NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM DIVE CLUB, INC. NEWSLETTER SPECIAL EDITION: December 2001/ January 2002 NEADC Web Site: www.NEADC.org DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING JANUARY GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, December 19, 2001, 6:30 P.M. at the New England Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. at the New England Aquarium Immersion Theater. The formal presentation this Dec will Aquarium Immersion Theater. Armed with rebreathers, cameras be our club members bringing in their own slides or videos to share and one heck of a spear gun, the Shark Research Institute set out with fellow club members " come see where your club members to the Galapagos in October to be the first to put a satellite tag on have been travelling and diving" If anyone would like to share their a Galapagos whale shark. NEADC member Jonathan Bird went travels and adventures please contact your Program Director, Al along as the expedition photographer, and will present his Bozza to allocate some time. This is a great way to gather some adventures and stunning photos documenting the expedition. Join great knowledge for some exciting dive destinations. This is not only us and find out just how tough the skin of a whale shark really is! exotic locations many members are interested in local and cold In addition to up-close and personal encounters with the world's water destinations. Please share your slides, videos, knowledge, largest fish, Jonathan encountered dolphins, turtles, hundreds of and adventures with us. hammerhead sharks and zillions of fish. In his words, the Galapagos are "the most incredible diving I have ever done!" Don't miss this stunning photographic journey to Darwin Island, JANUARY INFORMAL MEETING the "big animal capital" of diving. WEDNESDAY, January 9, 2002, AT 6:30 P.M. at Joe THIS MONTH'S CONTENTS Gobbini’s home, Hudson. NOTE SPECIAL DATE. See page 2 Officers/Voice Mail/Directions..............................................Page 2 From the Officers ............................................................. Page 3-4 for directions. See “WHAT GOES ON AT AN INFORMAL NEADC Constitution ............................................................Page 5 MEETING?” on page 3. NEADC By-Laws..................................................................Page 6 PDIC SCUBA SHOW...........................................................Page 7 Members’ Advertising ..........................................................Page 7 FEBRUARY INFORMAL MEETING Bay State Council of Divers and NEARS.............................Page 8 Calendar of Events ..............................................................Page 9 Membership Application.....................................................Page 10 WEDNESDAY, February 6, 2002 at 6:30 P.M. at the home of Alicia Lenci in Chelsea. See page 2 for directions. YOUR CLUB AND ITS NEWSLETTER NEEDS YOUR HELP! TEMPTED BY THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR OFFICER POSITION BUT DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS? NO PROBLEM! To the elected officer, the NEADC will provide one of the following software packages for the platform of his/her choice: PageMaker, Indesign or Quark Express so he/she can make it look really good! At the end of the year's service as NEADC Newsletter Editor, the package is yours to keep. Questions? Ask our current Newsletter Editor, Stéphanie Williams, or any of your officers. The only way this club of nearly 500 members can operate is with the active participation of the membership. We will be taking nominations at the next General Meeting. NEADC OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION President - Maryhelen Shuman-Groh, P. O. Box 70, Membership Director – Jim Carozza (617) 973-3821, Raynham, MA 02767; (508) 821-4704, [email protected] [email protected] Vice President - Caroline Starita, (978) 251-1520, Secretary - Brandy Derickson, (603) 436-6424, [email protected] [email protected] Business Manager - Steve Groh, (508) 821-4704, Environmental Affairs - Alicia Lenci (617) 889-1486, [email protected] [email protected] Boat Dive Coordinator - Veronica Atlantis 781-272-1387, Webmaster - Bryce Flynn (508) 543-9761 [email protected] [email protected] Shore Dive Coordinator - Peter McCarthy, (617) 561 4829; __________________________________________________ [email protected] NEADC VOICE MAIL SYSTEM: Please call (617) 973-0240 Newsletter Editor - Stéphanie Williams, (978) 922-2908, __________________________________________________ [email protected] Program Director - Al Bozza (508)-384-1377, [email protected] DIRECTIONS TO INFORMAL MEETINGS: THE JANUARY INFORMAL MEETING will be held on Wednesday, January 9th, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Joe Gobbini, 33 Fort Meadow Drive, Hudson, MA, 978-568-8261. Allergy alert: Cat. From the Mass Turnpike: From Boston or Rte 128 take the Turnpike Westbound. Leave the Turnpike at Exit 12 for Rte 9 West. After only a mile on Rte 9, take a left lane exit for Rte 30. (Pay attention not to get confused by another left lane exit, for Crossing Blvd, which is just before.) At the end of the ramp, continue straight onto Rte 30 west. Stay on that road for 6.5 miles total, going straight at all intersections; when you'd have to turn left in order to follow Rte 30, go straight instead; the road will stop being Rte 30 and will eventually merge onto Rte 85 Northbound. After about 6 miles from Rte 9, you'll see the Marlborough police Station on your right, after another 0.3 mile take a right onto Reservoir St; if you cross a lake, you'll know you're on the right street. After about 1 mile, take a right onto Fort Meadow Drive. My house, # 33, is on the right, just after the top of a hill. From interstate 495: If you're using I-495, take exit 25A for Hudson. The ramp will merge you onto the right road. Stay on that road through two sets of lights and past the Intel Plant. The road will gradually get narrower, until it's just a winding lane in the woods. When the road ends, take a left, then the first right - that will be Fort Meadow Drive. My house, #33, in on the right, just after the top of a hill. THE FEBRUARY INFORMAL MEETING will be held Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Alicia Lenci, 43 Hooper Street, Chelsea MA 02150 (617) 889-1486 From North: From the South: 93 south to Rt. 16. 93 North over the Tobin Bridge past most Chelsea exits. Take Route 16 West 93 to Route 16 East exit (Revere) Follow exit ramp to set of lights. Rt. 16 to 107 Broadway/Chelsea exit. At lights take right (this is Turn left on to Route 16 East (Revere Beach Parkway) Broadway) Take right exit onto 107 Broadway/Chelsea Keep left at the immediate fork (this is Eastern Ave) Take right at end of exit light on to Broadway You will see an Exxon Gas station in the middle of the fork, keep it Take slight left on to Eastern Avenue to your right. (Keep left at the immediate fork this is Eastern Ave) Hooper is your 2nd left off of Eastern Avenue You will see an Exxon Gas station in the middle of the fork, keep it Follow Hooper all the way up to the DEAD END. to your right. 43 is last house on right. White with brick front. Take second left is Hooper Street. Parking anywhere on the street. Hooper is your 2nd left off of Eastern Avenue Follow Hooper all the way up to the DEAD END. 43 is last house on right. White with brick front. Parking anywhere on the street. - 2 - FROM YOUR PRESIDENT Maryhelen Shuman-Groh IMAX NIGHT Nearly 250 NEADC Members, family members and friends turned out for the preview of the 3-D film INTO THE DEEP at the new Simons IMAX Theater at New England Aquarium on Wednesday, November 28, 2001. The Simons Theater is not yet open to the public and has been available for ‘members-only’ and staff previews while the finishing touches are put into place. Thanks to the efforts of Elizabeth Coleman and our Aquarium liaison, Sherry Floyd, for putting this night together and to wonderful staff at the new theater, especially Derek and Mark, not only for accommodating NEADC for the preview but for allowing us to remain afterward to conduct our annual election of officers and drawing for Giant Ocean Tank dive. This free preview is just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of the New England Aquarium Dive Club! ANNUAL MEETING The results of the election held on Wednesday, November 28, 2001, for 2002 NEADC Officers are: President: Maryhelen Shuman-Groh (Unopposed) Vice President: Caroline Starita (Unopposed) Business Manager: Steve Groh (Unopposed) Secretary: Brandy Derickson (Unopposed) Program Director: Al Bozza (Unopposed) Membership Director: Jim Carozza (Unopposed) Shore Dive Coordinator: Peter McCarthy (Newly Elected) Boat Dive Coordinator: Veronica Atlantis (Unopposed) Environmental Affairs Coordinator: Alicia Lenci (Unopposed) Newsletter Editor: NONE Webmaster: Bryce Flynn (Unopposed) Congratulations to our only new officer, Peter McCarthy, and to all those of you returning. MARINE ANIMAL STRANDINGS NETWORK VOLUNTEER TRAINING The Rescue and Rehabilitation Department of New England Aquarium (NEAq), the New England Aquarium Dive Club, Inc. (NEADC) and the Cape Cod Stranding Network (CCSN) hosted a two-part workshop for mass stranding volunteers on Saturday, November 17th, at the Salt Pond Visitor Center of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts. Over 100 volunteers learned about the Incident Command System (ICS) Training/Supportive Care Techniques. The ICS is used by fire departments and other emergency agencies as a method of coordinating emergency responses. ICS is particularly useful when multiple rescuers and agencies are involved in the same operation. CCSN and NEAq have recently adopted this method of organizing mass stranding response. Mass stranding volunteers should attend this session to become comfortable with this system and to facilitate a smooth transition to the ICS and to update your supportive care skills. Following the lecture in the auditorium, the majority of participants suited up for Water Rescue Techniques, hands-on training involving assessment, supportive care and animal handling at Salt Pond.