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Subject: NPS Training/Meeting Calendar (Part 1) - January 29, 2001
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:50:59 -0500
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - JANUARY 29, 2001
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.
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Date(s): February 19 - 22
Course: PLANNING ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AND
INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES
Location: Melbourne, FL
Details: Introduction to the latest information on outdoor
recreation areas for people with disabilities.
Closes: ---
Contact: National Center on Accessibility, 812-856-4422 (TTY:
812-856-4421)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): February 26 - March 2
Course: ADMINISTRATION FOR FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS
Location: Royal Kona Resort, HI
Details: The course will provide first-line supervisors from
all disciplines with competencies for supervision,
management and leadership in administrative functions
to assist them in their roles as supervisors.
Closes: --
Contact: Tom Ferranti, 907-257-2250
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): February 27 - March 1
Conference: "PEOPLE, PARKS AND FIRE - BETTER TOGETHER," NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE FIRE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Location: Reno, NV
Details: Changes in wildland fire management in the NPS and how
they will enhance the agency's ability to work better
with partners in other program areas, agencies,
communities and the public. Open to all disciplines.
Closes: February 9th
Contact: Trina Bristow, NPS Fire Management Program Center, via
cc:Mail at Fire Administration or at 208-387-5200
Submitter: Roberta D'Amico, FMPC
Date(s): February 27 - March 1
Course: SPECIAL PARK USES INTRODUCTORY COURSE
Location: Santa Monica Mountains NRA, CA
Details: Course on all aspects of special park uses.
Closes: January 31st
Contact: Alice Allen, 805-370-2308
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): March 2
Course: RIGHTS OF WAY WORKSHOP
Location: Santa Monica Mountains NRA, CA
Details: The workshop will focus on basic and new laws, rules,
policies and procedures pertaining to all types of
utility rights-of-way, including telecommunications.
Closes: January 31st
Contact: Dick Young, 757-898-7846
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): March 2
Course: MANAGING COMMERCIAL FILMING
Location: Santa Monica Mountains NRA, CA
Details: Workshop designed for parks receiving recurring
requests for filming that is not directly related to
the park and its mission.
Closes: January 31st
Contact: Alice Allen, 805-370-2308
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): March 2 - 4
Course: NASAR - INCIDENT COMMANDER FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Location: Rocky Mountain NP, Estes Park, CO
Details: Course for people responsible for managing all-risk
emergency operations utilizing ICS. Limit: 25
participants.
Closes: --
Contact: Mark Magnuson, 970-586-1399 or via cc:Mail
Submitter: Mark Magnuson, ROMO
Date(s): March 5 - 16
Course: PHYSICAL SECURITY
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Physical security systems and procedures; program
includes security considerations, vulnerability
assessments, prevention theory and application, threat
analysis and risk assessments.
Closes: January 25th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): March 7
Course: DISABILITY AWARENESS AND CONCESSIONERS
RESPONSIBILITIES
Location: Valencia, CA
Details: Workshop on serving customers and visitors with
disabilities, legal obligations, and improving
marketing while increasing revenues or savings.
Closes: February 17th
Contact: Nan Smith, National Center on Accessibility.
812-856-4429 (TTY: 812-856-4421)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): March 8
Course: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF OUTDOOR RECREATION
GUIDELINES
Location: Valencia, CA
Details: Introduction to the U.S. Access Board's report on
outdoor developed areas and notice of proposed
rulemaking on recreation facilities.
Closes: February 18th
Contact: Nan Smith, National Center on Accessibility.
812-856-4429 (TTY: 812-856-4421)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): March 9 - 11
Seminar: "HEARTH AND HOME, FAMILY AND CHILDREN" - SECOND ANNUAL
WOMEN'S HISTORY SYMPOSIUM
Location: Gettysburg NMP, PA
Details: Three-day symposium featuring living history programs,
lectures and a guided walking tour of the town of
Gettysburg and the historic Schriver House. The
seminar's focus this years is on the 19th century
families that the soldiers left behind. Fee: $90.
Closes: --
Contact: Becky Lyons, 717-334-1124 x 430
Submitter: Katie Lawhon, GETT
Date(s): March 13 - 16
Course: M-16/AR-15 ARMORER'S SCHOOL
Location: Great Smoky Mountains NP, Gatlinburg, TN
Details: Training for those responsible for weapons
maintenance. Training covers nomenclature,
compatibility, assembly, disassembly, maintenance,
trouble-shooting of the M-16/AR-15 family of weapons,
including rifles, carbines and submachine guns.
Closes: February 13th
Contact: Chip Nelson at 423-487-4654 or via email
Submitter: Bob Wightman, GRSM
Date(s): March 17
Course: SCAFFOLDING FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS
Location: Arch Street Meeting House, Philadelphia, PA
Details: One-day symposium on scaffolding on historic building
projects and associated regulations, standards and
safety issues.
Closes: ---
Contact: Nan Gutterman, VITETTA, 215-218-4882
Submitter: Dorothy Printup, HPTC
Date(s): March 12 - 15
Course: INTERMEDIATE SHAPER USE AND CUSTOM MILLWORK
REPLICATION
Location: HPTC, Frederick, MD
Details: Includes primarily hands-on training to replace
historic millwork using the shaper, table saw, router
and hand scraper.
Closes: February 16th
Contact: Dorothy Printup, HPTC, 301-663-8206 x101
Submitter: Dorothy Printup, HPTC
Date(s): March 12 - 15
Course: OSHA 510: BASIC COURSE IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
Location: Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: OSHA policies, procedures and standards in
construction safety and health.
Closes: January 30th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): March 12 - May 18
Course: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR TRAINING (CITP-116)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Basic criminal investigator training.
Closes: February 6th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): March 13 - 15 *
Course: SPECIAL PARK USES TRAINING
Location: Delaware Water Gap NRA, Bushkill, PA
Details: Basic information on the complete process for approval
of special park uses under the guidelines in the
current NPS-53 (1998). Tuition: $125.
Closes: February 5th
Contact: Michele Kuna, 570-588-2440
Submitter: Michele Kuna, DEWA
Date(s): March 19 - 23
Course: FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER (FIRTP-104)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Refresher training for firearms instructors. This
course does NOT meet the NPS requirement for
specialized training in order to instruct on
utilization of non-lethal marking rounds.
Closes: January 25th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): March 22 *
Course: INTERAGENCY AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY FOR MANAGERS
Location: Satellite broadcast
Details: This interagency broadcast is directed toward federal
land managers and support staffs and will provide an
overview of conformity regulations applicable to all
decisions within Clean Air Act specified
non-attainment and maintenance areas. The broadcast
will focus on the conformity evaluation and
documentation process and will summarize regulatory
requirements without an extensive discussion of the
Clean Air Act. For more info, go to
www.blm.gov/narsc/air/.
Closes: March 8th
Contact: Russ Krapf, 602-906-5503, or via email at
russ_krapf@blm.gov
Submitter: Holly Sharpless, ARD/WASO
Date(s): March 26 - 30 *
Course: NPS-588 LEVEL II ADVANCED STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTER
Location: Badlands NP, Interior, SD
Details: Participants will learn effective structural
firefighting techniques, tactics, and preventive
measures via lectures, demonstrations and three live
fire practical exercises. Limited dorm space
available.
Closes: March 21st
Contact: Mark Gorman, 605-433-5232
Submitter: Mark Gorman, BADL
Date(s): March 26 - April 6
Course: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Location: Tucson, AZ
Details: Training in special LE operations, including
counter-narcotic, anti-poaching and ARPA operations.
Includes practical exercise. Due to the strenuous
nature of the training, participants MUST meet FLETC
physical fitness standards.
Closes: February 19th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): March 26 - 30
Course: ARPA TRAINING
Location: Pocatello, ID
Details: Basic ARPA training, hosted by BIA.
Closes: February 23rd
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): April 3 - 5 *
Course: WRITING PROPOSALS FOR RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP FUNDING
Location: Badlands NP, SD
Details: Developing programs, defining high priority needs,
identifying funding sources, understanding priority
setting criteria, and developing proposals tailored
for specific funding sources. Tuition: $150.
Closes: February 23rd
Contact: Rachel Benton, 605-433-5261 or via cc:Mail
Submitter: Rachel Benton, BADL
Date(s): April 3 - 5
Course: DIRECTORS ORDER 2: PARK PLANNING
Location: St. Louis, MO
Details: The course will cover the planning framework in DO-2
and focuses on the steps and tools for preparing a
park GMP. See the announcement and application form on
the Learning Place bulletin board.
Closes: ---
Contact: Nat Kuykendall, 303-969-2208
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): April 9 - 13 *
Course: MANAGERIAL GRID
Location: Tucson, AZ
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 is a $325 discount in either
tuition for anyone who has a current wildland fire
qualification. 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: March 7th
Contact: Bill Wade (on cc:Mail at NP-SAGU, on email at
JWBillWade@aol.com, or at 520-615-9417)
Submitter: Bill Wade
Date(s): April 16 - 20 *
Course: CROSSING BOUNDARIES IN PARK MANAGEMENT
Location: Denver Marriott City Center, Denver, CO
Details: Biennial conference of the George Wright Society, the
country's largest interdisciplinary professional
meeting devoted to park research, resource management,
and related activities. A mix of plenary sessions,
concurrent sessions, poster/computer demos, field
trips, and special events are planned. Full details
can be found at www.georgewright.org/2001.html.
Closes: Early-bird discounts by March 1st
Contact: Dave Harmon, 906-487-9722
Submitter: Dave Harmon, GWS
Date(s): April 17 - 20 *
Course: WILDERNESS PLANNING WORKSHOP
Location: Seeley Lake, MT
Details: The course provides guidance on developing
programmatic wilderness management direction, provides
a framework for developing wilderness management
direction, and deals with other aspects of wilderness
management.
Closes: March 9th
Contact: Rick Potts, Arthur Carhart Wilderness Training Center,
406-243-4612
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): April 22 - 27 *
Conference: DOI 2001 SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SEMINAR
Location: Seattle, WA
Details: Technical sessions on safety and occupational health
issues, program management, and OSHA requirements.
Special certification training courses on the NFPA
life-safety code, investigation of serious accidents,
road construction zone safety, and aviation safety.
There will also be a 24-hour certification course for
safety and health for collateral duty safety officers.
Closes: ---
Contact: http://safetynet.smis.doi.gov/
doiwideA.htm#01S&Hseminar
Submitter: Wendell Sutton, DOI
Date(s): April 23 - 27
Course: SERVICEWIDE BASIC TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAINING
Location: Canyonlands NP, UT
Details: Course for personnel who routinely evacuate injured or
stranded persons from heights and difficult terrain.
It will provide participants with the skills to
perform difficult technical rescues. Students will be
required to bring technical gear, including a seat
harness, climbing helmet, carabiners, rappel rack,
ascenders, etc. This is a very physically demanding
course conducted outdoors with frequent exposure to
great heights. All participants must be in good
physical condition. Target participants are permanent
or seasonal personnel who have an active role in a
technical rescue program. Class size is 40
participants. No tuition.
Closes: February 19th
Contact: Ken Phillips, 520-638-7792
Submitter: Ken Phillips, GRCA
Date(s): April 30 - May 4
Course: INLAND SAR COORDINATION
Location: Bangor, ME
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: February 15th
Contact: Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6401 (phone), 304-535-6408 (fax)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): May 7 - 11
Course: INTERPRETIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
Location: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: The seminar will address critical issues facing
interpretive leaders in the context of changing
demographics and demands on NPS interpretive efforts.
Closes: February 20th
Contact: Dave Dahlen, 304-535-6215
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): May 7 - 11 *
Course: INTERPRETIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Fifty parks have provided input and ideas for this
seminar.
Closes: February 20th
Contact: Dave Dahlen, 304-535-6215
Submitter: Corky Mayo, I&ED/WASO
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