Our parent organisation, The Historical Diving Society, is holding its 31st Annual Conference at the UK head office of world-renowned offshore engineering contractor Subsea7 in Sutton UK on Saturday 19th November 2022.
The conference is open to anyone who may have an interest in the subject or diving history in general.
Talks include:
Liz James, (the UK’s first qualified female professional diver) – The history of Subsea7.
Patrick van Hoeserlande, – the development of buoyancy devices.
Bjørn Kahrs, – historic diving in his native Norway.
Gavin Anthony, – scientific diving research and world records made at the Royal Navy Physiological Laboratory, Alverstoke
and
Nigel Phillips, the Collections Officer at The Diving Museum will give a brief review of the some of the many ‘gems’ in the Museum collection.
Full details of the conference, the speakers and the programme can be found on the HDS website: www.thehds.com/events/annual-conference.
Tickets are available at £35 for the day and include lunch, refreshments and free parking (on request; subject to availability).
You are very welcome to join us.
We hope to meet you there.
