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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference is just a few weeks away now. I can’t wait to meet many of you there as well as see many of the people who I have been working with these last several months. It is going to be a fantastic event and registration numbers are coming in strong -- this is going to be an event you don’t want to miss!
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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
If you are reading this article that means the world did not close up shop in 2012 as some people had predicted. It looks like we will be moving forward into 2013. During this past year we had some tragic experiences on the national level, from the shootings at a Colorado movie theater to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy and the loss of 26 lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Even though these tragedies did not happen in our back yard, they had an impact on all of us.
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NEWS YOU CAN USE
If you have not already renewed, your membership with the Illinois Park and Recreation Association expired on 12/31/12.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The 2013 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference will be held January 24-26 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Chicago. The conference proudly features more than 150 educational sessions as well as 18 preconference workshops, an exhibit hall where more than 325 exhibitors showcase their latest and greatest products and services, and a variety of networking opportunities. Each year more than 4,200 of Illinois’ park and recreation professionals, elected and appointed officials/commissioners, and students make this conference the event to attend!

Please note that you will need Firefox or Google Chrome in order to view the full conference website, www.ilparksconference.com.
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CALENDAR/UPCOMING EVENTS
IPRA Board & Annual Meeting - 1/25/13
Hyatt Regency Chicago
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
 
CONFERENCE
The Final Conference Program will be mailed shortly -- for a sneak peek, please click here!
 
We are looking for professionals/students to attend the Professional Connection! Registration allows us to accurately account for the proper serving of FREE pizza dinner and refreshments.
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The reservation deadline for rooms at the Swiss and Hyatt has been extended to January 10th.
 
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Here are some of the most recent job posts. To view the complete listing, click here!

  • Virginia Theatre Front-of-House Coordinator, Champaign Park District
  • Sports Field Manager, Park District of Oak Park
  • Recreation Coordinator, Schererville Parks and Recreation
 
NEWS ABOUT MEMBERS
December 21, 2013 -- The NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood programs has renewed the accreditation status for the Hoffman Estates Park District’s (HEPD) Preschool at the Triphahn Center. The renewal is for a five-year term and is a voluntary assessment program. The Triphahn Center Preschool has been accredited since 2003.
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SECTION/COMMITTEE INFO
Therapeutic Recreation Section PSC Meeting - 1/10/13
NEDSRA
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Recreation Section Meeting - 1/17/13
Elmhurst Park District - Wilder Mansion
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Communications & Marketing Section Annual Meeting - 1/24/13
Hyatt Regency Chicago - Crystal C
5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.
 
The PNRM Section is still in need of session chairs for conference -- if you are interested in volunteering, please contact:

Rob Sperl, CPRP
Wheaton Park District
rsperl@wheatonparks.org
630-510-4975
 
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