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 he added to the NRPA print and Web calendars, contact Ron Tillman at rtillman@nrpa.org or 703-858-4731. AUGUST CC Aug. 13-16: 7th Annual TR Summit at "Camp for All", Burton, Texas Burton is the name of two places in the State of Texas in the United States of America:
Texas Recreation & Park Society, Contact: Dr. Jackie Vaughan, jacquelyn.vaughan-williams@med.va.gov (A)CC Aug. 14-16: National Playground Safety Inspectors Course Exam, Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo. NRPA, Contact: Maria Stamats, 719-632-7031, nrpawest@concentric Coming from the center, or circles within circles. For example, tracks on a hard disk are concentric. Tracks on optical media are concentric or spiral shaped (in a coil) depending on the type. .net, www.nrpa.org, CEUs Available. EE Aug. 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Clearwater, Fla. Florida Recreation and Park Association, Contact: Loft Kohl, 850-878-3221, eleanor@frpa.org, www.frpa.org, CEUs Available. EE Aug. 25-29: Florida Park and Recreation Association State Conference, Palm Harbor, Fla. Florida Recreation and Park Association, Contact: 850-878-3221; eleanor@frpa.org, www.frpa.org BB Aug. 26-29: Arizona Park and Recreation Association State Conference, Tucson, Ariz. Arizona Park and Recreation Association, Contact: 602-335-1962, apra@azpra.org, www.azpra.oro SEPTEMBER EE Sept. 4-5: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Huntington, W.V. Contact: 304-696-5954, www.nrpa.org (A)DD Sept. 4-7: NRPA National Institute on Recreation Inclusion, Bloomington Minn. American Park and Recreation Society/National Therapeutic Recreation Society, Contact: Laura Heyer, 703-858-2153, lheyer@nrpa.org, www.nrpa.org, CEUs Available. EE Sept. 7-9: Virginia Recreation and Park Society Virginia State Conference, Roanoke, Va. Virginia Recreation and Park Society, Contact: Diane Ryburn, 703-777-0558, dryburn@loudoun.gov, www.vrps.com, CEUs Available. BB Sept. 8-10: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Wilsonville, Ore. Oregon Recreation and Park Association, Contact: Frank Jagodnik, 503-738-9433, orpa@seasurf.com, www.orpa.org/, CEUs Available (A)EE Sept. 8-11: NRPA Adult Leadership Training, Ashburn, Va. NRPA Office of Youth Services, Contact: Sonia Bowie, 703-858-2199, sbowie@nrpa.org, www.nrpa.org (A)FF Sept. 10-11: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Thorofnre, N.J. NRPA, Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965, janicebruno@mainlinedist.com, www.nrpa.org, CEUs Available FF Sept. 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course & 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, www.nysrps.org, CEUs Available. EE Sept. 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Roanoke, Va. Virginia Recreation and Park Society, Contact: Jim Stutts, 804-730-9447. jim@vrps.com, www.vrps.com, CEUs Available. EE Sept. 13-16: 58th Annual 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. State Conference, Myrtle Beach, S.C. South Carolina Recreation & Park Association, Contact: 803-808-7753, info@scrpa.com, www.scrpa.com (A)BB Sept. 14-18: NRPA Reitz Pacific Marketing and Revenue Sources Management School, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. NRPA Pacific Service Center, Contact: Pare Earle 253-661-2263, nrpapac@aol.com, www.nrpa.org EE Sept. 16-18: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Memphis, Tenn. Tennessee Recreation and Park Association, Contact: 615-494-5770, info@trpa.net, www.trpa.net, CC Sept. 16-19: Nebraska Recreation and Park Association Annual Educational Institute, Nebraska City, Neb. Nebraska Recreation and Park Association, Contact: Karl Happold, 308-630-6238, khappold@scottsbluff.org, http://www.nerpa.us/, CEUs Available. EE Sept. 16-24: 2003 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, janna.borgen@sc.edu. (A)FF Sept. 17-18: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Lancaster, Pa. NRPA, Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965, janicebruno@mainlinedist.com, www.nrpa.org, CEUs Available. BB Sept. 17-19: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Los Vegas, Nev. Nevada Recreation and Park Society, Contact: 702-229-6710, Larry Oswald 702-434-7205, lo@ci.henderson.nv.us, www.nrps.org, CC Sept. 18-20: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Breckenridge, Colo. NRPA, Contact: Brad Andersson, 303-762-2689 or banderson@englewoudgov.org. FF Sept. 21-24: Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society Mini-Conference, Grantville, Pa. Pennsylvania Recreation & Park Society, Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272, llitz@prps.org, www.prps.org, CEUs Available. DD Sept. 21-24: Mid-America Trails Greenways Greenways is a set of three short atmospheric piano works composed by John Ireland in 1937; entitled The Cherry Tree, Cypress and The Palm and May. Conference, Indianapolis, Ind. Indiana Department of Natural Resources The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining natural areas such as state parks, state forests, recreation areas, etc. , Contact: 317-232-4751, smorris@dnr.state.in.us DD Sept. 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. . Ohio Park and Recreation Association, Contact: Charlotte Walker, 614-895-2222, opra@opraonline.org, www.opraonline.org, CEUs Available. (A)FF Sept. 24-25: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Orefield, Pa. NBPA NBPA National Basketball Players Association NBPA National Black Police Association NBPA National Black Prosecutors Association NBPA National Beverage & Products Association NBPA National Broadcast Pilots Association NBPA Nordic-Baltic Police Academy , Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965, janicebruno@mainlinedist.com, www.nrpa.org, CEUs Available DD Sept. 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Carol Stream, Ill. Illinois Park and Recreation Association, Contact: Lori Karele Shook, 630-752-0141, lori@il-ipra.org, www.il-ipra.org, CEUs Available. BB Sept.29-Oct.2, IRPA/IDPR Conference, Boise, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. . Idaho Recreation and Park Association/Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Contact: 208-388-2964 (A)DD Sept. 30-Oct. 1-2: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Germantown, Wis. NRPA, Contact: Steve Thompson Steve Thompson or Steven Thompson may be:
OCTOBER BB Oct. 1-3: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Tukwila, Wash. Washington Recreation and Park Association, Contact: Rick Still, 206-767-2344; wrpa@seanet.com, www.wrpatoday.org, CEUs Available CC Oct. 1-3: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Wichita, Kan. Contact: 785-235-6533, bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. @krpa.org, www.krpa.org EE Oct. 5-8: Mississippi Recreation Park Association State Conference, Jackson, Miss. Mississippi Recreation & Park Association, Contact: 601-582-3361, ams@megagate.com, www.aboutmrpa.org BB Oct. 5-8: Oregon Recreation and Park Association State Conference, Ashland, Ore. Oregon Recreation and Park Association, Contact: 503-738-9433, orpa@seasurf.com, www.orpa.org CC Oct. 6-9: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Little Rock, Ark. Contact: Tina Fellows, 501-416-6700 (A)DD Oct. 7-8: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Minneapolis, Minn. NRPA, Contact: Mary Callendar, 541-766-8211 x 14, Mary@nirsa.net, www.nirsa.net/education/aquatics.htm EE Oct. 7-9: NCRPS Athletic Director's Workshop, Southern Pines, N.C. 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. Recreation and Park Society Athletic Division, Contact: Adam Crocker, 910-295-2817, acrocker@villageofpinehurst.org, www.ncrps.org. CEUs Available. FF Oct. 8: VRPA VRPA Variational Random Phase Approximation State Conference, Montpelier, Vt. Vermont Recreation and Park Association, Contact: Betsy Orselet, 802-878-2077, orselet@adelphia.net, http://www.calcamine design.com/vrpa/ DD Oct. 8-10: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Carmel, Ind. Contact: Al Patterson or Chris Stice, 317-896-5874, awp@co.hamilton.in.us BB Oct.15-18: ARPA ARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency State Conference, Anchorage Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. , Alaska Alaska Recreation & Park Association, Contact: John McCleary, 907-343-4296, mccleaji@ci.anchorage.ak.us, www.alaskarpa.org/ DD Oct. 15-17: Beneficial Outcomes Approach to Recreation Management, Lobe lobe (lob) 1. a more or less well-defined portion of an organ or gland. 2. one of the main divisions of a tooth crown. Shelbyville, Ill. The Natural Resources Management Training Coalition, Contact: John Marnell, 918-669-7397; john.marnell@usace.army.mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address. (networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces. CC Oct. 19-21: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, St. Louis, Mo. Contact: 573-636-3828, info@mopark.org, www.mopark.org BB Oct. 20-22: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Carlsbad, Calif. Contact: 916-665 2777, cprs@cprs.org, www.cprs.org/training-playground.htm (A)BB Oct 20-21, Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Fullerton, Calif. NRPA, Contact: Cindy Burke or John Temble, 800-676-7946, www.knorrsystems.com. (A)CC Oct. 21-25: NRPA Congress Exposition, St. Louis, Mo. NRPA, Contact: Karmin Reese, 703-858-0784, congress@nrpa.org, www.nrpa.org, CEUs Available. CC Oct. 22-24: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Fargo, N.D. Western Area City County Cooperative, Contact: Laurie Mullen, 218-736-0123, wacco@prtel.com, CEUs Available. CC Oct. 22-25: National Therapeutic Recreation Society Institute, St. Louis, Mo. National Therapeutic Recreation Society, Contact: Susan Potts, 703-858-2153, spotts@nrpa.org, www.nrpa.org. FF Oct. 27-29: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Morristown, N.J. New Jersey Park and Recreation Association, Contact: Bill Foelsch, 132-568-1270, njrpa@cnjnet.com, http://community.nj.com/ cc/parkaandrecreation. CEUs Available. (A) Indicates an NRPA-sponsored event B = Pacific C = West D = Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). E = South East F = North East |
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