NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - MARCH 6, 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:        Open through May
  Training:     2001 ALBRIGHT-WIRTH GRANT PROGRAM
  Location:     N/A
  Details:      Annual announcement of training grants to provide 
                financial support for the professional development or 
                skills-based training of NPS employees "having novel 
                ideas on how to enhance, improve or streamline agency 
                programs, products or operations. Must have five years' 
                NPS experience (as of 9/30/99), acceptable level 
                performance appraisal, and supervisory approval. 
  Closes:       May 26th
  Contact:      Victoria Clarke-Wood
  Phone/fax:    202-501-8912; ---
  E-mail:       Victoria Clarke at NP-WASO-TED
  Submitter:    Same
  
  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:        April 2 - 4 *
  Meeting:      NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION 
                REVIEW COMMMITTEE
  Location:     Juneau, AK
  Details:      The agenda includes recommendations for dispositions of 
                culturally unidentifiable human remains, 1999 Report to 
                Congress, discussion of Federal agency compliance, and 
                implementation of the statute in Alaska.
  Closes:       ---
  Contact:      John Robbins, WASO
  Phone/fax:    202-343-3387; 202-343-5260
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    WASO
  
  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 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:       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 24 - 28 *
  Course:       LEVEL I STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING
  Location:     Badlands NP, Interior, SD
  Details:      The park is seeking participants for this course. 
                Limited dorm space is available.
  Closes:       April 10th
  Contact:      Mark Gorman, BADL
  Phone/fax:    605-433-5232; 605-433-5239
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name
  Submitter:    Same
  
  Dates:        April 25 - 28 *
  Course:       OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR NPS SUPERVISORS (OSHA 
                600)
  Location:     Lowell, MA
  Details:      This national program focuses on the supervisor as the 
                on-site person responsible for occupational health and 
                safety issues in the workplace and is designed to train 
                supervisors to recognize hazardous conditions and unsafe 
                behaviors.
  Closes:       March 18th
  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 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; $650 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 - 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 15 - 19 *
  Course:       INLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATION
  Location:     Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
  Details:      Planning, organizing and operating land and air 
                searches.
  Closes:       March 31st
  Contact:      Chuck Anibal
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6401; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  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 22 - 26 *
  Conference:   "CULTURAL RESOURCES 2000 - MANAGING FOR THE FUTURE"
  Location:     Santa Fe, NM
  Details:      An important event in cultural resources management. 
                Over 350 cultural resources specialists are expected to 
                attend.
  Closes:       ---
  Contact:      All information can be found at 
                http://www.cr.nps.gov/cr2000
  Phone/fax:    --- ; ---
  E-mail:       ---
  Submitter:    John Robbins, WASO
  
  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
  
  Dates:        May 31 - June 1 *
  Course:       SLAVERY AND ANTI-SLAVERY
  Location:     Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
  Details:      The seminar will focus on the origins and development of 
                the movements to end slavery.
  Closes:       April 10th
  Contact:      Tony Knapp
  Phone/fax:    304-535-6178; ---
  E-mail:       On cc:Mail by name
  Submitter:    Joyce Howe, STMA
  
  Dates:        June 6 - September 1 *
  Course:       CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR TRAINING
  Location:     FLETC, Glynco, GA
  Details:      Basic CI training.
  Closes:       May 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
  
  Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
  cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
  
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