2008 Calendar of Events
Texas Recreation and Park Society(TRAPS) schedules trainings, workshops and meetings on a regular basis.
January
- New Year's Day...Office Closed
- 3rd - 12th Texas Public Pool Council Conference @ Waco
- 17th TRAPS Region 6 Maintenance Rodeo @ Dick Kleberg Park in Kingsville
- 18th - 20th Amateau Athletic Federation (TAAF) Winter Games @ Frisco
- 24th TAAF Hall of Fame Banquet @ New Braunfels
February
- 2nd - 6th NRPA Rocky Mountain Revenue Management School
- 3rd - 6th Annual Southwest Parks & Recreation Training InstituteInstitute @ Western Hills Guest Ranch & Sequoyah State Park—Wagoner, OK (52 miles east of Tulsa, OK)
- 18th Presidents' Day...TRAPS Office Closed
- 29th Early Bird Institute Registration Deadline
March
- 11th - 14th NRPA National Legislative Forum @ Washington, D.C. (Grand Hyatt)
- 24th - 26th NPSI @ San Angelo, The Radisson
- 24th - 31th National Aquatic Conference & Management School @ Palm Springs, CA
- 25th TRAPS Board Retreat @ San Angelo
- 29th TRAPS Board of Directors Mtg. (1st Qtr.) @ San Angelo
- 26th - 28th: 2008 Annual Institute & Trade Show - Blazing Trails for Parks & Recreation - San Angelo Texas -
- 30th Deadline for Spring Magazine articles and Annual Report
April
- 10th - 11th - 2008 Texas Water & Recreation Summit
A Sustainable Future for Surface Water & Outdoor Recreation: Challenges, Converstaions & Collaborations. San Marcos Activity Center - San Marcos, Texas.
- 15 Deadline for May Texas Talks (newsletter)
May
- 6th TRAPS Board Mtg. (2nd Qtr.) @ San Antonio, TX
- 7th - 8th TAAF & TRAPS Sports Management School @ San Antonio, TX
- 9th TAAF Board Meeting @ San Antonio, TX
- 15th Deadline for submission of articles for Summer Magazine
- 23rd Annual Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide info to printers
- 26th Memorial Day - TRAPS Office Closed
June
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July
- 4th Independence Day - TRAPS Office Closed
- 13th - 19th National Therapeutic Recreation Week
- 15th Deadline for August Texas Talks (newsletter)
- 20th - 26th National Aquatics Week
- 24th - 27th Games of Texas @ San Antonio
August
- 7th - 8th TRAPS Board of Directors’ Meeting @ Austin
- 15th Deadline for submission of articles for Fall Magazine
- 26th - 29th TR Summit @ Camp for All in Brenham, TX contact Jackie Vaughan-Williams
- 29th Mail Ballots for TRAPS 2008 Elections
September
- 1st Labor Day - TRAPS Office Closed
- 4th - 7th National Institute on Recreation Inclusion @ Eugene, OR, Hilton Conference Center
- 19th - 23rd TAAF Annual Conference @ Nacogdoches
October
- 4th - 5th TPW EXPO @ TPW Headquarters
- 9th - 10th Tri-Region Maintenance Rodeo & Workshop @ Amarillo
- 10th Region 4 Workshop @ Houston-George R. Brown Convention Center
- 12th Distribute 2008 TRAPS Awards Nomination Packets
- 14th - 18th NRPA CONGRESS @ Baltimore
- 15th Deadline for submission of information for November Texas Talks
November
- 1st Region 4 Equipment Rodeo @ Houston
- TRAPS Board Mtg. (4th Quarter) @ Round Rock
- 11th - 13th National Playground and Safety Institute Course, Round Rock November
- 14th Regions 5 & 7 Workshop @ Round Rock
- 15th Deadline for submission of articles for Winter 08 TRAPS Magazine
- 20th-21st Region 2 & 3 Workshop @ Dallas
- 27th - 28th Thanksgiving Holidays - TRAPS Office Closed
December
- 24th - 26th Christmas Holidays - TRAPS Office Closed
