Cast Your Vote for the 2024 Wave Makers Award Recipient

 

Voting for the 2024 Wave Makers Award is now open to DEMA Members! The Wave Makers Award aims to recognize professionals who have been working in the industry for five years or less and have made a significant contribution to the industry during that time.  The deadline to vote is 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, November 4, 2024. *Please note: You'll need to log in using your 2024 DEMA Member username and password in order to vote.

 

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DEMA & Scuba Retailers Write to Legislators Asking for Their Support of the DIVE BOAT Act

On September 27, DEMA, along with over 40 scuba retailers sent a letter urging Congress to support the DIVE BOAT Act.

 
The letter urgently appeals to congressional leaders to address the adverse impacts of the Small Passenger Vessel Act (SPVA) on the U.S. dive industry, which has led to significant and unjustified insurance cost increases for dive businesses. It requests support for modifying Section 11503 of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act with proposed changes outlined in the DIVE BOAT Act. Those proposed changes aim to ensure fair liability standards and prevent the unfair punishment of an entire industry and its consumers.
 
Learn more about the latest developments with the DIVE BOAT Act here and view DEMA’s letter here.


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DEMA Board of Directors to Meet this Week

 DEMA’s Board of Directors will hold a video Board meeting on August 22, 2024, to discuss how the association can support and serve the industry and its members in the coming year. The Board meeting will begin by voting to approve the “consent agenda,” a Robert’s Rules of Order device used to obtain “general consent” intended to expedite approval of routine items.

Prior to the Board meeting, all reports and other documents, including consent agenda items, are provided to the Board. This allows Board Members to study the documents in detail before the meeting so that the Board can spend its limited meeting time discussing forward-thinking items, policy, and strategic issues that demand its attention.

For August’s meeting, consent agenda items include:

• April & May 2024 Board Meeting Minutes
• June 2024 DEMA Show Committee Minutes
• June 2024 DEMA International Membership Committee Minutes
• June 2024 DEMA Manufacturers Committee Minutes
• 2024 Q2 Financial Report and Manufacturers Fund Recap
• DEMA Membership Update
• 2024 DEMA Show Sales Report
• DEMA Rewards Program Status

The Board will use meeting time to review DEMA’s annual financial audit, discuss the status of the DIVE BOAT Act, discuss Board-related matters and priorities for 2025, set a preliminary budget for the upcoming year, and discuss other relevant topics. The video meeting will conclude with the Board covering any new business or consent agenda items that may require further discussion.

More information on DEMA’s Board of Directors and Bylaws is available on the DEMA website. Complete minutes from past Board of Directors Meetings are available to current DEMA Members from the Member Dashboard of DEMA.org.

DEADLINE EXTENDED to August 12th for 2024 Wave Makers Award Nominations

These annual awards recognize new professionals who have been in the diving industry for 60 months or less, and are rising to the top and making a difference.

Honorees of the Wave Makers Award will be recognized at the Annual Membership Meeting taking place on November 20, 2024 during DEMA Show.

Learn more, check out our past recipients, and submit a nomination!

SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION

Cast Your Vote for the 2024 Diving Community Champion Award

DEMA's Diving Community Champion Award recognizes DEMA Member companies using diving to benefit their communities and the public. Nominations have been submitted and now it's YOUR turn to vote! 

The deadline to vote for the business YOU think deserves to be honored as this year's Platinum Diving Community Champion is 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on August 26, 2024. 

*Please note: You'll need to log in using your 2024 DEMA Member username and password in order to vote.

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New DIVE BOAT Act Campaign Images Added!

 

DEMA continues to work with Members of the U.S. Congress and their staff to provide business operators with much-needed insurance premium relief, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP in generating awareness and support for The DIVE BOAT Act. Last year, DEMA designed a set of social media campaign materials and asked for your help spreading the message. A new batch of graphics has just been added to the campaign materials! We ask that you share these new campaign images with your social media followers, asking for their support of The DIVE BOAT Act. Download the NEW materials and start sharing them today!

 

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Nominate a Rockstar Employee for the 2024 Wave Makers Award

DEMA is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Wave Makers Award. These annual awards recognize new professionals in the diving industry who are rising to the top and making a difference in our industry. 

Nominations for the Wave Makers Award are being accepted until Monday, August 5, 2024.

Honorees will be recognized at the Annual Membership Meeting taking place on November 20, 2024 during DEMA Show 2024 in Las Vegas, NV.

Learn more, check out our past recipients, and submit a nomination!

SUBMIT A NOMINATION