Conferences

Below are upcoming conservation related conferences, meetings and training events. To learn more about each event, contact the event sponsor directly.

June

1-8
National Fishing and Boating Week, A National Celebration, http://www.takemefishing.org.

5
World Environment Day, http://www.unep.org.

6-8
Old Spanish Trail Conference, San Juan Pueblo, NM, http://www.oldspanishtrail.org.

7
National Trails Day
International Trails Day

9-13
Great Outdoors Week, Washington, DC, http://www.funoutdoors.com.

14
National Get Outdoors Day, http://www.funoutdoors.com.

15-26
American Horse Council National Issues Forum, Washington, DC, http://www.horsecouncil.org.

18
A Watershed Event: Celebrating a new era in River protection-featuring an awards ceremony and short film by the History Channel, narrated by Tom Brokaw, highlighting the work of American Rivers in its 35 years. Former President Jimmy Carter, keynote address, American Rivers, 202-347-7550 ext 3069, http://www.americanrivers.org.

18-21
International Mountain Bicycling Association Advocacy Summit, Park City, UT, http://www.imba.com.

18-21
Ice Age Trail Training Events, LaBudde Creek, SFA, WI, Tim Malzhan, 608-592-1433.

20-24
Conference of Mayors, Miami, Fl, http://www.usmayors.org.

22-28
National Wilderness Stewardship Training Course, Missoula, MT, http://www.carhart.wilderness.net.

28
Great American Backyard Campout, http://www.nationalwildlifefederation.org.

July

1-7
Clean Beaches Week, http://www,cleanbeaches.org.

11-15
National Association of Counties Conference and Exposition, Kansas City, MO, http://www.naco.org.

16-18
American Endurance Ride Conference Trail Master Conference, DuPont State Park, NC, http://www.traildesign.com.

26-30
Soil and Water Conservation Society Conference, Tucson, AZ, http://www.swcs.org.

31-August 2
Southeastern Equestrian Trail Conference, Charleston, SC, http://www.southeasternequestriantrails.com.

August

3-6
National Park Maintenance and Resource Management School, Colorado Springs, CO, http://www.nrpa.org.

17-21
American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, CAN, http://www.fisheries.org.

Fall 2008
Designing the Parks Conference, Part 2, The present and Future of Park Planning and Design, San Francisco, CA, http://www.georgewright.org. (Additional information to follow)

25
National Park Founders Day

25-28
Democratic National Convention, Denver CO.

September

1-4
Republican National Convention, Minneapolis/St Paul.

2-5
ProWalk/Pro Conference 2008, Seattle, WA, http://www.bikewalk.org.

3-6
International River symposium and Environmental Flows Conference, Bisbane, Australia, http://www.riversymposium.com.

4-7
National Institute on Recreation Inclusion, Eugene, OR, http://www.nrpa.org.

7-11
Dam Safety Conference, Palm Springs, CA, http://www.damsafety.org.

7-12
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, http://www.fishwildlife.org.

8-11
Interagency Regional Wilderness Stewardship Training Course, Ted Devine, http://www.carhart.wilderness.org.

9-13
American Association for State and Local History Conference, Rochester, NY, http://www.aaslh.org.

11-14
Preserving the Historic Road Conference, Albuquerque, NM, http://www .historicroads.org.

13-15
US Conference of Mayors Fall Leadership Meeting, Trenton, NJ, http://www.usmayors.org.

16-18
Water Trails Conference, Port Townsend, WA, http://www.wwta.org.

21-23
International Urban Parks Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, http://www.cityparksalliance.org.

27
National Public Lands Day, http://www.publiclandsday.org.

October

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the National TrailsSystem (1968-2008)

On October 2, 2008, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act will mark it's 40th anniversary, Numerous events, local and national are being planned http://www.rivers.gov/anniversary.

1-2
Mayor's Water Council Summit, Palm Beach, FL, Contact Rick Anderson, 202-861-6795.

1-3
Wilderness Risk Management Conference, Jackson, WY, http://www.nols.edu/wrmc.

3-7
American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, http://www.asla.org.

4-7
Virginia Governor's Conference on Greenways and Trails, Richmond, VA, Contact: Jennifer Wampler, 804-786-9240.

5-9
Geological Society of America Conference, Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth, http://www.geosociety.org.

6-10
Trail Management:Plans, Projects and People, Sheperdstown, WV, Contact: Matt Gay, 304-879-7654.

14-17
Natural Area Association Conference, Nashville, TN, http://www.naturalarea.org.

14-18
National Recreation and Parks Association Congress and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, http://www.nrpa.org.

15-18
North American Association for Environmental Education Conference, Wichita, KS, http://www.naaee.org.

16-18
Pioneer America Society Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, http://www.pioneeramerica.org.

18-22
Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, IL, http://www.wef.org.

21-26
National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Preservation Conservation, Tulsa. OK, http://www.nthpconference.org.

29-31
Sportfishing Summit, Galveston, Texas, http://www.asafishing.org.

November

1-2
US Conference of Mayors Conference Climate Protection Summit, Seattle, WA, http://www.usmayors.org.

8-12
Wildlife Society Conference, Miami, FL, http://www.wildlife.org.

13-15
State Trail Administrators Meeting, Little Rock AR, Contact: Stuart MacDonald mactrail@aol.com or Christopher Douwes, douwes@dot.gov.

15-18
National Trail Symposium, Little Rock, AR, http://www.americantrails.org.

20-22
Urban Waterfronts26 Conference, Chicago, IL, http://www.waterfrontcenter.org.

December

4-7
The Council of State Governments Annual State Trends and Leadership Forum, Omaha, NE, http://www.csg.org.

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This listing is produced by the National Center for Recreation and Conservation to inform staff of pertinent conferences, training courses and meetings. Please send any new submissions or corrections to:

Calendar of Events Editor, Sheila Lee
Conservation and Outdoor Recreation
1849 C Street, NW org 2220
Washington, DC 20240-0001
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Or via phone/fax/e-mail:
Phone:202-354-6903
Fax: 202-317-5179
E-mail: Sheila Lee@nps.gov.

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