Calendar of events

Parks & Recreation, July, 2004

JULY

Great Lakes July 8: Legislative Awareness Golf Outing, Bensenville, Ill.

Contact: Sue Beard, (217) 523-4554, sbeard@lLparks.org.

Southern July 13-15: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Raleigh, N.C.

Contact: (919) 515-7118 or http://natural-resources.ncsu.edu/rrs/NPSI_2004_rg_april_12.pdf.

Great Lakes July 21-23: Summer Park Tour--"Hot Parks & Cool Spaces", West Bend, Wis.

Contact: Steven J. Thompson, (414) 423-1210, wpra@execpc.com. Approved for 1.5 CEUs

AUGUST

Pacific Southwest Aug 2-4: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Emeryville, Calif.

Contact: (916) 865-2777 or www.cprs.org.

Great Lakes Aug 7-11: Facility Design School--St. Louis, Maryland Heights, Mo.

Contact: David Ostlund, (573) 636-3828, info@mopark.org.

Mid-West Aug 12-14: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Aurora, Colo.

Contact: (303) 231-0943, www.cpra-web.org.

* Mid-West Aug 15-18: 29th National Path Maintenance and Resource Management School, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Contact: Jessica Pagonis, (763) 858-2154, jpagonis@nrpa.org.

Mid-Atlantic Aug 17-19: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Portland, Maine

Contact: Marie Davis, (207) 756-8275, ms@ci.portland.me.us, http://www.ci.portland.me.us/npsi.pdf.

Great Lakes Aug 21: Park District Conservation Day, Springfield, Ill.

Contact: Sue Beard, (217) 523-4554, sbeard@lLparks.org.

Pacific Southwest Aug 23-25: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Contact: Leslie Fritz, (916) 665-2777, leslie@crps.org. Approved for 1.2 CEUs

Pacific Southwest Aug 30-Sep 1: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Phoenix, Ariz.

Contact: (602) 335-1962.

Southern Aug 30-Sept 3: Florida Recreation and Park Association 2004 Annual Conference and Trade Show, Palm Harbor, Fla.

Contact: Lori Kohl, (850) 878-3221, lori@frpa.org. Approved for approx. 3.0 CEU credits per day

SEPTEMBER

Southwest Region Sept 10-13: * National Institute on Recreation Inclusion (NIRI), Austin, TX

Contact: Michael Anne Lord, (512) 267-5550, traps@traps.org. NIRI is now accepting education session proposals.

Pacific Northwest Sept 12-14: Idaho Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference, Moscow, Idaho

Contact: Georgia Suchocki, (208) 769-1511, gsuchock@idpr.state.id.us.

* Pacific Southwest Sept 12-16: Pacific Marketing and Revenue Sources Management School, LaJolla, Calif.

Contact: Diane Bombard, (703) 858-2187; dbombard@nrpa.org.

Pacific Northwest Sept 13-15: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Wilsonville, Ore.

Contact: Frank Jagodnik, (503) 738-9433, orpa@seasurf.com.

Great Lakes Sept 13-15: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Carol Stream, Ill.

Contact: Lori Karole Shook, (630) 752-0141, lori@il-irpa.org.

Great Lakes Sept 14-15: Park Maintenance and Resource Management Worhshop, Oakland County, Mich.

Contact: Nichole Fisher, (517) 485-9888, info@mrpaonline.org.

Mid-West Sept 14-16:2004 NRPA Annual Educational Institute, South Sioux City, Neb.

Contact: Lori Hansen, (402) 597-2026. Ihansen@papillion.org.

New England Sept 15-16: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Hawley, Penn.

Contact: Janice Bruno, (610) 277 9965, Ext. 13.

Mid-West Sept 16-18: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Estes Park, Colo.

Contact: Sara Kliber, (303) 448-1615.

New England Sept 20-22: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Westchester, N.Y.

Contact: Gia Lemerise, (518) 584-0321, nysrps@nysprs.org.

Great Lakes Sept 21-23: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Columbus, Ohio

Contact: Charlotte Walker, (814) 895-2222, cwalker@opraonline.org.

Mid-Atlantic Sept 26-28: VRPS Annual Conference & Exhibition, Alexandria, Va.

Contact: Jim Stutts, (804) 730-9447, jim@vrps.com.

Southwest Region Sept 27-28: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Grantville, Penn.

Contact: Lisa Litz, (814) 234-4272, Ilitz@prps.org.

Southwest Region Sept 27-29: Fall Mini Conference, Grantville, Penn.

Contact: Lisa Litz, (814) 234-4272, Iltz@prps.org.

Mid-Atlantic Sept 28-0ct 1: National Playground Safety Institute Course & Exam, Alexandria, Va.

Contact: Jim Stutts, (804) 730-9447, jim@vrps.com.

New England Sept 29-30: Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Course, Allentown, Penn.

Contact: Janice Bruno, (610) 277-9965 Ext. 13.