Pre-Congress Workshops:
Registration for Workshops is Required
Congress registration was not required to attend these workshops.
Sunday, October 30 and Monday, October 31 - 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM 1.5 CEUs
Aquatic Facility Operator Course and Exam $275
To register for the AFO Course and/or Exam please call (888)385-8010 and inform the representative you would like to register for the NRPA Congress – AFO Course.
Monday, October 31 - 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, 0.6 CEUs
Full-day Workshops Fee: $99
Alternative Funding Development Program
Learn an innovative approach to developing and maintaining quality recreational programs and facilities. This program joins the public and private sectors in providing recreational opportunities, essential to all income levels in all communities throughout the country and provides ideas to lead the creation of self-sustaining recreation opportunities.
Leadership Development Seminar
Communication and conflict resolution are two foundational skill areas for leadership. Explore these skills and work through options for action in a variety of circumstances. Engage in activities to become aware of your own communication styles and habits, and to better understand how your behaviors impact on followers and others with whom you interact. Become enabled to examine and develop your own leadership skills as well as learn techniques to use in helping others to further their leadership development.
Choose the Path to Certification - Certified Park and Recreation Professional
This is your opportunity to prepare for the most sought-after certification in the field of parks and recreation. The CPRP examination is one of the principal requirements to achieve certification and is designed to assess the base knowledge of job-related tasks common to entry-level professionals. Through this workshop, determine your knowledge strengths and weaknesses through practice questions and better prepare you for the examination by introducing you to the three primary exam areas.
Mike Selep, Illinois Park and Recreation Association
Katie Troline, City of Roswell, GA
Julie Johnson, National Recreation and Park Association
Alison Harle, Connecticut Recreation and Park Association
Change is Now: The New ADA Policy and Recreation Environment Requirements
In 2010 the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published the long awaited amended ADA title regulation and the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design. The regulation includes some new policy requirements, some new definitions, and some old requirements are enhanced. The Standards are historic in that this is the first time recreation environments are included. Discover what makes an accessible playground, swimming pool, golf course, shooting range, fishing area, boating area, fitness center, and miniature golf course.
John McGovern, Recreation Accessibility Consultants LLC
Grant Writing for Parks and Recreation
Parks departments and their affiliated nonprofit partners will receive a general overview to grant writing including how to research sources, prepare budgets, and data needed for successful proposals. You will be challenged to change your way of thinking about the perceived uses of your parks and facilities to open new funding avenues. By altering these perceptions and creating unique collaborations and partnerships you can work to solve issues affecting your communities while receiving increased funding.
Susie Miller, Skill Set Partners LLC
Monday, October 31 - 8:00am to 12:15pm, 0.4 CEUs
Half-day Workshops Fee: $65
Healthy Communities: Management Training Workshop
Are you creating and providing a healthy community? The Indiana University Healthy Communities Research Group in conjunction with GreenPlay, developed a management workbook and toolkit that allow communities to assess their agency, policies, funding, assets, built environment, along with parks, recreation, food availability, and public health programs relative to creating the healthiest community environment. Receive initial training concepts and a workbook to assess and position your agency for funding, capital decisions, program and staff planning.
David Compton, Indiana University - Bloomington
Teresa Penbrooke, GreenPlay and GP RED
Branding Your Customer Service
Discover how to define customer service from a customer's point of view and how this leads to branding. There are eight brand attributes and each are discussed and broken down to see which ones are most important for your agency. We will then establish ways to build the brand for agency's customer service. Your brand makes a promise each and every time you provide service to a customer. What does your agency's "brand" promise say to your participants, community members, voters, supporters and visitors?
Eileen Soisson, The Meeting Institute
Monday, October 31 - 1:15pm to 5:30pm, 0.4 CEUs
Developing a Financial Plan for Your Agency
Learn how to create a Financial Plan for your agency that creates long term strategies and results while meeting short financial requirements. Review all key components of financial planning, such as dedicated funding sources, pricing and revenue policies and strategies, capital improvements, staffing, equipment, volunteer, foundation, and partnership development, passing bond and millage issues, advocacy, grants, contracting and outsourcing services, etc.
Leon Younger, PROS Consulting
Allen Mullins, PROS Consulting
Marketing Goes Digital: An Overview of New Media Options
From blogs and cell phones to social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube -- it's no secret that new public awareness and communication tools are rapidly replacing old-school tactics. Learn how to use the power of Web 2.0 to raise awareness, money, support, and participation for your park and recreation agency, programs, or cause. Some predict that, someday, everyone, everywhere will be part of this virtual conversation. Don't get left behind!
Jodi Rudick, , ADvisors Marketing Group
Monday, October 31 - 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, 0.6 CEUs
National Aquatic Management School - Level I$225
TBD
National Aquatic Management School - Level II$300
TBD