Slovak Ranger Association (SRA)

kindly invite you to

a ceremonial conference of rangers

on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of SRA establishment

The conference will be held at the Protected Landscape Area & Biosphere Reserve Poľana, in central Slovakia from the 4th to the 7th of June 2008.

Further details, information, registration forms, costs, accomodation, contact and location details can are all found on the attached pdf file.

European Ranger Seminar 2008

Budapest Hungary: 14 - 20 September

The home page of the Seminar has been done (http://www.rangerseminar.org/), and you can find there the english version of the programme. The remainder of the website is still under construction but will include other useful information including: application form, pre and post seminar programmes etc.

We prepare two post-seminar programmes, the details will be available soon.
The two scenes are:

*       Northern mountain range encompassing Aggtelek National Park and Bükki National Park
*       Lake Balaton in Balatoni National Park

The pre-semminar programme will be sightseeing in Budapest, the programme is attached.

Best regards, Zoltan and Tünde

Stay tuned for more information as it comes to hand

Invitation to a Nordic – Baltic Seminar on Interpretation

The International Ranger Federation has the pleasure to invite you to the first Nordic-Baltic Nature Interpretation seminar in Denmark 8 - 10 October 2008. The aim of the seminar is to promote Nature Interpretation as an important part of rangers work.

There will be 2  key elements at the seminar:

Intensive training  in Nature Interpretation methods and the founding of an “IRF-Nordic-Baltic Forum for Nature Interpretation”. A draft for convention for a such a forum is below.

It is the aim of IRF in the future to organize a Nordic-Baltic seminar every year in a different country to promote the exchange of experiences and “best practice” within the field of interpretation. Denmark, having a long tradition with Nature Interpretation, has offered to host the first seminar at Sealand in October this year. The fee for the seminar will be around 265 Euro. The program for the seminar will be finished in April 2008. If you are interested in attending, please send an e-mail to Arne Bondo-Andersen - he is organising a mailing list of interested persons and organisations and will keep you informed of details of the Seminar as they come to hand.

It is my hope, that all rangers and Nature Interpretation Organizations in the Nordic - and Baltic countries will participate in the proposed Nordic-Baltic Forum for Nature Interpretation. I am sure that it will prove to be a really strong network.

You are very welcome to ask any questions concerning the seminar or convention. questions can be directed to Arne Bondo-Andersen or me, Rigmor Solem.

Best wishes, hope to see you in Denmark

Rigmor Solem

European Representative of the IRF-IEC

Draft Convention for a
“IRF-Nordic-Baltic Forum for Nature Interpretation”

1. “IRF-Nordic-Baltic Forum for Nature Interpretation” is set up and organised by the IRF-member organisations in the nordic-baltic countries.
2. Each member organisation nominates a responsible contact person.
3. The aim of the forum is:
• To follow up and implement in the the nordic-baltic countries the “11 Shared Principles: Heritage Interpreters Promoting Sustainable Development” that was adopted at the IRF IVth World Ranger Congress in Australia 2004.
• Organise an exchange of experience and “best practice” within the field of interpretation.
• Organise  nordic-baltic education and training courses and seminars  - at least  one seminar every second year, managed by a different country each time.
• Organise a nordic-baltic electronic interpretation network
• Organise study-tours and jobswob.

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