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  • Monday, April 3, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM  
    Development & Operations Park Symposium
  • 8:00 AM – 6:15 PM  
    Recreation Therapy Institute
  • 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM  
    Parks Make Life Better! Tour
  • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM  
    CPRS State Board of Directors Meeting
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM  
    Incorporating Mindful Movement Therapy into Your RT Practice
  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    NAYS Youth Sports Administrators Academy
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Registration Area Open
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Recreation Section Intensive: Building your Future
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Aging Services Intensive: Aged to Perfection
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Aquatics Intensive: "Survey the Scene"
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM  
    Aquatics Section Social
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  
    Admin Section Social
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  
    District 12 Social
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM  
    District 8 Social
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM  
    Region 1 Social
  • Tuesday, April 4, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM  
    Conference Rookie Meet & Greet
  • 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM  
    Registration Area Open
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM  
    Opening General Session and Keynote: Building Skyscraper Relationships
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    BINGO! Youth Sports Is More Than a Game!
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Breaking Glass and Shaking Tables: Solidifying the Role of Women in Leadership
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Building a Culture of Inclusion and Innovation
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    CANCELLED Building Inclusive Opportunities for Kids with Disabilities
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Grant Writing 101
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Not Taking a Chance but Making a Change (Community Engagement in the Master Planning Process)
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Parks & Recreation Cheese Whiz: Leveraging Programming to Drive Community Engagement
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Partnering to End Playspace Inequity in Anaheim
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    The Essential "I's" of Good Leadership
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Using Augmented Reality to Create Engaging Educational Experiences
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Using Data and Automation to Drive Revenue
  • 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM  
    LUNCH and Dedicated EXPO Hall Hours
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    EXPO Hall Open
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Active Threat/ Active Shooter Training: Holistic Emergency Preparedness Program. Create Strong Safety Culture. Plan and Train for Active Shooter Incident
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Addressing Conservation and Recreation Priorities Within the Regional and Rural Contexts
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Creating Engaging and Immersive Experiences
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Managing vs. Coaching - Developing your Staff
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Preparing Recreation Staff and Programs for an Uncertain Economic Future
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Rural Communities – Strong and Mighty
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Tell Your Story and Tell it Effectively
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    The Ultimate Summer Recruitment: marketing, group interviews, onboarding & beyond
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Uncomfortable Conversations with Parks and Recreation Professionals
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    You Won’t Break My Soul: Cultivating Authentic Leadership in Uncertain Times
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Alright Stop, Collaborate and Listen...  collaborating on events with your neighboring cities!
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    CANCELLED - Creating Spaces Where Everyone Belongs: Community Inclusion in Recreation
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Collaborate to Create an Innovative Senior Center Schedule
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Engaging Your Community Effectively: Research Approaches and Practical Application for Strategic Connections
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Gettin' Real with Reels
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Leadership: What's Your Jam?
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    LGBTQ+ Acceptance in Recreation
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Positioning Your Agency for a Bright Future
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Speed Coaching for Students & Raising Stars
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    The Unicorns, Rainbows, and Realities of Master Planning
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    THINK BIG, PLAY BIG: LA28's Multi-million Dollar Commitment to Foster Adaptive Sports in Los Angeles
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM  
    Sunset by the Bay Welcome Reception
  • Wednesday, April 5, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM  
    Wake Up Wellness - Franks Final 5K!
  • 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM  
    Registration Area Open
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM  
    Handling Challenging Conversations with a Polarized Public
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM  
    EXPO Hall Open
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Creative & Compelling Communications in Municipal Marketing
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Dig, Fill, Build, and Open: 4 Steps to Self Reflection and Professional Development
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Do Your Fair (or More Than Fair) Share! Become a Leader in Your Community's Drought Response
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Everybody Plays: A Best Practice Guide to Multigenerational Design
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Leslie Knope & George Williams: Programming and Maintenance Harmony
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Managing with Intent: Making Guest Experience Matter
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Moving from a Municipal to an Enterprise Mindset
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    The Nature Connection: Introducing Nature and Environmental Ideas into Recreational Programing
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    The Privilege of Privilege
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    What Difference Does the DATA Really Make?
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    What’s on the Horizon; Everything from Y to Z
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM  
    CPRS Admin Section and CFPR Recognition Brunch
  • 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    LUNCH and EXPO Hall Dedicated Hours
  • 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Research to Practice Oral and Poster Presentations
  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM  
    Region 2 Ice Cream Social
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    10 Minutes to Go from Blah to Brilliant
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Achieving Team Success in the Remote Work Era
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Aging: So Cool Everyone Is Doing It
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    All Ages, All Abilities, All the Time
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Continuous Improvement Through Business Planning
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Get It Done! How to Develop and Implement an Effective Ten Year Capital Improvement Program
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Handling Challenging Conversations with a Polarized Public, Part 2
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    JEDI Roundtable: Problems, Practices and Solutions
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Parks & Reconomics©
  • 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    The Yin to Your Yang 2.0
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Developing a Trans* Inclusion Guide for Youth Recreation Programs and Camps
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Everyday Innovation
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    From Condemned Pool to Award-Winning: The 15 Year Journey of the El Centro Aquatic Center
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Measuring Success: Managing Project Costs in Difficult Financial Times
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Minorities in Parks & Recreation - Roundtable Discussion on How to Promote the Profession to the Underrepresented
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Native Spaces in Urban Parks: Infusing Maintainable Native Habitat in Recreation Spaces
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Play and Words – Taking the Stage for High Performance Recreation & Library Partnerships
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Recruitment and Retention- Today and Tomorrows Challenge
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    The Pursuit of Personal & Professional Empowerment
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Using Data for Improved Decision Making and Service Delivery
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM  
    D&O Section & District 10 Social
  • 7:00 PM – 11:55 PM  
    Poker Pub Crawl
  • Thursday, April 6, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM  
    Wake Up Wellness - Yoga on the Bay
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Registration Area Open
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Accountability; It’s Everybody’s Responsibility
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Community Assessment of Inclusive Practices & Adaptive Recreation Programming: Help! We Need a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Flag Rugby Presentation
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  
    I Didn't Go to School for This
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Our Urban Canopies - They're the Roots of Our Health
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Turning the City Pink!!! How L.A. City Brings Empowerment to Our Young Girls
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Will Your Program Be a Fit, Fad, or Flop?
  • 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM  
    CPRS District & Section Leadership Meeting
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    Building Bike Parks and Pumptracks: A Collaborative Approach
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    Education and Action Through Women in the Wild
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    Frame Your Social Space: How To Catch a Goldfish
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    Interrupting Gender Bias and Expanding Equity in Youth Recreational Programming
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    Not Another Survey!
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    Park and Recreation Law Jeopardy! Questions Will Cover the Legal Issues That Park and Recreation Staff Should Be Familiar With
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    We Plan & Plan & Sometimes Fail
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  
    Living B@ldly