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NAI REGION AND SECTION WORKSHOPS

NAI Regions and Sections typically hold workshops in the spring. Check back here for specifics on upcoming events in your region or section.

NAI region and section leaders: to list an event, please e-mail Paul Caputo.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NAI Region 1 Workshop
"Power Tools for Interpretation: Renewing Your Interpretive Tool Kit"
March 29-31, 2010
Rowe, Mass
www.nairegions.org/1/Workshops.html

NAI Southeast Region 3 Annual Workshop
"Climbing Mountains, Crafting Stories"
Feb. 9-12, 2010
Asheville NC
www.nairegion3.org/3/Regional_Workshop.html

Asheville Renaissance Hotel Located in the heart of downtown Asheville and surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, this is one regional workshop you won't want to miss! Asheville North Carolina is well known as a unique and special place, with historic, artsy, eclectic year round attractions and surrounded by mountain views and gorgeous scenery. Climb the mountain of interpretation by building and learning from others. Then tell the stories that bring natural, cultural, and historical resources to life! Its what we do, what we love and who we are.

NAI Region 4 Workshop
"Elements of Interpretation"
March 29-April 2, 2010
Midland, Michigan
www.nairegions.org/4/training/RIW/riwmainpage.htm

Region 5 Workshop
“Landscapes and Legacies, Pathways to Innovation”
April 7 -11, 2010
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Visit www.nairegions.org/5 for detailed workshop information.

Set in the Baraboo Hills amongst wondrous natural features and historic sites where legacy makers lived and geologic features inspire the 2010 NAI Region 5 Workshop is sure to have something for everyone. Join interpreters from around the Midwest to share your knowledge and expertise. Offsite sessions are planned at Aldo Leopold Foundation, Necedah Wildlife Refuge, Devils Lake State Park, Circus World Museum, Badger Ammunition Plant, and HH Bennett Museum among other exciting venues. Keynote speakers include Mike Grimm, Ecologist with The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin, Wellington B. Huffaker IV, Leopold Foundation Executive Director, and Larry Kascht presenting a multi-media program on Aldo Leopold called "Aldo Leopold - A Visit (A First-Person Interpretive Program)". Events include a night of Wisconsin treats at the Aldo Leopold Center, showing of the new movie Greenfire, awards banquet and auction night. Call for presenters is now available on the website, registration begins in January. Discover why this area is called the “Land of Leopold”. We ask that you join us to celebrate his legacy and to share your innovations for the future.

Region 6 Workshop
“Heartland Interpretation, merging the waters of cultural and natural history”
February 22-25, 2010
St. Louis, MO
Visit www.nairegions.org/6 for detailed workshop information.
Register online at www.naimembers.com/store/acatalog/NAI_Region_6_Workshop.html

In 2010 members of NAI, Region VI will meet at the confluence of two great rivers. St. Louis has been called the Gateway to the West. Here, where the mighty Missouri River joins its waters with the Mississippi, countless cultures have come together preserving their own identities and yet merging to form a unique, new cultural personality. The natural resources of this area were abundant beyond imagination. These resources drew people here and with that first footstep they suffered impact. The stories of cultural history cannot be separated from those of natural history. At the confluence of these two powerful streams, Cultural History and Natural History, the waters churn and merge into one remarkable story … the story of our existence.

NAI Region 7 Workshop
“Staying Alive with Creative Partnerships”
August 11
Fort Collins, CO
www.nairegions.org/7/workshop7.html

NAI Region 9 Workshop
“Preserving Vanishing Vistas”
April 24-25
Ely, NV
www.nairegions.org/9/SpringWorkshop.html

NAI Region 10 Workshop
“Communicating Climate Change in a Changing World”
April 21
Simultaneous locations: Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Vancouver, BC; and Anchorage, AK

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NAI National Workshop

NAI International Conference

Calendar of Interpretive Events

Region and Section Workshops

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Questions About NAI Events?

Contact NAI Events Manager Deb Tewell at 888-900-8283 or by e-mail.

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