Only 4 days until we all get together! Are your bags packed? Do you have:

• A Binder/Notebook/Ipad/Tablet to take great notes with?

• A Shopping List for the Exhibit Hall?

• A Reusable Water Bottle?

• A Great Appetite for Some Delicious Food?

• Business Casual Clothes for the sessions? Keep in mind that some rooms are colder than others....

• The Desire to Guide a Student or New Attendee?

• Dress Clothes for the Awards Banquet on Tuesday night?

• Dancing Shoes for the Amish Outlaws?

• Workout clothes for the Morning Workout?

• Labels for Prize Pool Tickets?

• A Few Bucks for the Community Prize Pool?

• Business Cards for Networking?

• Themed Outfits for the Socials....Country Wear, TOGA!, and Sports Attire?

• Chargers for your Electronics?

• A Willingness to Learn?

Did you download the App on your phone? (use the code PRPS2015)

Check this out: CrowdCompass: Exporting My Schedule

• Attendees often will want to view the sessions they have registered for on the native calendar on their device.

• They can now export My Schedule to the native calendar and as a bonus, this works across all devices including the Online Event Guide!

• Follow the "Export your Schedule" under the Export Schedule icon on the App. 

It is now time to do that so it is done before you get there...don't wait until the last minute! 

 

If you need help once you've arrived at the conference, look for Conference Committee members and PRPS Staff--they'll all be wearing long-sleeved black t-shirts. They'll help you find answers!

 

Session Updates! 
 

Cancellations:

Sunday, 3/22/2015 - 9:00-3:30

Swimming Pool Re-certification Workshop 

Tuesday, 3/24/2015 - 1:45-3:00 & 3:15-4:30

Building Support for Local Parks and Recreation: Part 1 and 2

 

New Session Speaker:

Monday, 3/23/2015 - 9:00-10:15

Swimming Pool/Spa Safety Inspections - Todd Roth, Aquatics Supervisor, Centre Region Parks & Recreation

 

New Session:

Tuesday, 3/24/2015 from 3:15 - 4:30

Operational Impact of Recent Amendments to the PA Child Protective Services Law (CPSL)

This session provides an overview of new CPSL amendments as they apply to park and recreation operations.  Some potential coping strategies will be discussed.  Ample time will be provided to answer questions.

Peter Erndwein, MS, ARM, CIH, CPEA, CPSI; Director of Risk Control; Delaware Valley Insurance Trusts  

 

Don't forget about the NEW Tour!

Tuesday, 3/24/2015 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Walking Trail Tour: Explore Manor Township's Low Grade Rail Trail  

Tour Fee: $8.00, includes boxed lunch

Limited to 20 participants 

Don't pass the opportunity explore one of Pennsylvania's most picturesque rail trail. Be prepared to be "eye level" with bald eagles.  This newly constructed 5.2 mile rail-trail rolls along the shoreline of the mighty Susquehanna River offering breath taking views of both the Lancaster and York shorelines. Carved from steep riverside cliffs, trail users have their own elevated observation deck to view the mighty Susquehanna. The new trail, built with nearly 14,000 tons of stone base and trail mix, follows the once-famous Atglen & Susquehanna Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. An engineering marvel at the time, it was built between 1903 and 1905, and abandoned in 1989. There is not yet a trailhead at the southern end of the trail, which ends abruptly at the Safe Harbor railroad trestle bridge that crosses the Conestoga River into Conestoga Township.  The other side of the river marks the terminus of the 23-mile Low Grade trail that is currently under construction.