Waves of the Future - 2010 DRPS Annual Conference and Trail Summit

The mission of DRPS is to unite all persons interested in and responsible for professionally planned leisure time activities including: recreation, parks, natural, historical, cultural, therapeutic, facilities, and conservation programs into one organization. The 2010 Trail Summit will provide attendees opportunities to broaden their knowledge. Presentation topics will revolve around park maintenance, park management, and public recreation. There will also be a variety of educational sessions and a keynote speaker focusing on matters and issues that affect delivery of trail networks. Agenda HERE.

Waves of the Future
30th Annual DRPS Conference
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Registration:
$70.00- DRPS Members
$95.00- Non-DRPS Members

Location:
Atlantic Sands Hotel
302-227-2511
101 North Boardwalk
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Map and Directions

The Trails Summit provides an opportunity for land planners, trail administrators and managers, trail advocacy groups, trail builders and other trail enthusiasts to network and advocate for trails in their community as well as learn what we have collectively achieved in the past decade, and to learn about new opportunities, issues, trends and techniques.

More information, including on-line registration HERE.

Internet to arrive on dashboards starting in 2010

NY Times, January 7, 2010 - To the dismay of safety advocates already worried about driver distraction, automakers and high-tech companies have found a new place to put sophisticated Internet-connected computers: the front seat. Technology giants like Intel and Google are turning their attention from the desktop to the dashboard, hoping to bring the power of the PC to the car. They see vast opportunity for profit in working with automakers to create the next generation of irresistible devices.

“This is irresponsible at best and pernicious at worst,” Nicholas A. Ashford, a professor of technology and policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said of the new efforts to marry cars and computers. “Unfortunately and sadly, it is a continuation of the pursuit of profit over safety — for both drivers and pedestrians.”

One system on the way this fall from Audi lets drivers pull up information as they drive. Heading to Madison Square Garden for a basketball game? Pop down the touch pad, finger-scribble the word “Knicks” and get a Wikipedia entry on the arena, photos and reviews of nearby restaurants, and animations of the ways to get there.
Read on . . .