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[Sassi]

Update from Dan aka Scubatooth:

Ok just spoke with Dan. He can fly in Friday am or Thursday afternoon/pm since our group supplies a lot of help on Friday...a day typically difficult for regular BTS volunteers to help on.

Here is the quandary...

1. If he flies in on Thursday he is available to help all day Friday and that will help whittle our hours down a lot. However he'll need a place to crash on Thursday night...so does anyone have a couch available that could swing him by the show on Friday am to drop him off. (I'm pretty sure he can get picked up at the airport if he flies with me on Thursday so that's not an issue.)

2. If he flies early on Friday he can arrive around 9am which is still very early and he won't need a place to stay on Thursday...but he will need a ride from the airport to the show as by then OTWDiver and myself will be deeply involved in booth set up and helping the show.

He is flexible either way so if anyone can lend a hand...that would be awesome and he can book his tickets!

Wench,

Sorry, I don't live close enough to Newark to help him either with either of those options. Taxis are about $25-35. I don't know what hotel he is staying in, but some of them do have airport shuttles.

Sorry I'm not more help

[WreckWench]

Schedule of Events (Subject to Change)


DATE EVENT PLACE

Friday March 27, 2009:

8 am - 5 pm Exhibitor load-in MEC Rear
9:30 am - 5 pm Public Safety Diver Holiday Inn
10 am - 5 pm Marine Careers MEC A-B
12 Noon - 4 pm DAN Technical Diving Conference Holiday Inn
12 noon - 2 pm Women Divers Hall of Fame Meeting MEC 2nd Fl
4 pm - 5:30 pm Exhibitors Welcome Reception MEC
5 to 7 pm Legends of the Sea Reception Sheraton Meadowlands
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Public Registration: Exhibits, Tec Conf & Party MEC
6 pm - 9 pm Tec Conference MEC A & B
7 pm - 10 pm Meet The Fish & Famous" Benefit Reception , Sheraton Meadowlands
9 pm - midnight Public Tech Wreck Party Embassy Suites

Saturday March 28, 2009:

8:00 am - 4 pm Public Registration MEC Lobby
9 am - 5 pm Seminars, Workshops , Exhibits open Holiday Inn & MEC
9:30 am - 11 am Underwater Society of America meeting MEC 2nd Fl
11 am - 1 pm WDHOF Membership Meeting MEC 2nd Fl
1pm - 3 pm The Scuba Sports Club Membership MEC 2nd Fl
7:15 pm - 8 pm Evening Show Registration Sheraton Meadowlands
5 pm- 5:45 0pm Diver of the Year Awards Reception Sheraton Meadowlands
6 pm - 8 pm Diver of the Year Awards Banquet Sheraton Meadowlands

6pm - ??? SINGLEDIVERS.COM HAPPY HOUR...LOCATION TBD

8 pm - 10:30 pm FILM FESTIVAL Sheraton Meadowlands
10 pm - 1 Am Int'l Scuba Divers Hall of Fame Party Sheraton Meadowlands

Sunday, March 29, 2009:

8:30 am- 3 pm Public Registration OPEN MEC Lobby
11 am - 2:00: PM Women Divers Hall of Fame Brunch Embassy Suites
9 am - 4:30 pm Workshops, Seminars, Exhibits MEC, Holiday Inn,
10:00 am – 2 pm Ocean Pals Theater MEC Room 3 & 4
2:00 PM Sea of Sweets Lobby
4:30 PM End BTS 2006 Exhibits Break-down



NEXT BTS: March 26, 27, 28 2010

[WreckWench]

Beneath The Sea 2009, March 27, 28, 29 - 2009
HOTELS & TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC), Secaucus, New Jersey, features:
Free parking
5 hotels on campus
25 restaurants
A 4 mile drive to Manhattan, bus or auto.

Transportation:

Newark Liberty Airport is the nearest Major Airport approximately 20 minutes distance.
Transportation Service :Maryan Limo, 800-380-4767, (973) 331-7932
Transportation Service to New York City: (Car rental & taxi services available by fax upon request)
�� Go to mid-town Manhattan by bus: NJ Transit, (NYC Port Authority to MEC: Route 320);
�� the bus stop is in front of the Meadowlands Exposition Center.
Call NJ Transit Information: In New Jersey 1-800- 772-2222, out of state: 1-973- 762-5100

Hotel Information: (Note Deadlines for Discounts...also check Hotels.com, Expedia etc for deals.)

* Hotel Discount Prices:When calling, Refer “Beneath The Sea” to get the special rate.
The BTS discount expires at the deadline dates so reserve your hotel rooms early.

Holiday Inn
(201) 348-2000
300 Plaza Drive,
Secaucus, NJ 07094
$185 Deadline March 6

HOST HOTEL

Sheraton Plaza Drive
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
(201)896-0500
$159
Friday Meet the Fish & Famous, Saturday
The Awards Banquet Film Festival and
Cayman Islands’ International Scuba
Divers Hall of Fame Party

La Quinta Inn & Suites
(201) 863-8700
350 Route 3 West
@ Millcreek Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
$ 149 deadline Mar 6
Breakfast, Pool, Shuttle

Marriott Courtyard
(201) 617-8888
455 Harmon Meadow Blvd
Secaucus, NJ 07094
$ 159 Deadline Mar 3rd

Hyatt Place
(Formerly Amerisuites)
(201) 422-9480
575 Park Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
$ 179 Deadline Mar 6
Continental Breakfast

Embassy Suites
(201) 864-7300
455 Plaza Dr,
Secaucus, NJ 07094
$194 / $203
Deadline Feb 25
Full Breakfast

Hampton Inn
(877) 809.0114
(201) 867-4400
250 Harmon Meadow Blvd
Secaucus, NJ 07094
$149, Deadline Feb 25
Continental breakfast

Please Note: these hotels will fill
rapidly. Reserve before
the Deadline date.
If you have any questions Please
contact BTS 914-664-4310

Travel Discounts

BTS has arranged some special discounts.

AIR: Please contact Continental Airlines MeetingWorks at 1-800-
468-7022. The “agreement code” is ATSH6N and the Z Code is ZEU7. You will be able to secure the
best possible rate for the conference.

AUTO RENTAL: The Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) Number for Beneath The Sea is J901027. Please use this AWD number when calling Avis at 1-800-331-1600 to receive the best car rental rates available

[WreckWench]

DIRECTIONS TO THE MEADOWLANDS EXPOSITION CENTER

1) FROM NORTH (RTS. 80 & 95 & GEORGE WASHINGTON
BRIDGE):
Take NJ Turnpike South. When it divides, use the Eastern
Spur, towards the Lincoln Tunnel. Take Exit 17, stay right
towards Secaucus immediately after paying toll. Go straight
through traffic light and over bridge.You are now on Harmon
Meadow Blvd.
Go to first light and turn unto Plaza Drive. Exposition Center
is on your left.

2) FROM SOUTH (NEWARK AIRPORT):
Take NJ Turnpike North. When it divides, use the Eastern
Spur, towards the Lincoln Tunnel. Take Exit 16E. After the toll
booths, stay left towards Secaucus. Go straight through traffic
light and over bridge. You are now on Harmon Meadow
Blvd. Go to first light and turn right to Plaza Drive. Exposition
Center is on your left.

3) FROM LINCOLN TUNNEL:
Stay on main road (495) to Rt. 3 West. Do no take the Turnpike.
Keep right on Route 3 to service road. Take 2nd Exit for
Millcreek Mall (Millcreek Drive at Exxon Station). Caldor’s
and Millcreek Mall will be on your left. At second stop sign
turn right to first light. Make a left and Exposition Center is on
your left.

4) FROM WEST (RT. 3 EAST):
Take Secaucus Exit on right (service lane). Go under the
overpass and exit at Harmon Meadow Blvd. & Plaza at the
Meadows. You will be on Harmon Meadow Blvd. Go to first
light and make a right. Exposition Center is on your left.

5) FROM JERSEY CITY (RTS 1 & 9):
Take it North. Go left on Paterson Plank Road & Harmon
Meadow Blvd. Exit. Turn right on Harmon Meadow Blvd.,
NOT HARMON MEADOW PLAZA! Go to first light, turn right
– Exposition Center is on your left.

6) FROM GARDEN STATE PARKWAY:
NORTH: Take Exit 153 to Route 3 East. Follow as above #4.
SOUTH: Take Exit 153A to Route 3 East. Follow as above #4.

7) MASS TRANSPORTATION
Plaza at the Meadows has regular bus service via NJ TRANSIT
BUS 320 from NY Port Authority Bus Terminal. Bus #320
has a stop in front of the Exposition Center to go to the NY
Port Authority.

[OTWdiver]

Hi everyone.

I will be able to help put the SD booth up on Friday and I will be at the Happy Hour Sat evening. I will be working the OMS booth for the show and we will be staying at the Holliday Inn Meadowlands during the show. Make sure you stop by the OMS booth and say Hi.



Bill

[WreckWench]

Hi everyone.

I will be able to help put the SD booth up on Friday and I will be at the Happy Hour Sat evening. I will be working the OMS booth for the show and we will be staying at the Holliday Inn Meadowlands during the show. Make sure you stop by the OMS booth and say Hi.



Bill

AWESOME! Our booth will no longer be across the back forty...rather it will be right next to the BTS CheckIn booth so we can better supply our AWESOME volunteers to BTS!

And now we'll just be down the isle from OMS's booth which will be too!

Thanks for all the help getting the carpet on the floor and setting up the booth!

[WreckWench]

Great News!

I just got some great news! Sylvia aka cat fish will be back to help this year so be watching for some updates from her! I've asked her to work her magic again in terms of coordinating our volunteers etc!

(She is why we have a new location at the show this year!)

[Scubatooth]

Update from Dan aka Scubatooth:

Ok just spoke with Dan. He can fly in Friday am or Thursday afternoon/pm since our group supplies a lot of help on Friday...a day typically difficult for regular BTS volunteers to help on.

Here is the quandary...

1. If he flies in on Thursday he is available to help all day Friday and that will help whittle our hours down a lot. However he'll need a place to crash on Thursday night...so does anyone have a couch available that could swing him by the show on Friday am to drop him off. (I'm pretty sure he can get picked up at the airport if he flies with me on Thursday so that's not an issue.)

2. If he flies early on Friday he can arrive around 9am which is still very early and he won't need a place to stay on Thursday...but he will need a ride from the airport to the show as by then OTWDiver and myself will be deeply involved in booth set up and helping the show.

He is flexible either way so if anyone can lend a hand...that would be awesome and he can book his tickets!

Wench,

Sorry, I don't live close enough to Newark to help him either with either of those options. Taxis are about $25-35. I don't know what hotel he is staying in, but some of them do have airport shuttles.

Sorry I'm not more help

Anyone else have advice on this as i have a chunk of tickets i need to buy for a few trips this spring and im now inside the 90 day window where i start looking.

Let me know

Tooth

[NJBerserker]

Looks like I have to take that Saturday class, but my awesome professor let me have the day off so I'm cool. My gf has also offered to volunteer during the weekend as well. OTWDiver, If I bring my harness up for the last day of the show or something can we tweak it like we were supposed to down in Charelston???

[WreckWench]

Looks like I have to take that Saturday class, but my awesome professor let me have the day off so I'm cool. My gf has also offered to volunteer during the weekend as well. OTWDiver, If I bring my harness up for the last day of the show or something can we tweak it like we were supposed to down in Charelston???

AWESOME! And I'm sure Bill will help you tweak your gear anyway you like. And we'd love to have you AND your girlfriend help out! Sylvia aka cat fish will be jumping back online here shortly and she along with Sassi will be leading our volunteer efforts! We have a private forum set up so you'll be getting an invite to join in and start planning the nitty gritty show details!

[Scubatooth]

still looking for some help with this on travel reccomendations as i need to buy the ticket pretty soon as were getting to the 45 day mark. then what about hotels?

[cat fish]

Hi Gang,
I'm so looking forward to seeing you at BTS!! I'm now "on the job". I just got back from 16 days in Florida.... alas, the only water I saw had soapsuds in it... I was helping my fella set up a house he just bought in Stuart, and the entire time we worked our little butts off... well, at least mine is little . Now that job is done, and I'm all Yours (assuming no scrubbing is required)!! Our BTS goal is the exact same as last year: Get Kamala her needed hours AND have fun at the same time. No problem.

Tooth... I've got hotel info to share. I'll catch up with you about it tomorrow. cheers, cat fish.

[ScubaPunk]

Hi Gang,
I'm so looking forward to seeing you at BTS!! I'm now "on the job". I just got back from 16 days in Florida.... alas, the only water I saw had soapsuds in it... I was helping my fella set up a house he just bought in Stuart, and the entire time we worked our little butts off... well, at least mine is little . Now that job is done, and I'm all Yours (assuming no scrubbing is required)!! Our BTS goal is the exact same as last year: Get Kamala her needed hours AND have fun at the same time. No problem.

Tooth... I've got hotel info to share. I'll catch up with you about it tomorrow. cheers, cat fish.

Well look who the Cat dragged in!! Welcome back cat fish. We have missed you terribly.

[cat fish]

Well look who the Cat dragged in!! Welcome back cat fish. We have missed you terribly.

THANK YOU, Punk!!! xxoo cat

[shadragon]

Welcome Back Cat Fish. You have been missed.