Making your watermark: jump into a trio of articles aimed at improving your aquatic facility: a letter from NAB President Juliene R. Hefter.If you are a full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full professional in the aquatic field or manage any type of aquatic activities as part of your job duties, the National Aquatic Conference (NAC See network access control. ) is a "must attend" for you. I attended my first NAC in 1996 and have attended most years since. I began going to the NAC and National Aquatic Management School (NAMS NAMS North American Menopause Society NAMS National Association of Marine Surveyors NAMS National Agricultural Monitoring System (Australia) NAMS National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety NAMS Native American Management Services ) to expand my horizons and to "get some sun" but my career has advanced to what it is today because of my attendance at these conferences. The conference is filled with diverse educational opportunities that will help even the most seasoned professional improve their facilities and programs. Participants are provided with the most current information that is invaluable to the profession. Attendance at NAC also offers the highest potential to advance our field through networking. Throw 500 aquatic professionals in a room and something good is bound to come out of the experience. Conversation is the inspiration Inspiration Aganippe fountain at foot of Mt. Helicon, consecrated to Muses. [Gk. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] angelica traditional representation of inspiration. for innovation. When attending the conference, the opportunity to contribute to the field of aquatics is huge. Conferences like the NAC and schools such as NAMS present a unique opportunity for innovation through the vast melting pot melting pot America as the home of many races and cultures. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : America of expertise and interest. When aquatic professionals network with one another, the results can be impressive. Similarly, if professionals involved with the development and safety of aquatic facilities are networking, it can only mean that everyone is learning something new. To those who are attending NAC and NAMS or for those that have yet to make that determination, I encourage you to get out and talk to people. You have unique knowledge and unique interests that can pollinate pol·li·nate also pol·len·ate tr.v. pol·li·nat·ed also pol·len·at·ed, pol·li·nat·ing also pol·len·at·ing, pol·li·nates also pol·len·ates To transfer pollen from an anther to the stigma of (a flower). new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. . Networking opportunities combined with conference sessions offer a low barrier to talk to like-minded like-mind·ed adj. Of the same turn of mind. like-minded Adjective sharing similar opinions Adj. 1. professionals. Consider those sessions as the jumping point for new and interesting conversation. Sessions are designed to make you think, while the conference as a whole is designed to make you think together. To those who are not attending NAC, but have the means, I offer this: Anyone who is an aquatic professional has knowledge to offer--please choose to share that knowledge and help all of us grow as a profession. National Aquatic Conference Exhibitors Booth Adolph Kiefer & Associates 201 American Red Cross 117 Anchor Industries Inc. 109 Aqua Products Inc. 402 Aqua Recreation 309 Aquam Aquatic Specialist Inc. 118 Aquatic Development Group 408 Aquatics International 114 Arch Chemicals, Inc./Pulsar 403 Brock Enterprises Inc. 101 Chemtrol 429 Colorado Time Systems Inc. 413 Com-Pac Spray'N Play 419 DEL Ozone 415 elifeguard.com 300 Engineered Treatment Systems 410 Finals, The 100 H2O Innovations 124 Halogen Supply Company, Inc. 128 HK Aquatics Education Center 302 Interline Cash Systems, Inc 111 Kast-A-Way 112 Lifeguard Store, The 216 Lincoln Equipment Inc. 425 Myrtha Pools USA 102 National Aquatic Safety Company 312 National Swimming Pool Foundation 202 Nemato Corp. 103 Neptune-Benson Inc. 305 Paragon Aquatics 229 Play Pool Products 400 PPG Industries Inc. 303 Recreation Management 215 Recreation Supply Co., Inc. 209 Recreonics, Inc. 217 Reha Med International LLC 416 RenoSys Corporation 208 Rocky Mountain Sunscreen 304 S.R. Smith, LLC 212 Siemens Water Technologies 311 Silent Auction 520 Spectrum Products 313 Sportwide 113 Sun Ports/Shade Structures/FabriTec 317 Swimtime 404 Taylor & Associates, Inc. 200 Trades Publishing Co., Inc., The 414 United States Master Swimming, Inc 204 USA Pools, Inc. 105 Vortex Aquatic Structures Int'l, Inc. 211 Water Odyssey 316 Water Safety Products 308 Water Technology, Inc. 301 Waterloo Tent & Tarp Company, Inc. 421 Whitewater West Industries, Ltd 401 World Waterpark Association 115 |
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