Apnea Training Conference 2007

[trux]

I've just found out (on the French forum EspritApnee) that Apnea Academy organizes an international scientific conference "Apnea Training" in Ligano Sabbiadoro, Italy on 1st - 2nd December 2007. There are many big names on the list of participants:

Freedivers Martin Stepanek, Carlos Coste, Guillaume Nery, Patrick Musimu, Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, William Trubridge, ...

Italian freediving elite Umberto Pelizzari, Michele Tomasi, Paola Parenti, Paola Tagliabue, Stefano Tovaglieri, ...

Spearfishers Stefano Bellani, Renzo Mazzari, Riccardo Molteni, Maurizio Ramacciotti, ...

Scientists Dr. Nicola Sponsiello, Dr. Danilo Cialoni, Prof. Di Prampero, Prof. Guido Ferretti, Prof. Frederic Lemaitre, Prof. Tino Balestra, ...

Coaches Kirk Krack, Mimmo Blanda, Walter Mazzei, ...

It is rather surprising that such an important and star filled event was not promoted, and not even mentioned at DB at all yet (at least I did not find anything in the DB archive).

If you did not hear about it either yet, you can get more information here:

Apnea Academy Official Web Site

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[Jorg]

Well, it was mentioned in the right place to find such information. Sometimes important stuff like this gets cluttered up between all the chit chat. One of the reasons I started Shark Freediving.

[trux]

Originally Posted by Jorg

Well, it was mentioned in the right place to find such information. Sometimes important stuff like this gets cluttered up between all the chit chat. One of the reasons I started Shark Freediving.

Well, yes, it was mentioned on several other right places (and it is my bad I do not visit Shark Freediving more frequently), but still, beside the chit-chat, DB is THE meeting point of many top freedivers, including some of those listed as guests of the conference, and it is a very valuable source of up-to-date information about freediving, so I have to insist that I find it surprising that it was not discussed here

[Jorg]

I think that it's too bad that many of the guest listed are NOT participating in discussions on deeperblue. If you look at the list of internationally famous freedivers attending:

Martin Stepanek, Carlos Coste, Guillaume Nery, Patrick Musimu, Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, William Trubridge, Umberto Pelizzari, Kirk Krack.

The only one active on deeperblue is William... Imagine 7 more people like William participating here in interesting discussions.

[jome]

So who's going from DB? Sounds like something you wouldn't want to miss. At least for europeans that's quite feasible (only one weekend, no need to spend holidays, reasonable flights...)

Negotiations from home we're a bit tight since it's so soon after Sharm, but I'm in

[samdive]

I might go - anyone worked out how to get there? looks like Venice is nearest airport but how to get there from Venice??

[Stephan Whelan]

I'm going.

[samdive]

how are you getting there??

[Stavros]

I am going - fly in to Milan then get a train or rent a car and drive to the conference.

It will probably be 3-4 people from Greece going

Cheers Stavros

[Stephan Whelan]

Probably fly then drive. Haven't sorted out details yet.

[Flojt]

Who else is going there ???

[glennv]

I am going with my colleague Peter. Fly to Venice and by car rental the remaining part (about 1,5 hours a guestimate) .
Probably sleep in Venice as our travel companions (read girlfriends) have never seen Venice.

[Flojt]

So that would sum up to about 10-12 DB users attending the Conference ??

[glennv]

And probably about a gazilion Italians from Apnea Academy ;-)

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by glennv

And probably about a gazilion Italians from Apnea Academy ;-)

haha! that's for sure

Mike