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October 2009 Volume 4, Number 10 |
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| Headlines On the NAI Blogs NAI Conferences and Workshops Certification & Training Member News NAI Region & Section News Opportunities & Resources for Members |
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NAI elections this month |
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NAI 2009 workshop regular registration ends October 14 The 2009 NAI National Workshop is just over a month away! Register by October 14 to save $75 off the on-site registration fee."October is a symphony of permanence and change," said Bonaro W. Overstreet. Our resources may essentially be the same from year to year, but our visitors and their needs change. As interpreters, rangers, and teachers, we need to keep up with that change and adapt to it. Find out just how at the NAI National Workshop, November 17-21, 2009 in Hartford, Connecticut. Visit www.interpnet.com/workshop. |
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NAI for Life: Become one of the Trailblazer 200 Consider becoming a Life Member of NAI as one of our Trailblazer 200. Those who donate $1,500 to the Enos Mills Fund within a two-year period become life members with all of the benefits:
You also make a very important contribution to the future of NAI as a professional association. Scholarships, discounts on training, workshops and special projects rely on sustainable support. Life Members are the foundation of the association in making a lifetime commitment to the profession and NAI. |
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| On the NAI Blogs | |||||||||
Here's what you'll find right now on NAI's blogs: |
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| NAI Blog www.interpnet.com/naiblog Touching History I have a rather unusual collection of sorts. I collect handshakes. It’s something I’ve done since I was a youngster. To me it seems like a way of “touching history” I guess. |
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| Interpretive Plans www.interpretiveplans.com Thinking Backwards Have you ever attended a meeting where everyone is sitting around a table trying to decide what exhibits to put in the new nature center, museum, visitor center (pick one of the above or substitute your own facility)? |
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| Interpretation By Design www.interpretationbydesign.com Baseball Logos, Part 2: The Era of the Clever Logo The best logos are so simple that they make you feel as though anyone could have designed them. The magic with these logos is that they make so much sense and seem obvious, yet they took a very clever person to design them. |
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| Applied Interpretation www.appliedinterpretation.com Read This Before Planning Your Next Campfire Program! Since the inception of interpretation, large group presentations such as the campfire program have been a staple of the profession. |
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| Online Legacy www.onlinelegacy.org No Stone Left Unturned: The Role of the Interpretive Parent Often, I leave the electronic world to reminisce about my childhood, a childhood filled with days chasing butterflies through a nearby field, hours spent catching creek crawdads, and time just playing outside with no particular goal in mind. |
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NAI International Conference registration open, call for presentations extended |
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| Civic Tourism conference: call for papers Civic Tourism III, August 11-14, 2010, in Fort Collins, Colorado, is soliciting a limited number of papers for concurrent sessions or the conference research symposium. Concurrent sessions will be panel discussions made up of speakers who submit similar topics through this call for papers. Speakers at the Research Symposium will be limited to 20-minute presentations of current, recently completed, or planned research projects or examples of Civic Tourism in action. The deadline for submittal of all papers is January 15, 2010. Visit www.interpnet.com/civic. |
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NAI 2010 Ecotour visits Australia and New Zealand This wildlife and culture expedition, April 18-28, 2010, is specifically designed to visit a variety of Australian and New Zealand habitats, each with its unique community of plants, birds and mammals, scenic attractions, and cultural components. The modern city of Sydney, Mutawintji National Park, Broken Hill, White Cliffs, the Kaikoura coastline, Northern Albatross colony, Stewart Island, Fiordland and Milford Sound are all included in this 11-day program. Our means of transportation is in specially designed 20 passenger coach and on commercial air flights to cover the long distances between places.Visit www.interpnet.com/international/ecotour.shtml. |
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| Note to Instructors CIG/CIH instructors, please remember to order materials early for November/December workshops. Because of staff responsibilities related to the NAI National Workshop, orders placed after November 10, will be processed the week of the November 23 (which is a shortened holiday week). |
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Certification/Training Workshops |
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| Courses offered by Certified Interpretive Trainers CIG and CIH courses are managed by individual instructors, not through NAI's national office. Please contact individual instructors if you have any questions. Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) Training Workshops October 24-27, 2009, Ashland, Wisconsin November 3-6, 2009, Littleton, Colorado January 4-8, 2010, Naples, Florida January 11-14, 2010, Charleston, South Carolina January 25-27, 29, 2010, Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio March 16-19, 2010, Littleton, Colorado |
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| Courses offered by the NAI National Office Workshops marked with * can be used in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a related certification category if desired. Please see details of these classes for more information about what requirements the workshop will fulfill. Other workshops can be requested by contacting Lisa Brochu at naiprograms@aol.com. Train the Trainers* February 8-12, 2010, Lancaster, Pennsylvania June 7-11, 2010, Fort Collins, Colorado Host Trainers February 1-2, 2010, Fort Collins, Colorado Interpretive Planning* October 19-23, 2009, Mallorytown, Ontario December 9-13, 2009, Maui, Hawaii January 4-8, 2010, Long Beach, California June 21-25, 2010, Mio, Michigan Registered Coach Workshop February 3-5, 2010, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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| Recent Certifications Congratulations to the following individuals, who have earned credentials in one of NAI's professional certification categories. Certified Heritage Interpreter Rachel Engebrecht Certified Interpretive Planner Richard Levy Certified Interpretive Trainer Howard Aprill Lyn Drathring Kevin Hansen Eilyn Martinez Holly McRae Patrick Merrill Joy Thompson Rob Yaksich |
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In Memoriam: Harold Johnson |
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Corky Mayo retires from National Park Service Corky Mayo, a founding member of NAI, retired from the National Park Service after 41 years of Federal Service. Corky was the chief of interpretation for the National Park Service since 1993. Under his leadership, the Comprehensive Interpretive Plan was developed, the Interpretive Development Program was established, and the Benchmark Ten Award was created. He also gave birth to the WebRangers program. In 2007, he was instrumental in launching the Interpretation and Education Renaissance with the intent of unifying interpretive work around connecting people to parks, developing professional standards, working with partners, using technology, and creating a culture of evaluation. In 2008, Corky received the National Park Service's Sequoia Award (pictured) and NAI's prestigious Presidents Award. |
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| Taylor Studios among 5,000 fastest-growing companies NAI commercial member Taylor Studios is among 5,000 entries on Inc. Magazine's list of fastest-growing companies. Located in Rantoul, Illinois, the company recently completed projects such as the scenic work for the World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, and the 9,341-square-foot groundform for the Gettysburg Cyclorama at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| The 106 Group receives awards NAI commercial member The 106 Group was honored by the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota with the 2009 Preservation Planning Award for its work on the Saint Paul Historic Preservation Plan, and with the 2009 Education/Interpretation Award for its work interpreting the Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal. In addition, the International Crane Foundation’s newest exhibit "Spirit of Africa" was awarded a 2009 SE2 (Sustainability and Energy Efficiency) Leadership Award by the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance. The 106 Group served as the interpretive and exhibit planner for Spirit of Africa. |
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| NAI's Ray Novotny honored by Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Longtime NAI member and noted nominator of numerous NAI award recipients Ray Novotny is featured in the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History's Teaching Nature, which says, "Ray sees to it that the people in his sphere of influence get the recognition he believes they deserve. Ray is a one of a rare breed we would love to see more of." See more at www.rtpi.org/ray-novotny-a-nature-teaching-hero.html. |
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Interpretive Naturalist Section offers training at National Workshop Beyond Last Child in the Woods: Creating and Sustaining Natural History Interests (Rob Bixler and Joy James) |
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| Nature Center Directors & Administrators: Road Show is filling fast The 2009 Interpreters' Road Show is filling up fast! Register now to be able to tour Westmoor Park (which includes agricultural interpretation), Dinosaur State Park, Stowe House (cultural history interpretation), Roaring Brook Nature Center, Solomon Goffe House (cultural history interpretation), and the New Haven Museum. Join us November 16 & 17, 2009! Register at www.interpnet.com/workshop. |
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| ZWPA offers scholarship to NAI International Conference NAI's Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Aquaria Section announces a $500 scholarship for attendance at the international conference in Australia. Members of ZWPA who are interested in applying for this scholarship can do so online at www.interpnet.com/ic (indicate that you are applying for this scholarship on the registration form). |
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Region 4 news
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Redwoods League offers free kit for educators |
Join us in Townsville, Queensland, April 13-17, 2010, to explore the many ways in which changing climates are affecting heritage resources all over the world, from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to America's Grand Canyon and everything in between. Your thoughts on using interpretation to promote good management practices, techniques for instilling stewardship ethics, tourism trends that affect heritage resources, or research that supports (or refutes) the value of what we do are all welcome.
Harold E. Johnson, board member, regional director, and lifetime member of NAI, passed away August 17. Harold was only 62 and had recently retired after a long career with the Bureau of Land Management. Read more and leave your own thoughts on Harold's "In Memoriam" page: If you would like to contribute to NAI Now, email interpnews@interpnet.com. Add membership@interpnet.com to your address book to avoid spam filter. Visit www.interpnet.com/media/email/email_monthly_oct09.html if you are having trouble seeing this design. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), or have subscribed to email communications from NAI. NAI Now is designed to keep members up to date with information from NAI. Copyright © 2009 National Association for Interpretation.