Water, Sports & Travel Festival:  April 26-28, 2013
Tentative Activity Schedule
(Subject to Change) 

• Opportunities for pre and post events connected to the Festival.
• Events to attract the media to Ft. Lauderdale are planned during the week prior to the Festival.

Thursday, April 25, 2013: Pre-Show Day

• Activities offered by DEMA Member Exhibitors Promoted by DEMA including:
  • Equipment Demos – Boat operators can participate and receive promotional support as part of a Festival exhibit/sponsorship package
  • Dive Opportunities - Boat operators can participate and receive promotional support as part of a Festival exhibit/sponsorship package
  • Non-Diving Operators (golfing, boarding, boating, etc.)
  • Parade/Navy Seals/event
• 8:00 p.m.: Exhibitor/Industry Party @ offsite Venue – Bahia Cabana – Socializing and Networking opportunity

• Paint with “________” art center. Featured artists of the day (Rogest, Guy Harvey, Wyland, Etc).
• Geocaching Maze, DiveCaching Activity Center
• Product Demo Center including Product Demonstration Pool
• Geocaching and DiveCaching Field Trips
• Other Sports Activities
• Permanent Center Stage (location TBD)

• 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Dive Trips, Board Demos offered – Part of sponsorship package available to exhibitors
• 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Exhibitor Welcome Reception
• 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Festival open at Convention Center
• 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Raffle Tickets Sold
• 4:00 p.m.: Silent Auction Starts – to include exhibitors from each exhibit zone (board, travel, dive, etc)
• 6:00 p.m.: Local Official Honored (goal would be to certify local official prior to event and push for declaration of event-affiliated month or week)

• 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.: Diver Challenge/Event
• 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Festival open at Convention Center
• 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Exhibitor Product, Travel/Destination, Dive Training Seminars at Convention Center (including trade only travel seminars by CHTA or other group)
• 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Raffle Tickets Sold
• 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Military career fair/scholarship program for military training in the diving industry
• 11:00 a.m.: Jean Michele Cousteau or other speaker/motivational or environmental program
• 2:00 p.m.: Wounded Warriors Honored @ Center Stage
• 2:30 p.m.: Raffle Winners Announced
• 3:00 p.m.: Swimsuit Contest or Fashion Show at Center Stage
• 3:30 p.m. : Gold Coast Grand Prix (Scooter Races) – Live Remote Feed to Center Stage Screen
• 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Bistro @ the Bridge: Lionfish Cook-off, Music Mixer - Top Chef contest – includes consumers and exhibitors
• 7:30: Raffle Winners Announced
• 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.: Music Mixer
• 10:30: Raffle Winners Announced

• 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Festival open at Convention Center
• 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Exhibitor Product, Travel/Destination, Dive Training Seminars at Convention Center
• 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Raffle Tickets Sold
• 1:30 p.m.: Awards from Scooter Races Announced at Center Stage
• 3:00 p.m.: Silent Auction Closes
• 3:00 p.m.: Top Prizes and Grand Prize Raffle Winners Announced
• 5:00 p.m.: After Show Appreciation Party – Bahia Cabana