Annual Conference

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We are excited to invite you to the 2025 Florida Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference, where park and recreation professionals from across the state will come together for an inspiring and engaging experience!
This year’s conference is all about YOU—your growth, your connections, and your impact. With dynamic keynote speakers, insightful educational sessions, and valuable networking opportunities, this is your time to invest in your professional development and celebrate the vital role parks and recreation play in our communities.
Download a letter to tell your boss you want to go!

Delegate registration is for personnel employed by public or private agencies providing recreation, park, or leisure services; persons employed as educators at universities and colleges; fully retired park and recreation professionals not serving in any commercial capacity; citizens serving on Recreation, Parks, or Leisure Services Advisory Boards; or citizens interested in or involved in the promotion of the parks, recreation, and leisure services profession. Individuals employed by a company offering support services, equipment, consulting, etc. to park and recreation departments are considered commercial vendors.  Commercial vendors must have an exhibit booth or be a major conference sponsor to attend any conference event, education session or social activity.

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
CROWD MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Sunday, August 24 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Rick Sudol
Instructor, Event Managers, LLC

The Florida Fire Prevention Code requires that all places of assembly must have at least one (1) crowd manager or crowd manager supervisor.  Where occupant loads exceed 250, additional crowd managers/supervisors may be required at the ratio of 1 crowd management/supervisor for every 250 occupants (NFPA 101, Section 12.7.6) Register by adding this to your cart under the Annual Conference registration process. You do not have to register for Conference to attend this workshop.

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HIGHLIGHTS

UPDATED VENUE FEATURES
The Caribe Royale features transformed meeting spaces with a beautiful color scheme and updated amenities. There is also a new restaurant experience, The Stadium Club, which features delicious food and drink as well as entertainment options like a house dj and sports simulators (golf, hockey, dodgeball, etc).


BUDDY PROGRAM
Whether this is your first or twentieth conference, it’s always fun to meet new people! We would like to team you up with a new friend for the 2025 conference. The idea is to meet with your buddy before the Conference via phone, video meeting, or email and then set up a time that you can also meet up during the Conference. Let us know if you want to be involved!

DOWNLOAD A PLANNER
Here is a blank planning sheet to help you organize your Conference Experience! You do not have to pre-sign up for any classes. We hope that you will take the time, once you register (new registrations will be added to the App on Fridays), to download the app and select the classes on there that you would like to attend. This will help us keep any eye on which classes will be most popular (and maybe need more seats!). We will also be utilizing a QR code scan technology to record attendance and get your evaluations of the sessions on record. Watch for more information about this in upcoming newsletters. 


COMMISSION FOR ACCREDITATION OF PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES (CAPRA) SESSIONS 
Back for 2025, FRPA is planning on offering each CAPRA Chapter in a session taught by experienced professionals familiar with the process of CAPRA Accreditation.

Monday
8:15 AM - 10:15 AM | CAPRA Accreditation: Tools, Tips and Teamwork
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | CAPRA Chapter One - Agency Authority, Role, and Responsibility
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | CAPRA Chapter Two - Planning
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | CAPRA Chapter Three - Organization and Administration
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | CAPRA Chapter Four - Human Resources
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | CAPRA Chapter Five - Financial Management
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | CAPRA Chapter Six - Program Management
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | CAPRA Chapter Seven - Facility and Land Use Management
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | CAPRA Chapter Eight and Nine - Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Security; Risk Management
Thursday
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | CAPRA Chapter Ten - Evaluation, Assessment and Research
9:15 AM-10:15 AM | CAPRA Re-Accreditation:  The In-Between Years

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