Coming events - Brief Article

Parks & Recreation, April, 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

April 7-10: New England Training Institute *

Massachusetts. Contact: Karen Miller,
CPRP; 703-858-4730; e-mail:
kmiller@nrpa.org; www.nrpa.org

April 16: NRPA Knowledge Networks *

Maryland. Contact: Karen Miller,
CPRP; 703-858-4730; e-mail: kmiller@
nrpa.org

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

New Jersey. Contact: Bill Foelsch;
732-568-1270

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

Pennsylvania. Contact: Bob Griffith;
814-234-4272

WEST

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

Louisiana. Contact: Maria Stamats;
719-632-7031; e-mail: nrpawest@
connecntric.net; www.nrpa.org

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

Louisiana. Contact: Maria Stamats;
719-632-7031; 719-632-0709; e-mail:
nrpawest@connecntric.net; www.
nrpa.org

April 27-30: NRPA Midwest Regional
Training Institute *

Wyoming. Contact: Mike Bemis;
307-235-8403; 307-235-8386

SOUTHWEST

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

Kentucky. Contact: Rikki Epstein;
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;
859-288-2937; 859-279-6553;
e-mail: dianeb@lfucg.com

April 11-12: Aquatic Facility Operator
Course *

Virginia. Contact: Charles Harper;
800-873-1102 ext. 17

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

Georgia. Contact: Larry Zehner;
423-424-3880; 423-424-3881;
e-mail: senrpa@aol.com

June 5-7: National Playground Safety
Institute Course and Exam *

Florida. Contact: Carmella Smith;
850-878-3221

GREAT LAKES

April 25-27: Midwest Symposium on
Therapeutic Recreation *

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

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

Michigan. Contact: Nicole Fisher;
517-485-9888; e-mail: nfisher@mrpa
online. org; www.mrpaonline.org

April 22-23: Aquatic Facility Operators
Course *

Illinois. Contact: Lori Karole Shook;
630-752-0141 ext. 223; e-mail: lori@
il-ipra.org

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

Ohio. Contact: Michelle Strunk;
614-430-8590

May 7-9: Aquatic Facility Operator Course *

Wisconsin. Contact: Brenda Nelson;
800-472-1214

June 11-13: Aquatic Facility Operator
Course *

Wisconsin. Contact: Brenda Nelson;
800-472-1214

PACIFIC

April 3-5: National Playground Safety
Institute Course and Exam *

California. Contact! Leslie Fritz, CPRS;
916-665-2777; e-mail: leslie@cprs.org;
www.cprs.org

April 3-6: Pacific Southwest Training
Conference *

California. Contact: Leslie Fritz, CPRS;
916-665-2777; e-mail: leslie@cprs.org;
www.cprs.org

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

Arizona. Contact: Terrie Britton;
800-335-7275

April 16-19: WRPA Annual Conference *

Washington. Contact: Cary Morrell;
509-664-3394; 253-661-3929; e-mail:
nrpapac@aol.com

April 21-24: National Public Golf
Management Institute *

California. Contact: Pam Earle; 253-661-2265;
e-mail: nrpapac@aol.com

May 1-3: Pacific Risk Management
School *

Washington. Contact: Pam Earle;
509-664-3394; 253-661-3929; e-mail:
nrpapac@aol.com

May 9-10: Aquatic Facility Operator
Course *

Oregon. Contact: Frank Jagodnik;
503-738-9433

May 15-17: National Playground Safety
Institute Course and Exam *

Hawii. Contact: Mike McFarlane;
808-739-3945

* Indicates NRPA-sponsored
or endorsed event.