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Subject: NPS Training/Meeting Calendar - February 22, 2000
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:33:22 -0500
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - FEBRUARY 22, 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: 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 6 - 9 *
Course: SPECIAL PARK USES
Location: Francis Marion Westin, Charleston, SC
Details: The course provides fundamental information on
management of special park uses under guidelines in
DO-53.
Closes: A few spots remain open - register ASAP
Contact: Deborah Burnette, NERO
Phone/fax: 215-597-9153; 215-597-4791
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Julia Mize, BOST
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 - 18 *
Event: RANGER RENDEZVOUS XXIII
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Knoxville, TN
Details: Annual gathering of the Association of National Park
Rangers (ANPR). Call 1-800-233-1234 for room
reservations.
Closes: On-site registration
Contact: Dawn O'Sickey, secretary, ANPR, or any board member
Phone/fax: 520-638-6470; ---
E-mail: dosickey@grand-canyon.az.us
Submitter: Same
Dates: March 19 *
Course: STRUCTURAL FIRE PREVENTION BASICS
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Knoxville, TN
Details: Four-hour presentation and hands-on session on
structural fire education and prevention by Hal Spencer,
NPS structural fire specialist. $50. Send SF-182 to Lisa
Eckert, Box 651, Hazen, ND 58545. Provided by ANPR in
conjunction with Ranger Rendezvous XXIII.
Closes: March 1st
Contact: Lisa Eckert, registration; Hal Spencer, course info
Phone/fax: Eckert: 701-745-3300, Spencer: 415-561-4451; ---
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Lisa Eckert
Dates: March 19 - 20 *
Course: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) AND PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICES - THE FIELD CONNECTION
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Knoxville, TN
Details: Basics of IPM and public-health related issues and
investigation of the unique pest management situations
NPS employees and residents encounter. Lectures and
hands-on lab session. $200 for ANPR and ANPME members;
$250 for non-members. Send SF-182 to Lisa Eckert, Box
651, Hazen, ND 58545. Provided by ANPR in conjunction
with Ranger Rendezvous XXIII.
Closes: March 1st
Contact: Lisa Eckert, registration; Carol DiSalvo, NPS IPM
coordinator, course info
Phone/fax: Eckert: 701-745-3300, DiSalvo: 202-219-8936; ---
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Lisa Eckert
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: 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 10 - 14 *
Course: FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER TRAINING (FIRTP-004)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Current firearms methodologies, policies and procedures;
contemporary firearms trends, tactics and techniques in
the use of non-lethal marking rounds.
Closes: March 3rd
Contact: Regional employee development specialists or "Learning
Place" bulletin board for applications; 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: 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.SafeBoatingCouncil.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 17 - 21 *
Course: ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION TRAINING
(XP-ARPTP-007)
Location: Reno, NV
Details: Basic ARPA training.
Closes: March 10th
Contact: Regional employee development specialists or "Learning
Place" bulletin board for applications; 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: April 17 - 28
Course: FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (FITP-007)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Training for firearms instruction.
Closes: March 10th
Contact: Regional employee development specialists or "Learning
Place" bulletin board for applications; 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: April 19 - June 21 *
Course: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR TRAINING (CITP-021)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Training in criminal investigation.
Closes: March 10th
Contact: Regional employee development specialists or "Learning
Place" bulletin board for applications; 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: 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,"
BI-ANNUAL 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 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 7 - 12 *
Course: MANAGERIAL GRID: PHASE I AND INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION
Location: Omaha, NE
Details: Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP sessions.
Sponsored by ANPR. Cost: $800, 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: April 3rd
Contact: Bill Wade
Phone/fax: 520-615-9417; 520-615-9474
E-mail: Bill Wade at NP-SAGU or JWBillWade@aol.com
Submitter: Same
Dates: May 8 - 9 *
Seminar: "RALLYING ON THE HIGH GROUND: STRENGTHENING
INTERPRETATION OF THE CIVIL WAR ERA"
Location: Ford's Theatre NHS, Washington, DC
Details: NPS symposium in partnership with the NPF and Eastern
National linking the battlefield experience with
historical, social, economic, legal, cultural, political
and other issues and events that led to the Civil War.
Speakers include Jesse Jackson, Jr., John Keegan, James
McPherson, Ira Berlin, Drew Gilpin Faust, David Blight,
James Horton and Eric Foner.
Closes: March 15th
Contact: Jim Johnson, GETT
Phone/fax: 717-334-1124 x 453; 717-334-1891
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Katie Lawhon, GETT
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
Dates: May 8 - 19 *
Course: DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (TRAIN THE
TRAINER) (DTITP-003)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Advanced, instructor-level program for Level I
protection rangers on psychomotor skills development,
defensive tactics, impact weapons, OC spray, and arrest
techniques.
Closes: March 17th
Contact: Regional employee development specialists or "Learning
Place" bulletin board for applications; 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: May 22 - 26 *
Course: LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVANCED INTERVIEWING (LEAINTP-004)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Obtaining information effectively through a
multi-disciplinary approach which combines linguistics,
psychology, criminology, and sociology with the
principles of influence, negotiation and bargaining.
Closes: April 12th
Contact: Regional employee development specialists or "Learning
Place" bulletin board for applications; 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: May 23 - 26 *
Course: LAW ENFORCEMENT FIELD INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (LEFITP-003)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Teaching techniques for personnel who teach on a
part-time basis.
Closes: April 13th
Contact: Regional employee development specialists or "Learning
Place" bulletin board for applications; FLETC for
further info.
Phone/fax: 912-267-2245; 912-267-3188
E-mail: WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the
cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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