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 Ron Tillman at rtillman@nrpa.org or 703-858-4731. MARCH * [D] Mar. 20-21: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Naples, Fla. NRPA. Contact: Remy Baker, 800-940-1557 x102. CEUs Available * [B] Mar. 21-22: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Overland Park Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan. NRPA. Contact: Bonnie Simon, 785-235-6533. CEUs Available [A] Mar. 23-26: Utah State Conference Ogden, Utah Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. A 2006 estimate placed its population at 78,086. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a . Utah Recreation & Park Association. Contact: Brendan Pratt, 435-657-0617; bpratt@logan.net [B] Mar. 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. Texas Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Michal Anne Lord, 512-868-8988 [D] Mar 26-28: Building Connections for Community Health, Chapel Hill, N.C. 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. with the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Contact: Salli Benedict, 919-966-0703; salli_benedict@unc.edu [B] Mar. 26-38: Texas State Conference, San Antonio, Texas Texas Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Jane Dembski, 713-662-8280; jdembski@ci.bellair.tx.us. Pending approval for CEUs [A] Mar. 27-28: Nevada State Bicycle & Pedestrian Conference, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , New. Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board. Contact: Eric Glick, 775-888-RIDE; bicycle@dot.state.nv.us [D] Mar. 28-30: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Birmingham, Ala. Alabama Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Paul A. Morton, 334-279-9160; pksrec@aol.com * [D] Mar. 28-April 2: Southern Regional Conference, Birmingham, Ala. NRPA Southeast Regional Office. Contact: Larry Zehnder, 423-424-3880; senrpa@aol.com. Pending approval for CEUs [D] Mar. 28-April 3: Alabama State Conference, Birmingham, Ala. Alabama Recreation & Parks Association. Contact: Paul A. Morton, 334-279-9160 [E] Mar. 29-April 2: 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 Conference, Long Island, N.Y. New York State Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Ann Smiley, 315-635-5999; recreation@townofflysander.org. Pending approval for CEUs [E] Mar. 30-April 2: 63rd Annual NYSRPS Conference and Business Exposition, Hauppauge, N.Y. New York State Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-032; nysrps@nysrps.org APRIL April: see month. * [C] April 1-2: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Carol Stream, Ill. NRPA. Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141 * [E] April 2-4: 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, Portsmouth, N.H. NRPA Northeast Service Center. Contact: Shawn DeRosa, 781-596-7105; sderosa@nrpa.org * [E] April 2-4: NTRS NTRS NASA Technical Report Server NTRS National Therapeutic Recreation Society NTRS National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors NTRS National Technology Readiness Survey New England Theropeatic Recreation Symposium, Portsmouth, N.H. NRPA. Contact: Susan Potts, 703-858-2153; spotts@nrpa.org. Pending Approval for CEUs [D] April 2-4: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Kissimmee, Fla. Florida Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Lori Kohl, 850-878-3221. CEUs Available [A] April 3-4: America Moves: Building Livable Communities through Physical Activity & Partnerships, Mesa, Ariz. Smart Growth Network. Contact: Brian Fellows, 480-644-3824; bwalker@state.mt.us [A] April 3-5: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Phoenix, Ariz. Arizona Parks and Recreation Association. Contact: Terrie Britton, 602-335-1962; apra@azpra.org. CEUs Available [C] April 4: ITRA ITRA International Tire and Rubber Association ITRA Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance Annual Conference, Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 36,145 at the 2000 census. Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association. Contact: www.iowatra.org. Pending approval for CEUs [E] April 5-8: NYSTRA Conference, Tarryton, N.Y. New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association. Contact: Justin Merkey, jmerkey@hotmail.com. Pending approval for CEUs [C] April 6-9: 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 Spring Conference, Davenport, Iowa Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 98,359. A 2006 estimate tells that the city had grown slightly to 99,514. Iowa Park and Recreation Association. Contact: Cathy Shutts, 641-236-3917; cshutts@pcpartner.net [C] April 7-9: National Playground Safety Inspection Course & Exam, Carmel, Ind. Indiana Park and Recreation Association. Contact: Suzanne Mathis, 317-896-5874 * [C] April 8-9: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Westerville, Ohio Westerville is a city in Franklin and Delaware Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census. Geography Westerville is located at (40.123496, -82. NRPA. Contact: Charlotte Walker, 814-895-2222 [C] April 8-10: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Canton, Mich. Michigan Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Nichole Fisher, 517-485-7529; nfisher@mrpaonline.org. CEUs Available [E] April 8-10: Maryland State Conference, Ocean City, Md. Maryland Recreation & Parks Association. Contact: Sandy Trent, 410-260-8436 * [D] April 10-11: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Charleston, W.Va. NRPA. Contact: Paula Martin, 304-348-6860 * [D] April 10-11: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Margate, Fla. NRPA. Contact: Remy Baker, 800-940-1557 x102. CEUs Available * [C] April 10-11: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, 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). , Mo. NRPA. Contact: Paula Diller, 573-636-7483 * [B] April 11-12: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Austin, Texas NRPA. Contact: Farhad Madani, 512-476-4709 * [B] April 11-14: NRPA Midwest/Southwest Combined Regional Leadership & Professional Training, Pueblo, Colo. NRPA Western Service Center. Contact: Maria Stamats, 719-632-7031; nrpawest@concentric.net. CEUs Available [C] April 14-16: 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. Ohio Association of Elementary School elementary school: see school. Administrators. Contact: Michele Strunk, 614-430-8590; strunk@oaesa.org. CEUs Available [E] April 21-23: 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 State Conference, Rockport, Maine Maine Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Dial Kenneth, 207-989-5199; khanscom@brewerme.org. Pending approval for CEUs * [D] April 22-23: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Richmond, Va. NRPA. Contact: Charles Harper, 888-873-1102 x17 [A] April 22-25: WRPA WRPA Wisconsin Rifle and Pistol Association Annual Conference, Stevenson, Wash. Washington Recreation & Park Association. Contact: Brit Kramer, 253-874-1283; nrpa@nrpa.today.org. Pending Approval for CEUs [C] April 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Carol Stream, Ill. Illinois Park and Recreation Association. Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141. CEUs Available [A] April 28-30: National Playground Safety Inspection Course & Exam, Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Lori Schanche, 907-343-8368 [C] April 28-30: Midwest Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Lake Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Wis. University of Missouri, Columbia with the MV Conference Office. Contact: Lucy St. John, 573-882-1953. Pending approval for CEUs [C] April 30-May 2: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Belton, Mo. Missouri Park and Recreation Association. Contact: Dorothy Brewer, 573-636-3828. CEUs Available MAY [D] May 1: Developing a Citiwide After-School System: Roles For Municipal Officials, Detroit, Mich. The National League of Cities The National League of Cities is the oldest and largest organization in the United States devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. . Contact: Mark Ouellette, 202-626-3052, oullette@nlc.org * [D] May 1-2: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. NRPA Contact: Remy Baker, 800-940-1557 x17. CEUs Available [A] May 1-3: 4th International Conference on Walking in the 21st Century, Portland, Ore. America Walks. Contact: Ellen VanderSlice, info@americawalks.org * [E] May 7-8: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, York, Pa. NRPA. Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965. CEUs Available * [D] May 7-8: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, James City County, Va. NRPA. Contact: Charles Harper, 888-873-1102 [E] May 8-10: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Middletown, N.J. New Jersey Recreation & Park Association. Contact: Bill Foelsch, 732-568-1270; njrpa@cnjnet.com. CEUs Available * [B] May 14-17: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Bismarck, N.D. NRPA. Contact: Maria Stamats, 719-632-0709; nrpawest@concentric.net. CEUs Available [E] May 18-20: 27th Annual Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Philadelphia, Pa. Mideastern TR Symposium. Contact: Marcia Smith, mdsmith@nih.gov JUNE * [B] June 1-4: NTRS Therapeutic Recreation Forum, Vail, Colo. NRPA. Contact: Susan Potts 703-858-2153; spotts@nrpa.org. Pending Approval for CEUs [E] June 3-6: Therapeutic Recreation Institute, Grantville, Pa. Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Society. Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272; llitz@prps.org. Pending Approval for CEUs [E] June 4-6: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, South Kingstown, 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 [C] June 4-6: Therapeutic Recreation Institute, Okemos, Mich. Michigan Recreation & Park Association. Contact: Nichole Fisher, 517-485-9888; cheitmann@pps.org * Indicates an NRPA-sponsored event [A] Pacific [B] West [C] Great Lakes [D] South East [E] North East |
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