> ROFLMAO!  You're entitled to an opinion - but don't voice a half-assed one
> without knowing all of the facts.

Here's a FEW facts which I am SURE you are not aware of!

FACT:  You are now associating yourself with the most dangerous
technical
training agency around.

> The TDI guy is just the convenor and the bunny who's underwritten out of his
> own pocket the shortfall if the conference doesn't break even.  In terms of

Fact: When told that there wasn't sufficient funding for their trip -
MONTHS
AFTER it was promised, JJ and Robert Charmichael offered to PAY OUT OF
THEIR
OWN POCKETS!!!

> sponsorships for the event, IANTD are also heavily involved as are a number
> of equipment manufacturers and other organisations.  (Other than the GUE,

Fact: One of the sponsors was recently taken to court and LOST, big
time!

Can you name anyone of the sponsors who was recently successfully sued
to the tune of approximately $2 MILLION dollars?  There's someone else
here who can fill in details IF he is so inclined!

> the only Tek agency without a financial stake in the conference is ANDI -
> the one that I'm involved with!)

Oh, really, and just how LARGE of a financial stake does ANYONE else
have
in it?  Since you brought it up like YOU are "in the know", lets see the
financial backing information.

ANDI - there's an organization I haven't heard about for quite some
time.  Yep, you're REALLY "in" with the big boys now!

> Also, as speakers, are a number of prominent authorities in their fields
> other than just JJ - some of them are actually Australians!

Tell me who else does dives anywhere NEAR the magnitude of the dives
that JJ does. Not fair, OK, how about their setup crews - I won't even
include ONLY the long setup crew, just about ALL of their gas crews go
further/deeper than anyone else around.  It is a pure SCAM that a group
on the cutting edge like this was not allowed to participate.

> Now go back to your learn-to-dive manuals and don't involve yourself in
> something that you only know about through the regurgitated opinions of
> others.

> And now I'm rushing out the door to catch a plane.

And OFF TO THE STROKEFEST WE GO!!!

> Strike

Or is that "StrOke"?

Carl