Calendar of events.Extend the core knowledge of parks and recreation professionals. The most up-to-date listing of national, state and local conferences and workshops is available online at www.nrpa.org. To ensure a listing in Parks & Recreation's Calendar of Events, please provide all pertinent information no less than three months prior to the conference date. Earlier submissions allow readers to better plan their yearly conference schedules, and are encouraged. To be added to the NRPA print and Web calendars, contact Christine Jepsen at cjepsen@nrpa.org or 703-858-2147. * Indicates an NRPA-sponsored event MAY * ** May 14-16: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Bismarck, N.D. NRPA Western Service Center. Contact: Maria Stamats, 719-632-7031; nrpawest@concentric.net. CEUs Available ** May 22-24: 13th Annual IPMBA IPMBA International Police Mountain Bike Association Conference, Charleston, W. Va. International Police Mountain Bike Association. Contact: Jim Bowell, education@ipmba.org JUNE * ** June 1-4: NTRS NTRS NASA Technical Report Server NTRS National Therapeutic Recreation Society NTRS National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors NTRS National Technology Readiness Survey Therapeutic Recreation Forum, Vail, Colo. NRPA. Contact: Susan Potts, 703-858-2153; spotts@nrpa.org *** June 3-6: PTRS PTRS Penetration Technique Research Site PTRS Program Tracking and Reporting Subsystem (US FAA) PTRS Project Technical Requirements Specification PTRS Plain Text Request to Send PTRS Pacific Theater Requirements System Therapeutic Recreation Institute, Grantville, Pa. Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Society. Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272; llitz@prps.org *** June 4-6: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, South Kingston, R.I. Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Park and Recreation Association. Contact: Rex Eberly, 401-789-9301. CEUs Available **** June 4-6: MRPA MRPA Michigan Recreation and Parks Association MRPA Michigan Rifle & Pistol Association (Livonia, MI) MRPA Most Recent Previous Access MRPA Municipal Pension Retirees Association MRPA Montana Rifle & Pistol Association Therapeutic Recreation Institute, Okemos, Mich. Michigan Recreation and Park Association Contact: Nichole Fisher, 517-485-9888; cheitmann@pps.org * ***** June 23-24: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Fullerton, Ca. NRPA. Contact: Cindy Burke, 800-676-7946. CEUs Available ***** June 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Sacramento County, Calif. California Park and Recreation Society. Contact: Leslie Fritz, 916-665-2777. CEUs Available *** June 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, State College, Pa. Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Emily Schnellbaugh, 814-234-4272. CEUs Available ***** June 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Glendale, Calif. California Park and Recreation Society. Contact: Leslie Fritz, 916-665-2777. CEUs Available *** June 26-29: International Trails and Greenways Conference, Providence, R.I. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is an American organization dedicated to the creation and preservation of rail trails within the United States of America. The organization publishes a quarterly magazine for its members. . Contact: Doretha Williams, 202-974-5152; rtcconf@transact.org JULY ****** July 9-11: Southeast Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Wilmington, N.C. University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . Contact: Ray West, 919-966-2301 ****** July 15-17: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Raleigh, N.C. NC State University Recreation Resources Service. Contact: Dallis Tucker, 252-946-6481; dallis.tucker@ncmail.net. CEUs Available AUGUST * ** Aug. 10-13: 28th Park Maintenance and Resource Management School, Colorado Springs, Colo. NRPA Western Service Center. Contact: Andrea Stauffer, 719-632-7031 ** Aug. 14-16: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Colorado Springs, Colo. Western Area City County Cooperative. Contact: Maria Stamats, 719-632-7031. CEUs Available ****** Aug. 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Clearwater, Fla. Florida Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Lori Kohl, 850-878-3221; eleanor@frpa.org. CEUs Available ****** Aug. 25-29: FRPA State Conference, Palm Harbor, Fla. Florida Recreation and Park Association Contact: Lori Khol, 850-878-3221 ***** Aug. 26-29: APRA APRA (ä`prä) or the Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana, reformist political party in Peru, also called the Partido Aprista. Annual Conference and Trade Show, Tucson, Ariz. Arizona Park and Recreation Association. Contact: Terrie Britton, 602-335-1962 SEPTEMBER * **** Sept. 4-7: NRPA National Institute on Recreation Inclusion, Bloomington, Minn. National Therapeutic Recreation Society with the American Park and Recreation Society Contact: Laura Heyer, 703-858-2153; lheyer@nrpa.org ****** Sept. 7-9: VRPS VRPS Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society VRPS Vendor Repairable Provisioning Schedule Virginia State Conference, Roanoke, Va. Virginia Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Diane Ryburn, 703-777-0558; dryburn@Loudoun.gov ***** Sept. 8-10: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Wilsonville, Ore. Oregon Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Frank Jagodnik, 503-738-9433; orpa@seasurf.com. CEUs Available *** Sept. 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Rochester, N.Y. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321: nysrps@nysrps.org. CEUs Available ****** Sept. 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Roanoke, Va. Virginia Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Jim Stutts, 804-730-9447. CEUs Available ****** Sept. 13-16: 58th Annual SCRPA SCRPA Self-Consistent Random Phase Approximation SCRPA Separated Channel Random Phase Approximation Conference, Myrtle Beach, S.C. South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Recreation and Parks Association. Contact: Jim Headley, 803-808-7753, info@scrpa.org ** Sept. 16-19: Annual Educational Institute, Nebraska City, Neb. Nebraska Recreation & Park Association. Contact: Kari Happold, 308-630-6238, khappold@city.scottsbluff.net. Pending approval for CEUs ****** Sept. 16-24: Physical Activity and Public Health Courses, Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island An island off the southern coast of South Carolina in the Sea Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a popular tourist resort. The town of Hilton Head Island, on the northeast coast, has a population of 35,200. , S.C. USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Prevention Research Center and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. . Contact: Janna Borden, 803-576-6050 * *** Sept. 17-18: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Lancaster, Pa. NRPA. Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965. CEUs Available *** Sept. 21-24: PRPS Mini-Conference, Grantville, Pa. Pennsylvania Recreation & Park Society. Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272; llitz@prps.org. Pending approval for CEUs **** Sept. 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Columbus, Ohio Ohio Parks and Recreation Association. Contact: Charlotte Walker, 614-895-2222; opra@opraonline.org. CEUs Available ** Sept. 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course Exam, Carol Stream, Ill. IPRA IPRA International Public Relations Association IPRA International Peace Research Association IPRA Illinois Park and Recreation Association IPRA International Professional Rodeo Association IPRA Internet Policy Registration Authority . Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141, lori@il-ipra.org. CEUs Available * ***** Sept. 28-Oct. 2: Reitz Pacific Marketing & Revenue Sources Management School, San Diego, Ca. NRPA Pacific Service Center Contact: Pacific Service Center, 253-661-2265; nrpapac@aol.com. CEUs Available * **** Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Germantown, Wis. NRPA. Contact: Steve Thompson, 414-423-1210. CEUs Available |
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