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Jeff, I would like to find out if Gilaim or Mouth had anything to do with this. It is supposedly a TDI -sponsored event. Any info? -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Swann <swanncruz@ta*.ne*.au*> To: Trey <trey@ne*.co*> Cc: techdiver CB <claire@di*.co*> Jarrod Jablonski <JJ@gu*.co*> <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Saturday, July 01, 2000 4:38 AM Subject: Re: OzTek 2000 >List, >I am quite upset by all this. >I live in Darwin which is 4,000 kms away, from Melbourne. >JJ was a big draw card for me. >Will not be attending now. >I am working through this DIR stuff on my own up here in Darwin, Northern >Territory. >Advice from you guys helps alot. >It is embarassing how this unfolded. >Jeff the Darwinian. >At 11:16 30/06/00 -0400, you wrote: >>Jarrod, why did they kick you out of the Australian "tec" show, and do you >>think it was Mouth and Gilliam who had anything to do with it? >> >>I guess they can see the handwriting on the wall, so to speak. >> >>We need to run our own mini tec shows and DIR demonstrations everywhere to >>offset this stupidity. Let's start scheduling a few more of these and really >>get these morons panicked. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jarrod Jablonski <JJ@gu*.co*> >>To: Gawain.Lynch@fe*.co*.au* >><Gawain.Lynch@fe*.co*.au*>; quest@gu*.co* <quest@gu*.co*> >>Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 10:47 AM >>Subject: Re: OzTek 2000 >> >> >>>This one is classic. >>> >>>They ask me six or more months ago to present and I committed to the date. >>>Leaving the country during prime exploration is not something I take >>>lightly and I pushed several other obligations away, kept the spot open >>>despite several good opportunities, and promised my girlfriend a trip to >>>Australia. >>> >>>They had agreed to pay my way over or to have the company sponsor the event >>>and get a free booth. We agreed to the latter. >>>Then two weeks before departure they send me a mail that says we have >>>pulled your speaking spot because we no longer feel we can properly support >>>your presence. In essence the show is not doing well enough to let you have >>>a booth but we are too crowded to make a free space for you. Rather >>>oxymoronic. Of course none of this applied to any speakers other than >>myslef. >>> >>>Feeling pretty certain what games where being played I then volunteered to >>>pay my own way, and asked about buying a booth. Their response. No >>thanks<G> >>> >>>Personally the whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth but I am sure >>>that I can find a way to occupy the time with diving and now I have a >>>better feel for the political games being played by people seemingly afraid >>>of information. However, I missed the opportunity to meet people interested >>>in diving outside of politics and I have an angry girlfriend. We plan to >>>come over on our own in the near future for some DIR demonstrations. >>> >>>Politics at its best. >>> >>>Best, >>>JJ >>> >>> >>> >>>At 07:47 AM 6/26/2000 +1100, Gawain.Lynch@fe*.co*.au* wrote: >>>>Does any one have any idea why JJ and Robert are no longer coming to OzTek >>>>2000 in Melbourne next month. >>>> >>>>We were all looking forward to seeing and hearing from them both and now >>>>nothing... >>>> >>>> >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: quest-unsubscribe@gu*.co* >>>>For additional commands, e-mail: quest-help@gu*.co* >>> >>>Jarrod Jablonski >>> >>>President- >>>Global Underwater Explorers www.gue.com >>>CEO Extreme Exposure www.extreme-exposure.com >>>VP Halcyon Manufacturing www.halcyon.net, www.browniedive.com, >>www.tankfill.com >>> >>>Global Underwater Explorers www.gue.com >>>GUE is a non-profit educational, research, and exploratory organization >>>with hundreds of dedicated members around the world. >>> >>>Extreme Exposure www.extreme-exposure.com >>>Extreme Exposure and Halcyon manufacturing produce some of the scuba >>>industry's most novel and robust diving equipment designed by many of >>>diving's most active explorers. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: quest-unsubscribe@gu*.co* >>>For additional commands, e-mail: quest-help@gu*.co* >>> >>> >> >>-- >>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >> > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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