Trails and the American Spirit: 2000 and Beyond

SCHEDULE 15th National Trails Symposium Redding, California - September 21-24, 2000.

Registration Hours - Exhibit Pavilion -- See a chart of the Exhibit Pavilion

(See a detailed map of the Holiday Inn-Red Lion facilities)

• Wednesday, Sept. 20 -- 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 21 -- 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 22 -- 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, September 19, 2000

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshops and Field Trips (Times vary. Separate fee. )

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) Training Workshop - 1st Offering, Day 1

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Trails Training Partnership Meeting

1:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tread Lightly! Meeting

Wednesday, September 20, 2000

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) Training Workshop - 1st Offering, Day 2

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshops and Field Trips

11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Association of State Trail Administrators Meeting - Part 1

12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. RESNA (Rehab. Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of N. America) Meeting

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Park Service, Rivers and Trails Program Meeting

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. California Recreational Trails Committee Meeting

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Registration & Information Center Hours - Exhibit Pavilion

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Reception at Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Paul Bunyan Forest Camp

• Hosted by the Bureau of Land Management & U.S. Forest Service

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Bureau of Land Management, Recreation Staff Meeting - Part 1

8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Forest Service Trails Coordinators Meeting - Part 1

Thursday, September 21, 2000

6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Registration & Information Center Hours - Exhibit Pavilion

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibitors Set Up in Pavilion -- See a chart of the Exhibit Pavilion

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. "Show Me the Money" Grant Writing Workshop (Separate Fee.)

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 17th California Trails and Greenways Conference (Separate Fee.)

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshops and Field Trips

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Association of State Trail Administrators Meeting - Part 2

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

• Exhibit Pavilion Hours
• Silent Auction Opens
• Building Trails Public Awareness (public invited to visit Exhibit Pavilion)

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. "Happy Trails" Time in the Exhibit Pavilion (no host bar)

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Welcoming You to the Path - Reception and Evening Program

• Sponsored by House of Steno and Plainwell Paper

8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Forest Service Trails Coordinator's Meeting - Part 2

Friday, September 22, 2000

6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast on your own/Tours/Trail Walks

6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Registration and Information Center Hours - Exhibit Pavilion

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Exhibit Pavilion Hours

8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

8:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Poster Sessions

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Pathways to Health - How do we get there? - Plenary Luncheon

• The Honorable Dr. David Satcher, Surgeon General (invited)
• Sponsored by American Honda

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mobile workshops

1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Poster Sessions

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Free Time in Exhibit Pavilion - or to Play!

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. "Happy Trails" Hour in the Exhibit Pavilion (no host bar)

6:30 p.m. Silent Auction closes

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 15th National Trails Awards, Millennium Trails and National Recreation Trails Celebration Banquet

Saturday, September 23, 2000

6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast on your own/Tours/Trail Walks

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Pavilion Hours

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Join Paths with our Federal Land Managing Agency Partners- Morning Plenary

• Director Robert Stanton, National Park Service
• Representative of Director's Office, Bureau of Land Management
• Chief Mike Dombeck, U.S.D.A. Forest Service (invited)

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Poster Sessions

10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Trail Construction Workshops.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Box Lunch in Exhibit Pavilion

12:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mobile workshops (lunches provided on bus/at site)

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Poster Sessions

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

4:30 p.m. Shuttle Buses begin leaving host hotel for off-site Party

5:00 p.m. Exhibit Pavilion Closes

5:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Gold Rush Round-Up Party

• Sponsored by Royal Robbins and Raley's
• Entertainment begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing to Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
• Redding Convention Center & Paul Bunyan Forest Camp, Turtle Bay Exploration Park
• See a map of the Turtle Bay Exploration Park

8:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Shuttle Buses leave off-site Party for host hotel

Sunday, September 24, 2000

6:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own/Tours/Trail Walks

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Further Down the Path: The Future of Trails - Keynote Address Plenary Closing Lunch

Sunday, September 24, 2000

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. American Trails Biennial Membership and Board Meeting

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Bureau of Land Management, Recreation Staff Meeting - Part 2

2:30 p.m. Symposium Shuttle Bus Departs for Sacramento Airport

Monday, September 25,2000

6:30 a.m. Symposium Shuttle Bus Departs for Sacramento Airport

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) Training Workshop - 2nd Offering, Day 1

Tuesday, September 26,2000

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) Training Workshop - 2nd Offering, Day 2

For more information, please call American Trails at (520) 632-1140; e-mail: AmTrails@lankaster.com

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