Coming Events – National Recreation and Parks Association – Brief Article
To ensure the listing of a conference or workshop in Parks & Recreation’s Coming Events, please provide all pertinent information no less than three months prior to the conference date. Earlier submissions, as they allow readers to better plan their yearly conference schedules, are encouraged. Listings will be run in no more than three issues, for a fee of $20 to $50 (NRPA-sponsored and endorsed events are free). For pricing and endorsement information, contact NRPA’s Professional Service Division. The most up-to-date listing of national, state and local conferences and workshops is available online on the NRPA Web site (www.nrpa.org). For a listing of NRPA-sponsored programs, see the NRPA Professional Development Programs catalog.
NORTHEAST
September 22-14: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam *
Camillus, NY; Contact: 518-584-0321;
nysrps@nysrps.org
September 21: Therapeutic Recreation
Symposium
Long Island, N.Y.; Contact: 518-584-0321;
nysrps@nysrps.org
September 23-25: PRPS Fall
Mini-Conference
Grantville, Pa., Contact: Bob Griffith,
814-234-4272; prps@vicon.net; www.prps.org
September 25-27: New Hampshire
RPA Annual Recreate & Retreat
Moultonborough, N.H.; Contact: Cindy Heath
603-448-5121; recreation@lebcity.com;
www.NHRPA.com
WEST
June 6-12: 14th Annual Recreation
Facilities Design and Management
School *
Westminster, Colo.; Contact: Debbie Belcik,
303-665-0469; debbieb@cityoflafayette.com;
www.cpra-web.org
August 11-14: The 27th NRPA
Park Maintenance and Resource
Management School *
Colorado Springs, Colo.; Contact:
Maria Stamats, 719-632-7031;
nrpawest@concentric.net; www.nrpa.org
August 15-17: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam *
Colorado Springs, Colo.; Contact:
Maria Stamats, 719-632-7031;
nrpawest@concentric.net; www.nrpa.org
September 8-11: NRPA National Institute
on Recreation Inclusion
Las Vegas, Nev.; Contact: Amy Carver
702-229-6724; acarver@ci.las-vegas.nv.us;
www.nrpa.org
September 10-13: NERPA Annual
Education Institute
Kearney, Neb.; Contact: Gayle Rash,
402-479-5486; gaylerash@hotmail.com;
www.umomaha.edu/nerpa
September 24-27: CPRA Annual
Conference and Trade Show
Vail, Cola.; Contact: Barb Wisney,
303-231-0943; www.cpra-web.org
SOUTHEAST
June 1-7: Public Assembly Facility
Management School *
Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, W.Va.;
Contact: 1-888-OGLEBAY ext. 4019;
www.oglebay-resort.com
June 5-7: National Playground Safety
Institute Course and Exam *
Kissimmee, Fla.; Contact: Carmella Smith,
850-878-3221
July 30-Aug 1: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam *
Raleigh, N.C.; Contact: Dallis Tucker,
252-946-6481
August 1-3: Annual CBM Forum *
Greensboro, N.C.; Contact: Mike Waters,
919-832-5868; crps@bellsouth.net;
www.ncrps.org
August 8-31: FRPA Annual Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Contact: 850-878-3221;
Eleanor@frpa.org; www.frpa.org
September 7-11: 57th Annual South
Carolina State Conference
Greenville, S.C.; Contact: Melissa Welker,
803-808-7753; Melissa@scrpa.org;
www.scrpa.org
September 21-24: Virginia RPS Annual
Conference
Portsmouth, Va.; Contact: Jim Stults,
804-730-9447; vrps@vrps.com;
www.vrps.com
September 25-27: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam *
Portsmouth, Va.; Contact: Jim Stults,
804-730-9447; vrps@vrps.com;
www.vrps.com
GREAT LAKES
June 11-13: Aquatic Facility Operator
Wausau, Wis.; Contact: Brenda Nelson,
800-472-1214
July 24-26: 2002 Summer Park Tour *
Green Bay, Wis.; Contact: Steve Thompson,
414-423-1210
August 4-7: MPRA Gateway to
Success: Facility Design School
St. Louis, Mo.; Contact: David Ostlund;
573-636-3828; info@mopark.org
September 18-20: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam *
Carol Stream, Ill.; Contact: Lori Karole Shook,
630-752-0141 ext. 223; lori@il-ipra.org;
www.il-ipra.org
September 24-26: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam
Columbus, Ohio; Contact: Charlotte Walker
614-895-2222; opra@ee.net
September 25: IPRA U
Carol Stream, Ill.; Contact: Lori Karole
Shook, 630-752-0141; lori@il-ipra.org;
www.il-ipra.org
PACIFIC
June 10-12: National Playground
Safety Institute Course and Exam *
Pasadena, Calif.; Contact: Leslie Fritz, CPRS,
916-665-2777; leslie@cprs.org; www.cprs.org
September: WRPA Executive
Forum
Wenatchee, Wash.; Contact: Lynn Devoir,
253-874-1283; wrpa@wrpatoday.org
September 9-11: National
Playground Safety Institute Course
and Exam *
Wilsonville, Ore.; Contact: Frank Jagodnik,
503-738-9433; orpa@seasurf.com;
www.orpa.org
September 17-19: Montana State
Conference
Kalispell, Mont.; Contact: Mike Baker,
406-758-7715
September 17-19: Wyoming RPA
State Conference
Cody, Wyo.; Contact: Rob Schoeber,
307-587-2550; srd@cody.wtp.net
September 18-21: Rejuvenate,
Recharge, Recreate
Homer, Alaska; Contact: Daryl Farrens,
907-235-6090; farrens@kpbsd.k12.ak.us;
www.home.gci.net/~arpa
Sept. 29-Oct. 3: Reitz Pacific
Marketing & Revenue Sources
Management School *
San Diego, Calif.; Contact: Pam Earle,
253-661-2265; nrpapac@aol.com
* Indicates NRPA-sponsored
or endorsed event.
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