2023 Training/Exercise & Event Calendar - Updated on Mar 17th 2023
(Trainings & Exercises & Events are subject to change during the year)
(All monthly meetings / trainings will be Person to Person & Virtual - unless noted differently)
- Jan 12 - Monthly Meeting - Radio Programming/Regional & District I-217 - Net Scribing - Kick off 2023
- Jan 21 - Radio Programming Day - At Cherry Creek ESC Building 0900-1300hrs
- Jan 21 - Hamfest - NCARC Winter Hamfest 2023 - See Web for details
- Jan 28 & 29 - Winter Field Day - Exercise - Saturday Jan 28th at 1100-1230hrs
- Feb 9 - Monthly Meeting - Go Kits - Medical Kits - Vehicle Kits - Using APRS
- Feb 14-16 Special Event - Colorado Emergency Management Assoc. (CEMA) Conference in Loveland
- Feb 19 - The Swapfest at Adams County Fairgrounds 09:00-13:00hrs
- Mar 9 - Monthly Meeting - 911 PSAP & EOC/ICS Update - Arapahoe County Sheriff Office
- Mar 14 - Training - NETLOGGER 1930-2030hrs - Virtual
- Mar 18 - Techfest - New Mexico - Virtual 0800-1700hrs
APRIL IS SKYWARN TRAINING MONTH!
- Apr 1 - LARCFEST - In Longmont 0900-1300hrs
- Apr 10 - SKYWARN Training at Brighton Library 327 E Bridge St 1630-1830hrs Open to Public Click here for details
- Apr 13 - Monthly Meeting - SKYWARN Training at Cherry Creek Schools ISF Building, Centennial 17:30-20:30hrs Open to Public Click here for details
- Apr 17 - SKYWARN Training at Bennett Rec. Center in Bennett 1730-2030hrs Open to Public Click here for details
- Apr 18 - Training - Winlink 1930-2030hrs - Virtual
- Apr 22 - SKYWARN Training at Adams Sheriff Substation 4201 E 72 Ave, Commerce City 10:00-12:00hrs Open to Public Click here for details
- Apr 25 - SKYWARN Training - Limon 130 C Ave (Lincoln County SO Substation) - 18:30-20:30hrs Open to Public Click here for details
- May 9/11 - ICS Training - Arapahoe County Sheriff's OEM - Check CO-TRAIN to Register
- May 9 - SKYWARN Training - Denver ARES at Red Cross building, 444 Sherman ST, Denver - 18:30-20:30hrs Open to Public Click here for details
- May 11 - Monthly Meeting - Summer Weather Protocol - NET/Scribing - Adams County EOC
- May 20 - Mini Pre-SET Exercise - with Big Sandy Group in Limon - 1300-1700hrs
- May 20 - Specialized Training - Train members on ATV equipment at Cherry Creek ISF Building 09:30-13:30hrs
- Jun 8 - Monthly Meeting - How to make Portable antenna - Power Sources - Portable Stations
- Jun 17 - Fire Munster Mile High Hook & Ladder Event - ACARES/DARES - Littleton at 09:00-13:00hrs
- Jun 24 & 25 - ARRL Field Day - Location(s) to be Announced - TBA Further
- Jul 13 - Monthly Meeting - Review County Fair IAP & Prepare for Fair
- Jul 15 - County Fair Tabletop Exercise - Cherry Creek Schools ISF building room 102 at 09:00-13:00hrs
- Jul 27 - 30 - Arapahoe County Fair
- Aug 1 - National Nigh Out - Tentative
- Aug 2 - 6 - Adams County Fair - Tentative
- Aug 10 - Community Night Out - in Bennett - 1600-1900hrs
- Aug 10 - Monthly Meeting - Fair Review - Other Topic TBD - Tentative meeting at State EOC
- Aug 11 - 13 - Strasburg Days/Parade
- Aug 11- 20 - Western Welcome Week Events/Parade
- Aug 27 - The Swapfest at Adams County Fairgrounds - Further details TBA
- Sep 8 & 9 - Bennett Days/Parade
- Sep 14 - Monthly Meeting - Peer to Peer Winlink/ HF & FM Radio
- Oct 7 - Colorado SET Day - Statewide Exercise - Details forth coming
- Oct 12 - Monthly Meeting - SET Hot wash - Other Topic TBD
- Oct 19 - Great Shakeout Day - Exercise - Tentative
- Nov 9 - Monthly Meeting - Winter Weather Protocol - Shelter Operations Overview
- Dec 2 - SKYWARN Recognition Day - Exercise - Tentative
- Dec 14 - Monthly Meeting - End of Year Review & Recognition Event
How to Use COTRAIN, the Colorado state training web site:
- Browse to http://train.org/colorado/welcome
- If you do not have a COTRAIN account, click on the Create an Account button; if you have an account, log in and skip to step 5
- When the COTRAIN Create Account page appears, fill in the fields as directed and click Create Account
- Log in using your new user name and password
- To check what courses COTRAIN has on file for you, click YOUR LEARNING and then click on the Your Transcript tab
- To see what courses are available for you to take, click on COURSE CATALOG
All training meeting will be held in person except where noted.