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Session Categories:
| Aquatics | Young Professional/Student | Management & Leadership | 
| Finance & Revenue | Planning & Design | Equity | 
| Programming | Customer Service/Marketing | Risk Management | 
| Maintenance & Operations | Advocacy | 
  = Session Approved for 0.1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) Credits
 = Session Approved for 0.1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) Credits
| Tuesday, April 9 | |||
| 12:00pm - 5:00pm | Golf Tournament | Tri-Mountain Golf Course | ||
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | WRPA Board Meeting | Board Room, 2nd Floor | ||
| 5:30pm | Conference Kick-Off Social | Downtown Vancouver | ||
| Wednesday, April 10 | |||||||
| 8:45am - 10:15am | Welcome, Annual Meeting & Keynote Address Empowering Your Millennial Workforce: Maximize your Gen-Y ROI Discovery Ballroom | ||||||
| 10:15am - 10:45am | Tradeshow Break | Heritage Ballroom | ||||||
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | Developing an Agency Marketing Plan 
 
 
   
 | Keeping Up with Capital Replacements: Crawl, Walk, Run 
 
   
 | Young Professional's Guide to the Working World: Building the Foundation for a Successful Career 
 | Sponsorship 101 
 
 
 
 
 | Inclusion: Have a Plan 
 
 
 
 
 | Planning Events: From Start to Finish 
 
 
 
 
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| 12:00pm - 1:10pm | Lunch | Heritage Ballroom | ||||||
| 1:10pm - 2:25pm | Managing Online Reputations 
 
   
 
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 | The Future of Customer Engagement: Delighting Your Millennial Customers Aaron McDaniel   
 | Performance Review Makeover   
 | Making Volunteer Management Work 
 
 
 
 | Facility Tour – Firstenburg and Marshall Community Centers 12:15pm - 2:25pm Andy Meade Registration is Now Closed. See Registration Desk Onsite If Still Interested. 
 
 
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| 2:25pm - 2:45pm | Tradeshow Break | Heritage Ballroom | ||||||
| 2:45pm - 4:00pm | Crisis Communications: Best Practices in an Emergency   
 
 | Making Space: Optimistic Strategies for Addressing Homelessness in Public Spaces 
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 | Preventing Ageism: A Social Psychological Perspective 
 | Career Advancement: So You Want to Be the Boss? Panel Moderated by Kimberly Shelton and Grant Polhemus 
 | RCO Grants 101 
 
 
 | Walking Tour of the Riverfront Terry Snyder Registration is Now Closed. See Registration Desk Onsite If Still Interested. 
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| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Admin Network Meeting | Aquatics Network Meeting | Field Allocations Network Meeting | Registration Systems Meeting | Programming Network Meeting | ||
| 5:30pm | Rock the Block Social | Esther Short Park | ||||||
| Thursday, April 11 | |||||||
| 7:00am - 8:00am | MOSSA Group Fight Fitness Class (optional) | Discovery Ballroom | ||||||
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Coffee & Tradeshow Break | Heritage Ballroom | ||||||
| 9:00am - 10:15am | Happy Trails: Everett's Approach to Cleaning Up Encampments   
 | Dementia Friendly Recreation!   
 | Future-Proofing Your Organization 
 
 | The WHY of Work: Aligning Passion and Strengths to Get the Job Done   
 | Interviewing 101 
 | Trends in Playspace Design 
 
 
 | The Program Brochure: Relevant or Relic? 
 
 
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| 10:15am - 10:35am | Tradeshow Break | Heritage Ballroom | ||||||
| 10:35am - 11:50am | Volunteer Recruitment and Onboarding: Risk Management   
 | Administrative Rulemaking: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Places of Public Accommodation 
 | How to Brand Summer Fun: The Anatomy of a Successful Parks and Recreation Campaign 
 | Moving into the Future: The Power of Transformational Leadership 
 
 
 | Say Yes to the Outdoors! 
 
   
 | A-Z Athletic Programming 
 
 
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| 11:50pm - 1:00pm | Lunch | Heritage Ballroom | ||||||
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | Developing a Homeless Shower Program 
   
 | Learn It, Live It, Coach It 
 
 
   
 | Boost Your Customers' Perceptions Through Hospitality   
 | The Mission of Your Work and the Power of Your Story 
 
 
 | Inclusion: Make It Work! 
 
 
 
 
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 | Diverse Voices, Diverse Needs: An Interactive Way to Engage and Strengthen Your Community 
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| 2:15pm - 2:30pm | Break | ||||||
| 2:30pm - 3:45pm | Developing Inclusivity in Community Recreation 
 | The Proof Is in the Paper 
 
 
 | Revenue Builders 
 
 
 | Golf Network Meeting | Why Don't They Come?: Latinx Outreach Strategies 
 | Managing Work Without Working to Manage 
 
 | Walking Tour of the Riverfront Registration is Now Closed. See Registration Desk Onsite If Still Interested. 
 
 
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| 4:15pm - 5:15pm | Pre-Banquet Social | Discovery Pre-Function | ||||||
| 5:15pm - 6:45pm | Awards Banquet | Discovery Ballroom | ||||||
| 7:00pm | Thursday Night Social | Tandem Hall | ||||||
| Friday, April 12 | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | MOSSA Group Centergy Fitness Class (optional) | Hilton Vancouver | 
| 9:00am - 10:15am | Closing General Session | Discovery Ballroom "F this S" by Rachel Sheerin |