Calendar of events

Parks & Recreation, Oct, 2003

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.

* indicates an NRPA-sponsored event

OCTOBER

[West] Oct. 19-21: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, St. Louis, Mo.

Contact: 573-638-3828, info@mopark.org, www.mopark.org.

[Pacific] Oct. 20-22: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Carlsbad, Ca.

Contact: 916-685-2777, cprs@cprs.org, www.cprs.org/training-playground.htm.

* [Pacific] Oct. 20-21, Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Fullerton, Calif.

NRPA, Contact: Cindy Burke or John Temble, 800-676-7946, www.knorrsystems.com.

* [West] Oct. 21-25: NRPA Congress & Exposition, St. Louis, Mo.

NRPA, Contact: Karmin Reese, 703-858-0784, congress@nrpa.org, www.nrpa.org. CEUs available.

[West] Oct. 22-24: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Fargo, N.D.

Western Area City County Cooperative, Contact: Laurie Mullen, 218-738-0123, wacco@prtel.com. CEUs available.

[West] Oct. 22-25: National Therapeutic Recreation Society Institute, St. Louis, Mo.

National Therapeutic Recreation Society, Contact: Susan Potts, 703-858-2153, spotts@nrpa.org, www.nrpa.org.

[North East] Oct. 27-29: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Morristown, N.J.

New Jersey Park and Recreation Association, Contact: Bill Foelsch, 732-568-1270, njrpa@cnjnet.com, http://community.nj.com/cc/ parksandrecreation. CEUs available.

NOVEMBER

[South East] Nov. 1-5: NCRPS Annual Conference, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

North Carolina Recreation & Park Society, Contact: 919-832-5868, www.ncrps.org.

[South East] Nov. 2-4: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Athens, Ga.

Georgia Recreation & Park Association, Contact: Tom Martin, 770-760-1403. CEUs available.

* [Great Lakes] Nov. 3-4: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, LaCrosse, Wis.

NRPA, Contact: Steve Thompson, 414-423-1210.

[Pacific] Nov. 3-5: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Utah Recreation & Park Association, Contact: Steven Carpenter, 435-657-0617, carp@shadowlink.net.

[Great Lakes] Nov. 9-11: 35rd Educational Conference, Indiannapolis, Ind.

National Institute on Park and Grounds Management, Contact: Laura Sinclair, 920-339-9057, nipgm@nipgm.org.

[South East] Nov. 11-14: West Virginia Recreation & Park Association Annual Conference, Fairmont, W.Va.

MCPARC, Contact: Tony Michalski, 304-363-7037.

[Pacific] Nov. 16-21: Pacific Southwest Maintenance Management School, Lake Arrowhead, Calif.

NRPA Pacific Service Center, Contact: Pam Earle 253-661-2265, nrpapac@aol.com. CEUs available.

[Pacific] Nov. 17-20: Joint Ventures: Partners in Stewardship Conference, Los Angeles, Calif.

National Park Service, Contact: Susan Alden, 510-559-6342.

[South East] Nov. 17-21: TRPA State Conference, Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee Recreation & Park Association, Contact: 615-494-5770, info@trpa.net.

[Pacific] Nov. 18-21: California Aquatics Management School 2003, Monterey, Calif.

Contact: Alexa Pritchard, 916-774-5949, apritchard@roseville.ca.us.

[North East] Nov. 19: PRPS Fall Membership Meeting, Carlisle, Pa.

Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society, Contact: Emily Schnellbaugh, 814-234-4272, eschnellbaugh@prps.lorg, CEUs available.

[North East] Nov. 24-25: 43rd Annual CRPA State Conference and Trade Show, Uncasville, Conn.

Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association, Contact: Mirelle Freedman, 860-721-0384, mfreedman@crpa.com.

DECEMBER

* [Pacific] Dec. 5-6: NRPA National Leadership Development School, Palm Springs, Calif.

NRPA Pacific Service Center, Contact: Pam Earle: 253-661-2265, nrpapac@aol.com. CEUs available.

[South East] Dec. 5-5: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Kissimmee, Fla.

Florida Recreation & Park Association, Contact: Lori Kohl, 850-878-3221, lori@frpa.org. CEUs available.

* [North East] Dec. 6-7: Aquatic Facility Opertor Certification Course, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

NRPA, Contact: John Nutter, 905-761-7920.

[South East] Dec. 10-12: 2003 National Public Golf Management Institute, Ft. Myers/Naples, Fla.

NRPA Southeast Service Center, Contact: Larry Zahnder, 423-424-3880, nrpase@aol.com.

[North East] Dec. 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, State College, Pa.

Contact: Emily Schnellbaugh, 814-234-4272. CEUs available.

JANUARY

[South East] Jan. 21-23: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Columbia, Md.

Contact: 410-887-3823.

[South East] Jan. 27-29: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Knoxville, Tenn.

Contact: 615-494-5770.

[Great Lakes] Jan. 27-29: Indiana Park Recreation Association State Conference, Indianapolis, Ind.