Monday–Tuesday, November 15–16
8:00 am–5:00 pm – Pre-workshop Sessions (additional fee)
8:00 am–5:00 pm – NAI Board Meeting (members are welcome)
Tuesday, November 16
8:00 am–5:00 pm – Pre-workshop Sessions (additional fee)
7:00–9:00 pm – Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, November 17
8:00–10:15 am – Welcome and Keynote, Jeremy Spoon, Ph.D.
10:45 am–3:15 pm – Concurrent sessions
3:30 pm – Region Meetings
Evening – Special Events (additional fee for some)
Thursday, November 18
8:00–9:00 am – General Session and Awards
9:15 am–3:15 pm – ConcurrentS essions
3:30 pm – Section Meetings
7:00 pm – Excellence in Interpretation Awards
Friday, November 19
8:00 am–5:00 pm – Off-site Sessions (additional fee)
7:00–10:00 pm – Scholarship Auction
Saturday, November 20
8:15–9:45 am – Welcome and Keynote, Sharon Schafer
9:45 am–4:15 pm – Concurrent Sessions
6:00 pm–midnight – Fellow Award Presentation, Banquet, and Karaoke (additional fee)
NAI 2010 will feature more than 100 concurrent sessions in 3 tracks over three days. Presentation tracks include Programs, Management, and Media.
Attendance at concurrent sessions is included in the workshop registration fee. Full information for each session, including day, time and location, will be available soon on the workshop website. Sessions are listed alphabetically by title below.
The 2010 NAI National Workshop Program Guide, which also has session information, is scheduled to be available online for download in early October 2010. Sessions may change without notice, please make sure to check at the registration desk in Las Vegas for current session times.
Click here to view the list of sessions.
Are you interested in meeting new people, trying new activities, and supporting your 2010 National Workshop this November? Please consider volunteering for one or many opportunities at this year’s workshop. It’s a great way to 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!
Download the form here.
Some of NAI’s geographical regions and special-interest sections offer scholarships for members to attend the NAI National Workshop. Those opportunities will be posted here as they become available.
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NAI Region 7 Offers Scholarships
Deadline: June 18, 2010
Region 7 scholarships are being offered for the National Workshop in Las Vegas and for the Regional Workshop in August. Details are available on the Region 7 website. Deadline for both scholarships is June 18.
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NAI Region 10′s David Weiss Memorial Scholarship Award
Deadline: July 31, 2010
Created to perpetuate the character, and in memory of, master interpreter David Weiss, this scholarship award will be given each year to one Region 10 member who’s skills emulate Ranger Dave’s in the areas of interpretation, environmental education/outreach, creativity and the ability to live by example. Because of the unique combination of award and scholarship you can nominate a qualified NAI Region 10 member or submit the application for yourself. The award consists of a commemorative plaque for the recipient to keep and the recipient’s name added to a living plaque on display at the Visitors Center of the US Army Corp of Engineers’ Bonneville Lock and Dam, located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
The Scholarship includes $700 for registration, travel, lodging or meals as you see fit to the up coming NAI National Workshop. To apply for the award, please visit the Region 10 scholarships page at www.nairegions.org/10/NIW_Scholarships.htm.
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NCDA Section Offers Grants for National Workshop, Interpreters Road Show
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Members of NAI’s Nature Center Directors and Administrators Section are invited to apply for a $1,000 grant to be used to cover costs to attend the NAI National Workshop in Las Vegas or a grant that covers the cost of the Interpreters Road Show before the National Workshop. This year, the NCDA Section will offer two National Workshop grants and two Interpreters Road Show grants. To apply for one of these grants, download the forms from the NCDA website at www.naisections.org/NCDA.
Curious to know what goes on at the NAI National Workshop? The program guide that was distributed at the 2009 workshop in Hartford, Connecticut, is available here as a pdf.
Click here to download (5.3mb pdf).
