DON'T MISS IT!
IAPD/IPRA Annual Conference January 11-14, 2001 Peoria Civic Center
IAPD/IPRA Annual
Conference Facts:
When:
Jan. 11-14, 2001
Pre-conference institutes and
tours on Wednesday, Jan. 10
Where:
Peoria Civic Center
Peoria, III.
Deadlines:
Oct.1
Housing Form due to the
Housing Bureau for the Lottery
Dec. 8
Registration forms due to IAPD
for "Early Bird" discount
Dec. 10
Cutoff date for conference
hotel rates
Dec. 22
Requests for meals, special
accommodations due to IPRA.
Registration cutoff for workshops, tours and conference
Note: Registrations will be taken at
the door but we cannot guarantee
availability of events or tickets for
the general session.
Cost:
$200 "Early Bird" full package
$270 after Dec. 8
* Other packages available for
guests and for single days
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The 2001 conference has been designed to create more
value than ever before. Choose from more than 100 cutting-edge
seminars with 45 "global" sessions for board members and professionals.
New this year are off-site tours on the Wednesday before the conference. You can choose to learn how to "Rev Up" Your Revenues at the
Peoria Park District RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center or about
"Cooperative Culture that Work"—how six agencies in Peoria have
developed eight separate facilities within Peoria's 39-acre Lakeview Park.
Thursday's 10 pre-conference workshops offer delegates in-depth
learning opportunities through many subjects including personal growth,
the benefits of therapeutic recreation and the changing face of youth
sports with Mike Pfahl of the National
Alliance for Youth Sports.
On Friday, Attorney General Jim Ryan and
other Illinois government leaders convene a
special early morning Legislative Hearing
on Youth at Risk. The Friday awards video
extravaganza will take place in the beautiful
Civic Center Theatre followed by humorist
and motivational speaker Joan Murphy,
R.N., Ph.D.
Are we social in parks and recreation? YES! Your social calendar at this
year's conference includes "Polyester in Par-A-Dice," with Jim Jenson
and Record-A-Hit Entertainment spinning the tunes from the '70s
and '80s, make-your-own music videos, and tickets to "the boat." On
Friday night, the popular IPRA Affiliate socials become one big
party "Where Everyone Comes Together" inside Peoria's fantastic
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Convention Center Theater Lobby. On Saturday
night, Groove to Aretha, Stevie, Diana and Marvin
with the Fabulous Motown Review, a nationally
renown 16-member act with brass and vocals that
will have everyone dancing in the streets.
Visit one of the most comprehensive trade shows in
the park and recreation industry with more than 270
commercial manufacturers, distributors, designers and educational booths in the Peoria Civic
Center. More than $9,000 in prizes will be given
away at various times in the exhibit hall. And, new
this year and brought to you by the Peoria Park
District, you'll find an interactive park and recreation
area in the exhibit hall
where delegates can shoot
hoops for great prizes.
General Colin Powell (retired, U.S.
Army), one of the most popular public
figures in America today, is our closing
speaker for the 2001 IAPD/IPRA Annual
Conference. General Powell is chairman
of America's Promise Alliance for Youth
and author of the best-selling autobiography My American Journey, which traces
his life from birth to immigrant Jamaican
parents in Harlem to his role in advising this country's three most
recent chief executives: Presidents Reagan, Bush and Clinton.
General Powell was a professional soldier for 35 years. His last
assignment, from Oct. 1, 1989, to Sept. 30, 1993, was as the
twelfth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military
position in the Department of Defense. General Powell will lead us
through a journey that begins with his childhood in the South
Bronx, continues through his military career and his philanthropic
endeavors. He shares personal anecdotes about world events and
leaders with whom he has been involved and offers his views on
leadership.
And know this, the Peoria Park District is our host
agency for the 2001 conference, and the board, staff, volunteers
and their many partners throughout the city are rolling out the red
carpet just for you!
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