Save Nature in Thailand!

From Phuket Divers Looks like a good Asia Dive event to put on your calander if you are going to be in that area of Thailand
Dear friends and colleagues,
On the 28, 29 and 30 october 2011, a very important event named ‘’ Save the nature @Phuket ” will be organized at Phuket aquarium by Thailand Authorithy of tourism, see details below :
1. The Seminar on the topic of “Tourism of the Andaman Sea in sustainability” which will be held on the first day (29th oct) of the event. The participants will be the diving communities and agency, the government authority, mass media and youth. Facilitator will be the representative from
- TAT Phuket office will give an introduction for the event also the open ceremony
- Phuket Marine Biological Center, Mr. Niphon will present focus to the Natural Marine Conservative and Coral Bleaching.
- Marine National Park, Mr. Vichart will present focus to the rule and regulation for using the natural as the tourism
- TDA Diving Association of Thailand will present focus to the “Dive Safety includes divers and environmental”
The presentation will take time around 2 hours then time for answer and question includes brain storm for develop the capacity and criteria both government side and diving agency side as well.
2. The project of underwater garbage clean up which will be held on the second day (29th oct), the area will be at Chalong pier (Koh Hay?) so TDA will work cooperate with the private diving agency and the Marine Natural Conservation.
3. The exhibition and the promotion booth for the opening season where located at the Phuket Aquarium for 3 days start from 28th – 30th October 2011. So, the idea of these are setting around 50 booths for sell to the tour agency who are interesting to promote their business, the exhibition will be focus on the knowledge of marine animal and plant conservation giving to the people also the show on the stage which will be under TAT and Phuket Marine Biological center supervision.
Attached, you will find the floor plan for this exhibition and the official letter from the TAT invited you to join this event.
The price for the three days booth rental is ridiculous 2,000 baht only and it is a good opportunity to support TAT and promote your scuba diving company.
On the 29 in the morning, a cleanup will be organized probably on coral island, Similan Queen day trip boat from All 4 diving will be here to support the scuba divers who participate for free to clean the underwater spot with hopefully some others  scuba diving companies from Phuket.
If you are interested to participate, fill out the application form attached and send it back.
Actually, for the boat operators you are welcome to join the cleanup  with your boat for this day
I look forward to hearing from you very soon.
Best regards,
Phuket Divers
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