NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - NOVEMBER 22, 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:       Winter, Spring, Summer *
     Course:      LMTP-003, 005 and 007
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Each course is announced on the Learning Place bulletin 
                  board.  Nomination can be found there.  Nominations MUST 
                  go through your regional office for approval and 
                  prioritization.
     Closes:      December 1st, February 15th and June 28th, respectively
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                  further info.
     Phone/fax:   912-267-2245; 912-267-3188
     E-mail:      WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
     Submitter:   Wiley Golden, FLETC
     
     Dates:       FY 2000
     Course:      Administrative Competencies Fund - FY 2000
     Location:    ---
     Details:     Cost-share funding to provide local training 
                  opportunities for administrative and office management 
                  support positions.
     Closes:      December 3rd
     Contact:     Jan Gauthier
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6402
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name.
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       January 19 - 21 
     Conference:  "Resource Stewardship: Meeting the Challenges in 2000 and 
                  Beyond"
     Location:    Valley Forge NHP, PA
     Details:     The conference will provide an opportunity to reflect on 
                  resource work, share successful approaches, and prepare 
                  for meeting the challenges of stewardship in 2000 and 
                  beyond.  Sponsored by the NPS, George Wright Society and 
                  Conservation Study Institute.
     Closes:      No closing date, but registration fees discounted before 
                  December 10th. 
     Contact:     Conference web site: www.portup.com/~gws/ner20000.html
     Phone/fax:   --- ; ---
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Bob Krumenaker, NERO
     
     Dates:       January 24 - 28 
     Course:      Cultural Resources Protection and Fire Management 
                  Planning
     Location:    Tucson, AZ
     Details:     The course will deal with the issue of evaluating fire 
                  effects on cultural resources and will help with the 
                  cooperative rewriting of fire management plans.
     Closes:      December 3rd
     Contact:     Trinkle Jones
     Phone/fax:   520-670-6501 x239; 520-670-6525
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name.
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       January 24 - 28 *
     Course:      Law Enforcement Refresher
     Location:    Biloxi, MS
     Details:     Annual LE refresher.  Up to 100 participants can be 
                  accommodated at this site.
     Closes:      December 10th
     Contact:     Nancy Wilson, GUIS
     Phone/fax:   --- ; 850-932-9654
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name.
     Submitter:   Bill Wilson, GUIS
     
     Dates:       January 24 - 28 *
     Course:      Archeological Resources Protection Training               
                  (XP-ARPTP-004)
     Location:    Fort Irwin, CA
     Details:     Basic ARPA training.
     Closes:      December 15th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                  further info.
     Phone/fax:   912-267-2245; 912-267-3188
     E-mail:      WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
     Submitter:   Wiley Golden, FLETC
     
     Dates:       January 31 - February 4 
     Course:      Visitor Use Management for Managers
     Location:    NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
     Details:     The course is designed to equip managers with the tools 
                  needed to oversee complex administrative aspects of 
                  visitor use management, including special parks uses and 
                  permitting, emergency operations, and fee management.
     Closes:      ---
     Contact:     Chuck Anibal
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6215; 304-535-6408
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name.
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       February 1 - 4 
     Course:      OSHA 600, Occupational Safety and Health for NPS 
                  Supervisors
     Location:    Raleigh, NC
     Details:     The course will train supervisors in recognition of 
                  hazardous conditions and unsafe behaviors.
     Closes:      December 3rd
     Contact:     Linda Giles, Risk Manager, SERO
     Phone/fax:   404-526-3108 x650
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       February 7 - 11 
     Conference:  Criminal Investigator conference
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Class will be from Tuesday morning through Friday noon.  
                  The theme will be media/law enforcement relations.  Media 
                  consultant Rick Rosenthal will present his 
                  highly-regarded program.  Other presentations will be on 
                  NPS internal investigations, legal updates, WASO Ranger 
                  Activities, DOI perspectives and NPS case reviews.
     Closes:      January 12th
     Contact:     Wiley Golden, FLETC
     Phone/fax:   912-267-2245; 912-267-3188
     E-mail:      WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
     Submitter:   Brian Smith, FLETC
     
     Dates:       February 14 - 17 *
     Course:      Fixed Assets Subsystem
     Location:    NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
     Details:     Training for those who are responsible for entering data 
                  into the new fixed assets property accountability system.
     Closes:      December 6th
     Contact:     Jan Gautier
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6402; ---
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       February 14 - 18 *
     Course:      Archeological Resources Protection Training 
                  (XP-ARPTP-005)
     Location:    Alexandria, LA
     Details:     Basic ARPA investigation.
     Closes:      January 11th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                  further info.
     Phone/fax:   912-267-2245; 912-267-3188
     E-mail:      WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
     Submitter:   Wiley Golden, FLETC
     
     Dates:       February 23 - 25 
     Course:      Mid-Career and Pre-Retirement Training for Law 
                  Enforcement Officers
     Location:    Pensacola Beach, FL
     Details:     The course will cover entitlements specifically related 
                  to law enforcement personnel, including 6c benefits.  
                  Spouses are strongly encouraged to attend - at no 
                  additional cost.
     Closes:      November 30th
     Contact:     Nancy Wilson, Personnel Officer, GUIS
     Phone/fax:   850-934-2611; 850-932-9654
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   JR Tomasovic, GUIS
     
     Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
     cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
     
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