Calendar of events.

SEPTEMBER

[North East] Sept. 16-18: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Saratoga, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]

[Pacific] Sept. 17-19: Montana State
Conference, Kalispell, Mont.
Montana Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Mike Baker, 406-758-7715

[West] Sept. 17-19: Wyoming RPA State
Conference, Cody, Wyo.
Wyoming Recreation and Parks Association.
Contact: Rob Schoeber, 307-587-2550;
[e-mail]

[Great Lakes] Sept. 18-20: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam, Carol
Stream, Ill.
Illinois Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141 ext. 223;
www.il-ipra.org; [e-mail]

[Pacific] Sept. 18-21: "Rejuvenate,
Recharge, Recreate," Homer, Alaska
Alaska Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Daryl Farrens, 907-235-6090;
[e-mail];
www.home.gci.net/~arpa

[North East] Sept. 26: Therapeutic Recreation
Symposium, Batavia, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]

[South East] Sept. 21-24: VRPS Annual
Conference, Portsmouth, Va.
Virginia Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Jim Stutts, 804-730-9447;
www.vrps.com; [e-mail]

[North East] Sept. 23-25: PRPS Fall Mini-Conference,
Grantville, Pa.
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Bob Griffith, 814-234-4272;
[e-mail]; www.prps.org

[Great Lakes] Sept. 24-26: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Parks and Recreation Association. Contact:
Charlotte Walker, 614-895-2222; [e-mail]

[West] Sept. 24-27: CPRA Annual
Conference and Trade Show, Vail, Colo.
Colorado Parks and Recreation Association.
Contact: Barb Wisney, 303-231-0943;
www.cpra-web.org

[Great Lakes] Sept. 25: IPRA U, Carol Stream, Ill.
Illinois Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141 ext. 223;
[e-mail]; www.il-ipra.org

[South East] Sept. 25-27: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Portsmouth, Va.
Virginia Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Jim Stutts, 804-730-9447;
[e-mail]; www.vrps.com

[North East] Sept. 25-27: NHRPA
Annual Recreate & Retreat,
Moultonborough, N.H.
New Hampshire Recreation and Park
Association. Contact: Cindy Heath, 603-448-5121;
[e-mail]; www.nhrpa.com

[Great Lakes] Sept. 29-0ct. 30: Success Summit,
Rockford, Ill.
Illinois Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141 ext. 223;
[e-mail]; www.il-ipra.org

[Pacific] Sept. 29-0ct. 3: Reitz Pacific
Marketing & Revenue Sources
Management School, San Diego, Calif.
RPA Pacific Service Center. Contact: Pamela
Earle, 253-661-2265; [e-mail]

OCTOBER

[North East] Oct. 1: 59th Annual Governor's
Conference on Recreation,
Montpelier, Vt.
Vermont Recreation and Parks Association.
Contact: Betsy Orselet, 802-878-2077;
[e-mail]

[Pacific] Oct. 1-3: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Tukwila, Wash.
Washington Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Rick Still, 206-767-2344

[Great Lakes] Oct. 2-4: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
St. Louis, Mo.
Missouri Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Dorothy Brewer, 573-636-7482

[Great Lakes] Oct. 3: Turf Maintenance
Workshop, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Contact:
Charlotte Walker, 614-895-2222; [e-mail]

[Pacific] Oct. 6-8: Idaho State Conference,
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Recreation & Park Association.
Contact: Georgia Suchocki 208-769-1511;
[e-mail]; www.irpa-idaho.org

[Pacific] Oct. 6-9: ORPA Annual
Conference, Eugene, Ore.
Oregon Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Frank Jagodnik, 503-738-9433;
[e-mail]; www.orpa.org

[South East] Oct. 7-11: MRPA Annual
Convention and Trade Show,
Tunica, Miss.
Mississippi Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Lamar Evens, 601-582-3361;
[e-mail]

[South East] Oct. 8-10: Athletic Director's
Workshop, Asheville, N.C.
Noth Carolina Recreation and Park Society
Athletic Division. Contact: Michelle Wells,
919-832-5868; [e-mail]

[North East] Oct. 11: Customer Service Skills
for the 21st Century, Carlisle, Pa.
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Bob Griffith, 814-234-4272;
[e-mail]; www.prps.org

[South East] Oct. 16-19: NTRS Institute,
Tampa, Fla.
National Therapeutic Recreation Society.
Contact: Susan Potts, 703-858-0784;
[e-mail]; www.nrpa.org

[South East] Oct. 15-19: NRPA Congress
and Exposition, Tampa, Fla.
National Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: NRPA Meetings Department,
703-858-2158; www.nrpa.org

[West] Oct. 17-19: Physical Activity:
Preventing Physical Disability
in Older Adults, Dallas, Texas
The Cooper institute Contact: Melba Morrow,
972-341-3247; [e-mail];
www.cooperinst.org

[Pacific] Oct. 21-23: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Fresno, Calif.
California Park and Recreation Society.
Contact: Leslie Fritz, 916-665-2777;
[e-mail]; www.cprs.org

[North East] Oct. 25: Therapeutic Recreation
Symposium, Patchogue, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: 518-584-0321; [e-mail]

[South East] October 27-30: 16th International
Conference on Outdoor Recreation and
Education, Charleston, S.C.
Contact: Georgi Baird, 309-829-9189;
[e-mail]; www.aore.org

[Great Lakes] October 28-29: Aquatic Facility
Operators Course, Carol Stream, Ill.
Illinois Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141 ext. 223;
[e-mail]; www.il-ipra.org

[North East] October 28-30: National
Playground Safety Institute Course and
Exam, Morristown, NJ.
New Jersey Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Bill Foelsch, 732-568-1270

[West] Oct. 29-30: International
Pool & Spa Conference and Exposition,
Dallas, Texas
Contact: Pool & Spa Team, 888-869-8522;
www.poolandspaexpo.com

North East] October 29-31: Motorized
Trail Workshops, Allegheny
National Forest, Pa.
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Bob Griffith, 814-234-4272;
[e-mail]; www.prps.org

[West] October 29-31: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam, Fargo, N.D.
Western Area City County Cooperative.
Contact: Laurie Mullen, 218-736-0123

[North East] October 31: Park Operations
School, Allegheny National Forest, Pa.
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Bob Griffith, 814-234-4272;
[e-mail]; www.prps.org

NOVEMBER

[West] November: ORPS Annual State
Conference
Oklahoma Recreation and Park Society. Contact:
Claudia Dyer, 918-355-8413; [e-mail]

[Pacific] Nov. 7: WRPA Mid-Year
Conference, Redmond, Wash.
Washington Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Debra Moonan Churchill, 253-874-1283;
[e-mail]

[South East] Nov. 3-5: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Jekyll Island, Ga.
Georgia Recreation and Parks Association,
Contact: Tom Martin, 770-760-1403;
[e-mail]

[Pacific] Nov. 3-7: Park and Recreation
Administrators Leadership Institute,
Pacific Grove, Calif.
California Park and Recreation Society.
Contact: Leslie Fritz 916-665-2777;
[e-mail]; www.cprs.org

[North East] Nov. 4-5: MRPA Conference,
Sturbridge, Mass.
Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Carol Kilkoyne, 508-650-1126;
[e-mail]

[Pacific] Nov. 4-6: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam, Salt
Lake City, Utah
Utah Recreation and Parks Association.
Contact: Steve Carpenter, 435-657-0617;
[e-mail]; www.urpa.org

[South East] Nov. 4-8: Georgia Conference on
Recreation and Parks, Jekyll Island, Ga.
Georgia Recreation and Parks Association.
Contact: Tom Martin, 770-760-1403;
[e-mail]

[Great Lakes] Nov. 4-8: Annual Wisconsin
Conference and Trade Show,
Green Bay, Wis.
Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Steve Thompson, 414-423-1210

[North East] Nov. 4: Therapeutic Recreation
Symposium, Troy, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]

[South East] Nov. 9-13: NCRPS State
Conference, Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: 919-832-5868; [e-mail];
www.ncrps.org

[Great Lakes] Nov. 10-13: Professional
Development School,
Rend Lake Resort, Ill.
Illinois Park and Recreation Association
Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141;
[e-mail]; www.il-ipra.org

[Pacific] Nov. 10-15: Pacific Southwest
Maintenance School,
Lake Arrowhead, Calif.
NRPA Pacific Service Center. Contact: Pamela
Earle, 253-661-2265; [e-mail]

[South East] Nov. 12-14: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam.
Franklin, Tenn.
Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association.
Contact: Candi Rawlins, 615-494-5770;
[e-mail]

[West] Nov. 13-15: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Arlington, Texas
Texas Recreation and Parks Society.
Contact: Michal Anne Lord, 512-868-8988

[South East] Nov. 13-16: 51st Annual Tennessee
Conference, Franklin, Tenn.
Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association.
Contact: Candi Rawlins, 615-494-5770;
[e-mail]

[North East] Nov. 15: GVRPS Conference,
Rochester, N.Y.
Genesee Valley Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Jeff Myers, 585-223-5050;
[e-mail]

[Great Lakes] Nov. 18-21: Park Management
Institute
Illinois Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Lori Karole Shook, 630-752-0141 ext. 223;
lori@il-ipra; www.il-ipra.org

[Great Lakes] Nov. 19-21: NRPA Programming
Our World Conference, Central, Ohio
Ohio Parks and Recreation Association. Contact:
Charlotte Walker, 614-895-2222; [e-mail]

[South East] Nov. 19-21: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association.
Contact: Jim Headley, 803-808-7753

[Great Lakes] Nov. 20-22: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Jefferson City, Mo.
Missouri Park and Recreation Association.
Contact: Dorothy Brewer, 573-636-7482

[North East] Nov. 25-26: 42nd Connecticut
Annual State Conference, Uncasville,
Conn.
Connecticut Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Mirelle Freedman, 860-721-0384,
[e-mail]; www.crpa.com

DECEMBER

[Pacific] Dec. 1-4: National Leadership
Development School, Palm Springs,
Calif.
NRPA Pacific Service Center. Contact: Pam Earle,
253-661-2265; [e-mail]

[North East] Dec. 2: Event Risk Management
Seminar Series, Buffalo, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]

[North East] Dec. 3: Event Risk Management
Seminar Series, Rochester, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]

[North East] Dec. 4: Event Risk Management
Seminar Series, Syracuse, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]

[South East] Dec. 4-6: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam,
Kissimmee, Fla.
Florida Recreation and Park Association.
Contact: Carmella Smith, 850-878-3221

[Pacific] Dec. 4-6: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam, Los
Angeles, Calif.
California Park and Recreation Society.
Contact: Leslie Fritz, 916-665-2777;
[e-mail]; www.cprs.org

[North East] Dec. 5: Event Risk Management
Seminar Series, Saratoga, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]

[North East] Dec. 9: Event Risk Management
Seminar Series, Orangeburg, N.Y.
New York State Recreation and Park Society.
Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321;
[e-mail]