NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - MAY 14, 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. 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):        June 19 - 20 
Course:         APPLIED PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION FOR SUPERVISORS
Location:       Petit Jean State Park, Morrilton, AR
Details:        The workshop will address contemporary thinking and 
                application of interpretive principles and will focus 
                on tools and strategies for supervisors to help their 
                employees to enhance their interpretive effectiveness 
                in meeting the NPS mission.
Closes:         May 18th 
Contact:        Tom Medema, SPR, CUVA, via cc:Mail or at 330-650-0741
Submitter:      Tom Medema, CUVA

Date(s):        June 19 - 21 
Course:         PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
Location:       Santa Fe, NM
Details:        Workshop on personal and real property management and 
                use of fixed assets system.
Closes:         May 18th 
Contact:        Ernestine Armstrong, 202-565-1162 or via email
Submitter:      Joyce Howe, STMA

Date(s):        June 20 - 21 
Course:         LAND RECORDS AND GENEALOGY SYMPOSIUM
Location:       Beatrice, NE
Details:        The symposium will feature nearly 20 presentations on 
                various topics related to land records and their 
                research and genealogical value and will address 
                future plans for the park, which include acquiring 
                copies of two million homestead records that will be 
                stored at the park and made available to the public 
                for research. Registration is $39 for one day, $69 for 
                both days. Open to the public.
Closes:         June 1st 
Contact:        Todd Arrington, 402-223-3514 or via cc:Mail
Submitter:      Todd Arrington, HOME

Date(s):        July 16 - 20 
Course:         ARPA TRAINING
Location:       Ft. Lewis, WA
Details:        Basic ARPA training course.
Closes:         June 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):        July 30 - August 3 
Course:         FROM INTERPRETIVE PLANNING TO INTERPETIVE PRODUCT - 
                DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE 
                INTERPRETIVE PLANNING PROCESS
Location:       Mather TC, WV
Details:        The workshop is targeted at employees who oversee 
                parkwide interpretive programs and are responsible for 
                developing and implementing the comprehensive 
                interpretive planning process.
Closes:         May 25th 
Contact:        Don Kodak or Jack Spinnler, HFC, 304-535-6056
Submitter:      Joyce Howe, STMA

Date(s):        July 31 - August 2 
Course:         OSHA 226: PERMIT REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE ENTRY
Location:       Albuquerque, NM
Details:        The course is geared to maintenance employees and 
                supervisors, but LE rangers and resource managers are 
                also encouraged to attend and bring confined space 
                issues that pertain to their fields. The course meets 
                a required safety and loss control competency. 
                Tuition: $350.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        Course announcement and nomination forms are available 
                on the Learning Place BB; course info from Andre 
                Perera, PETR
Submitter:      Christie Porter, PETR

Date(s):        August 6 - November 6 
Course:         BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR LAND MANAGEMENT (LMTP-106)
Location:       FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details:        Basic LE training.
Closes:         May 31st 
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):        August 6 - 10 *
Course:         ADVANCED ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCE CRIME INVESTIGATION
Location:       Fredericksburg, VA
Details:        Training for NCR and NER law enforcement personnel and 
                archeologists who have completed the basic ARPA 
                course.
Closes:         June 19th 
Contact:        Mike Greenfield, FRSP, 540-654-5256
Submitter:      Einar Olsen, NCRO

Date(s):        August 13 - 16 
Course:         OSHA 510: BASIC COURSE IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
Location:       Albuquerque, NM
Details:        Introduction to OSHA policies, procedures and 
                standards for construction health and safety.
Closes:         June 29th 
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):        August 27 
Course:         PARK RANGER TRAINING PROGRAM
Location:       Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Details:        Approved NPS seasonal law enforcement training 
                program, run by Steve Dodd, formerly director of a 
                similar program at Cuyahoga Community College. Two 
                semester program, concluding on May 10, 2002.
Closes:         ---
Contact:        For program information, www.prm.nau.edu/rangers; for 
                additional details, contact Steve Dodd at 520-523-8242 
                or at steve.dodd@nau.edu.
Submitter:      Steve Dodd, NAU

Date(s):        September 18 - 22 
Course:         HOMICIDAL DROWNING AND UNDERWATER INVESTIGATIONS
Location:       Delaware Water Gap NRA, NJ/PA
Details:        The training course will enable investigators and dive 
                team members to better investigate and manage 
                drownings, a significant number of which involve foul 
                play. Open to commissioned rangers with investigative 
                responsibilities for drownings and NPS divers and dive 
                tenders. No tuition or training material costs.
Closes:         May 15th 
Contact:        Wayne Valentine, DEWA, 973-948-6500 or via cc:Mail
Submitter:      Wayne Valentine, DEWA

Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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