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Subject: NPS Training/Meeting Calendar - Monday, March 20, 2000
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:59:35 -0500
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - MARCH 20, 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: 2000-2001
Program: 2001 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR MID-LEVEL
EMPLOYEES (FORMERLY WOMEN'S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM) *
Location: Washington, DC
Details: Twelve-month program (August, 2000, to August, 2001)
on leadership for employees from GS-11 to GS-13.
Closes: Nominations due in region by May 26th
Contact: Victoria Clarke-Wood or Debra Eddington
Phone/fax: Clarke-Wood: 202-501-8912, Eddington: 202-314-3592
E-mail: Eddington: wel@grad.usda.gov
Submitter: Maureen Foster, WASO
Dates: Various dates, July 2 through August 12 *
Course: GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY SUMMER
SEMINARS
Location: Various
Details: Seminars, led by well-known scholars, which will
enhance historical and interpretive skills.
Closes: April 10th
Contact: Laura Feller
Phone/fax: 202-343-9528; 202-343-1244
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
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 9 - 14 *
Course: WILDERNESS EMT UPGRADE
Location: Grand Canyon NP, AZ
Details: The course will address the special problems
associated with prolonged patient care in severe
environments with limited or improvised equipment. For
current EMTs, IEMTs, paramedics, RNs and physicians.
25 students. $150 tuition. Housing may be available.
Fax one page training nominations to number below.
Closes: March 24th
Contact: Sherrie Collins
Phone/fax: 520-638-7840; 520-638-7838
E-mail: GRCA Branch Chief of Emergency Services at NP-GRCA
Submitter: Sherrie Collins, GRCA
Dates: April 17 - 20 *
Course: COLLATERAL DUTY SAFETY OFFICERS COURSE (OSHA 600)
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Details: Recognition of basic safety and health hazards in the
work place. Tuition is $625.
Closes: ---
Contact: National Resource Center for OSHA Training
Phone/fax: 1-800-367-6724; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Wayne Rose, HOCU
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 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: April 30 - May 6 *
Course: ADVANCED RESOURCE PROTECTION
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Details: Sessions will include legal updates, resource crimes,
tactical shooting, building clearing, defensive
tactics, and two days of scenarios.
Closes: April 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: May 2 - 4 *
Seminar: ENVIRONMENTAL HHISTORY AND THE HUMAN PAST
Location: Albright Training Center, Grand Canyon, AZ
Details: Exploration of the relationship between human beings
and the environment.
Closes: April 4th
Contact: Marie Tyler McGraw
Phone/fax: 202-343-5380; 202-343-1244
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 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 - 12 *
Course: HIGH ANGLE RESCUE UPDATE AND RESCUE THREE/SWIFTWATER
ONE
Location: New River Gorge NR, WV
Details: Instruction on the most recent rescue systems used
Servicewide.
Closes: March 25th
Contact: Ron Matthews
Phone/fax: 973-948-7761; 973-948-3648
E-mail: Ronald Matthews at NP-DEWA
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: May 15 - 19 *
Course: ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION TRAINING
(XP-ARPTP-008)
Location: Billings, MT
Details: Basic ARPA training.
Closes: April 14th
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 16 - 17 *
Course: MENTAL PREPARATION FOR ARMED CONFRONTATIONS; ADVANCED
VEHICLE STOP TACTICS
Location: Expo Theater, Fort Monmouth, NJ
Details: Retired STF SA and FLETC instruction Jim Crotty, a
nationally-recognized authority on "use of force"
situations, will teach this officer safety program.
Unlimited slots available for NPS participants. No
tuition. Local lodging list is available.
Closes: ---
Contact: Tom Lobkowicz, Sandy Hook Unit, GATE
Phone/fax: 732-872-5932; 732-872-5935
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Same
Dates: May 19 - 21 *
Conference: THIRD NATIONAL WOMEN IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CONFERENCE
Location: Washington, DC
Details: Over 30 sessions covering essential competencies for
interpreters, curators, historical and landscape
architects, historians and education specialists.
Features many NPS programs and parks. Sample sessions:
Underground Railroad roundtable, interpreting
religious sites, women's history at military sites,
African-American women in historic preservation.
Closes: Early registration through April 15th; registration
until May 19th.
Contact: Conference info: www.caup.washington.edu/WomenPress
Registration: www.oah.org/meetings/ncwhp2000/
register.html
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Vivien Rose, WORI
Dates: May 22 - 25 *
Conference: NPS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING CONFERENCE
Location: Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Albuquerque, NM
Details: The conference will offer training in occupational
safety and health to all employees, supervisors and
managers. Included are sessions on DO-50 and RM-50,
workmen's comp, NPS/OSHA partnerships, the federal
"Worker 2000" initiative, accident reduction and
reporting, OSHA compliance at the local level, Lyme
disease, indoor air quality, radiation safety, medical
standards, and ergonomic standards. Three 24-hour
certification courses will also be offered - OSHA 600,
hazwoper, and root cause analysis.
Closes: ---
Contact: www.nps.gov/riskmgmt, under "NPS Training Conference,
May 22-25, 2000"
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: As above
Submitter: Shirley Rowley, RMD/WASO
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: Info 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
Dates: June 26 - 30 *
Course: INLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATION
Location: Yorktown, VA
Details: Planning, organizing and operating land and air
searches.
Closes: April 14th
Contact: Chuck Anibal
Phone/fax: 304-535-6401; 304-535-6182
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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