Legendary Coach Terry Bowden to Deliver Keynote Address at WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo in New Orleans

    NEW ORLEANS, LA, March 09, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- If you want to hear a renowned football coach open his playbook and share leadership and teamwork lessons drawn from his life on and off the field, then you don't want to miss Terry Bowden. Bowden will deliver the keynote address at the WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo in New Orleans on Thursday, April 16.

The WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo, which will be held April 14-16 at the Morial Convention Center, is the only commercial marine event dedicated to helping fleet managers, port captains and operators keep their vessels in top working condition. To register, visit www.WorkBoatMaintenanceandRepair.com.

"Coach Bowden was the nation's youngest head coach at age 26 when he took over at Auburn and went 11-0 in his first year there," said David Krapf, editor in chief of WorkBoat magazine. "He also made a splash in the broadcasting industry after he left coaching and became one of college football's top studio analysts. I anticipate that his stories on teamwork and leadership will be entertaining and inspiring."

Bowden led Auburn University to three Bowl Championship Series games. He has won several awards, including several for coach of the year. He was named the University of Akron's 27th head coach on Dec. 22, 2011.

Bowden left coaching for a broadcast career from 1998-2009. He was a college football analyst for ABC Sports and became known for his clever breakdowns of games and his in-depth knowledge of football. He was heard daily on his ESPN Radio Show in Central Florida and weekly on the Coaches Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. He is a former analyst for the National College Football Game of the Week on Westwood One Radio and also was a featured columnist for Yahoo! Sports.

Bowden is the son of the legendary former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden.

The inaugural WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo is produced by Diversified Communications, producer of the award-winning International WorkBoat Show.

This info-packed three-day conference and expo, with in-depth sessions on Structure and Hulls, Power and Propulsion, and Regulations, will provide attendees with the tools they need to maintain commercial fleets now and in the future.

Capt. Nick Sloane, salvage master for the wreck removal of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, the largest and most expensive maritime salvage project in history, will deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, April 15, at the conference and expo.

For more information, visit www.WorkBoatMaintenanceandRepair.com.

About WorkBoat
WorkBoat is part of the Diversified Communications portfolio of commercial marine events, publications and e-media products. The WorkBoat brand has been connecting qualified buyers with leading suppliers for more than 70 years. WorkBoat delivers high quality information to all segments of the marine industry in North America through WorkBoat magazine, WorkBoat.com, face-to-face at the International WorkBoat Show and WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo, and through education programs at the WorkBoat Professional Series and Regional Summits. For more information, visit www.workboat.com.


About Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications, based in Portland, Maine, provides information and market access through face-to-face events, publications and eMedia. Diversified serves a number of industries including: seafood, food service, natural and organic, healthcare, commercial marine and business management. Diversified operates divisions in Australia, Hong Kong, India, the UK and Canada. For more information, visit: http://www.divcom.com.

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