IP&R Unveils its 2005 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

Members who have always wanted to write for Illinois Parks & Recreation may now begin preparing their outlines and stories for 2005. The magazine is an excellent forum to share compelling, timely and relevant insights and ideas with board members and professionals in the field of parks, recreation and natural resources.

As a professional or volunteer, you doubtless have encountered problems and developed solutions that your colleagues can learn from. Has your agency developed a program or policy that works better than anything you've used before? Do you have fresh insights for a perennial issue facing the field? Write about it.

A case study of a process, event or solution at your agency can become valuable to readers when you communicate the lessons you learned by offering how-to insights and you:

• Suggest how other agencies adapt what you've done.
• Warn other agencies of pitfalls they might run into.
• Detail the costs and benefits.
• Let people know where they can find more information.

The editor will consider stories on any topic at any time, but those who wish to have their work considered for a specific issue will want to get materials in well in advance of that issue's editorial materials due date listed in the table on the opposite page.

For complete submission guidelines, go to the publications section of the IAPD web site at www.ILparks.org. You may submit stories or proposals to the editor at rwhelpley@ILparks.org.

Remember, space fills quickly.

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2005 Editorial Calendar

ISSUE	FOCUS	EDITORIAL MATERIALS DUE	AD SPACE RESERVATION DUE	AD MATERIALS DUE
Jan/Feb	Conference	11/1/04	12/1/04	12/6/04
March/April	Golf	1/1/05	2/1/05	2/7/05
May/June	The Environment	3/1/05	4/1/05	4/7/05
July/August	New Revenue Streams for Agencies	5/1/05	6/1/05	6/7/05
Sept/Oct	Parks as Community (PLUS: The Conference Preview)	7/1/05	8/1/05	8/7/05
Nov/Dec Jan/Feb, 2006	Personnel Issues The Conference issue	9/1/05 10/1/05*	10/3/05 11/15/05*	10/7/05 11/30/05*

Note: Themes and issue dates are subject to change. Check the IAPD web site at www.ilparks.org.
* The Conference Issue is on an accelerated schedule. All editorial and advertising materials are due sooner than normal.

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