2023 Conference Agenda

Friday, November 10

High Springs, Florida

8:00
GUE Fun Run
GUE along Poe Springs Rd
9:00
Continental Breakfast for Fun Run participants
Extreme Exposure
16:00
Community Groups Fireside Chat
Chris Hart & GUE community leaders
17:00
Social
Dinner and drinks and live music from some of our own!

Saturday, November 11

Hotel Indigo Gainesville, Florida

8:00
Registration and Breakfast
Hotel Indigo
9:00
Welcome
Jarrod Jablonski
Indigo Ballroom
9:20
Learning That Matters
Ulrik Juul Christensen
10:00
The Depth of Character: Cultivating Grit, and a Growth Mindset
Sean Talamas
10:40
Break
11:00
The shipwrecks of WW2 Battle of Convoys in the Mediterranean
Mario Arena
11:40
25 years of exploration in Ox Bel Ha
Fred Devos, Julien Fortin, Sam Meacham

LUNCH


13:30
Success Stories in Marine Conservation: How Exploration Divers Can Support Environmentally Conscious Destinations
Faith Ortins
14:15
Building Capacity for Extreme Explorations - Sa Conca e Locoli Cave Project
Andrea Marassich
14:45
Citizen Science and Scientific Research in the Caves of Gulf of Orosei
Peter Gaertner
15:15
Break
15:30
Life Hidden In Plain Sight
Daniel Ortega
16:15
Physiological Limitations of Technology in Diving
Neal W. Pollock, PhD
17:00
Recent Advances in Machine Exploration
Bill Stone, PhD, P.E.
17:45
Closing
Jarrod Jablonski
18:00
Cocktail hour with drinks and appetizers
Indigo Lounge
19:00
Banquet dinner and 25th anniversary program
Indigo Ballroom