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The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Promotes Water-based Recreation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is
the nation’s leading provider of water-based recreation. An
estimated 378 million people, or approximately ten percent of the
U.S. population, visit one of our recreation areas, boat launching
facilities, picnic areas and campgrounds at least once each year.
We believe a partnership in safety is investing in people and
their future. In 1947 the Nashville District formed the Water
Safety Council, which became the National Water Safety Congress in
1951. By April 18, 1997, the Water Safety Congress had
partnered with the National Safe Boating Council to hold the
International Boating and Water Safety Summit in San Diego,
California.
The National Safe Boating Council and the National Water Safety
Congress will host the tenth annual International Boating and Water
Safety Summit in San Antonio, Texas on March 4-7, 2007.
The Summit will be a weeklong event including a core program on
nearly all aspects of boating and water safety. Both general
sessions and breakout tracks on risk management, boating education,
waterways management and law enforcement will be offered. Pre- and
post-conference training workshops will also be available. The
Summit is expected to attract more than 500 boating and water safety
professionals and volunteers from organizations across the United
States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Pacific Rim.
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