NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - OCTOBER 2, 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 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 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 9 - 11 *
Conference:     MOSAIC IN MOTION 2000: THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - 
                EMBRACING AND ENGAGING ALL PEOPLE
Location:       Santa Fe, NM
Details:        This three-day interactive workshop will revisit the 
                1999 Mosaic in Motion conference recommendations, 
                explore the progress made, and identify the barriers 
                that remain. Objectives include developing innovative 
                strategies leading to greater diversity in the 
                workforce; establishing national standards and 
                objectives that promote accountability for change in 
                the National Park Service; and developing and 
                implementing strategies that give better access to 
                National Park Service programs, information, and 
                opportunities.
Closes:         --
Contact:        Gillian Bowser or Ernest Ortega via cc:Mail
Submitter:      Cindy Wood, Public Affairs, WASO

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_2000_Conference@nps.gov. [NOTE: The email 
                address has been corrected - the original entry 
                omitted the "2000"]
Submitter:      Vicki Garrett, HOBE

Date(s):        November 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):        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):        November 28 - 30 *
Conference:     TWELTH ANNUAL MEETING, FEDERAL PRESERVATION FORUM
Location:       Denver, CO
Details:        This year's meeting will focus on successful, 
                innovative approaches to cultural resource management. 
                The agenda includes two days of regular meetings and 
                exhibits on "new technologies." A GIS training course 
                focusing on cultural resource issues will also be 
                offered. The conference is open to all federal 
                historic preservation professionals and managers and 
                to those who work with government agencies. Meeting, 
                hotel and registration information is listed on the 
                FPF web site at http://www.pe.net/~fpforum and NPS 
                bulletin boards.
Closes:         Early registration ($40) closes November 3rd 
Contact:        Anne Vawser via cc:Mail or at 402-437-5392 x 109
Submitter:      Anne Vawser

Date(s):        December 4 - 8 *
Course:         DISABILITY AWARENESS SEMINAR AND UNIVERSAL APPROACH TO 
                INTERPRETIVE PLANNING, PROGRAMS AND DESIGN
Location:       New Orleans, LA
Details:        The course will provide participants with an 
                understanding of the needs of people with disabilities 
                and the application of the principles of universal 
                design to interpretive programs and exhibits to 
                achieve accessibility.
Closes:         November 16th (late registrations accepted as space 
                permits)
Contact:        Nan A. Smith, 812-856-4421 and 812-856-4421 (TDY)
Submitter:      Joyce Howe, STMA

Date(s):        January 8 - 12 *
Course:         INLAND SAR COORDINATION
Location:       Oklahoma City, OK
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:         October 27th 
Contact:        Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6401 (phone), 304-535-6408 (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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