Mark your calendar now. Our 33rd Annual PLEA Conference will be March 19-23, 2012 at The Summit Conference Center at Haw River State Park in Brown Summit, NC (14 miles north of Greensboro).
1pm – 5:30pm: REGISTRATION (Conference Center Lobby)
3pm – 5pm: PLEA Board Meeting (Spruce Room)
6pm – 7pm: Supper
7pm - Until: Opening Ceremony (John Byrd & Carl Nielsen), Presentation of Colors – NC State Parks Honor Guard, Guest Speakers. (Grove Room)
End of Opening Ceremony – 12pm: Hospitality Room (TBA)
Tuesday March 20
8am – 9am: Breakfast
9:30am – 12pm: “Sky Warn – National Weather Spotting” Chief Hugo McPhee, Lake Metro Parks, MN (Roost Room in Round Building) This class is eligible for certification.
9:30am – 12pm: “Conducting Proper Background Investigations” Capt. Steve Savidge, Delaware State Park Rangers.(Grove Room)
12pm – 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm – 5:30pm: “Verbal Judo” Roger Miller, Instructor – North Carolina Justice Academy, (Grove Room)
1:30pm – 5:30pm: “GPS in Parks – Dealing with Encroachments and Missing Person Incidents” Chief Hugo McPhee, Lake Metro Parks, MN (Roost Room in Round Building)
6pm – 7pm: Supper
7:30pm – 12pm: Hospitality Room (Free Time)
Wednesday March 21
8am – 9am: Breakfast
9am – 11:30am: “The Deadly Mix – Officer Deaths & Assaults” Capt. Steve Savidge, Delaware State Parks (Grove Room)
