Coming events

Parks & Recreation, March, 2002

To ensure the listing of a conference or workshop in Parks & Recreation's Coming Events, please provide all pertinent information no less than three months prior to the conference date. Earlier submissions, as they allow readers to better plan their yearly conference schedules, are encouraged. Listings will be run in no more than three issues, for a fee of $20 to $50 (NRPA-sponsored and endorsed events are free). For pricing and endorsement information, contact NRPA's Professional Service Division. The most up-to-date listing of national, state and local conferences and workshops is available online on the NRPA Web site (www.nrpa.org). For a listing of NRPA-sponsored programs, see the NRPA Professional Development Programs catalog.

NORTHEAST

March 11: NRPA Knowledge Networks *

New York. Contact: Karen Miller, CPRP, NRPA, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148, 703-858-4730; Fax: 703-858-0794; e-mail: kmiller@nrpa.org; www.nrpa.org

March 17-22: The Business Institute for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services *

West Virginia. Contact: Karen Miller, CPRP, NRPA, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148, 703-858-4730; Fax: 703-858-0794; e-mail: kmiller@nrpa.org; www.nrpa.org

March 26-28: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

Delaware. Contact: Mary Betts, DRPS, 207 Franklin Street, Milford, DE 19963, 302-422-1104

April 7-10: New England Training Institute *

Massachusetts. Contact: Karen Miller, CPRP, NRPA, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148, 703-858-4730; Fax: 703-858-0794; e-mail: kmiller@nrpa.org; www.nrpa.org

April 16: NRPA Knowledge Networks *

Maryland. Contact: Karen Miller, CPRP, NRPA, Northeast Service Center, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148, 703-858-4730; Fax: 703-858-0794; e-mail: kmiller@nrpa.org

May 9-11: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

New Jersey. Contact: Bill Foelsch, 13 April Lane, Summerset, NJ 08873, 732-568-1270

May 22-24: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

Pennsylvania. Contact: Bob Griffith, 1315 West College Avenue, Suite 200, State College, PA 16801, 814-234-4272

WEST

March 4-6: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

Texas. Contact: MichalAnne Lord, 512-868-8988

March 13-15: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

Kansas. Contact: Bonnie Simon, KRPA, 700 SW Jackson Street, Ste. 805, Topeka, KS 66603, 785-235-6533; Fax 785-235-6555; e-mail: bonnie@ krpanet.org

March 22-23: Aquatic Facility Operator Course *

Kansas. Contact: Bonnie Simon, KRPA, 700 SW Jackson Street, Ste. 805, Topeka, KS 66603, 785-235-6533; Fax 785-235-6555; e-mail: bonnie@ krpanet.org

April 11-13: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

Louisiana. Contact: Maria Stamats, NRPA Western Service Center, 619 Prospect Drive, Colorado, CO 80910, 719-632-7031; 719-632-0709; e-mail: nrpawest@connecntric.net; nrpa.org

April 13-17: LRPA and NRPA Southwest Regional Leadership and Professional Training Institute *

Louisiana. Contact: Maria Stamats, NRPA Western Service Center, 619 Prospect Drive, Colorado, CO 80910, 719-632-7031; 719-632-0709; e-mail: nrpawest@connecntric.net; nrpa.org

April 27-30: NRPA Midwest Regional Training Institute *

Wyoming. Contact: Mike Bemis, Caper Leisure Services, 1801 East 4th Street, Casper, WY, 307-235-8403; 307-235-8386

SOUTHEAST

March 6-8: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

West Virginia. Contact: Gabe Fiest, 800-368-4324

April 6-10: NTRS Southeast Regional Therapeutic Recreation Institute *

Kentucky. Contact: NTRS, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20175, 703-858-2151 703-858-0794; e-mail: NTRSNRPA@aol.com; www.nrpa.org

April 6-10: NRPA Southern Regional/ KRPS Annual Conference *

Kentucky. Contact: Diane Bonfert, Lexington Parks and Recreation, 545 N. Upper Street, Lexington KY 40508, 859-288-2937; 859-279-6553; e-mail: dianeb@lfucg.com

April 11-12: Aquatic Facility Operator Course *

Virginia. Contact: Charles Harper, James City County, 800-873-1102 ext. 17

May 23-25: Information Technology School for Parks and Recreations *

Georgia. Contact: Larry Zehner, NRPA Southeast Region, 25 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37405, 423-424-3880; 423-424-3881; e-mail: senrpa@aol.com

GREAT LAKES

April 15-17: Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation

Illinois. Contact: Jill Nunn, 573-882-4038; e-mail: NunnJA@missouri.edu; http://munconf.missouri.edu/midwest_symposium

March 20-22: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

Illinois. Contact: Lori Karole Shook, IPRA, 106 N. Schmale Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188, 630-752-0141; Fax: 630-752-0188; e-mail: lori@il-irpa.org; www.il-ipra.org

April 9-11: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam *

Michigan. Contact: Nicole Fisher, MRPA, 2722 E Michigan Avenue Ste. 201, Lansing, MI 48912, 517-485-9888; Fax: 517-485-7932; e-mail: nfisher@mrpaonline.org; www. mrpaonline.org

April 22-23: Aquatic Facility Operators Course *

Illinois. Contact: Lori Karole Shook, IPRA, 106 N. Schmale Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188, 630-752-0141 ext. 223; Fax: 630-752-0188; e-mail: lori@il-ipra.org; www.il-ipra.org;