USA Dive Club members and their guests are invited to attend either an in person meeting or a virtual meeting using Zoom.
The IN PERSON MEETING will be held at our new location:
Marriott Courtyard
2440 W Cypress Creek Rd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Out of caution,we ask participants of the live meeting to be vaccinated and to wear a mask out of consideration of our other members.
To Attend the ZOOM MEETING:
You must register in advance for this meeting. Click on the link below to register. Members bringing a guest should send the guest's name and email address to president@usadiveclub.org so the guest's registration will be approved. Members and guests must register using this link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdO2rrT4oHdysIzu6wDrJ4RjnZPZTjk_Q
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link to click when it is time to join the meeting. You must register before 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting.
Please join the meeting a little early to allow time to admit people from the waiting room before the meeting starts.
We will start the meeting with 10 minutes of social time so we can catch up with our friends. Then we will turn the meeting over to our speaker.
Program:
All About Manatees (Virtual speaker on Zoom)
Cora Berchem is Save the Manatee Club’s Director of Multimedia and Manatee Research Associate. She has a bachelor degree in Communications and a Master’s in Film/Media, as well as a graduate certificate degree in Aquatic Animal Health and 
Conservation. Born and raised in Germany, Cora moved to the United States in 2002 and started out working in film and television in New York before moving to Florida in 2014 to join the Save the Manatee Club team. She oversees the club’s live webcams and social media and produces educational videos and public service announcements for the club in addition to assisting with outreach efforts. During the winter months, Cora assists Manatee Specialist Wayne Hartley with the 
photo-ID research at Blue Spring State Park. She also volunteers with FWC assisting with manatee rescues, releases and recoveries. In her free time Cora enjoys scuba diving, traveling and the outdoors.
Save the Manatee Club was established in 1981 by singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett and governor Graham. Our mission is to protect manatees and their aquatic habitat for future generations. 
