SATURDAY MORNING CONFERENCE SESSIONS 8:45 am - 10:00 am
All conference sessions award 0.1 CEUs, pending approval. Pre-registration is not required.
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Board Member Practices and Procedures: Meetings, Policies
and Contracts Oh My! Topic Track: Location: Level Time:
Speaker(s):
BOARDSMANSHIP Gold Coast, West Tower, Bronze
8:45 am - 10:00 am Robert Bush and Derke Price,
Attorneys, Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C.
This session by the folks who write the handbook will review board practices and procedures to help the board and staff accomplish the public's business efficiently and legally.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will: (1) learn
more about the Open Meetings Act requirements; (2) learn techniques on running efficient board meetings and operations.
140 What Do Directors Do? What
Are Their Jobs? Topic Track: Location: Time:
Speaker(s):
LEADERSHIP/MGMT Atlanta, West Tower, Gold Level 8:45 am - 10:00 am Jerry Handlon, Retired Executive
Director, Schaumburg Park District
This session will identify what directors are doing in their jobs and how they are spending their time. A discussion will take place on the various sizes of agencies and their needs for specialty areas and positions. In addition, we will examine how much time is devoted to keeping commissioners apprised of what is going on and the level of direct input from various department heads necessary. Participants will: (1)
Learning Outcomes:
understand the role and responsibilities that a director has based on the size of their agency and what specialty positions their agency should have; (2) be presented with a breakdown of time management of a director position.
143
Nowhere to Hide: A Municipal Bond Update, The Latest Rules and How They Affect
Your Agency Topic Track: Location: Time:
Speaker(s):
FINANCE/IT Columbian, West Tower, Bronze Level 8:45 am - 10:00 am Lynda Given, Partner and Anjali
Vij, Associate, Chapman and Cutler LLP; Dave Phillips, Senior Vice President, Speer Financial, Inc.
Join us for a "hot topics" session that reviews the latest laws, rules and procedures that impact the issuance of park district bonds and other debt obligations. Topics to be covered include use of a three-year BINA hearing, maximizing your district's DSEB and how to be prepared for increasing IRS and SEC oversight. Participants will: (1) learn
Learning Outcomes:
the tricks of the trade in structuring bond issues; (2) gain an understanding of what the IRS expects once bonds are issued; (3) gain an understanding of what the IRS expects once bonds are issued.
314 New Concepts for Preventing
Workplace Injury Topic Track: Location: Level
HR/RISK MGMT Grand Suite 5, East Tower, Gold
Jesse Kinsland, Risk Management Consultant and Dane Mall, Manager of Risk Management Services, PDRMA
Time: 8:45 am - 10:00 am Speaker(s):
Slips, trips and falls and back injuries are the leading cause of employee injury within the park and recreation field. But how bad is it? What can you do? Be part of this interactive session as we discuss practical solutions you can implement to prevent and minimize employee injury in your agency. Participants will: (1)
Learning Outcomes:
identify job tasks and activity trends that cause employee injury in the park and recreation industry; (2) apply practical solutions to prevent and minimize the above.
405
Will Dazzle Your Patrons! Topic Track: Location: Level
Time: 8:45 am - 10:00 am Speaker(s): Meghan Jourden-Messerich,
Recreation Supervisor and Suzanne Waghorne, Recreation Coordinator, Carol Stream Park District
Anyone can run a basic special event, but is that what your customers want? Dazzle your customers by bringing your special events to life by infusing fantasy, cartoon and movie characters into the theme of your event. Participants will be provided with a multitude of easy and inexpensive methods and ideas to wow your patrons.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will: (1) learn
the business of remarkable and profitable events and programming by raising the bar for your participants' experiences; (2) learn how to execute a special event that keeps the "buzz" all year round and add creative touches that enhance the overall experience.
413
and So Much More Topic Track: Location: Level
Time: 8:45 am - 10:00 am Speaker(s): Jaime Alspach and Alane
Krumbine, Music Therapists/Co-Directors, Music Therapy Enrichment Center, Inc.; Janel Geary, Superintendent of Recreation, Crete Park District
This session will feature a presentation on the new Drums Alive! fitness program using stability balls and drum sticks. Drums Alive! is much more than just a new fitness class; it is a program that incorporates music and dance therapies into an energized atmosphere. Drums Alive! can be incorporated into many programs and can be taught to persons of many ages and abilities. You will hear from the fitness industry and also the music therapy industry about this new and innovative experience. Participants will: (1)
Learning Outcomes:
receive information on the new Drums Alive! program; (2) understand the benefits of Drums Alive! and how to incorporate it into class and fitness offerings.
Drums Alive! Fitness Trends RECREATION
Grand Suite 2, East Tower, Gold
Creating Special Events That RECREATION
Grand Suite 3, East Tower, Gold
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