2019 Conference Program Committee Call for Volunteers

“The NRPA Conference Program Committee works hard each year in recruiting, reviewing, and selecting the education sessions for the annual conference. This committee is known for its hard work and the friendships that develop through participation, and afford professional and personal enrichment for everyone involved.

If you are interested in being a part of this committee, please submit complete the following and submit your resume here. Applications to serve on the 2019 Conference Program Committee are now being accepted for the specific topic area of: 

• Recreation & Sports Programming
• Leadership & Management
• Marketing & Public Relations

To be considered for the committee, applications must be submitted by Friday, August 31st, 2018.

Duties and Responsibilities Overview 
 
The information below provides a brief overview of the committee members’ duties and responsibilities while serving on the committee.

1. Primary Responsibilities:
• Represent topic area
• Inform appropriate professional and NRPA network(s) how to submit session proposals.
• Assist appropriate professional and NRPA network(s) in finding/creating session proposals.
• Provide feedback and experience regarding speakers, topics, trends, and other nuances of program selection.
• Participate in the process of reviewing, rating, and selecting education sessions for the program. This process may take approximately 30 hours.
• Follow up with speakers (as assigned) to assess preparedness and work with the speakers to achieve the best result.
2. Program Committee Member Deliverables:
• Solicit a minimum of five session proposals by the proposal submission deadline.
• Rate all program proposals by the deadline.
• Attend the Fall and Winter Meetings During conference, members will visit each assigned session 15 minutes before the presentation to ensure speaker arrival and start of session.

Committee members receive a complimentary full registration package for the annual conference. Members must be a full participate in the responsibilities listed above to qualify for this benefit.

Requirements

1. Must be a current member of NRPA.
2. Must be able to commit the time to serve on the committee for the extent of the term selected for, which is a three-year initial term unless otherwise noted.
3. Must be able to commit to attending the two planning meetings, the Fall Meeting during the annual conference and the Winter Meeting in January.*

*NOTE: Travel expenses to these two meetings are not provided by NRPA and need to be covered by the member.