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Thanks to our host agencies!
A very special thanks goes out to the Hoffman Estates Park District and the Schaumburg Park District, the host agencies for the 2008 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference, who provided all of the volunteers for registration and the closing event at The Field Museum!
Conference FAQs
During a recent staff meeting we discussed possible questions people might have while attending the 2008 Soaring to New Heights Conference. There are probably a million questions that we didn’t discuss or even think of but here is a listing of some of the most common:
I forgot my brochure – where are more located?
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Show the love for future parkies!
The Illinois Park and Recreation Foundation urges everyone attending the Soaring to New Heights Conference to visit the Silent Auction and bid on your favorite items. Money generated from the Silent Auction helps raise scholarship funds for students majoring in recreation administation and related studies at Illinois colleges and universities.
Our goal this year is to [...]
2008 Office Support Workshop
The Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association are excited to bring you the Office Support Workshop, held in conjunction with the 2008 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference, in a new format this year! It is designed with quality professional development breakouts delivered in a format that encourages discourse, networking [...]
Students can go to Conference for free
For all student members of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, we invite you to attend this year’s 2008 Soaring To New Heights Conference for FREE!
That’s right, free.
We know money is tight for many students. We know that Conference is often the only time that students all get together. So attending Conference is [...]
Scavenger Hunt at the Saturday Evening Social!
Register your team of four for the IAPD/IPRA Scavenger Hunt!
Not only will you have an opportunity to circulate through the fascinating exhibits the museum has to offer, you also have the chance of winning a cash prize! You will be assigned a start time and will receive general instructions. Clues will be picked up onsite [...]
Scavenger Hunt
Please complete the form below to register for the IAPD/IPRA Scavenger Hunt.
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Register now and save over 20%
If you have not registered for the 2008 Soaring To New Heights Conference yet, do so by December 21 to save over 20%!
For park, recreation and conservation professionals and their elected officials, this is the conference to attend each year. With educational opportunities galore along with a bunch of great professional networking events lined-up [...]
Richard Louv to be keynote speaker
Acclaimed author of “Last Child in the Woods” and seven other books, Richard Louv, will honor us as the keynote speaker at this year’s 2008 IAPD/IPRA Soaring To New Heights Conference. Louv has some amazing ideas - and fears - about our generation and generations to come.
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Student Conference Scholarships Available
The IPRA Facility Management Section is offering two $100 student scholarships for the 2008 IAPD/IPRA Conference in January.
Interested applicants need to submit an essay explaining “How will attending the IAPD/IPRA Soaring To New Heights Conference benefit you as a student and future professional?” The winner’s essays will be judged by the Facility Management Section Board.
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