NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - SEPTEMBER 19, 2000

This calendar appears every other Monday as an addendum to the Morning 
Report.

Entries are listed no sooner than FOUR months before an event, except 
in cases in which registration dates close much earlier. Brevity in 
submissions is appreciated.

Asterisks (*) indicate new entries. They are also in light green for 
those of you who receive the color version of the Morning Report.

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Date(s):        October 4 - 7 
Conference:     "MUSEUMS: THE CORE OF DISCOVERY," ANNUAL MEETING, 
                MOUNTAIN-PLAINS MUSEUM ASSOCIATIN (MPMA)
Location:       Bismarck, ND
Details:        The conference will feature to workshops - one on use 
                of mannequins for historic clothing and textiles, the 
                other on exhibit programming - and 21 sessions on a 
                variety of topics of interest to park curators, museum 
                technicians, interpreters and other park personnel.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        Robert Brown, 406-728-3476, ftmslamuseum@montana.com
Submitter:      Matthew Wilson, Curator, IMDE-CNR

Date(s):        October 16 
Course:         WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT DISTANCE EDUCATION
Location:       ---
Details:        On-line course on wilderness in the American context, 
                offered by the School of Forestry, University of 
                Montana.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        Chris Ryan, 406-243-4630
Submitter:      Joyce Howe, STMA

Date(s):        October 16 - 20 *
Course:         LAW ENFORCEMENT IN-SERVICE TRAINING
Location:       FLETC, Artesia, NM
Details:        Ten slots are available. Open Servicewide. Tuition 
$300.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        Gordon Ellison, GUMO, 505-981-2418
Submitter:      Same

Date(s):        October 16 - 17 *
Workshop:       REVOLUTIONARY WAR PARKS AND PARTNERS WORKSHOP
Location:       Baltimore Hilton Towers Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Details:        The workshop will have two tracks - one on 
                interpretation and education, the other on resource 
                protection and preservation. Sessions feature topics 
                important to Revolutionary War site and park managers 
                and personnel responsible for interpretation, 
                education, protection and preservation. The workshop 
                will deal with common problems, issues and 
                opportunities and produce an action agenda for 
                national, state and local partner collaboration.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        Larry Gall, BSO, 617-223-5122; Bob Blythe, SERO, 
                404-562-3117
Submitter:      Vicki Sandstead

Date(s):        October 20 
Conference:     GEORGE WRIGHT SOCIETY BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
Location:       Denver, CO
Details:        The conference will not be until next April, but the 
                deadline for papers is October 20th. Abstracts are 
                welcomed on any topic related to research, resource 
                management and public education in parks and protected 
                areas, from any field in natural or cultural 
                resources, in both terrestrial and marine realms. For 
                details, go to www.georgewright.org/2001.html and 
                follow the links to the "Call for Papers" page.
Closes:         As above
Contact:        Dave Harmon, GWS, 906-487-9722 (phone), 9405 (fax), or 
                dharmon@georgewright.org
Submitter:      Dave Harmon

Date(s):        October 23 - 26 
Workshop:       SOUTHWEST CLUSTER NATURAL RESOURCES WORKSHOP
Location:       San Antonio, TX
Details:        Topics include inventory and monitoring networks, 
                Southwest cooperative ecosystem study unit, and a 
                short course on writing proposals for resource 
                stewardship funding. One-day field trip to LBJ or San 
                Antonio Missions.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        Nancy Skinner via cc:Mail
Submitter:      Lee Benson, SOAR

Date(s):        October 30 - November 3 *
Course:         LAW ENFORCEMENT IN-SERVICE TRAINING
Location:       Everglades NP, FL
Details:        The park's annual 40-hour in-service training program 
                will include a session on mental preparedness for 
                armed confrontation by retired BATF and Customs SA Jim 
                Crotty, an expert on officer survival. 
Closes:         October 13th 
Contact:        Contact Bonnie Foist, EVER
Submitter:      Phil Selleck, EVER

Date(s):        November 6 - 7 (institute), 7 - 11 (workshop)
Course:         NATIONAL INTERPRETERS WORKSHOP/INTERPRETIVE MANAGEMENT 
                INSTITUTE
Location:       Tucson, AZ
Details:        This annual workshop offers training opportunities 
                which interpreters can use to personalize their 
                professional development and meet the needs of NPS 
                interpretation.
Closes:         October 7th (early-bird rates available prior to 
                August 26th)
Contact:        Dave Dahlen, 304-535-6405
Submitter:      Joyce Howe, STMA

Date(s):        November 12 - 17 
Course:         MANAGERIAL GRID
Location:       Rapid City, SD
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.  There's a discount of $325 for 
                anyone currently certified for wildland fire. This 
                seminar meets annual supervision training 
                requirements. 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:         October 6th 
Contact:        Bill Wade (on cc:Mail at NP-SAGU, on email at 
                JWBillWade@aol.com, or at 520-615-9417)
Submitter:      Same

Date(s):        November 13 - 16 *
Conference:     THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Location:       Tuskegee, AL
Details:        The conference will focus on the many issues dealing 
                with the African-American experience in all military 
                eras. Downlink options will be available to locations 
                with the capability to receive same. Concurrent 
                sessions will be held with presentations by noted 
                military specialists, historians, NPS interpreters and 
                other allied professionals. The target audience is 
                anyone interested in African-American history.
Closes:         October 23rd 
Contact:        Willie Madison, TUIN/TUAI, 334-727-6390; SEMO/HOBE, 
                256-234-7111; Geraldine Smith, JELA, 504-589-3882. For 
                more info, send a message to 
                NPS_AAM_Conference@nps.gov.
Submitter:      Vicki Garrett, HOBE

Date(s):        November 18 - 21 
Conference:     FIFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION, 
                AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM
Location:       Baltimore, MD
Details:        Contact the web site for more info: 
                www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/conference00.htm.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        See above.
Submitter:      Ginger Carter, WASO

Date(s):        December 11 - 15 
Course:         INLAND SAR COORDINATION
Location:       San Luis Obispo, CA
Details:        Comprehensive, graduate-level look at inland SAR 
                theory and its application to planning land and air 
                searches for missing persons and aircraft. Taught by 
                USAF National SAR School.
Closes:         September 29th 
Contact:        Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6401 (phone), 304-535-6182 (fax)
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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