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 Tilman at [e-mail] or 703-858-4731.

APRIL

F April 21-23: MRPA State
Conference, Rockport, Maine
Maine Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Dial Kenneth, 207-989-5199;
[e-mail]. CEUs Available

(A)E April 22-23: Aquatic Facility
Operator Certification Course,
Richmond, Va.
NRPA. Contact: Charles Harper, 888-873-1102
ext. 17. CEUs Available

B April 22-25: WRPA Annual
Conference, Stevenson, Wash.
Washington Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Brit Kramer, 253-874-1283;
[e-mail]

D April 23-25: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Carol Stream, III.
Illinois Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141.
CEUs Available

B April 28-30: National Playground
Safety Inspection Course and Exam,
Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Lori Schanche, 907-343-8368.
CEUs Available

D April 28-30: Midwest Therapeutic
Recreation Symposium,
Lake Geneva, Wis.
University of Missouri, Columbia with the MV
Conference Office. Contact: Lucy St. John,
573-882-1953

D April 30-May 2: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam, Belton, Mo.
Missouri Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Dorothy Brewer, 573-636-3828.
CEUs Available

MAY

(A)E May 1-2: Aquatic Facility
Operator Certification Course,
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
NRPA. Contact: Remy Baker, 800-940-1557
ext. 17. CEUs Available

B May 1-3: Fourth International
Conference on Walking in the 21st
Century, Portland, Ore.
America Walks. Contact: Ellen VanderSlice,
[e-mail]

(A)F May 7-8: Aquatic Facility
Operator Certification Course,
York, Pa.
NRPA. Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965.
CEUs Available

(A)E May 7-8: Aquatic Facility
Operator Certification Course,
James City County, Va.
NRPA. Contact: Charles Harper, 888-873-1102.
CEUs Available

F May 8-10: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Middletown, N.J.
New Jersey Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Bill Foelsch, 732-588-1270;
[e-mail]. CEUs Available

(A)C May 14-16: National Playground
Safety Institute Course & Exam,
Bismarck, N.D.
NRPA Western Service Center. Contact: Maria
Stamats, 719-632-7031; [e-mail].
CEUs Available

C May 22-24: 13th Annual IPMBA
Conference, Charleston, W. Va.
International Police Mountain Bike Association.
Contact: Jim Bowell, [e-mail]

JUNE

(A)C June 1-4: NTRS Therapeutic
Recreation Forum, Vail, Colo.
NRPA. Contact: Susan Potts, 703-858-2153;
[e-mail]

F June 3-6: PTRS Therapeutic
Recreation Institute, Grantville, Pa.
Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Society.
Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272; [e-mail]

F June 4-6: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
South Kingston, R.I.
Rhode Island Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Rex Eberly, 401-789-9301. CEUs Available

D June 4-6: MRPA Therapeutic
Recreation Institute, Okemos, Mich.
Michigan Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Nichole Fisher, 517-485-9888;
[e-mail]

(A)B June 23-24: Aquatic Facility
Operator Certification Course,
Fullerton, Ca.
NRPA. Contact: Cindy Burke, 800-676-7946.
CEUs Available

B 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

F June 23-25: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
State College, Pa.
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Emily Schnellbaugh, 814-234-4272

B 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

F June 26-29: International
Trails and Greenways Conference,
Providence, R.I.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Contact: Doretha
Williams, 202-974-5152; [e-mail]

JULY

E July 9-11: Southeast
Therapeutic Recreation Symposium,
Wilmington, N.C.
University of North Carolina.
Contact: Ray West, 919-966-2301

E 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;
[e-mail]

AUGUST

(A) C Aug. 10-13: 28th Park
Maintenance and Resource
Management School, Colorado
Springs, Colo.
NRPA Western Service Center, Contact: Andrea
Stauffer, 719-632-7031

E Aug. 24-26: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Clearwater, Fla.
Florida Recreation and Park Association. Contact:
Lori Kohl, 850-878-3221; [e-mail]

E Aug. 25-29: FRPA State
Conference, Palm Harbor, Fla.
Florida Recreation and Park Association. Contact:
Lori Khol, 850-878-3221

B Aug. 26-29: APRA Annual
Conference and Trade Show,
Tucson, Ariz.
Arizona Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Terrie Britton, 602-335-1962

SEPTEMBER

(A)D 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; [e-mail]

E Sept. 7-9: VRPS Virginia State
Conference, Roanoke, Va.
Virginia Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Diane Ryburn, 703-777-0558;
[e-mail]

B Sept. 8-10: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam, Wilsonville, Ore.
Oregon Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Frank Jagodnik, 503-738-9433;
[e-mail]

F Sept. 10-12: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam, Rochester, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321:

(A) Indicates an NRPA-sponsored event
B = Pacifc
C = West
D = Great Lakes
E = South East
F = North East