Dear Team Member,
I hope this message finds you healthy and well.
The world's largest gathering of pioneers of exploration in space, in the oceans, and on land joined together in New York City last weekend at Club HQ for the Explorers Club Annual Dinner.
This is a packed weekend with a lot of special events featuring many of the world's most famous and distinguished explorers, many of which are divers and many of which are part of #teamdd.
Founded in NYC in 1904, TEC promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in all aspects of science.â We were on site reporting from the clubhouse all weekend. Here are some of the highlights!
JILL HEINERTH RECEIVES THE WILLIAM BEEBE AWARD
Amongst a packed event full of highlights, we were thrilled to see Underwater Explorer, Photographer, Author, Speaker, and #teamDD Special Guest Jill Heinerth receive the William Beebe Award. â
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The first woman to receive the award, Jill was recognized for her lifetime contribution to underwater and deep-sea exploration with a special commendation for her pioneering work in technical rebreather diving, underwater cave mapping, and her capacity for collaboration, communication, and storytelling.â
"I have long been a William Beebe geek. As the first woman to receive the award in his name, I reflect on the fact that he encouraged many women explorers on his expeditions." Jill Heinerth
Jill also did several presentations, one of which was at the Chapter Chair dinner before the weekend started.
The Dirty Dozen Expeditions has several team members that are respected members of The Explorers Club and we are very proud of this, having such a talented team that has been actively engaged in pushing underwater exploration for a long time.
Congratulations again Jill from all of us!
NGEN PRESENTATIONS
Another highlight was the NGEN or Next Generation Explorers Network presentation series, where many talented young scientists and explorers presented. #teamdd friend RannvĂĄ TĂłrfrĂĂ° JĂžrmundsson presented about her Xunaan-Ha Expedition in Mexico. â
Taking part in networking events like ECAD is an integral part of planning our expeditions. Spending time with like-minded explorers, sharing tales, and getting inspired by the sense of adventure within these sacred walls while we nurture our relationships with great friends are just part of the work we do behind the scenes that make our trips so epic. â
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE EXPLORERS CLUB?
The road to becoming a member of The Explorers Club seems very long on first look. You have a lengthy application form where you need to chronicle your exploration career, all while getting signatures from 2 members of the club who have to write a letter on your behalf vouching for you as a potential member!
Needless to say, my application form was on my desktop for 5 years until I finally decided to just get it done. The rest is history and now I am Membership Chair for the Middle East Chapter. Should you want to join the Club, I would be more than happy to help you navigate the application process.
You can find the application HERE.
That is us for this week. We hope you got some great plans coming up this weekend but donât forget, if you are feeling lonely, then we are here to chat Dirty.
Best,
Aron ArngrĂmsson and the DDE Team