Diving 2024 calls

2024 03 15 Meeting Eric

14:15 to 14:30, Campus Biotech – Eric, Fabio

• Update

2024 03 15 Meeting Carole, Izia

13:30 to 14:10, Campus Biotech – Carole, Izia, Fabio

• Presentation of projects
• Links proposed

2024 03 15 Call with Li

10:00 to 10:10, online – Li, Fabio

• Inputs following intro
  • Main public could be university nature lovers: pencinta alam
  • For landrights activists, the topic may not be a priority unless visibly related
  • See nickel mining article in magasine Tempo
  • Parallel of mapping with satellites helping visualise deforestation, mines, etc.
• Local culture
  • Mostly pragmatic relationship to nature – no concept similar to Pachamama in South America
  • Awareness that crop exploitation does not benefit local communities – forced displacements, etc.
  • An inhabitant spke of corporate occupation as living with giants : hidup bersama raksasa
  • Own focus not so much on the frontier in the relationship to nature
• Post call reflection
  • Transiting from creating digital commons to preserving natural commons

2024 03 08 Call with Sigit

11:45 to 11:50, online – Sigit, Fabio

• Info on project

2024 03 07 Meeting Julien

17:45 to 19:40, Martigny, Julien, Fabio

• Discussion about project and timeframe
• P3 CMAS, evt DM SDI and FESSSM licence
  • Focus on Dive Leadership, Safety, tech for Overhead
  • 10 x theory Thu 17:45 to 19:45
  • 15-20 dives in pool, Roselles (20 m), Les Îles (38 m), few times Rivaz, by two
  • 900.– incl certification, evt DM and FFESSM 50.–
  • Book : code vagnon guide de palanquée
• Afterwards possibly M1 with 10 x theory and 10 x practice

2024 03 07 Call with Antoine

12:15 to 12:30, online – Antoine, Fabio

• Brief info about trip

2024 03 07 Call with Robin

10:45 to 11:00, online – Robin, Fabio

• Projet art
  • Importante culture d'artistes dans de nombreux domaines
  • L'ile de Buton fut un sultanat dès le 15e siècle et a une riche tradition orale
  • Info sur besoins pour la demande : artiste pro, légitimité institutionnelle, lettre de référence
• Confirmation sur voyage
  • Destination : Betoambari Airport BUW
  • Vol de Singapour à Makassar tous les deux jours
  • Vols locaux voir traveloka.com
  • Compter 25 kg de matériel
• Retours matériel
  • Préférer manchons et colerettes interchangeables, réparations difficiles nivea local
  • Utilise des botillons vs rockboot, pas de terrain difficile
  • Valve low profile
  • Manomètre bouton sur déco ok, mais à changer chaque année
  • Poches toujours utiles

2024 03 04 Call with Robin + proposal sent to team

15:00 to 15:30, online – Robin, Fabio

• Logistics
  • Training foreseen with other diver. Ideally 3rd trainee for group dynamics, otherwise person practicing
  • June 24, minimum 13 days (July 6)
  • Arrival via Jakarta → Makassar → Baubau. Boat takes three days, not always, schedule one month before
  • Start on Baobao for caverns (hosting to chose) then shift to Mouna for cave (single hotel), and transportation to various sites
• Expenses
  • 4000K IDR / day including tanks, transport
  • 500K IDR / night hosting
  • 150K IDR / day meals
  • 150K IDR boat

• Material
  • Dry suit neo or trilam → trilam recommended, more resistant and adaptable
  • MK25 / G260 → same
  • RK3 HD → has RK3 too light, good fins
  • Orca 630 → some had bugs, rather BigBlue TL5200P sidemount
  • Casque → 50K IDR/day or LightMonkey or Petzel for sump
  • Tank 300 bar → S80 alu 200 easier to manipulate, or 300 7L

• Preparation
  • Close calls to add to reading list, other to come with course
  • RAID / IANTD similar content
  • Fabio asks to meet the other diver to get a feeling → chat to be opened
• Expedition
  • CCR
  • Copy of proposal as discussed in team

2024 02 23 Call with Rannva + feedback on slides

08:00, online – Rannva, FabioExploring a collaboration with Nixie Expeditions

Presentation of Nixie

• Four goals
  • Mapping, exploration
  • Science, guests from local university
  • Aquifer conservation and education, UNESCO
  • Access to freshwater, dry caving
• Generally
  • Four initiators: Maria, Robin, Rannva, Rasmus (diving)
  • Kristine (science coordination)
  • Planned October 2023, postponed one year
  • Expedition from October 13 to November 3 + 1 week pre-post
• Next steps
  • Secure funding 25%, all private now, notably Rolex
  • Rebranding for a series, openings for Papua , Brasil, Mexico, Sardinia
  • Preparation of scientific protocols
  • Equipment container to be shipped from Danemark until June
  • Pre-training done

Ideas from discussion

• Contribution on human dynamics: sensations felt, consciosness, etc. (link to human factor)
• Participatory design for co-creation and dissemination (research notebook, partnership The Conversation, ... ?)
• Relation to PTSD
• Specific funding to be raised for this purpose: sponsor foundation? platform such as Patreon?

Nixie presentation sent for feedback.

Fabio sends ideas of outputs

2024 02 08 Call with Jill

01:00, online – Jill, Fabio

• Short presentation, interest of joining an expedition
• Proposal to reflect on a disruptive participation on Geneva Health Forum 2025 on Water and Health, mention on underwater painting with Isabelle, example of art to show the melting of iceberg, flows of water with fluorescine, etc.

2024 01 31 Meeting Isabelle

11:40 to 13:15, GE – Isabelle, Fabio

Proposal from Isabelle to do waterpainting and from Fabio to include technical and scientific diving.

2024 01 31 Meeting Eric

09:00 to 10:15 ?, Campus Biotech – Eric, public servant, Fabio

Discussion on the other perspective proposed by Prenons soin ensemble at the Geneva Health Forum: 2022 outside vs inside, 2025 underwater vs over.