2022 Education Sessions
Thank you to everyone that attended the 2022 Conference & Expo!
Tuesday Sessions | November 15, 2022
Session Group 1 | 2:00PM - 3:15PM
1A. Building Political Capital in Your Community
1B. Moving from a Municipal to an Enterprise Mindset
1C. Start to Finish Fun Runs to Endurance & Multi-Sport Events
1D. Safety and Maintenance Considerations for Successful Splashpad Design
1E. Hoosier Wanderer: Building for Adventure
1F. Innovation is Invitation: Defining What’s Next in Inclusive Play
1G. Bringing the Drama: The Story of the Taggart Memorial Amphitheater at Riverside Regional Park
Session Group 2 | 3:30PM - 4:45PM
2A. Recruitment and Retention – Today and Tomorrow’s Challenge
2B. Building Community Through Park and Library Partnerships
2C. Breaking Down the Barriers: Creating Sensory-Rich Play Experiences for all Children!
2D. Teaching Your Team to Operate with Intent
2E. The Foraging Frenzy: Eds and Meds
2F. Inclusive Leadership
2G. Sports Lighting: Answers to 9 Common Questions
Wednesday Sessions | November 16, 2022
Session Group 3 | 10:30AM - 11:45AM
3A. Your Team is not as Messed up as you Think: Lessons from the Titans
3B. From Pandemic to Sansdemic - Strategies to Attract and Retain a Vanishing Workforce
3C. Top 20 Benefits of Connecting with American Camp Association
3D. MINI Session: Embrace Empathy: A study from the Great Resignation
3E. MINI Session: Go with The Flow - Fundraising for Your Waterways
3F. Native Habitat Creation, Restoration and Maintenance
3G. Promoting Wellness in the Parks: Suicide Prevention Strategies for the Military-Connected Population and Beyond
3H. Designing Fitness Focused Playgrounds
Session Group 4 | 1:00PM - 2:15PM
4A. Ditch Your Management Style (And Adopt a Leadership Philosophy)
4B. TIF Funding – What it is and how to get it
4C. A Day in the Life of Camp!
4D. Elevate Your Exposure
4E. Trends in Trail Design and Programming
4F. IPRA Social Equity Series - Session 3: Microaggression
4G. Construction Delivery Models for Parks and Recreation Projects
Session Group 5 | 2:30PM - 3:45PM
5A. Partnering with Community Groups
5B. The Power of Public-Private Partnerships: Holliday Park Foundation and Indy Parks
5C. The Bee’s Knees: Reimagining Legacy Parks as Multi-Purpose Habitats
5D. Parks for all to Enjoy, Applying Inclusivity to Aquatic Park Design
5E. Successful Athletic Fields – The Pros & Cons of Natural and Synthetic Surfaces
5F. IPRA Social Equity Series - What's Next?
5G. Integrating Facility Design and Operations & Maintenance
Thursday Sessions | November 17, 2022
Session Group 6 | 9:00AM - 10:15AM
6A. “Eat the Frog”: How to Have Tough Conversations to Solve Conflict with Staff Members
6B. Engaging Through Respect
6C. Strategic Approach to Contract Instructor Classes
6D. Creating Welcoming Spaces for Gender-Diverse Kiddos (and Co-Workers Too)
6E. Project Learning Tree, Project WET, Project WILD 101
6F. Dog Parks – Best Practices for the Best Results
6G. It's a real job! Selling the career path of parks and recreation to Gen Z
Session Group 7 | 10:30AM - 11:45AM
7A. Revenue Generation for Parks and Recreation
7B. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
7C. Fostering a Sense of Connection to Nature at Summer Camp
7D. Summer Aquatics Strategies & Best Practices
7E. Invasive Plant Management in Indiana
7F. Play Hard, Breathe Easy: Tobacco and Vape Free Parks and Recreation
7G. Entering the Field of Parks and Rec
Session Group 8 | 1:30PM - 2:45PM
8A. Celebrate Your “Why”
8B. The Park Autism Research Knowledge Synthesis (PARKS) Project, Phase 1: Knowing What We Don't Know
8C. Tactical Urbanism as a Tool for Community Engagement and Park Activation
8D. Diversity Leadership Academy: Enhancing Your ERG and Diversity Council Effectiveness
8E. History of Trail Development in Indiana
8F. Creating the Buzz for Parks and Recreation
8G. Making Ecotherapy Accessible to all From Public Parks to College Campuses