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April

Climate and Deserts Workshop: Adaptive Management of Desert Ecosystems in a Changing Climate, April 9-11, Aquarius Casino Resort, Laughlin, Nevada. Early registration deadline is March 17! For Registration Information, Full Agenda, and Call for Poster Abstracts, visit www.dmg.gov/climate.

53rd MSA Retail Conference & Expo, April 12-15, Tampa, FL. Visit www.MuseumStoreAssociation.org for additional information.

National Environmental Education Week, April 13-19. EE Week, made possible by Canon, promotes understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging K-12th grade students and educators in an inspired week of environmental learning and service before Earth Day.
Partners in EE Week have access to:
• Standards-based environmental education lessons and activities;
• Monthly electronic newsletters that highlight the latest EE curricula, professional development, and funding opportunities;
• Opportunities for online communication and knowledge-sharing with educators from across the country.
If you work with students in a school, park, nature center, zoo, museum, aquarium, or other educational setting, you can join EE Week's efforts and gain national recognition for your work.
To register, log on to www.EEWeek.org. Questions? E-mail EEWeek@neefusa.org or call 202-261-6484.

National Park Week, April 19 – April 27. The theme for National Park Week 2008 is Kids In Parks. Please send any National Park Week events news to Shannon Stone at Shannon_Stone@nps.gov for posting on the National Park Week Web site, www.nps.gov/npweek.

Earth Day, April 22. Learn more at http://ww2.earthday.net/~earthday/

Actions for a Healthy Planet, Student Conservation Association EarthVision Summit, April 24-27, Washington, DC. Learn more and register at www.thesca.org/earthvision_summit.

Junior Ranger Day 2008, April 26.

American Association of Museums 2008 Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo™, April 27 - May 1, Denver, CO, Colorado Convention Center. For complete details visit www.aam-us.org/am08/index.cfm.

May

25th Annual National Tourism Week, May 10-18, 2008. Log onto www.tia.org/industrymeet/ntl_tourismweek.html to learn more.

Designing the Parks, Part 1, The History of Park Planning and Design Conference
, May 20-22, Charlottesville, VA, www.georgewright.org.

Book Expo America 2008, May 29- June 1, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. Details are available at www.bookweb.org/events/bea.

June

National Fishing and Boating Week,  June 1-8. Visit www.takemefishing.org for details.

World Environment Day, June 5. Details are available at www.unep.org.

National Trails Day, June 7.

13th National Museum Publishing Seminar, June 12-14, Chicago, IL. Visit www.grahamschool.uchicago.edu for complete details.

APPL Board of Directors Meeting, June 13-14. Contact appl@appl.org for more information.
 

July

No events scheduled

August

No events scheduled

September

National Public Lands Day, September 27. Learn more at www.publiclandsday.org.

October

No events scheduled

November

PubWest's National Publishing Conference and Book Industry Trade Show, November 13–15, Portland, OR. Industry professionals are invited to submit proposals for sessions and speakers; the deadline for submissions is March 14, 2008. For additional information and to download the proposal submission form please visit www.pubwest.org/index.php?page_id=222.

Innovative Trails: Transforming the American Way of Life - American Trails 19th National Trails Symposium, November 15-18, Little Rock, AR. Ideas for presentations in support of the Symposium’s theme must be submitted by April 18. The Call for Presentations Packet may be downloaded at http://atfiles.org/nts08/NTS08_CallForPresentations.pdf. For additional information about the program, please contact the Program Committee Co-Chair: Rory Robinson, Outdoor Recreation Planner, National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA), Phone 330-657-2951; Fax 330-657-2955; rory_robinson@nps.gov.
 

December

No events scheduled

January

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February

No events scheduled

March

2009 APPL Convention & Trade Show, March 1-5, Baltimore, MD. Details available soon.


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