Paul,
As the founder and Co-Convenor of OZTeK I have an obvious bias, however I really must agree with Bazza and confirm that the CCR market in Australia is definitely one with strong growth and solid numbers. I know that TDI has seen good increase in CCR cert numbers in the last year and expect this to continue. The Australians are very CCR savvy and if you want to sell into this market you really need to get the unit seen.
In 2005 we had Jetsam, Delta P, Dive Rite, Ambient Pressue and Eagle (Colkan) showing their wares and already most have booked stands again. Though direct sales of Rbs at OZTeK are probably limited many divers come to see what is on offer and their sales decisions are often based upon what they see and hear about at the show. Having a booth and doing workshops definitely gives you a presence that will help with introducing the unit to the market, and with a solid media audience from the Asia-Pacific on hand it does allow you access to strong regional promotion.
Email me off list and I am happy to send you more details or just go to the web site
Welcome to the OZTek Dive Show and have a look at the exhibitors already booked.
Cheers