Please read the following information prior to starting your session proposal.

Complete this form in full for each submission you are proposing for the 2025 Annual Conference & Expo scheduled for March 16-19, 2025 at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA.

Deadline for Submissions: August 30, 2024.
Questions or problems with the form? Please contact the PRPS Director of Training, Niki Tourscher at tour@prps.org with questions.

The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society Conference Committee is seeking proposals for educational sessions to be presented at their 2025 Annual Conference & Expo. The conference hosts around 400 park and recreation professionals including:
• Managers and staff of local, county, state, federal, and non-profit recreation and park departments and facilities.
• Aquatic facility managers.
• Trail and greenway coordinators.
• Local and state government officials.
• Volunteer Board/Friends Members.
• Students in recreation and parks or related college programs.

The Conference Committee is emphasizing sessions that fall within the following program paths:
• Aquatics
• Board, Committee, Friend Volunteers
• Certifications (Pesticides, Aquatics, Youth Sports, etc)
• Crisis & Emergency Management
• Customer Service & Public Relations
• Diversity/Inclusion/Accessibility/Justice
• Health & Wellness
• Leadership/Professional Development
• Marketing & Communications
• Human Resources/Organization or Personnel Management/Staffing
• Parks and Facility Resources/Management, Maintenance & Operations
• Partnerships
• Performing Arts/Cultural Arts
• Programs/Events/Summer Camps
• Therapeutic and Adaptive Recreation and Facilities
• Trail Development/Management, Walkability
• Urban Recreation
PRPS is an IACET-accredited CEU provider which means that as an organization, we must follow specific standards related to quality learning experiences. This form must be filled out in its entirety prior to submission. Incomplete proposals will not be accepted.

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