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Event of the Week

For this and other regional events, visit our Events page.

 

* August 27 & 28 -Coos Bay - Coastal field trip

On Saturday, August 28, Our Ocean will host an expedition to the Cape Arago area near Coos Bay, the third of this summer's series of four coastal field trips to proposed marine reserve sites. This trip will feature talks by marine scientists and members of the local community team who can answer your questions and provide insight into the marine reserve process.

Participants will have the opportunity to stay in college dormitory accommodations in Coos Bay on Friday evening, August 27, so that they are on the south coast and ready to start the day on Saturday morning! Our Ocean will provide carpooling in vans leaving from Eugene, Roseburg and Ashland on Friday evening, August 27. Participants are also welcome to drive themselves to the Coos Bay area on Friday evening or Saturday morning. Our Ocean will provide meals from local businesses, including locally caught seafood, on Saturday. The vans will leave the Coos Bay area at 4:30pm on Saturday afternoon.

There is no cost for the August 27-28 trip, but RSVPs are required. Our Ocean’s first two field trips this summer filled up completely, so RSVP below today! More.

 

* September 27th-30th - Seattle - Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) Training Workshop - Seattle Aquarium Seattle. More.

* October 25 - 29, 2010 - Interpretive Trainer Workshop (CIT), Newport, Oregon

Registration information

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2010 National Workshop Conference Update
By Kate Sorom and Evelyn Brown

NAI National Workshop 2010: Las Vegas Nevada
An Interpretation Oasis!
November 16th – 20th, 2010
The Rivera Hotel and Conference Center

The 2010 committee is knee-deep in the planning process and it looks like Las Vegas is going to be an amazing conference. The off-site sessions are extremely varied and will offer a multi-faceted look at this desert mecca.
We have had a great response to the call for presentations, which means attendees should have a large selection of topics to explore.  Our keynote speakers are secured and have been announced as anthropologist Jeremy Spoon, PhD and wildlife artist Sharon Schafer. Special events, like an evening at the local planetarium and Interpretation Superstars are scheduled to spice up the networking aspects of the conference. The convenience of having our conference inside the Rivera Hotel will allow easy navigation of sessions and smooth set-up and clean-up for presenters. And of course, the diverse and ever-changing city of Las Vegas will provide a fascinating background for the event and unending opportunities for interpreters to explore both the natural and cultural history of the area.
For up-to-date information on the conference, check out http://interpnet.com/workshop/. If you are interested in getting an inside look at the conference, consider volunteering this year.  It's a great way to network, get "inside" NAI and see what it takes to put on such a fabulous event.  We couldn't do it without you! There is something for EVERYONE! Simply email Kate Sorom, the Volunteer Chair, at ksorom@blm.gov for more information.

Contact information and flyer.

download a pdf of the registration packet.