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CELEBRATING AMERICA'S BACKYARD
Getting Innovative in Indy:
The 2018 NRPA Annual Conference
By Sonia Myrick and Suzanne Nathan

A

record number of park and rec professionals - approximately
8,000 - traveled to Circle City (Indianapolis), to join us for the
2018 NRPA Annual Conference. This year's theme, " Celebrating America's Backyard, " highlighted the fact that parks are
the gathering and recreation areas in local communities and was brought
to life in the NRPA booth, which featured picnic tables, Adirondack chairs,
a large inflatable movie screen and a faux ice cream truck delivering real
ice cream! Over the course of four days, attendees had the opportunity
to participate in pre-conference and mobile workshops, 12 learning tracks
consisting of nearly 300 education sessions, two general sessions and keynote speakers, an exhibit hall showcasing the products and services of more
than 450 exhibitors, an opening reception at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and
numerous networking events.

Inspiration
Tuesday's Opening General Session,
set in a theater-in-the-round style,
began with remarks from outgoing
chair of the NRPA Board of Directors Leon T. Andrews, Jr. Andrews
reminded attendees about the challenge he posed to members when
he took the helm at this event last
September: to " step up, show up and
speak up, " to go beyond traditional
expectations. He had them " speak
up " by taking out their cellphones
and, using the new, interactive advocacy initiative NRPA introduced
to help save the Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF), texting PARKS to 52886. On a map
of the United States, visible on
large screens, attendees could see,
in real time, how they were literally
" showing up " across the country. He
thanked NRPA President and CEO
Barbara Tulipane, CAE, for being a
" no-nonsense visionary and inspirational leader for NRPA. " Tulipane,
whose leadership has helped elevate
the level of awareness about parks
and recreation's impact on communities, recently announced her retirement after 10 years as CEO.
Andrews then officially passed
the mantle of leadership to the

Attendees visit the exhibit hall following the Opening General Session.
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