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N R PA I n A ct i o n

National Aquatic Conference and Exposition
Safe, Effective Aquatic Operations

he National Aquatic Confer ence (NAC) & Exposition, presented by the National
Recreation and Park Association (NRPA),
Aquatics International, and Human Kinetics, takes place this year from March 22
to 28, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency in Houston, Texas.
NAC is the premiere educational
event for aquatics professionals in the
United States, providing one week of targeted educational sessions, workshops,
exhibits, and social events for professionals in all areas of aquatics and aquatic recreation. Educational sessions will
cover a variety of topics, including Staff
Training and Management, Programming, Special Events and Marketing,
Technical, Maintenance, Operation and
Design, Beaches, Water Parks, Liability
and Safety, and Professional Development and Leadership Skills.
On the evening of Thursday, March
25, keynote speakers and " Physicians of
Fun " Mike A. Spiller, L.T.D.F. and Gregg
A. Catalano, M.Ed., L.C.D.C., L.M.F.T,
explore creative ways to enlighten, entertain, and educate staff, students and
community members in their presentation, " Putting U in the Middle of F_N!!! "
Also taking place during NAC are specialized sessions of the National Aquatic
Management School (NAMS), a threeyear program designed to progressively educate aquatic professionals using a
focused approach. The school is geared
toward supervisors, directors, and managers who have primary or secondary
responsibilities in aquatic management.
For detailed information or to register for

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the 2010 National Aquatic Conference &
Exposition, go to www.nrpa.org/nac. For
questions, e-mail NRPA at CustomerService@nrpa.org or call (800) 626-NRPA
(6772) or 7-1-1 for hearing and speech
impaired. The National Aquatic Conference (NAC) & Exposition, presented by
the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), Aquatics International, and
Human Kinetics, takes place this year
from March 22 to 28, 2010, at the Hyatt
Regency in Houston, Texas.
NAC is the premiere educational
event for aquatics professionals in the
United States, providing one week of
targeted educational sessions, workshops, exhibits, and social events for
professionals in all areas of aquatics
and aquatic recreation. Educational sessions will cover a variety of topics, including Staff Training and Management,
Programming, Special Events
and Marketing, Technical, Mainte-

www.NRPA .ORG

nance, Operation and Design, Beaches,
Water Parks, Liability and Safety, and
Professional Development and Leadership Skills.
Also taking place during NAC are
specialized sessions of the National
Aquatic Management School (NAMS),
a three-year program designed to progressively educate aquatic professionals
using a focused approach. The school
is geared toward supervisors, directors, and managers who have primary
or secondary responsibilities in aquatic
management.
For detailed information or to register
for the 2010 National Aquatic Conference
& Exposition, go to www.nrpa.org/nac.
For questions, e-mail NRPA at CustomerService@nrpa.org or call (800) 626NRPA (6772) or 7-1-1 for hearing and
speech impaired.
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