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 Doug Vaira at dvaira@nrpa, org or 703-858-2151. * Indicates an NRPA-sponsored event APRIL April: see month. * (a) Apr 17-20: Southwest Regional Leadership and Professional Training Institute, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: Jessica Pagonis, 703-858-2154, jpagonis@nrpa.org. (c) Apr 19-21: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Carol Stream, Ill. Contact: 630-752-0141. * (c) Apr 19-21: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, 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. , Wisc. Contact: Juliene Hefter, 262-250-4710. * (d) April 20-21: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Roanoke, Va. Contact: Jayson Merrill, 888-873-1102 x14. (c) Apr 20-21: Illinois Association of Park Districts Legislative Conference, Springfield, Ill. Contact: Sue Beard beard, hair on the lower portion of the face. The term mustache refers to hair worn above the upper lip. Attitudes toward facial hair have varied in different cultures. , 217-523-4554, sbeard@ILparks.org. * (d) Apr 21-22: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Lewes, Del. Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965. (c) Apr 21-23: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Springfield, Mo. Contact: Paula Diller, 573-636-7482. (d) Apr 25-28: VRPS VRPS Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society VRPS Vendor Repairable Provisioning Schedule Leadership Training Institute, Wintergreen wintergreen or checkerberry, low evergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to sandy and acid woods (usually of evergreens) of E North America and frequently cultivated. , Va. Contact: Jim Stutts, 804-730-9447, jim@vrps.com. CEUs available, (e) Apr 25-28: 64th Annual Conference and Business Expo, Tarrytown, N.Y. Contact: Kari Baldwin, 518-584-0321 x14, nysrps@nysrps.org. CEUs available. * (a) Apr 26-27: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Spokane, Wash. Contact: Debbie Wadleigh, 509-575-6102, dwadleig@ci.yakima.wa.us. (a) Apr 28-30: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Sacramento, Ca. Contact: Leslie Fritz fritz n. Informal A condition in which something does not work properly: Our television is on the fritz. [Perhaps from German Fritz , 916-665-2777, leslie@crps.org. * (c) Apr 29-30: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Carol Stream, Ill. Contact: Sheila Lowrey, 630-752-0141. MAY * (a) May 3-4: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Mercer Island Mer·cer Island A city of west-central Washington, coextensive with Mercer Island in Lake Washington near Seattle. It is primarily residential. Population: 22,300. , Wash. Contact: Teresa Richards, 206-275-0694. (c) May 3-5: National Playground Safety Institute Course & 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. . Contact; 614-438-8590. * (e) May 5-6: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J. Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965. * (c) May 5-6: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Monticello, Minn. Contact: Jenninne Schweiss, 952-996-9054. (e) May 5-7: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Allentown, Pa. Contact: 814-234-4272. (e) May 6-8: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Middletown, N.J. Contact: 732-568-1270. * (a) May 13-14: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Beaverton, Ore. Contact: Frank Jagodnik, 563-738-9433. (b) May 13-15: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Bismarck, N.D. Contact: Randy Bina, 701-222-6455, rbina@bisparks.org. (d) May 19-20: Prevention Through Recreation Services School, Baltimore, Md. Contact: Sonia Bowie, 301-942-7203. JUNE (c) June 2-4: Therapeutic Recreation Institute, Canton Canton, cities, United States Canton. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,922), Fulton co., W central Ill., in the corn belt; inc. 1849. It is a trade and industrial center for a coal and farm area. 2 Town (1990 pop. 18,530), Norfolk co. , Mich. Contact: Nichole Fisher, 517-485-9888, nfisher@mrpaonline.org. (e) June 7-11: Therapeutic Recreation Institute, Grantville, Pa. Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272, llitz@prps.org. (a) June 12-16: 16th Annual Recreation Facilities Design & Management School, Denver, Col. Contact: CPRA CPRA see central progressive retinal atrophy. 303-231-9943, www.cpra-web.org. (a) June 21-22: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Fullerton, Ca. Contact: John Temple, 800-676-7946, (a) Pacific (b) West (c) Great Lakes (d) South East (e) North East |
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