Calendar of events.FEBRUARY * [D] Feb 18-20: 31st Edith Upchurch Innovative Programming Forum, Eatonton, Ga. Contact: Holly Doeflinger, 703-858-2172, hdoeflinger@nrpa.org. [E] Feb 19-20: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Manchester, Conn. Contact: Chris Silver, 860-647-3164. [E] Feb 23-24: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, State College, Penn. Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272, llitz@prps.org. * [A] Feb 22-27: 2004 Pacific Northwest Resource Management School, Port Townsend, Wash. Contact: Diane Bombard bom·bard tr.v. bom·bard·ed, bom·bard·ing, bom·bards 1. To attack with bombs, shells, or missiles. 2. To assail persistently, as with requests. See Synonyms at attack, barrage2. 3. , 703-858-2187, dbombard@nrpa.org. [E] Feb 25-27: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Worcester, Mass. Contact: Matt Casparius, 781-281-1182, mrpa@massrecandpark.org. * [D] Feb 25-28: NRPA Legislative Forum and Mid-Year Meetings, Washington, D.C. Contact: Sherry Romello, 703-858-2174, sromello@nrpa.org. * [D] Feb 26-27: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Panama City Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of entry. The city's industries produce paper, clothing, and chemicals. , Fla. Contact: Remy Baker, 800-940-1557 x 117. [B] Apr 26-28: 25th Annual Park Law Enforcement Association Conference, Ardmore, Okla. Contact: Tyra Owen, 405-522-0953. * [D] Feb 26-Mar 2: NRPA National Aquatics Conference, Charleston, S.C. Contact: Sharon Mannion, 703-858-4732, smannion@nrpa.org. MARCH [D] Mar 1-3: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, city (1990 pop. 57,140), seat of Jefferson co., S central Ark., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1839. It is a port and trade center for an agricultural area and has industries producing metal, wood, and paper products; machinery; electrical equipment; and , Ark. Contact: 501-791-8543. [A] Mar 1-3: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Anaheim, Calif. Contact: Leslie Fritz, 916-665-2777, leslie@crps.org. [E] Mar 2-5: MPRA MPRA Munich Personal RePEc Archive MPRA Minneapolis Police Relief Association MPRA Military Police Regimental Association MPRA Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (US Navy) Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbia, Mo. Contact: David Ostlund, 573-636-3828, info@mopark.org. [C] Mar 3-4: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Eagan, Minn. Contact: Jenninne Schweiss, 952-996-9854. [B] Mar 8-10: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Witchita Falls, Texas Contact: Michal Anne, 512-267-5550, michalannelord@traps.org. [C] Mar 9-11: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, about 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the Contact: 641-236-8282. [B] Mar 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Lawrence (Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). Metro), Ken. Contact: Bonnie Simon, 785-235-6533, bonnie@krpa.org. [C] Mar 10-12: Latest Trends in Parks and Recreation, Fond du Lac Fond du Lac (fŏn` də lăk', –jə–), city (1990 pop. 37,757), seat of Fond du Lac co., E central Wis., in a resort region at the south end of Lake Winnebago; inc. 1852. , Wis. Contact: Steven J. Thompson, 414-423-1210, wpra@execpc.com. * [A] Mar 10-13: CA & Pacific Southwest Recreation and Park Training Conference, Anaheim, Calif. Contact: Leslie Fritz, 916-665-2777, leslie@cprs.org. [D] Mar 11-12: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Ft. Myers, Fla. Contact: Remy Baker, 800-940-1557 x 117. * [D] Mar 14-19: The Business Institute for Revenue Development Management, Wheeling, W.V. Contact: Holly Doerflinger, 703-858-2172, hdoerflinger@nrpa.org. [A] Mar 17-19: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Tukwila, Wash. Contact: 206-767-2344. * [C] Mar 17-18: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Lansing, Mich. Contact: Nicole Fisher, 517-485-9888. * [E] Mar 21-23: New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Training Institute & Exposition, Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, with a 2004 population of 63,882. Portland is Maine's cultural, social and economic capital. Tourists are drawn to Portland's historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, which is at the mouth of the Fore River and part Contact: Diane Bombard, 703-858-2187, dbombard@nrpa.org. [E] Mar 21-24: PA Recreation and Park Society's 57th Annual State Conference, Champion (Seven Springs Mt. Resort), Pa. Contact: Robert B. Griffith, 814-234-4272, prpsinfor@prps.org. [A] Mar 22-23: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Fullerton, Calif. Contact: John Temple, 800-676-7946. Legend: * indicates an NRPA-sponsored event A Pacific B West C 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). D South East E North East |
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