48th Annual Conference and Trade Show Green Bay, WI Team g S in p it ir n i g t I WPRA Conference & Tradeshow Green Bay,48th Wisconsin Annual November 5-8, 2013 Conference and Trade Show Green Bay, WI - November 5-8, 2013 6601-C Northway, Greendale, WI 53129 Conference Registration 414-423-1210 www.wpraweb.org Form QR Code 1 48th Annual Conference and Trade Show Green Bay, WI President’s Invitation Conference Committee Joel Gregozeski, Bellevue Chairperson Registration/Pre & Rex Mehlberg, Ashwaubenon On-Site Coordinator “Igniting Team Spirit” is the theme Pre-Conference Institute Jenny Hammes, Allouez for the 48th Annual Wisconsin Park Doug Hartman, Brown County Exhibit Coordinators & Recreation Association’s Annual Education/Executive Matt Hahn, Bellevue Conference & Trade Show. This year’s Track Coordinators Vince Maas, Menasha event will take place in Titletown Stephanie Aerts, De Pere Publicity Coordinator USA – Green Bay, WI from Novem- Chris Clark, Howard Lauren Oliveri, Elm Grove ber 5-8, 2013. The head coach, Rex Local Arrangements Social Coordinators Mehlberg, along with his teammates Ann Moeller, Green Bay Ann Moeller, Green Bay on this year’s conference committee, Nikki Hilker, Suamico is promising a championship caliber Main Speakers Joel Gregozeski, Bellevue Jon Rupno, Howard conference in Green Bay. Dan Kremer, Ashwaubenon The Annual WPRA Conference & Trade Show is our premier education and professional development opportunity of the year. It brings together a “franchise” of professional and com- mercial networking opportunities. With all the challenges Note from Conference we face professionally, you do not want to miss out on all the opportunities to acquire new skills and knowledge. Chairperson The Conference will kick-off on Tuesday with TWO pre- Rex Mehlberg, Ashwaubenon conference institutes along with a pre-conference tour of The 48th Annual Conference & Trade Show will be fast ap- the newly expanded LAMBEAU FIELD. The day will end with proaching. However, your Conference Committee has truly ex- the President’s Reception at Hagemeister Park. On Wednes- emplified the “team spirit” by their initial planning that began day, a full array of educational sessions and topics will begin in 2012 and will now come to fruition as we return to titletown and over 100 exhibitors will be available for the Trade Show. USA, Green Bay from November 5th through the 8th. That evening you won’t want to miss our tailgate games and the ever-classy, dueling piano social. Thursday will The theme for this year’s event is “Igniting Team Spirit”, again feature our professional awards banquet, where we which is quite fitting, especially since your Conference recognize our members and supporters who have excelled Committee team and section representatives have put in their career. together a truly exciting array of educational sessions, socials and special events at the KI Convention Center. The This year’s Conference will again offer numerous opportuni- week kicks-off with a three day National Playground Safety ties for learning, networking and celebrating. Register early Institute (NPSI) Course and Exam, scheduled for November for this great event. And there is your DAGGER! 4 - 6. There will also be an exciting Pre-Conference Featured Session led by Dr. Vern Biaett from Arizona State University. -Joel This workshop, where you can earn 0.4 CEUs, will focus on finances, cost-revenue management, sponsorship and revenue generation as it pertains to providing or sponsoring community festivals. Immediately following this session, Who Should Attend? an exciting “behind- the-scenes” tour will be provided to 40 The 2013 Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association Annual lucky participants of Lambeau Stadium! Conference and Trade Show is for anyone in the leisure The Trade Show will again feature approximately 130 services industry that offers aquatic, park, recreation, exhibitors from around the state and nation that provide natural resources or therapeutic recreation opportunities services and/or products for the park and recreation indus- to individuals within their communities, as well as individu- try. Attending the annual expo will provide delegates the als interested in learning more about the Park & Recreation very best opportunity to see and learn the new trends and professions. We also encourage any organization or busi- products available to our municipal, county, town or state ness that has products or services available that would be of agencies. interest to park and recreation professionals to attend. With over seventy educational sessions and an excess of 130 ex- So, come prepared to meet new people, reconnect with hibitors, this year’s conference will show us all how to “Ignite friends, learn, laugh, share and ignite your spirit at this Our Team Spirit”. amazing event…see you in Green Bay 2 48th Annual Conference and Trade Show Green Bay, WI Continuing Education Table of Contents Units (CEUs) President’s Invitation .................... 2 Conference Highlights .................. 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available through the Wisconsin CEU Council at no cost to WPRA members Keynote Speaker ............................ 4 for all educational sessions. There is a $35 fee (as indicat- Schedule at a Glance ..................5-6 ed on the registration form) for non-members of WPRA to have their Continuing Education Units (CEUs) recorded. Pre-Conference .............................. 7 Please note only the total number of CEUs is recorded, Schedule of Events ...................8-16 not the individual number of sessions attended. As this is a preliminary schedule, educational sessions are subject Registration Form ........................ 17 to change and additional CEUs may be added to the final End of Conference Notes ............. 18 program schedule, or sessions may be dropped. Sessions are 0.1 CEUs unless otherwise indicated. Thank You Sponsors! ................... 18 Please Note: All sessions and information provided in General Information .................... 18 this conference registration booklet are tentative and subject to change. Membership Information............ 19 Hotel Reservations ...................... 19 Conference Highlights Tuesday, November 5 • National Playground Safety Institute • Pre-Conference Featured Session • Pre-Conference Tour • President’s Reception Wednesday, November 6 • Keynote Speaker Wayne Larrivee • Networking Box Luncheon • Trade Show • Section Meetings • Social & Networking Opportunities Thursday, November 7 • WPRA Annual Meeting • General Assembly with Paul Wesselmann • Raffle & Annual Banquet Friday, November 8 • Educational Sessions 3 48th Annual Conference and Trade Show Green Bay, WI Keynote Speaker: Wayne Larrivee Wayne Larrivee is the play-by-play announcer on Newsradio 620 WTMJ’s Green Bay Packers Radio Network. Before starting his Packers career during the 1999 season, Larrivee called the plays for the Chicago Bears for fourteen seasons, most recently on WMAQ-AM, which secured the rights to the Bears radio broadcasts in 1997. Previ- ously at WGN Radio, the then-Bears flagship station, Larrivee also called Chicago Cubs baseball and college basketball. Before that, Larrivee was the ”Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs,” broadcasting from KCMO Radio in Kansas City, Missouri from 1978 to 1984. Larrivee began his radio career in 1975 at KGRO Radio in Pampa, Texas. From there he moved to Davenport, Iowa, and KSTT Radio, where he announced University of Iowa football games, minor league baseball and high school basketball before going to Wayne Larrivee Kansas City. Larrivee has also found success in front of the camera. He can be seen on ESPN and RAYCOM calling NCAA bas- ketball and regional Big Ten football and basketball broadcasts. Larrivee also does play-by-play for Chicago Bulls Basketball on WGN Television. Larrivee has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career. He is a five-time winner of the Silver Dome Award for Best Radio Football Play-by-Play from the Illinois Broadcasters Association, and he was named Illinois Sportscaster of the Year in 1997. Larrivee has also received two Emmys for his work on the Chicago Bulls broadcasts. General Assembly: Paul Wesselmann Ripples of Possibility: Rekindling Passion and Igniting Potential In Yourself and Others In a world of competing priorities, multiple pressures from multiple sources and over- whelming work and life challenges, Paul Wesselmann helps to bring out what many of us have buried from years of stress, disappointment, and obstacles. THERE IS HOPE in small, everyday actions that can enliven ourselves, our colleagues, and those we serve. Are you in? Since 1990, Paul has been presenting conference workshops and designing staff train- ing for a variety of organizations in the private and public sector. He gradually began receiving requests to deliver keynote addresses and in 1997 transformed Stone Soup Seminars from a part-time hobby into a full-time career. He currently works with 80 clients on a year-round basis in the U.S. (and a few stops in Canada!) with audiences ranging in size from a dozen to several thousand. In 1999, Paul created Ripples, an inspirational Monday morning email that transformed into The Ripples Project, an organization with over 20,000 members whose mission is to encourage small waves of kindness. 4 48th Annual Conference and Trade Show Schedule at a Glance Schedule at a Glance Monday, November 4 CLASS TYPE RECREATION EXECUTIVE WTRS PARKS AQUATICS PARKS RECREATION STUDENT LOCATION Ballroom