NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - FEBRUARY 7, 2000
  
  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:        As noted below 
  Course:       Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
  Location:     Lake Mead (2/1-3); Padre Island (2/15-17); Virgin 
                Islands/San Juan (3/14-16); Isle Royal(3/20-24); 
                Everglades (4/4 - refresher); Glacier Bay (4/10-14); 
                Rocky Mountain (4/18-20); Blue Ridge (5/2 - refresher); 
                Hawaii Volcanoes (5/2 - refresher); Gateway (5/9-11); 
                MWRO (5/16-18); Independence (5/23 - refresher); 
                Springfield, MO (6/6 - refresher); Point Reyes 
                (6/20-22); Nashville, TN (7/18-20); Atlanta, GA (8/1-4); 
                Vancouver, WA (8/8-10); Carlsbad Caverns (8/15-17); 
                Delaware Water Gap (9/12-14); Glen Canyon (9/25-29 - 
                8-hour refreshers).
  Details:      OSHA regulations require that individuals in a work 
                place assigned to emergency response operations 
                (releases or substantial threats of release of hazardous 
                substances) be properly trained in emergency response 
                procedures.
  Closes:       ---
  Contact:      Alan Schroeder
  Phone/fax:    505-988-6030; 505-988-6025
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name
  Submitter:    Carl Wang, FMD/WASO
  
  Dates:        As noted below 
  Course:       Compass II: Today's Leaders, Tomorrow's Legends
  Location:     Knoxville, TN (3/20-24); Lake Roosevelt (3/27-31); 
                Mather TC (4/3-7); Cape Cod (4/10-14); Omaha, NE 
                (4/24-28); Albright TC (5/15-19); Gateway (5/15-19); DSC 
                (6/5-9); Jean Lafitte (6/19-23); Albright TC (7/10-14); 
                Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (7/31-8/4); DSC (8/21-25)
  Details:      ---
  Closes:       Dates vary, from January 28th to June 19th
  Contact:      Maia Browning
  Phone/fax:    --- ; ---
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name
  Submitter:    Same
  
  Dates:        February 28 - March 1 
  Course:       APCO Communications Training Officer
  Location:     Zion NP, Springdale, UT
  Details:      The Association of Public Safety Communications 
                Official's training program instructs trainers on 
                teaching and evaluating new dispatchers.
  Closes:       N/A
  Contact:      APCO or Sheila Raske, ZION
  Phone/fax:    APCO: 888-272-6911; Raske: 435-772-0178; ---
  E-mail:       Dispatch at ZION-NP
  Submitter:    David Holmes, ZION
  
  Dates:        March 8 - 10 
  Course:       Train-the-Trainer: Use of Environmental Education 
                Materials and Learning Guidelines
  Location:     NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
  Details:      Use of environmental education guidelines to develop and 
                evaluate EE materials and help participants design their 
                own workshops.
  Closes:       ---
  Contact:      Claire Cassel, or www.nct.fws.gov
  Phone/fax:    703-358-2536; ---
  E-mail:       Claire_Cassel@fws.gov
  Submitter:    Bob Huggins, WASO
  
  Dates:        March 10 - 12 
  Symposium:    "Sense and Sensibility: Women in 19th Century America 
                Respond to a National Crisis," First Annual Gettysburg 
                NMP Women's History Symposium
  Location:     Gettysburg NMP, PA
  Details:      Three-day symposium featuring living history programs, 
                lectures and guided walking tours of the town of 
                Gettysburg, with a focus on Victorian women and their 
                response to the Civil War.
  Closes:       ---
  Contact:      Gettysburg NMP
  Phone/fax:    717-334-1124 x432; ---
  E-mail:       cwbkworm@pipeline.com
  Submitter:    Katie Lawhon, GETT
  
  Dates:        March 13 - 17 
  Course:       NCR EMT Refresher
  Location:     NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV 
  Details:      Hands-on EMT training.
  Closes:       February 17th
  Contact:      Larry Johnson, HAFE
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6232; 304-535-6244
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        March 14 - 16 *
  Course:       Preservation Worker Safety Issues
  Location:     Frederick, MD
  Details:      Safety issues for employees, including lead-based paint 
                awareness.
  Closes:       February 17th
  Contact:      Dorothy Printup, HPTC
  Phone/fax:    301-663-8206 X 101/301; 301-663-8032
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name.
  Submitter:    Same
  
  Dates:        March 20 - 24 
  Course:       Law Enforcement for Managers (LEM-001)
  Location:     FLETC, Glynco, GA
  Details:      Fundamentals of law enforcement for upper management.
  Closes:       February 16th
  Contact:      Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                further info.
  Phone/fax:    912-267-2246; 912-267-3188
  E-mail:       WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
  Submitter:    Wiley Golden, FLETC
  
  Dates:        March 20 - 24 
  Course:       ARPA (XP-ARPTP-006)
  Location:     Reno, NV
  Details:      Basic ARPA training.
  Closes:       February 10th
  Contact:      Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                further info.
  Phone/fax:    912-267-2246; 912-267-3188
  E-mail:       WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
  Submitter:    Wiley Golden, FLETC
  
  Dates:        March 20 - 31 
  Course:       Physical Security Training (PSTP-003)
  Location:     FLETC, Glynco, GA
  Details:      Physical security systems and procedures; developing and 
                conducting surveys, preparing results, critiquing.
  Closes:       February 16th.
  Contact:      Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                further info.
  Phone/fax:    912-267-2246; 912-267-3188
  E-mail:       WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
  Submitter:    Wiley Golden, FLETC
  
  Dates:        March 27 - 31 
  Course:       Personal Property Sales
  Location:     Denver, CO
  Details:      Procedures for selling federal personal property.
  Closes:       February 21st
  Contact:      Jan Gauthier
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6402; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        March 27 - April 7 
  Course:       Small Craft Enforcement Training (SCETP-002)
  Location:     FLETC, Glynco, GA
  Details:      Operation and navigation of highly specialized 
                enforcement watercraft.
  Closes:       February 23rd
  Contact:      Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                further info.
  Phone/fax:    912-267-2246; 912-267-3188
  E-mail:       WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
  Submitter:    Wiley Golden, FLETC
  
  Dates:        March 27 - April 7 
  Course:       Defensive Tactics Instructor Training (Train the 
                Trainer)(DTITP-002)
  Location:     FLETC, Glynco, GA
  Details:      Training for Level I protection rangers in the 
                methodology of psychomotor skills development, defensive 
                tactics, impact weapons, OC spray and arrest techniques 
                at the instructor level.
  Closes:       February 18th
  Contact:      Regional employee development specialists; FLETC for 
                further info.
  Phone/fax:    912-267-2246; 912-267-3188
  E-mail:       WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
  Submitter:    Wiley Golden, FLETC
  
  Dates:        March 28 - 30 *
  Course:       Fall Protection Awareness
  Location:     College Park, MD
  Details:      OSHA fall protection safety standard awareness and 
                practical exercises.
  Closes:       February 22nd
  Contact:      Dorothy Printup, HPTC
  Phone/fax:    301-663-8206 X 101/301; 301-663-8032
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name.
  Submitter:    Same
  
  Dates:        April 3 - 14 
  Course:       Historic Weapons Certification
  Location:     Fort Chafee, Fort Smith, AR
  Details:      Meets certification and recertification needs of 
                supervisors and interpreters in NPS historic weapons 
                firing programs.
  Closes:       February 11th
  Contact:      Rick Martin
  Phone/fax:    601-636-0583; 601-636-9497
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name.
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        April 3 - 6 
  Course:       Disposal by Negotiation/Disposal Contract Law
  Location:     Denver, CO
  Details:      Negotiating sales for both surplus and exchange/sale 
                personal property; procedures for selling federal 
                personal property.
  Closes:       February 21st
  Contact:      Jan Gauthier
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6402; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        April 4 - 5 *
  Workshop:     "Outreach - A Tool For Freshwater Mollusk Conservation," 
                Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Spring Workshop
  Location:     NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
  Details:      The goal of the workshop is to provide participants with 
                an understanding of how outreach can be used to further 
                mollusk conservation.
  Closes:       ---
  Contact:      Sue Jennings
  Phone/fax:    423-569-2404 x 252; ---
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name.
  Submitter:    Same
  
  Dates:        April 9 - 14 *
  Course:       Southwest Regional Wilderness Stewardship
  Location:     Phoenix, AZ
  Details:      The course is designed to strengthen understanding of 
                wilderness values, enhance knowledge of current resource 
                and management issues affecting wilderness (particularly 
                in the Southwest), and increase understanding of 
                responsibilities in wilderness stewardship.
  Closes:       February 18th
  Contact:      Chris Barnes, Arthur Carhart Training Center
  Phone/fax:    406-243-4625; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        April 12 - 14 *
  Course:       Developing and Working with Friends Groups
  Location:     NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
  Details:      A workshop for employees interested in creating or 
                energizing a friends group.
  Closes:       February 25th
  Contact:      Tony Knapp
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6178; 304-535-6408
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        April 16 - 19 
  Conference:   International Boating and Water Safety Summit 2000
  Location:     Alexis Park, Las Vegas, NV
  Details:      Updates on developments on recreational water activities 
                for all persons and agencies involved with boating and 
                water safety education, enforcement and management.  
                Jointly sponsored by National Water Safety Congress and 
                the National Safe Boating Council.
  Closes:       The reservation cutoff date is March 7th.
  Contact:      Nancy Bernard, Lake Mead NRA
  Phone/fax:    702-293-8714; ---
  E-mail:       Nancy Bernard via cc:Mail; or www.SafeBoatingCounci.org
  Submitter:    Same
  
  Dates:        April 17 - 21 
  Course:       NPS Servicewide Basic Technical Rescue Training
  Location:     Canyonlands NP, Moab, UT
  Details:      Training for personnel who routinely evacuate injured or 
                stranded people from heights and difficult terrain. 
                Students must bring their own technical gear. Physically 
                demanding course; all participants must be in good 
                physical condition. Includes a night rescue training 
                exercise. No tuition cost.
  Closes:       February 22nd
  Contact:      Ken Phillips, GRCA
  Phone/fax:    520-638-7792; 520-638-7838
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name.
  Submitter:    Ken Phillips
  
  Dates:        April 18 - 20 
  Course:       Personal Property Utilization and Disposal
  Location:     Denver, CO
  Details:      Procedures, policies and regs for control, reassignment, 
                redistribution and disposal of personal property.
  Closes:       February 21st
  Contact:      Jan Gauthier
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6402; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        April 25 - 27 
  Course:       DO-2: Park Planning
  Location:     Denver, CO
  Details:      Course covers the planning framework in DO-2 and is 
                designed particularly for those preparing GMP's. No 
                tuition.
  Closes:       ---
  Contact:      Jan Harris or Nat Kuykendall
  Phone/fax:    Harris: 303-969-2435, Kuykendall: 303-969-2208; ---
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name
  Submitter:    Nat Kuykendall
  
  Dates:        April 25 - 28 *
  Course:       Wilderness Interpretation/Education Training
  Location:     Shepherdstown, WV
  Details:      Course designed for wilderness education and/or 
                interpretive specialists and managers in the four 
                federal wilderness management agencies.
  Closes:       February 25th
  Contact:      Chris Barnes, Carhart National Wilderness Training 
  Center
  Phone/fax:    406-243-4623; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        April 29 - 30 *
  Seminar:      "No Turning Back: 1863 in the American Civil War," 
                Biannual Seminar of Gettysburg NMP
  Location:     Gettysburg NMP, PA
  Details:      The seminar focuses on a variety of events that occurred 
                during 1863. The keynote speaker is Terry Winschel, 
                chief historian at Vicksburg NMP. 
  Closes:       April 1st
  Contact:      Gettysburg NMP
  Phone/fax:    717-334-1124 x 447; 717-334-1997
  E-mail:       Evangelina Rubalcava at NP-GETT
  Submitter:    Katie Lawhon, GETT
  
  Dates:        May 1 - 5 
  Course:       Inland SAR Coordination, USAF National SAR School
  Location:     Columbus, OH
  Details:      Planning, organizing and managing land and air searches.
  Closes:       February 18th
  Contact:      Chuck Anibal
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6401; ---
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name.
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        May 1 - 5 
  Course:       African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Resources in 
                the National Park System
  Location:     Miami, FL
  Details:      The course will enhance participants' effectiveness in 
                identifying, responding to, and incorporating the 
                concerns of the nation's diverse ethnic groups into park 
                programs.
  Closes:       February 14th
  Contact:      Mary Robinson
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6732; 304-535-6408
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name.
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        May 3 - 5 *
  Conference:   Architectural Records: Preserving and Managing the 
  Documentation of Our Built Environment
  Location:     The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  Details:      The goal of this conference is to improve practices for 
                preserving, managing, and providing access to the 
                documentation of our built heritage. Registration fee of 
                $75 for NPS employees.
  Closes:       March 14th for early registration; April 10th for late 
                registration
  Contact:      Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
  Phone/fax:    215-545-0613; 215-735-9313
  E-mail:       CCAHA@ccaha.org or www.ccaha.org 
  Submitter:    Diane Vogt O'Conor, CSD/WASO
  
  Dates:        May 8 - 12 
  Course:       Fundamental Principles of Administration
  Location:     Albright Training Center, Grand Canyon, AZ
  Details:      Provides administrative clerks and technicians at the 
                GS-5 and GS-7 level with developmental and full 
                performance level competencies in administrative 
                functions.
  Closes:       February 28th
  Contact:      Peggy Woodward
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6408; ---
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        May 8 - 12 
  Workshop:     Chiefs of Interpretation Workshop
  Location:     Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
  Details:      Training on transition from field interpreter to 
                supervisor, manager and leader.
  Closes:       February 24th
  Contact:      Dwight Madison
  Phone/fax:    202-287-8850; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
  cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
  
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