Registration & Hotel Information

Online Registration ImageRegister For Conference:

Conference registration can be done online, completed by hand with your paper registration form found in the upcoming Illinois Parks & Recreation magazine, or on-site at conference.

Registration Information:

  • Save $5 per person on registration fees when you register online!
  • Admission all conference events requires a name badge.
  • Confirmations will be sent to all those who pre-register.
  • IAPD/IPRA will not invoice agencies or individuals for conference registrations.
  • Please complete a separate registration form for each individual registering.
  • Participants wishing to change workshops must pay the difference for a higher workshop or forfeit the difference for a lesser workshop.
  • Registration for conference and any pre-conference workshops must be done at the same time.
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Registration Packages:

FULL – Includes Friday and Saturday CEU and educational sessions; Opening General Session; Admission to the Exhibit Hall; Friday All-Conference Awards Luncheon ticket; Saturday Breakfast in Exhibit Hall; Saturday Closing Event.

NO FRILLS – Includes Friday and Saturday CEU and educational sessions; Opening General Session; Admission to the Exhibit Hall.

FRIDAY ONLY – Includes Friday CEU and educational sessions; Opening General Session; Admission to the Exhibit Hall.

SATURDAY ONLY – Includes Saturday CEU and educational sessions; Admission to the Exhibit Hall.

STUDENTS/RETIREES – Includes Friday and Saturday CEU and educational sessions; Opening General Session; the Professional Connection; Admission to the Exhibit Hall; Student Luncheon on Friday.

GUEST/SPOUSE/FAMILY/FRIEND (Must not be affiliated with or employed by any park and recreation agency.) – Includes Friday and Saturday CEU and educational sessions; Opening General Session; Admission to the Exhibit Hall; Limited number of passes to various museums on a first-come, first-served basis.

Hotel Information
Hilton Chicago (Book a Room | Printable Form)
Hilton Chicago is a landmark downtown pet friendly property located on the “Cultural Michigan Avenue Mile” overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan, Millennium Park and Museum Campus. It is the closest luxury hotel to the city’s convention center while being only minutes from the loop business center, shopping and theatre. The Hilton Chicago hotel features 1,544 richly appointed guest rooms, full service business center, fitness facilities, diverse dining options and over 234,000 square feet of…more.

Palmer House Hilton (Book a Room | Printable Form)
The Chicago Hotel the World Knows Best! At the Palmer House Hilton hotel in Chicago, Illinois, guests enjoy the close proximity to the Art Institute of Chicago, Grant Park, Millennium Park and Navy Pier. State Street and Michigan Avenue shopping is just outside our hotel doors. Ideally located in the heart of the Chicago Loop, the Palmer House Hilton hotel offers modern conveniences combined with over one hundred years of elegance. For the demanding traveler there are four…more.