P R ACONFERENCE

AT A GLANCEMARCH 23-26

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

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7:30 Conference Check In DoubleTree Hallway

8:30 - 11:00 AM Aquatics CEU Workshop Exhibit Hall C

9:00 - 10:00 AM Educational Sessions• Construction Protections & Tree Mitigation during

New Development, Taft A• Sports Officials & Programmers Working Together,

Taft B

10:00 - 10:15 AM Session Break

10:15 - 11:15 AM Educational Sessions• CR Parks & Recreation: Breaking Barriers with ADA,

Taft A • Haven’t Caught Any Keepers? Stocking the Pond for

Great Intern Catches, Taft B

Thursday, March 26

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2:00 - 5:00 PM Microbrewery Bike Outing Meet in front of the DoubleTree by Hilton at 2:00 p.m. for a 15-mile bike tour on the Cedar Valley Trail with three stops along the way. If interested, e-mail Brad-Barker@iowa-city.org.

6:00 - 8:00 PM Monday Night SocialIowa Brewing Company, 708 3rd Street SE

8:30 PM Late, Late Night Social350 First Lounge, DoubleTree by Hilton

7:30 Conference Check In DoubleTree Hallway

8:15 - 8:45 AM New Member, First DoubleTree Lobby Conference, YPN Network

9:00 - 10:00 AM Educational Sessions• You Can’t Be Everywhere!, Taft A• Ten-Minutes to Leadership Growth,

presented by Margaret B. Smith, Taft B• LGBTQ 101, Exhibit Hall C

10:00 - 10:15 AM Session Break

10:15 - 11:25 AM Educational Sessions• Model Codes, Crypto and Drowning Prevention

Updates, Taft A• The Unbusy Leader, Taft B• The Royal Rumble Tour: Parks & Rec Staff Working

Together to Make Events Happen - Depart from DoubleTree Lobby

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch & Keynote Address Keynote: Courage, presented by Margaret Smith, Exhibit Hall B

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Educational Sessions• Change the Game: Take Back the Youth Sports

Narrative, Taft B• The Art of Giving & Receiving Feedback, Taft A• Understanding Playground Safety, Exhibit Hall C

2:15 - 2:30 PM Session Break

2:30 - 3:00 PM Rapid Fire Sessions• Communication and Connecting for Maximum

Impact, presented by Margaret B. Smith, Taft A• IPERS & Your Retirement, Taft B• Reaching Youth with the Rollin’ Recmobile,

Exhibit Hall C

3:00 - 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall/Social Exhibit Hall A

6:00 - 7:00 PM YPN Social Quarter Barrel, 616 2nd Avenue SE

7:00 - 9:30 PM Tuesday Night Social Rock Bar American Grill, 219 2nd Avenue SE

Monday, March 23 Tuesday, March 24 Wednesday, March 25

7:30 Conference Check In DoubleTree Hallway

8:15 - 8:45 AM Rapid Fire Sessions• Park Ambassador Pilot Program, Taft A• CPRP: The Achievement Worth It!, Taft B• Creating Programs to Engage Older Adults,

Exhibit Hall C

8:45 - 9:00 AM Session Break

9:00 - 10:00 AM Educational Sessions• Launching CR’s First Bike Share System, Taft A• More Than an Inservice, Taft B• Step Into Your Strengths, Exhibit Hall C

10:00 - 10:15 AM Session Break

10:15 - 11:15 AM Educational Sessions• Buying In: Developing Culture & Managing Conflict

in Youth Sports, Taft A• Stormwater Management Opportunities: Public/

Private Partnership, Taft B• Step Into Your Strengths (Continued), Exhibit Hall C

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch Exhibit Hall B

1:30 AM - 4:30 PM Off-Site Educational Tour Depart from DoubleTree Lobby

2:15 - 3:15 PM Educational Sessions• Active Threat Awareness, Taft A• HR & Safety for Parks & Rec, Exhibit Hall C

3:15 - 3:30 PM Session Break

3:30 - 4:30 PM Educational Sessions• Scoring Big with New Sports Events, Taft A• HR & Safety (Continued), Exhibit Hall C

6:00 - 6:30 PM Bids & Beers Exhibit Hall B

6:30 - 8:30 PM Best of the Best Banquet Exhibit Hall B

9:00 - 11:00 PM Post Banquet Social Bud Light Lounge, DoubleTree by Hilton

REGISTRATIONRegister online: http://www.iapra.org/education/conference.htm

CEUs are available for educational sessions and off-site experiences. Please note: you must attend two Rapid Fire Sessions in order to receive 0.1 CEU credit. More information is available in the full conference program online.

ACCOMMODATIONSDoubleTree by HiltonCedar Rapids Convention Complex 350 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 319-731-4444 Rates: $124/night + tax Room Block: Iowa Parks & Recreation Association Cut-Off Date: March 2, 2020, or when sold out.