments
Michael Clarke
GROUNDED: The Realities of Rescue Diving
Christy Silva & Sandra Shaw