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2010 NSS-CDS Workshop - An Innerspace Odyssey!!

Trenton, FL

Ticket Information

Ticket Type	Price	Fee	Quantity
Adult CDS Member Admission	$55.00	$0.00
Adult Non Diving Companion	$55.00	$0.00
Non-Member	$75.00	$0.00
Child - 13-17	$25.00	$0.00
Child under 12	$0.00	$0.00
Sidemount Clinic more info Conducted by Lamar Hires. The discussion phase will be followed by a pool session to try out some Nomad equipment. Discussion includes:How to carry stage bottles, stowing backup gear, how to select a SM kit for your personal needs, and discussing the many SM kits available. Location TBD.	$0.00	$0.00
Mike Pouchers' Survey Clinic at Bat Cave 9 AM - 3 PM more info Cave surveyors Michael Poucher and Jason Richards will be presenting two concurrent cave survey classes for surveyors at different levels. For the new surveyors and divers interested in the basic mechanics of cave survey, Michael Poucher will be teaching how to start your cave survey, the mechanics of underwater cave survey, instruments, setting up your data, and much more. For the cave surveyor who already has some data, Jason Richards will be showing how to turn your data into a raw line plot using Walls that can be exported to ArcGIS for plotting onto a topo map, or into Adobe Illustrator for drawing a full detail map. Jason will also demonstrate how "round-tripping" can be used between Walls and Adobe Illustrator to draw your cave map in small sections, rather than waiting until all of the data is collected. Mike Poucher will run a survey workshop at Bat Cave from 9 am to about 3 pm. Plan to meet on site on Sunday. give Maps will be given out on Saturday to those that sign up. The class will be held at the Santa Fe Community College Bat Cave Preserve. There will be a lecture on surveying techniques and a couple land drills before breaking into small groups and going into the cave and doing a knotted line survey of one of the passages. This is a dry cave and may require some crawling through mud depending on the weather. Long pants and lace up shoes or boots to go into the cave (no flip flops) are recommended. Helmets with lights will be provided or you can bring your own. We ask for a $5 donation to offset the cost of helmet maintenance. We will eat lunch on-site, so bring a bag lunch and something to drink. Plan to bring water for the rest of the day. There are bathroom facilities on-site and a pavilion with picnic tables for the lecture and lunch.	$0.00	$0.00
Jason Richard’s Advanced Survey Clinic – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm more info Cave surveyors Michael Poucher and Jason Richards will be presenting two concurrent cave survey classes for surveyors at different levels. For the new surveyors and divers interested in the basic mechanics of cave survey, Michael Poucher will be teaching how to start your cave survey, the mechanics of underwater cave survey, instruments, setting up your data, and much more. For the cave surveyor who already has some data, Jason Richards will be showing how to turn your data into a raw line plot using Walls that can be exported to ArcGIS for plotting onto a topo map, or into Adobe Illustrator for drawing a full detail map. Jason will also demonstrate how "round-tripping" can be used between Walls and Adobe Illustrator to draw your cave map in small sections, rather than waiting until all of the data is collected. In cave Survey and Walls Round-tripping To get the most out of this class, you will need to bring along a laptop computer running Windows XP or better. Required software will be provided on a CD-ROM. If you have any cave data from a survey that you are working on, please bring it along, and we can use it for examples.	$0.00	$0.00
IUCRR Workshop - Classroom only 10:00-11:00 at Otter Springs more info Conducted by Lamar Hires. This workshop will cover the changing environment with recovery operations: new procedures and applications for recovery divers and surface support personnel. Lamar will discuss new tools, video and still cameras to better document recovery operations in the interest of the cave diving community and law enforcement.	$0.00	$0.00
DPV/Scooter Clinic 11:00 Otter Springs more info Pros & cons of scooter types and repair/maintenance. Conducted by Rodney Nairne & Suzie Dudas.	$0.00	$0.00
Haskel Booster Repair & Maintenance Clinic 12:30 Otter Springs more info Conducted by Frank O'Hidy	$0.00	$0.00
Dry Caving trip to Bat Cave 10:00 more info See suggestions from Survey Clinic for clothing, gear & transportation. Meet at Otter and drive to Bat cave. Limited to 10 participants. Additional trips can be scheduled if we know well enough in advance.	$0.00	$0.00
Eco Tour of Little Otter Spring more info Conducted by Tom Morris. 3 mile round trip walking tour.	$0.00	$0.00
Eco Tour - Paddling more info This is a paddling/canoe tour of of the Otter Spring run to the Suwanee River. 3 mile round trip.	$10.00	$0.00
In-Water Rebreather Workshop 10:00-12:00 Otter Springs Pool more info Conducted by Kevin Gurr	$45.00	$0.00
Guided Cave Dives at Hart Springs more info Must be full cave certified with Abe Davis award or equivalent.	$0.00	$0.00
Technical Cylinder System Inspections more info 9-10 AM Bob Sheridan - An overview of what takes places during inspections on cylinders, valves and manifolds for use with air, oxygen, nitrox and mixed gases	$0.00	$0.00
Ocean Management Systems “OMS” Regulators” more info 1000-1100 Bob Sheridan - The function, features, care and maintenance of the Workhorse, High Performance and Deep Performance regulators.	$0.00	$0.00

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Event Details

Please sign up for breakout clinics in addition to the workshop as shown above so we can better plan these events for you!
All participants in all clinics must be registered as a paying attendee in order to participate in breakout clinics on Sunday.

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Everyone is invited to attend the Annual NSS-CDS workshop May 21-23, 2010! The Workshop will be at Otter Springs, In Gilchrist County, south of Lake City. http://www.ottersprings.com

This year, the Workshop will not take place on Memorial Day weekend, to help our members avoid conflicts with family obligations over the holiday, and let them take advantage of reduced hotel rates and less-crowded dive sites.

Fri May 21st - Registration and Social

Sat May 22nd - Workshop, Film Festival, & Cave divers music jam!

Emcee: Jill Heinerth

Speakers to Include:
-Kevin Gurr (Rebreathers Fact, Fiction and Voodoo)
-Brian Kakuk (Exploring Bahama Blue Holes - NOVA
-Jill Heinerth (Rebreather Diving)
-Walter Pickel (Exploring the Dominican Republic)
-Jason Richards (Survey & Cartography)
-Harley Means (The State of our Springs)
-Kelly Jessop (Peacock Springs State Park interpretive trail)
-Agnes Milowka (Cave diving in Australia)

May 23rd - Clinics - Please register for each clinic you want to attend as shown above

-In-Water Rebreather Clinic with Kevin Gurr
-Sidemount Clinic with Lamar Hires
-Survey Clinic with Jason Richards & Mike Poucher
-Haskell Booster Repair & Maintenance with Frank Ohidy
-Dry Caving trip to Bat Cave with Pete Butt
-IUCRR Workshop with Lamar Hires (Classroom only)
-EcoTours with Tom Morris
-Scooter maintenance workshop with Rodney Nairne & Suzie Dudas

-FREE CAVE DIVING AT HART SPRINGS (Sunday only)
Read more about Cave Diving at Hart Springs

Some of the Exhibitors include:
-Dive Rite, VR3, The Cave Diving Museum, North Florida Springs Alliance, and many more!

BENEFACTORS

Sponsors and advertisers

Lodging Options for the Event

Otter Springs Campground & Park

Full hook ups and primitive camping available
6470 SW 80th Avenue
Trenton, FL 32693
http://www.ottersprings.com/rates.htm
Email:
info@ottersprings.com
reserve@ottersprings.com

Toll-Free Booking:
800.883.9107
Office: 352.463.0800

The Hart Springs House
http://www.hartsprings.com/house.php
Hart Springs
c/o Mitchell Gentry
4240 SW 86th Avenue
Bell, FL 32619

Call (352) 463-3444

or via e-mail at: fun@hartsprings.com

Holiday Inn Express Hotel Chiefland
www.hiexpress.com
809 Northwest 21st Avenue
Chiefland, FL 32626
(352) 493-9400

Best Western Suwannee Valley Inn
www.bestwesternflorida.com
1125 North Young Boulevard
Chiefland, FL 32626-1708
(352) 493-0663

Bill Rennakers' Chateau H2O The Rum House Randy Thornton's

House & Houseboat rentals on the Suwannee River:

http://www.trails.com/rentals/city.aspx?dest=Chiefland%20FL%20US
http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/florida/north-central/suwannee-river
http://www.suwanneerealty.com/
http://realadventures.com/listings/1025518_Suwannee-River-Cabin-Kayak-Getaway
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rentals/florida/suwannee-river/r7455
http://www.vacationrentals.com/vacation-rentals/33732.html
http://www.vacationrentals.com/vacation-rentals/12139.html
http://www.houseboating.org/SUWANNEE/overview.cfm
http://www.suwanneehouseboats.com/flash_site.html
http://www.gonomad.com/transports/0009/suwannee.html

Where

6470 SW 80th Avenue
Trenton, FL

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The Cave Diving section of the National Speleological Society.

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News and Updates

Friday, February 19, 2010

Door Prizes from sponsors:

Kevin Gurr VRx dive computer
Dive-Rite $1000.00 gift certificate
Amigos Dive Center $500 in Door Prizes & Sponsorship
Thanks to PADI for being a sponsor
Liquid Productions Tee shirts & DVD's
TampaAdventureSports a stage bottle, DIN valve & rigging.
Cave Dive Florida 2 nights at the "Rum House"
Dive Addicts 2 nights at Cave Country Lodging
Robert Laird A book entitled "The Tunnel"
North Florida Springs Alliance Tee-Shirts
Thanks to Dive Outpost for being a sponsor!
Thanks to Hollis Gear for being a sponsor

Almost $3000.00 in door prizes have been donated so far!!

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