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FUTURE LEADERS

There Is a First Time for Everything
By Kevin Witte, CPRP

I

attended my first NRPA Conference last year in Las Vegas, and I was not entirely
sure what to expect. Based on my experience, here are some tips that will help
you navigate through your first NRPA Conference.

How to Prepare
Know what you are doing before you get
there to get the most from your Conference experience. Visit www.nrpa.org/
conference2016 and familiarize yourself
with the schedule, locations and activities. Download the NRPA Conference
Mobile App and use it to help plan your
week. If you have never been to St. Louis,
hop online and look up where your hotel
is in relation to the Conference site and
any other pre-Conference activities you
are attending. Be sure to plan for travel
time so you are not late to anything.
Picking Sessions
As a young professional, attending sessions that relate to your position is im52	 Parks & Recreation

portant. Look at the work you do and
find sessions that will help you do your
job better and/or give you new program
ideas or strategies you can take back to
your organization. You should also think
about the job you want in the future. Pick
a topic you might not know about and go
learn! Lastly, find a session about leadership or management.
The Young Professional Network (YPN)
Did you read Karen Lussier's article in
the August Parks & Recreation magazine
about the YPN (www.parksandrecreation.
org/2016/August/Who-What-WhenWhy-Your-Official-Invite-to-the-YPN)? If
not, you should. Lussier is the outgoing
YPN chair and discusses the YPN and

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why you should get involved. One thing I
will reiterate is to attend the YPN retreat
from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 4.
This is a prime opportunity to meet other
young professionals, learn about the YPN
and discover how you can get involved.
You can consider this group of people to
be your new friends. I was slightly intimidated going to this meeting in Las Vegas
not knowing anyone, but came into a room
full of people who were excited to have me
there.
The YPN is putting together a " Young
Professionals at Conference " electronic publication. This will be available on
NRPA Connect under the YPN community prior to the start of the Conference. Use this as a resource for finding
other YPs in attendance. You can also
sign up for the " take a student/YP to
lunch " opportunity. This program pairs
distinguished professionals with YPs/
students. You will receive an email with



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