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48TH Annual Conference & Tradeshow Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association 414.423.1210 6601-C Northway, Greendale, WI 53129 wpraweb.org WPRA CONFERENCE & TRADESHOW President’s Invitation Igniting Team Spirit “Igniting Team Spirit” is the theme for the 48th Annual Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association’s Conference & Tradeshow. This year’s event will take place in Titletown USA – Green Bay, WI - from November 5-8, 2013. The head coach, Rex Mehlberg, along with his teammates on this year’s conference committee, is promising a championship caliber conference in Green Bay. The annual WPRA Conference & Tradeshow is our premier education and professional development opportunity of the year. It brings together a “franchise” of professional and commercial networking opportunities. With all the challenges we face professionally, you do not want to miss out on all the opportunities to acquire new skills and knowledge. The conference will kick-off on Tuesday with TWO pre-conference institutes along with a pre-conference tour of the newly expanded LAMBEAU FIELD. The day will end with the President’s Reception at Hagemeister Park. On Wednesday, a full array of educational session and topics will begin and over 100 exhibitors will be available for the tradeshow. That evening you won’t want to miss our tailgate games and the ever-classy, dueling piano social. Thursday will again feature our professional awards banquet, where we recognize our members and supporters who have excelled in their career. This year’s conference will again offer numerous opportunities for learning, networking and celebrating. Register early for this great event. And there is your DAGGER! 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Monday morning email that transformed into The Since 1990, Paul has been presenting conference Ripples Project, an organization with over 20,000 workshops and designing staff training for a variety of members whose mission is to encourage small organizations in the private and public sector. He waves of kindness. Table of Contents Who Should Attend? The 2013 Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association Annual Conference and Page 2 Page 5 Tradeshow is for anyone in the leisure services industry that offers aquatic, park, President’s Invitation Registration Form Keynote Speaker Page 6 recreation, natural resources or therapeutic recreation opportunities to individuals Page 3 Hotel Information within their communities, as well as individuals interested in learning more about General Assembly Conference Committee the Park & Recreation professions. We also encourage any organization or General Information Sponsors business that has products or services available that would be of interest to park Pre-Conference Extras Conference Highlights and recreation professionals to attend. With over seventy educational sessions Page 4 and an excess of 130 exhibitors, this year’s conference will show us all how to Schedule at a Glance “Ignite Our Team Spirit”. 2 Wayne Larrivee is the play-by-play announcer and high school basketball before going to General on Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Green Bay Kansas City. Assembly: Packers Radio Network. Before starting his Larrivee has also found success in front of the Packers career during the 1999 season, camera. He can be seen on ESPN and Wayne Larrivee Larrivee called the plays for the Chicago RAYCOM calling NCAA basketball and Bears for 14 seasons, most recently on regional Big Ten football and basketball WMAQ-AM, which secured the rights to the broadcasts. Larrivee also does play-by-play Bears radio broadcasts in 1997. Previously at for Chicago Bulls Basketball on WGN WGN Radio, the then-Bears flagship station, Television. He will continue his television Larrivee also called Chicago Cubs baseball work. and college basketball. Before that, Larrivee was the "Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs," Larrivee has received numerous awards and broadcasting from KCMO Radio in Kansas accolades throughout his career. He is a five- City, Missouri from 1978 to 1984. time winner of the Silver Dome Award for Best Radio Football Play-by-Play from the Larrivee began his radio career in 1975 at Illinois Broadcasters Association, and he was KGRO Radio in Pampa, Texas. From there named Illinois Sportscaster of the Year in he moved to Davenport, Iowa, and KSTT 1997. Larrivee has also received two Emmys Radio, where he announced University of for his work on the Chicago Bulls broadcasts. Iowa football games, minor league baseball Pre-Conference Extras General Information National Playground Safety Institute Location Safety Inspector Certification Course & Exam The 2013 Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association Conference & Are your playgrounds safe? Tradeshow will be held at Hyatt on Main in Green Bay. The Tradeshow Monday, November 4 - Tuesday, November 5 and many special events will take place at the KI Convention Center, According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, located just next door to Hyatt on Main. 200,000 children are treated annually for playground What to Bring accidents. Of these, 70 percent, or 140,000 occurred at public . Casual Business Attire for educational sessions parks and schoolyards. Sponsored by the NRPA National . Comfortable casual attire for social events Playground Safety Institute and WPRA, this course is the . Professional attire for Thursday’s Banquet most comprehensive training. Program on playground hazard . Athletic attire for active sessions identification and risk management methods offered. Advanced reading and 10 hours of training will prepare you . Brochures, business cards and program information to share in the for the Certified Playground Safety Inspector Exam resource room scheduled at the culmination of this course. Check-In & Information Headquarters The check-in and general information headquarters for all conference Pre-Conference Featured Session (.4 CEU's) activities is located in the KI Convention Center Registration area. Making Your Community Festivals Better Name Badges Presenter: Vern Biaett, CFEE, Arizona State University All attendees will receive a name badge when checking in for the Tuesday, November 4 | 12:30 - 4:30 pm (.4 CEUs) conference. Badges are required for admittance to education sessions, The workshop will focus on finances...cost-revenue exhibit halls, meals, functions, special events and socials. Name badges management, sponsorship and revenue generation as it will contain all of your meal tickets and special event admission tickets. relates to providing or sponsoring community festivals as part Cancellation and Refund Policy of your programming, Cancellations received in writing by October 1,2013 will receive a refund Lambeau Stadium Pre-Conference Tour minus a 25% administrative fee. No refunds will be issued after October 1, 2013. Checks, Visa, Discover, MasterCard or American Express are all Tuesday, November 4 | 5:00 -7:00 pm (.2 CEUs) acceptable forms of payment. There is a $35 service charge on ALL Maximum 40 Participants returned checks. Touch down year round at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Hours of Operation Wisconsin. Home to the World Champion Green Bay Tuesday 7:00AM – 7:00PM Packers on game day, and touted as the most legendary stadium in the NFL, Lambeau Field is also open (almost) Wednesday 7:00AM – 5:30PM every other day of the year as well. Everything you'd like to Thursday 7:30AM – 4:00PM know about Lambeau Field will be shared in this special "after Friday 8:00AM – 10:00AM hours" tour. 3 Schedule At-A-Glance 48th Annual Conference & Tradeshow Tuesday, Nov. 5 Update | Auditorium ADA, Are You Ready? | 5:30PM-6:30PM 12PM-7PM Registration . Forum for Recreational Champion’s Club . Raffle & Pre-Banquet Social | 1:00PM-3:30PM Therapy State Licensure, Pt. 2 | 7 . Bridging the Communication Ballrooms A 1, 2, 3 . Pre-Conference: Making Your . Great Park Soup: A Recipe for Gap—A Social Media Plan for 6:30PM-8:30PM Community Festivals Better Success | 6 Parks and Rec | Auditorium . Annual Banquet | Ballrooms . Chemical Controllers and What 4:30PM-6:30PM . Incorporating Zumba into TR A1, 2, 3 They are Telling You | 5 . Pre-Conference Tour: Practice, Pt. 2 | 7 . Wildlife Surveys & Research | Lambeau Field . Urban Forestry Management Friday, Nov. 8 Ballroom B1 for Parks | 6 . 7AM-12:30PM Registration 8:00PM-12:00AM . Ask the Expert | Ballroom B2 . Risk Management: Another . Welcome Social & President’s 8:30AM-9:45AM EXHIBIT HALL OPEN Day at the Ball Park | 5 Reception at Hagemeister . Enhancing Program 1:30-5:30 Trade Show | . Motivating your Communities Park Performance with Logic Ballrooms B3 & B4 & Others to Join In the Fun | Models | Ballroom A4 Wednesday, Nov. 6 5:35PM-6:35PM Ballroom B1 . Creating & Sustaining World- 7AM-5PM Registration . Dude, That’s a Cool Pool! | 5 11:00AM-11:30AM Class Customer- Centered 8:00AM-9:15AM . Spirit of Culture | Ballroom A4 . WPRA Board Meeting Service | Auditorium . Creativity: Maximizing it’s . Fitness for Recreation 11:30AM-12:30PM . A Caring Response to LGBT Exponential Power | Ballroom Professionals: Tips, Tricks, & . General Assembly: The Elders in Therapeutic A4 Trends for 2014 | Champion’s Ripples of Possibility | Recreation Services Pt. 1 | 7 . Youth Fitness Programming Club Ballrooms A1, 2, 3 . Alternatives for Repairing / Reconstructing your Tennis & Champion’s Club 6:35PM-7:15PM 12:30PM-2:00PM Basketball Courts, Pt.