ORPA2016Annual Conference Session Schedule| November 7-9, 2016 | Eugene Hilton

Monday, November 7
8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. / Pre-Conference Field Session: Spencer Butte Challenge Course | Preregistration required
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. / Disc Golf Tournament | Alton Baker Disc Golf Course
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. / Conference Registration | Eugene Hilton, Lobby | 1st Floor
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. / NRS Networking Hike | Meet at Spencer Butte Main Parking Lot
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. / Newcomers Orientation | Eugene Hilton, Director’s Room | 2nd Floor
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. / Pre-Conference Field Session: Adaptive Bicycling | Preregistration required
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. / Opening Ceremony & Keynote Address | Eugene Hilton, Playwright’s Hall | 1st Floor
2:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. / Field Session | Skinner Butte Park Walking Tour | Assemble in Hilton Lobby
2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Break: 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. / Thorton Wilder (1st Floor) / Lorraine Hansberry (1st Floor) / Edna Ferber (1st Floor) / Studio A (2nd Floor) / Studio B (2nd Floor) / Studio C (2nd Floor) / Director’s Room (2nd Floor)
Role of P&R in a Community's Economic Development / Bridging the Generation Gap: Generational Demographics and Aquatics / Connecting youth and diverse communities with nature / Smaller Community Showcase / Is Your "But" Too Big? / I Can't Believe you do that at your Senior Center! / Parks Prescriptions. "Take two park walks and call me in the morning."
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. / How to Raise Prices Without Rocking the Boat / Leading "The Way" for Your Team / ORPA Strategic Plan / Playground Safety Surfacing - "Know what you have, and know when it needs Replacement." / Adventure Play, Youth love it and need it. / Don’t Worry, Get Appy: Using apps and web based software to create workflow ease.
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. / Opening Reception| Eugene Hilton, Lobby
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / Eugene Dine Around | Local Area Restaurants within Walking Distance |Preregistration required
8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. / President’s Ball| Hi-Fi Music Hall within Walking Distance
Tuesday, November 8
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. / 5K Fun Walk/Run | Downtown Eugene Route | Meet up in Hilton Lobby
7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. / Conference Registration | Eugene Hilton, Lobby | 1st Floor
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. / Hearty Breakfast | Eugene Hilton, Playwright’s Hall | 1st Floor
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. / ORPA Exhibitor Showcase | Eugene Hilton, Composer’s Hall | 1st Floor
8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Thorton Wilder (1st Floor) / Lorraine Hansberry (1st Floor) / Edna Ferber (1st Floor) / Studio A (2nd Floor) / Studio B (2nd Floor) / Studio C (2nd Floor) / Director’s Room (2nd Floor)
Words of Wisdom to Prepare Competitive Park Development Project Grant Proposals / Instructing for Self-Efficacy in Recreation Programs / Epic Failures in Park Planning and Design - What Can We Learn? / Keeping up with Trails / The 13% Club / Let Your Patrons Design Your Program Guide Why and How to Conduct User Testing to Inform a Re-design / Changing Outdoor Recreation Patterns and State Funding Needs
9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. / ORPA Exhibitor Showcase for All & Networking Break | Eugene Hilton, Composer’s Hall | 1st Floor
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. / Natural Resources Section Meeting / Aquatics Section Meeting / SPRINT, RSS & ORS Section Meeting / Maint. & Construction Section Meeting / Administration Section Meeting / Planning & Design Affinity Meeting / Section for Older Adults Meeting
9:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. / ORPA Fund-Raising Silent Auction | Eugene Hilton, Composer’s Hall | 1st Floor Last bids at 6:30 p.m.
12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. / ORPA Annual Awards Ceremony & Luncheon for All | Eugene Hilton, Playwright’s Hall | 1st Floor
2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. / Field Session |Wild Iris Ridge Tour – The Making of a Natural Area Gem | Assemble in Hilton Lobby
2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Break: 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. / Thorton Wilder (1st Floor) / Lorraine Hansberry (1st Floor) / Edna Ferber (1st Floor) / Studio A (2nd Floor) / Studio B (2nd Floor) / Studio C (2nd Floor) / Director’s Room (2nd Floor)
Programming for Adults: Beyond Spin Class / Neighborhood Recreation Facilities; How the Staff Positively Impacts the Community / Tracing Memories – Coloring photographs for relaxation & memory care / Tree Risk Assessments - the steps taken by a consulting arborist and stages of assessments / Four Voices in Park Planning and Design / Government 2 Government: Leveraging Resources / Tell Your Story = Write A Book!
3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. / Creating A Volunteer Program that meets the needs of today’s older adults. / Stakeholders Working Alongside You; Power of Community Advocacy / Social Media: Taming the Beast / Four Voices in Park Planning and Design / Beyond Sponsorship - Grassroots Fundraising in Parks and Rec
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. / Silent Auction Closing and Live Auction | Eugene Hilton, Composer’s Hall | 1st Floor
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. / Exhibitor Reception Showcase Bingo Drawings| Eugene Hilton, Composer’s Hall | 1st Floor Heavy Hors D’ouevres served
8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. / Election Party |Lillian Hellman, Blue Room | Tennessee Williams, Red Room| Eugene O’Neill, Purple Room
Wednesday, November 9
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. / 5K Fun Walk/Run | Downtown Eugene Route | Meet up in Hilton Lobby
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. / Conference Registration | Eugene Hilton, Lobby | 1st Floor
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. / Hearty Breakfast | Eugene Hilton, Playwright’s Hall | 1st Floor
8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.Break: 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. / Thorton Wilder (1st Floor) / Lorraine Hansberry (1st Floor) / Edna Ferber (1st Floor) / Studio A (2nd Floor) / Studio B (2nd Floor) / Studio C (2nd Floor) / Director’s Room (2nd Floor)
Make Smoke &Tobacco Free Part of Promoting Your Healthy Parks / Love & Logic - A Simple Approach to Working with Children / Assessing Natural Resource Function and Value in Parks / Activating the Power of Parks through Volunteerism / No/Low Prop Games / Words on Play: Putting Research to Practice Where We Live, Work, and PLAY! / Parks Ranger Safety - Scene Assessment and Situational Awareness
10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Break: 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. / Crisis Intervention / Lessons learned from opening a new aquatics facility in two weeks / An Introduction to the Cultural Resources and the Laws and Regulations that protect them in the State of Oregon / From Crippled Children to Universal Design - One Eugene Rec Story of Evolution / Using Youths’ Story to Provide Functional Behavior Supports / Better Survey Design: Results that Get Results
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. / MACS BBQ| Eugene Hilton, SW Patio | 1st Floor
1:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. / Field Session |Salad Grinds, Nollies and Helipops: The WJ Skatepark Story | Assemble in Hilton Lobby
1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Break from 3:00 – 3:15 / Thorton Wilder (1st Floor) / Lorraine Hansberry (1st Floor) / Edna Ferber (1st Floor) / Studio A (2nd Floor) / Studio B (2nd Floor) / Studio C (2nd Floor) / Director’s Room (2nd Floor)
Recreational Immunity No More – SDIS / The Art of Gaining Consensus and Getting Things Done / Managing for Wildlife in Urban Parks and Natural Areas / Change for the Better: How Special Events Can Evolve to Provide Greater Positive Influence in their Communities. / Inhalers, Epi-pens and more: The Use of Medicines in Recreation Programs / Workplace Wellness / Dealing with People in Crisis
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. / Choosing the Right Words: A Guide to Sensitive Terminology / TrackTown USA - Telling the Story of Track and Field in Eugene / Engaging Our Communities: To Tech or Not to Tech? / Case Study: Taking a Mulligan on a Neighborhood Park / Don’t be a hoarder! Be a smart storer! Managing supplies and equipment in limited space. / Building A Successful Internship Program / NRS: Sharing Snags and Successes from Planning to Monitoring
4:30 p.m. / Adjourned: Safe Travels!