NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - DECEMBER 6, 1999
     
     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.
     
     Information on fire training can be found on the multi-agency fire 
     training schedule posted at www.nifc.nps.gov/mats/matsframe.asp.
     
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     Dates:       Winter, Spring, Summer 
     Course:      LMTP-003, 005 and 007
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Each course is announced on the Learning Place bulletin 
                  board.  Nomination can be found there.  Nominations MUST 
                  go through your regional office for approval and 
                  prioritization.
     Closes:      December 1st, February 15th and June 28th, respectively
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       January 19 - 21 
     Conference:  "Resource Stewardship: Meeting the Challenges in 2000 and 
                  Beyond"
     Location:    Valley Forge NHP, PA
     Details:     The conference will provide an opportunity to reflect on 
                  resource work, share successful approaches, and prepare 
                  for meeting the challenges of stewardship in 2000 and 
                  beyond.  Sponsored by the NPS, George Wright Society and 
                  Conservation Study Institute.
     Closes:      No closing date, but registration fees discounted before 
                  December 10th. 
     Contact:     Conference web site: www.portup.com/~gws/ner20000.html
     Phone/fax:   --- ; ---
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Bob Krumenaker, NERO
     
     Dates:       January 24 - 28 
     Course:      Law Enforcement Refresher
     Location:    Biloxi, MS
     Details:     Annual LE refresher.  Up to 100 participants can be 
                  accommodated at this site.
     Closes:      December 10th
     Contact:     Nancy Wilson, GUIS
     Phone/fax:   --- ; 850-932-9654
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name.
     Submitter:   Bill Wilson, GUIS
     
     Dates:       January 24 - 28 
     Course:      Archeological Resources Protection Training          
                  (XP-ARPTP-004)
     Location:    Fort Irwin, CA
     Details:     Basic ARPA training.
     Closes:      December 15th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       January 31 - February 4 
     Course:      Visitor Use Management for Managers
     Location:    NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
     Details:     The course is designed to equip managers with the tools 
                  needed to oversee complex administrative aspects of 
                  visitor use management, including special parks uses and 
                  permitting, emergency operations, and fee management.
     Closes:      ---
     Contact:     Chuck Anibal
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6215; 304-535-6408
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name.
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       February 7 - 10 *
     Course:      Law Enforcement Field Instructor Training (LEFITP-002)
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Course designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of 
                  field personnel who teach on a part-time basis.
     Closes:      January 5th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       February 7 - 11 # (change in location)
     Conference:  Criminal Investigator conference
     Location:    Ramada Inn, Jekyll Island, GA
     Details:     Class will be from Tuesday morning through Friday noon.  
                  The theme will be media/law enforcement relations.  Media 
                  consultant Rick Rosenthal will present his 
                  highly-regarded program.  Other presentations will be on 
                  NPS internal investigations, legal updates, WASO Ranger 
                  Activities, DOI perspectives and NPS case reviews.
     Closes:      January 12th
     Contact:     Paul Henry or SA Brian Smith
     Phone/fax:   912-267-2245/3118; 912-267-3188
     E-mail:      WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
     Submitter:   Brian Smith, FLETC
     
     Dates:       February 7 - 12 *
     Course:      Managerial Grid: Phase I
     Location:    Albuquerque, NM
     Details:     Sponsored by ANPR.  Cost: $750, which includes a one-year 
                  membership in ANPR; $600 for current members.  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:      January 7th
     Contact:     Bill Wade
     Phone/fax:   520-615-9417; 520-615-9474
     E-mail:      Bill Wade at NP-SAGU or JWBillWade@aol.com
     Submitter:   Same
     
     Dates:       February 14 - 17 
     Course:      Fixed Assets Subsystem
     Location:    NCTC, Shepherdstown, WV
     Details:     Training for those who are responsible for entering data 
                  into the new fixed assets property accountability system.
     Closes:      December 6th
     Contact:     Jan Gauthier
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6402; ---
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       February 14 - 17 *
     Course:      Disposal by Negotiation/Disposal Contract Law
     Location:    Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
     Details:     Two-day session on disposing of property through 
                  negotiation, focusing on polices and procedures for 
                  negotiating sales of both surplus and exchange/sale 
                  personal property; two-day session on disposal contract 
                  law, covering legal concepts, procedures and restraints 
                  of the federal personal property sales program.
     Closes:      December 27th
     Contact:     Jan Gauthier
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6402; ---
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       February 14 - 18 *
     Course:      USAF National SAR School: Inland Search and Rescue 
                  Coordination
     Location:    Anchorage, AK
     Details:     The course will provide participants with the best 
                  possible consolidated information about planning, 
                  organizing and operating land and air searches.
     Closes:      December 10th
     Contact:     Chuck Anibal
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6401; ---
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       February 14 - 18 
     Course:      Archeological Resources Protection Training 
                  (XP-ARPTP-005)
     Location:    Alexandria, LA
     Details:     Basic ARPA investigation.
     Closes:      January 11th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       February 28 - March 3 *
     Course:      National Wildfire Investigation Training (NWITP-001)
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Course in fire investigation developed by NPS and USFS 
                  for investigators.
     Closes:      January 26th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       February 28 - March 3 *
     Course:      Public Use Management for Alaska's Wildlands
     Location:    Anchorage, AK
     Details:     Although geared towards public use activities in Alaska, 
                  it is being offered to others who administer remote 
                  backcountry lands who might benefit from the course.
     Closes:      December 20th
     Contact:     Sue Matthews
     Phone/fax:   406-243-4627; 406-243-4717
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       March 6 - 10 *
     Course:      USAF National SAR School: Inland Search and Rescue 
                  Coordination 
     Location:    Yorktown, VA
     Details:     The course will provide participants with the best 
                  possible consolidated information about planning, 
                  organizing and operating land and air searches.
     Closes:      December 27th
     Contact:     Chuck Anibal
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6401; ---
     E-mail:      On cc:Mail by name
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       March 10 - 12 *
     Symposium:   "Sense and Sensibility: Women in 19th Century America 
                  Respond to a National Crisis," First Annual Gettysburg 
                  NMP Women's History Symposium
     Location:    Gettysburg NMP, PA
     Details:     Three-day symposium featuring living history programs, 
                  lectures and guided walking tours of the town of 
                  Gettysburg, with a focus on Victorian women and their 
                  response to the Civil War.
     Closes:      ---
     Contact:     Gettysburg NMP
     Phone/fax:   717-334-1124 x432; ---
     E-mail:      cwbkworm@pipeline.com
     Submitter:   Katie Lawhon, GETT
     
     Dates:       March 14 - 16 *
     Course:      Personal Property Utilization and Disposal
     Location:    Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
     Details:     The course will examine federal policies, procedures and 
                  regulations for control, reassignment, redistribution, 
                  use and disposal of personal property.
     Closes:      January 17th
     Contact:     Jan Gauthier
     Phone/fax:   304-535-6402; ---
     E-mail:      ---
     Submitter:   Joyce Howe, STMA
     
     Dates:       March 20 - 31 *
     Course:      Physical Security Training (PSTP-003)
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Physical security systems and procedures; developing and 
                  conducting surveys, preparing results, critiquing.
     Closes:      February 16th.
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       March 27 - April 7 *
     Course:      Small Craft Enforcement Training (SCETP-002)
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Operation and navigation of highly specialized 
                  enforcement watercraft.
     Closes:      February 23rd
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       March 27 - April 7 *
     Course:      Advanced Resource Protection Skills (SPEOPS)
     Location:    Tucson, AZ; Gila Bend, AZ; Organ Pipe Cactus NM, AZ
     Details:     Training for personnel who are directly involved in 
                  special law enforcement operations in NPS areas, 
                  including counter-narcotics, anti-poaching, ARPA and 
                  paleo resource incidents. Firearms exercises and 
                  ground/aerial surveillance techniques will be taught. 
                  Strenuous; participants must meet FLETC physical fitness 
                  standards and must submit most recent fitness scores on 
                  nomination form.
     Closes:      January 25th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       March 27 - April 7 *
     Course:      Defensive Tactics Instructor Training (Train the 
                  Trainer)(DTITP-002)
     Location:    FLETC, Glynco, GA
     Details:     Training for Level I protection rangers in the 
                  methodology of psychomotor skills development, defensive 
                  tactics, impact weapons, OC spray and arrest techniques 
                  at the instructor level.
     Closes:      February 18th
     Contact:     Regional employee development specialists; 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:       April 16 - 19 *
     Conference:  International Boating and Water Safety Summit 2000
     Location:    Alexis Park, Las Vegas, NV
     Details:     Updates on developments on recreational water activities 
                  for all persons and agencies involved with boating and 
                  water safety education, enforcement and management.  
                  Jointly sponsored by National Water Safety Congress and 
                  the National Safe Boating Council.
     Closes:      The reservation cutoff date is March 7th.
     Contact:     Nancy Bernard, Lake Mead NRA
     Phone/fax:   702-293-8714; ---
     E-mail:      Nancy Bernard via cc:Mail; or www.SafeBoatingCounci.org
     Submitter:   Same
     
     Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
     cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
     
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