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NEWS YOU CAN USE
 How did you learn about the field of parks & recreation? Were you a lifeguard or a camp counselor as a high school student? Did you work part time in the summers and have a great boss who told you about parks & recreation as a college major? Did you "fall into" this career?
Read More... The NRPA Student & Young Professional Network, in conjunction with the National Recreation & Park Association, is pleased to announce the date for the 2011 Visit A Park Day. The second Friday of April, this year falling on April 8, is Visit A Park Day.
Read More... PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The pricing of services is an art, not a science. Aside from developing cost recovery targets and cost of services, there are many pricing objectives. This includes identifying pricing goals, resident push back, and benefit variables.
Read More... This half-day workshop will train supervisors on how to effectively work with staff. We all come with our own bundle of quirks and our own leadership styles, so as supervisors we need to learn how to efficiently work with our staff.
Read More... Welcome to IPRA! This brief webinar will review the benefits you receive with IPRA membership and the many volunteer and networking opportunities available to you.
Read More... One of the greatest gifts a leader can create for his or her agency is a leadership legacy through the development of a formalized succession plan. This creates a culture of leadership excellence.
Read More... CALENDAR/UPCOMING EVENTS
Register by Feb. 4 and save $65!
National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation March 16 - 18, at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. Read More... Important for all participating Park & Recreation Agency Representatives to attend! Please note new meeting location. Join the IPRA Board of Directors for the first official meeting of the 2011 year at the new administration offices of the Fox Valley Park District, Cole Center Administrative Office. CONFERENCE
We'd like to thank the following sponsors for helping make the 2011 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference a HUGE success!
Read More... JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Job Title: Superintendent of Parks and Planning Job Title: Park Specialist IV - Full-time Job Title: Recreation Specialist- Special Olympics Job Title: Park Operations Technician Job Title: Member Services Manager - Recreational Services Job Title: Part-Time Marketing/Membership Coordinator Job Title: House League Baseball/Softball Coordinator SECTION/COMMITTEE INFO
Don't smoke! Tobacco is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide every year. It also costs billions of dollars to many governments and families to treat diseases related to the use of tobacco.
Come one, come all, to the best park & recreation meetings of all! Get the most of your SPRA membership by becoming involved in 2011! We look forward to meeting you!
Read More... The goal of the Ethnic Minority Section is to promote, support and strengthen the parks and recreation movement in Illinois through education and training regarding inclusion of all minorities in the field.
Read More... Wallyball is volleyball played on a racquetball court. Come on out and enjoy this exciting sport with your staff. Deadline: Wednesday, February 9 Cost: $90/team Limit: 12 Teams
Read More... This is the first informational meeting for the 2011 Supervisor Symposium, which will take place at the Bartlett Park District, September 28-29.
Read More... Roundtable topic will be Electronic Communication from A-Z - from social media best practices and policies to email distribution, blogs and what's new on the web.
Read More... Please join your fellow special recreation professionals and members from other therapeutic agencies for this opportunity to network and share information about your agency.
Read More... RESOURCES/SURVEYS
A lot – if the word is leisure, recreation or play. Please join us in our research as we seek to find underlying meanings people hold for these incredibly important words.
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