Beneath the Sea March 26 - 28, 2010

BENEATH THE SEA ‘s annual Oceans Exposition and Dive Travel Show will be at New Jersey’s Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey

This year Beneath the Sea 2010 will have almost 400 exhibitors from all corners of the world. There will be 70 plus seminars and workshops by specialists and experts, exotic destination presentations, social events, an International Film Festival Saturday evening, product demonstrations, and workshops designed to entertain, inform and excite the experienced diver, the new diver, and the non-diver alike.

The Beneath the Sea Saturday Evening International Underwater Film Festival will be held at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel, with noted TV host Mike deGruy the Master of Ceremonies. From his TV show, Mike is well accustomed to hosting large gatherings with notable people: so you will not want to miss his mastery and his humor Saturday evening, March 27th, when he calls to order Beneath the Sea International Underwater Film Festival:

This years Film Festival promises to be an outstanding evening of the old and the new in underwater photography. Leandro Blanco and Stan Waterman present “Voices” … then the rarely shown “With Williamson Beneath the Sea” (he was one of the first motion picture photographers to venture beneath the sea in 1916) … Nancy McGee introduces the World Premier of “Sensational Seas II” … “The Last Sardine” by Terry Maas … Bill Fisher and Joe Romiero speak for sharks in “Death of a Deity” … and the world-Renowned Dr. Joe MacInnis brings his unique appeal to the party.

Emcee Mike is an award-winning filmmaker and television host specializing in natural history and underwater programming, Mike deGruy’s twenty-five-plus years of broadcasting, producing, and hosting has sent him to the world’s most remote and dramatic locations to create shows of majesty and drama. He has worked in submersibles with Jim Cameron, island hopped, photographed, and dove his way through the exotic islands of Micronesia, slipped quietly into the waters of a virtularium to explain the genetic change in sharks since the dawn of history, and in the Amazon River, using high-tech scuba gear and submersibles looked at the animals that make this forbidden, taboo river their home, and shared a laugh with Al Gore – both men masters of the quick laugh and the lingering insight.

Mike deGruy has a BS in Marine Zoology and three years of a PhD program in Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii. He sits on three boards in Santa Barbara and speaks frequently in International venues. Across his twenty-five years, Mike has won quite a few awards: Emmys (many), Cindys (many), BAFTA’s (many), Omni’s (Many), Ciclo and the Wildlife Festival too many times to mention individually. Beneath the Sea is honored to have Mike deGruy Master our Ceremonies for the International Underwater Film Festival.

Beneath the Sea 2010 -- Show Times and Prices

Friday, March 26th: Beginning at 9:00am there will be a series of Public Safety Diver Seminars for $60.00 which includes the Tech Conference and Tech/Wreck Dive-in Welcome Party. Exhibits open at 6pm. At 9pm the exhibits close and the Tech/Wreck Party begins across the street from the exhibit hall. Cost for admission to only exhibits and Dive-in party ... $25.00

Friday, March 26th: At 7:00pm is the black tie Meet The Fish and The Famous buffet dinner and silent auction to benefit the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center … $75.00

Saturday, March 27th: Exhibits open at 9am and close at 5pm. Admission to exhibits and all seminars ... $25.00

Saturday, March 27th: At 6:00pm is the black tie VIP Awards Banquet, admission $125.00 which includes admission to the Film Festival at 8:00 pm and the Cayman Islands International Scuba Diver’s Hall of Fame Decompression Party at 10:00pm.

Saturday, March 27th: At 8:00pm in the Sheraton hotel is the Saturday Night Film Festival, admission $35.00 which includes the Cayman Islands International Scuba Diver’s Hall of Fame Decompression Party at 10:00 pm immediately following the Film Festival.

Sunday, March 28th: Exhibits open at 9:00am and close at 4:00pm. Cost for admission to exhibits and all seminars ... $25.00

Weekend Package: Admission to exhibits, all seminars for Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- includes, Friday night’s Tech/Wreck party, Saturday nights Film Festival, and the Cayman Islands International Scuba Diver’s Hall of Fame Decompression Party. Cost ... $100.00

Beneath the Sea is a “not-for-profit” public service, membership organization dedicated to educating the public about the oceans of the world and the preservation of the marine environment. Ocean Pals is a special project of Beneath the Sea. For more information call 1.914.664.4310, e-mail info@beneaththesea.org, or visit Beneath The Sea's web site.