NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - AUGUST 30, 1999

The calendar appears every other Monday as an addendum to the Morning Report.
Entries are listed no earlier than FOUR months before the event, EXCEPT in
instances in which registration dates close much earlier.  Asterisks (*)
indicate new entries; pound signs (#) indicate revisions to entries that have
appeared previously.  Brevity in entries is appreciated.

Please note that information on fire training can be found on the multi-
agency fire training schedule posted at www.nifc.nps.gov/mats/matsframe.asp.

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Dates:      September 7 - 11 
Meeting:    Sixth Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society
Location:   Austin, TX
Details:    Scientific presentations and sessions on wildlife resource issues
            of interest to the general public, conflicts between wildlife
            conservation and urbanization, wildlife toxicology and
            contaminant issues.  Fifteen special symposia, 300 technical
            presentations.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Dale Rollins 
Phone/fax:  915-653-4576; ---
E-mail:     d-rollins@tamu.edu, or www.wildlife.org
Submitter:  Gerald McCrea, IMR

Dates:      September 9 - 10 *
Conference: Frederick Douglass At Home and Abroad
Location:   Main Interior Building, Washington, DC
Details:    International conference on Frederick Douglass.  There will also
            be two evening receptions to meet speakers.  Free and open to
            all, but pre-registration by cc:Mail or phone is requested.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Jenny Masur
Phone/fax:  202-690-5185/5166; ---
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Jenny Masur

Dates:      September 14 *
Workshop:   Telecommunications Workshop for Managers
Location:   Main Interior Building, Washington, DC
Details:    Required training for regional telecommunications or special park
            uses coordinators and regional environmental coordinators.  It is
            strongly recommended for superintendents of parks which have or
            expect to have telecommunications antenna sites in their areas. 
            The course will provide participants with the "survival skills"
            they will need when dealing with the highly political and
            competitive telecommunications industry.
Closes:     September 6th
Contact:    Tarsha Edwards, Ranger Activities Division, WASO
Phone/fax:  202-208-4874; ---
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      September 15 - 17
Conference: "Rethinking Cultural Publications: Digital, Multimedia, and Other
            21st Century Strategies"
Location:   National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
            Washington, DC
Details:    Ways in which institutions can share America's cultural heritage
            with diverse communities.  Designed to give participants the
            tools to develop all kinds of electronic and paper publications. 
            $240 prior to August 4th; $135 for a limited number of NPS and
            Smithsonian registrants.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Gay Tracy
Phone/fax:  978-470-1010; 978-475-6021
E-mail:     tracy@nedcc.org, or www.nedcc.org
Submitter:  Joan Bacharach, CSD/WASO

Dates:      September 20 - 23 
Conference: EPA Region 3 Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
            Conference
Location:   Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC
Details:    Over 45 different hazmat workshops and training sessions, over 65
            presenters.  Registration is $95, includes reception and banquet.
            Registration is available on line at website.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Al Brown, EPA (or conference hotline, 877-804-CEPP)
Phone/fax:  215-814-3302; ---
E-mail:     www.epacepp.com, or brown.alan@epa.gov
Submitter:  Same

Dates:      September 22 - 23 
Seminar:    Interpreting the Civil War Through Current Scholarship and
            Electronic Access
Location:   University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Details:    The seminar will enable participants to convert documents to
            electronic information systems and enable them to construct a
            Civil War history via which visitors choose which documents to
            follow, permitting them to create their own narrative through
            computer links.
Closes:     September 7th
Contact:    Marie Tyler McGraw
Phone/fax:  202-343-5380; 202-343-1244
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      September 28 - 30 
Course:     Mental Preparation for Armed Confrontation; Advanced Vehicle Stop
            Tactics
Location:   West Yellowstone Conference Hotel, West Yellowstone, MT
Details:    Training on these two subjects.  Instructed by Jim Crotty,
            retired ATF SA and FLETC instructor for both Customs and ATF and
            nationally-recognized authority on "use of force" situations. 
            Seventy-five slots are open for NPS participants.  No tuition. 
            Special rates have been established at the hotel (406-646-7365).
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Chris Hansen, YELL
Phone/fax:  307-344-2125; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Dave Tyroler, YELL

Dates:      September 30 
Conference: Call for proposals for The Third National Conference on Women and
            Historic Preservation
Location:   Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC 
Details:    The conference will be held May 19-21, 2000.  
Closes:     Call for proposals for presentations on any aspect of women and
            historic preservation, particularly on those that address "the
            intersections of gender, race, class, ethnicity and sexuality in
            the context of historic preservation or which provide an
            international basis for comparison."
Contact:    Gail Dubrow, Preservation Planning and Design Program, University
            Phone/fax:206-685-4170; ---
E-mail:     www.caup.washington.edu/WomenPres, or womenpres@hotmail.com
Submitter:  Vivien Rose, WORI

Dates:      October 11 - 13 
Conference: "Exotic Organisms in Greater Yellowstone: Native Biodiversity
            Under Siege"
Location:   Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone NP, WY
Details:    Features sessions on mountain goats, non-native fishes, mud
            snails and plants.  Fifth in a series of science conferences
            about the ecosystem.
Closes:     On-site registration; prices go up after September 10th
Contact:    Reservations Department, AmFac, attention Tami Whittlesey
Phone/fax:  307-344-7456; ---
E-mail:     reserve@ynp-lodges.com (Attn: Tami)
Submitter:  Sue Consolo-Murphy, YELL

Dates:      October 15 - 19 
Course:     1999 National Interpreters Workshop
Location:   Syracuse, NY
Details:    This annual workshop offers myriad training opportunities to
            interpreters to assist them in their professional development and
            meet the needs of NPS interpretation.
Closes:     September 24th 
Contact:    National Association for Interpreters
Phone/fax:  888-900-8283; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      October 25 - 28 *
Workshop:   "The Resource, The Visitor, and Risk," NPS Cave and Karst
            Integrated Management Workshop
Location:   Mammoth Cave NP, KY
Details:    Servicewide workshop on the management of cave and karst
            resources, visitor services/interpretation, and risk.
Closes:     October 1st
Contact:    Mike Adams
Phone/fax:  270-758-2254; 270-758-2349
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Ron Kerbo

Dates:      October 25 - 28 
Meeting:    "Crossing Divides," Annual Meeting and Exposition, Geological
            Society of America
Location:   Denver, CO
Details:    Focus on the cross-disciplinary nature of the geosciences,
            encouraging a scientific program that crosses divides among the
            various disciplines of science, education and society.  $255 for
            non-members, $210 for members - but NPS interpreters can register
            at the K-12 professional rate of $25.
Closes:     September 17th
Contact:    Bruce Heise or Jim Wood
Phone/fax:  Heise: 303-969-2017, Wood: 303-969-2149; ---
E-mail:     http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/99/index.htm
Submitter:  Jim Wood, GRD

Dates:      October 25 - 29 
Course:     The Chief Ranger
Location:   Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details:    The second edition of this leadership course focuses on strategic
            thinking necessary as a member of a management team. 
            Participants will understand the roles and responsibilities of a
            chief ranger in resource-based division, park and service
            management programs.  Selection criteria is weighted toward chief
            rangers with less than two years' experience and those
            anticipating becoming chief rangers in their next career move.
Closes:     TBA
Contact:    Brion Fitzgerald, GETT, or Joe Evans, ROMO
Phone/fax:  Fitzgerald: 717-334-1124 x 434, Evans: 970-586-1218; ---
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Same

Dates:      October 25 - 29 
Course:     Introduction to Park Program Management, Instructor Workshop
Location:   Albright Training Center, Grand Canyon, AZ
Details:    Attendees will be trained to instruct "Introduction to Park
            Program Management," which will be held within each regional
            annually.
Closes:     September 13th
Contact:    Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax:  304-535-6401; 304-535-6408
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      October 30 
Seminar:    "Cold War Thaw - 1959," Fourth Annual Eisenhower Seminar
Location:   Gettysburg NMP, PA
Details:    Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the historic meeting between
            President Eisenhower and Premier Kruschev at Camp David and
            Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm.  General Andrew Goodpaster,
            Eisenhower's adviser on foreign affairs, will be among the
            speakers.  $35.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    EISE
Phone/fax:  717-338-9114; ---
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Jim Roach, EISE

Dates:      October 31 - November 5 
Course:     Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation
Location:   Pensacola, FL
Details:    Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP sessions. 
            Sponsored by ANPR.  Cost: $750, which includes a one-year
            membership in ANPR; $600 for current members.  Send applications
            (purchase order, SF-181, personal check or money order, etc.) to
            ANPR, c/o Bill Wade, 5625 N. Wilmot Road, Tucson, AZ.
Closes:     September 24th
Contact:    Bill Wade
Phone/fax:  520-615-9417; 520-615-9474
E-mail:     Bill Wade at NP--MAR or JWBillWade@aol.com
Submitter:  Same

Dates:      November 4 - 6 *
Meeting:    International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP)
Location:   Denver, CO
Details:    This first annual IFCPP conference will present general sessions
            on the protection of cultural resources, including physical
            security and fire protection, emergency/disaster preparedness,
            and related issues.  Two professional certification training
            courses will be offered - certified institutional protection
            specialist (CIPS) and manager (CIPM).  There will also be vendors
            and exhibitors showing state of the art protection technology.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Rob Layne, IFCPP conference coordinator
Phone/fax:  303-322-9667 or 800-257-6717; ---
E-mail:     Rob@IFCPP.com, or www. IFCPP.com
Submitter:  Matt Wilson

Dates:      November 5 - 7 
Symposium:  International Technical Rescue Symposium
Location:   Marriott Hotel, Fort Collins, CO
Details:    Sharing of news and insights on advances in equipment, technical
            problems and issues of mutual concern, including techniques,
            medical considerations, analysis of high-angle accidents,
            helicopter rescue developments, and "SAR screw-ups."  Followed by
            NPS SAR meeting (see below).
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Sherry Cox, Pigeon Mountain Industries, Inc.
Phone/fax:  706-764-1437; 706-764-1531
E-mail:     scox@pmirope.com
Submitter:  Ken Phillips, GRCA

Dates:      November 7 - 9 
Meeting:    NPS SAR Meeting
Location:   Marriott Hotel, Fort Collins, CO
Details:    Follow-up on NPS SAR meeting held in Long Beach, California, in
            1997.  Working meeting focusing on completion of a draft of an
            NPS SAR reference manual, the exchange of professional ideas, and
            discussion of NPS SAR issues.  Those planning on attending are
            encouraged to contact Ken Phillips ASAP.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Ken Phillips, SAR Coordinator, GRCA
Phone/fax:  --- ; ---
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Ken Phillips, GRCA

Dates:      November 15 - 19 *
Course:     Workshop on Managing Visitor Use in Wilderness
Location:   Salt Lake City, UT
Details:    The course will employ lectures, studies and breakout sessions to
            analyze problems associated with increasing recreational use in
            wilderness and wilderness study areas and examine a range of
            tools for addressing these issues.
Closes:     September 24th
Contact:    Greg Kroll
Phone/fax:  406-243-4612; 406-243-4717
E-mail:     On cc:Mail by name
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      November 29 - December 2 *
Meeting:    1999 Congress on Recreation and Resource Capacity
Location:   Snowmass Village, Aspen, CO
Details:    The congress will focus on recreation and resource capacities on
            public lands and waters.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Susan Scott Lundquist
Phone/fax:  970-491-4865; ---
E-mail:     susanlun@lamar.colostate.edu, or www.cnr.colostate.edu/nrrt
            /capacity
Submitter:  Susan Scott Lundquist

Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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