Calendar of events

Parks & Recreation, June, 2003

Extend the core knowledge of parks and recreation and 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.

JUNE

(A) B June 23-24: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Fullerton, Calif.

NRPA. Contact: Cindy Burke, 800-676-7946. CEUs Available

F June 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, State College, Pa.

Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Emily Schnellbaugh, 814-234-4272. CEUs Available

B June 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Glendale, Calif.

California Park and Recreation Society. Contact: Leslie Fritz, 916-665-2777. CEUs Available

F June 26-29: International Trails and Greenways Conference, Providence, R.I.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Contact: Doretha Williams, 202-974-5152; rtcconf@transact.org

JULY

E July 9-11: Southeast Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Wilmington, N.C.

University of North Carolina. Contact: Ray West, 919-966-2301

E July 15-17: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Raleigh, N.C.

NC State University Recreation Resources Service. Contact: Dallis Tucker, 252-946-6481; dallis.tucker@ncmail.net. CEUs Available

AUGUST

(A) C Aug. 10-13: 28th Park Maintenance and Resource Management School, Colorado Springs, Colo.

NRPA Western Service Center. Contact: Andrea Stauffer, 719-632-7031

C Aug. 14-16: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Western Area City County Cooperative. Contact: Maria Stamats, 719-632-7031. CEUs Available

E Aug. 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Clearwater, Fla.

Florida Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Lori Kohl, 850-878-3221; eleanor@frpa.org. CEUs Available

E Aug. 25-29: FRPA State Conference, Palm Harbor, Fla.

Florida Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Lori Khol, 850-878-3221

B Aug. 26-29: APRA Annual Conference and Trade Show, Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona Park and Recreation Association. Contact: Terrie Britton, 602-335-1962

SEPTEMBER

E Sept. 4-5: National Playground S afety Institute Course and Exam, Huntington, W.V.

West Virginia Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Johnette Nelson, 304-696-5954; johni@ghrpd.org. CEUs Available

(A) D Sept. 4-7: NRPA National Institute on Recreation Inclusion, Bloomington, Minn.

National Therapeutic Recreation Society with the American Park and Recreation Society. Contact: Laura Heyer, 703-858-2153; lheyer@nrpa.org

E Sept. 7-9: VRPS Virginia State Conference, Roanoke, Va.

Virginia Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Diane Ryburn, 703-777-0558; dryburn@Loudoun.gov

B Sept. 8-10: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Wilsonville, Ore.

Oregon Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Frank Jagodnik, 503-738-9433; orpa@seasurf.com. CEUs Available

F Sept. 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Rochester, N.Y.

New York State Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Tawnya Kentile, 518-584-0321: nysrps@nysrps.org. CEUs Available

E Sept. 10-12: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Roanoke, Va.

Virginia Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Jim Stutts, 804-730-9447. CEUs Available

E Sept. 13-16: 58th Annual SCRPA Conference, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association. Contact: Jim Headley, 803-808-7753, info@scrpa.org

C Sept. 16-19: Annual Educational Institute, Nebraska City, Neb.

Nebraska Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Karl Happold, 308-630-6238, khappold@city.scottsbluff.net. Pending approval for CEUs

E Sept. 16-24: Physical Activity and Public Health Courses, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

USC Prevention Research Center and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contact: Janna Borden, 803-576-6050

E Sept. 16-18: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Memphis, Tenn.

Tennessee Recreation and Park Association. Contact: Candi Rollins, 615-494-5770, info@trpa.org. CEUs Available

(A) F Sept. 17-18: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Lancaster, Pa.

NRPA. Contact: Janice Bruno, 610-277-9965. CEUs Available

F Sept. 21-24: PRPS Mini-Conference, Grantville, Pa.

Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. Contact: Lisa Litz, 814-234-4272; llitz@prps.org. Pending approval for CEUs

D Sept. 21-24: Mid-America Trails and Greenways Conference, Indianapolis, Ind.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Contact: Steve Morris, 317-232-4751, smorris@dnr.state.in.us

D Sept. 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Parks and Recreation Association. Contact: Charlotte Walker, 614-895-2222; opra@opraonline.org. CEUs Available

D Sept. 24-26: National Playground Safety Institute Course and Exam, Carol Stream, Ill.