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Subject: NPS Training/Meeting Calendar - April 17, 2000
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 05:31:01 -0400
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - APRIL 17, 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.
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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: April 27 - 30
Conference: ANNUAL CONFERENCE, CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST
Location: Marietta Conference Center and Resort, Marietta, GA
Details: First annual conference since the merger of The Civil
War Trust and the Association for the Preservation of
Civil War Sites into this new trust. Lectures, panel
discussions, book shows, and tours.
Closes: ---
Contact: Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone/fax: 301-665-1400; ---
E-mail: www.apcws.org
Submitter: John Cissell, KEMO
Dates: May 1 - 2
Course: OUTDOOR RECREATION OUTCOME-BASED MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Details: Pre-conference training session for National
Association of Recreation Resource Planners' annual
conference, which runs from May 4th to 6th. Designed
to give practicing recreation professionals the tools
to use for outcome-based management. Limited to 50
participants. $150 tuition.
Closes: None
Contact: Ann Mates
Phone/fax: 802-747-6720; 802-747-6766
E-mail: amates@fs.fed.us
Submitter: Dave Roberts, BLCA/CURE
Dates: May 3 - 7 *
Meeting: ANNUAL MEETING, COLORADO-WYOMING MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION
Location: Rock Springs, WY
Details: Pre-conference workshops on photography and historic
reproduction clothing; plenary and concurrent sessions
on IPM, fundraising, oral histories, collections
management software, copyrights and many others.
Closes: April 19th
Contact: Ruth Lauritzen or Audra Oliver
Phone/fax: 307-872-6435/362-3138; ---
E-mail: www.cwamit@aol.com
Submitter: Matthew Wilson
Dates: May 15 - 19 and May 22 - 26 (two classes) *
Course: NINEMILE PACKING CLINIC
Location: Huson, MT
Details: Course on packing mules and horses, including stock
anatomy, saddles and tack, care and feeding of stock,
riding techniques, and packing the Decker saddle.
Tuition: $300.
Closes: ---
Contact: Ninemile Wildlands Training Center
Phone/fax: 406-626-5201; ---
E-mail: lsholty/r1_lolo@fs.fed.us
Submitter: Steve Hastings
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 *
Seminar: DISABILITY AWARENESS AND CONCESSIONAIRE RESPONSIBILITY
Location: Lake Mead, NV
Details: Topics include attitudes and terminology; needs of
people with visual or physical impairments or who are
deaf or hard of hearing; accessibility standards;
legislative overview.
Closes: May 5th
Contact: National Center on Accessibility
Phone/fax: 765-349-9240; 765-342-6658
E-mail: nca@indiana.edu
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
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: Registration until May 19th.
Contact: Conference info: www.caup.washington.edu/WomenPress
Registration: www.oah.org/meetings/ncwhp2000/
register.html
Phone/fax: 315-568-0007; 315-568-2141
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
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 - 25
Course: NATIONAL MULTI-AGENCY CLAIMS WORKSHOP (NMCW-001)
Location: Portland, OR
Details: Liability often increases with new initiatives.
Training on liability issues in developing programs,
utilizing a reduced work force, and assessing risks.
Closes: April 26th
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 6 - 8 *
Course: BUDGET PROCESS FOR NPS MANAGERS
Location: Lowell, MA
Details: The course deals primarily with managerial rather than
technical aspects of the NPS budget process.
Closes: April 24th
Contact: Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: 304-535-6215; ---
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: June 8 *
Workshop: MAINTAINING HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Location: Via satellite at local downlink sites
Details: An interactive distance learning event, sponsored by
NCTC. Overview on what employees need to be aware of
in maintaining historic buildings. Site coordinator
must register at FWS's distance learning home page
(http://www.nctcd1.net).
Closes: N/A
Contact: Kevin Kilcullen, FWS
Phone/fax: 703-358-1744; ---
E-mail: Kevin_Kilcullen@fws.gov
Submitter: Steve Hastings
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 12 - 13 and June 14 - 15
Course: AFSII TRAINING FOR NCR PARKS/OFFICES
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Participants will learn both the budget and fiscal
processes of the AFSII program in a hands-on computer
lab.
Closes: May 1st
Contact: Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: June 12 - 14
Course: INTERPRETIVE TRAINING INSTITUTE
Location: Appalachian Mountain Pinkham Notch Visitor Center,
Gorham, NH
Details: Cooperative program combining the resources and
expertise of several agencies - the NPS, USFS, AMC, NH
Fish and Game, Corps of Engineers and NH Audubon - to
provide a unique learning opportunity for natural,
cultural and historical interpreters.
Closes: May 5th
Contact: Donna Richardson, Lowell NHP
Phone/fax: 978-970-5020; 978-970-5030
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Same
Dates: June 19 - 21
Course: PRINCIPLES OF ACCESSIBILITY
Location: Hartford, CT
Details: Introductory course on the fundamentals of physical
and programmatic accessibility for park and recreation
professionals.
Closes: June 1st
Contact: National Center on Accessibility
Phone/fax: 765-349-9240; 765-342-6658
E-mail: nca@indiana.edu
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: July 9 - 14
Conference: "CONNECTING OUR LAND AND CULTURES: RESOURCE EDUCATION
ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU"
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Details: Resource educators from the Colorado Plateau will
examine their common geography of place, diversity of
cultures, and range of RM issues and will develop
strategies for sharing them through educational
programs. Interactive, multi-agency conference with
working sessions and an open space technology forum.
Closes: Early registration ($125) until April 15th; regular
registration ($175) closes June 23rd
Contact: Carol Kruse and/or Learning Place BB
Phone/fax: 520-526-1157 x 271; 520-526-4259
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Same
Dates: June 20 - 22 *
Course: SMALL SITE RESTORATION
Location: Shasta-Trinity NF, CA
Details: Intensive, hands-on course in the basics of
restoration of impacted natural area sites in a dry,
upland, ponderosa/lodge pole pine environment.
Closes: May 1st
Contact: Sue Matthews
Phone/fax: 406-243-4627; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: July 10 - 14 and 17 - 21 (two sessions)
Course: BARN STABILIZATION WORKSHOP
Location: Rocky Mountain NP, Estes Park, CO
Details: Hands-on workshops on stabilization of the historic
barn at the McGraw Ranch. Presentations,
demonstrations and course materials on historic
preservation philosophy, planning, procedures,
treatments and maintenance.
Closes: May 2nd
Contact: Bill Thompson, ROMO
Phone/fax: 970-586-1379; 970-586-1349
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Dorothy Printup, HPTC
Dates: July 11 - 13
Course: COOPERATING ASSOCIATIONS: MANAGING THE PARTNERSHIP
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Training designed for teams that consist of agency
coordinators for cooperating association activities
and their association counterparts.
Closes: April 25th
Contact: Glenn Clark
Phone/fax: 202-565-1058; 202-565-1061
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name.
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: July 17 - 21
Course: ADMINISTRATION FOR FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Course designed to provide first-line supervisors with
competencies for supervision, management and
leadership in administrative functions.
Closes: May 8th
Contact: Learning Place BB or Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: July 17 - 21 *
Course: ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCE PROTECTION (XP-ARPTP-009)
Location: Hood River, OR
Details: Basic ARPA training.
Closes: June 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: July 24 - August 4 *
Course: INTERPRETIVE PLANNING FOR MANAGERS
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Workshop for employees who manage or oversee parkwide
comprehensive interpretive plans.
Closes: May 10th
Contact: HFC/DSC Interpretive Planning
Phone/fax: 304-535-6056; 304-535-6295
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: July 31 - August 3
Course: FIXED ASSETS SUBSYSTEM
Location: NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
Details: Training for personnel responsible for entering data
into the property accountability system.
Closes: May 15th
Contact: Learning Place BB or Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: 304-535-6402; ---
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: August 14 - 18
Course: SERVICEWIDE INSTRUCTOR TEAM OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTATION COURSE
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Preparation of instructors for "Fundamental Principles
of Administration" courses presented during the next
three years.
Closes: June 1st
Contact: Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: 304-535-6402; ---
E-mail: On cc:Mail by name
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Dates: August 28 - September 1
Course: LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR MANAGERS (LEM-001)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Course on federal law, NPS authority and jurisdiction
for upper management with oversight of LE programs.
Closes: June 29th
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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