ADVANCE PROGRAM

1975 Illinois Park and Recreation Conference

NOVEMBER 20, 21, 22, 23

SHERATON—O'HARE MOTOR HOTEL 6810 N. MANNHEIM ROAD ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS

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1975 ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM

ILLINOIS PARK AND RECREATION CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 20-23, 1975 • SHERATON-O'HARE MOTOR HOTEL • ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS

IMPORTANT: To save time and money and avoid standing in line, complete the simple advance registration form and return with remittance by November 1, 1975 to: ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS, Suite 206, St. George Bldg., 300 E. Monroe St., Springfield, Illinois 62701. Pre-registration deadline is November 1,1975.

ALL CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS

NOTE: If sending registrations for more than one person, attach a list of names including wives and/or guests, and each person's title.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Your registration fees will be refunded in full if cancellation is received by November 1, 1975. All hotel accommodations will be handled by Sheraton-O'Hare Motor Hotel, 6810 N. Mannheim Road, Rose-mont, Illinois 60018. Phone (312) 297-1234.

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Especially for Spouses

** All spouses must have paid-full registration in order to participate in this program and the tours.

** Spouses must sign up individually for the tours on Friday and Saturday at the registration desk. Anyone who does not wish to participate in the tours and the Friday luncheon at LaTour Restaurant in downtown Chicago may exchange their ticket for the all-Conference luncheon.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21

8:30 A.M. Board bus for all day trip

** 9:00 A.M.- 3:30 P.M. **Crafts Room Open** (for those who do not participate in the tours)

9:30 A.M. Arrive at WGN Television for the Phil Donahue Show (taped live in the television studio) Noon Lunch at LaTour Restaurant

1:30 P.M. Bus tour: Civic Center, First National Bank, Art Institute, Michigan Avenue, "Magnificent Mile," John Hancock Building, Marina City

2:15 P.M. Tour Sears Tower and Observation Deck 4:30 P.M. Arrive back at Hotel.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

** 9:00 A.M.- 3:30 P.M. **Crafts Room Open** (for those who do not participate in the tours)

9:30 A.M. Board bus for Saturday trip

10:30 A.M. Tour of Museum of Contemporary Art

11:30 A.M. Lunch at Art Institute (on your own)

12:30 P.M. Tour Art Institute or Shop in Loop

1:30 P.M. Tour Chicago Historical Society

4:00 P.M. Arrive back at Hotel

OPENING CONFERENCE MIXER

Thursday, Nov. 20 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Featuring THE JADE 50's—A fun and nostalgic evening for all delegates should categorize the 1975 Conference Kick-off Mixer. The JADE 50's will present a completely costumed and choreographed Las Vegas type show which features dance contests with prizes. The musical numbers and dance tunes will be from the 50's and 60's.

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HOW TO GET ALONG WITH NEWSPAPERS AND TV (Learn to work with the media in your community.)
HOW TO HARNESS PEOPLE POWER: VOLUNTEERISM THE JESUS WAY (The managerial style of the historical Christ will serve as a model for effective management of volunteers in therapeutic settings.)
LET'S PLAY—OR THINGS I DO WITH MY KIDS (An approach to working with emotionally disturbed children—specific techniques and experiences will be discussed.)
GENERAL MEETING OF COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (An opportunity for conservation districts to discuss mutual problems.)
THERAPEUTIC AUDIO/VISUAL FESTIVAL ("Public Attitudes Toward the Physically Disabled," a videotape in which disabled persons discuss public attitudes, discrimination, barriers, etc.)
Therapeutic Resource Room Open

—5:15 P.M.-6:30 P.M. ILLINOIS THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SOCIETY Annual Meeting and Awards Program

—7:30 P.M.-9:00 P.M. STUDENT BRANCH Meeting

—8:00 P.M. ALL CONFERENCE DANCE (Delegates will be given an opportunity to relax, meet their friends, and dance to the music of Dick Sarlo & Orchestra) Cash bar will be available. (Admission $1.00 at door.)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

—8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M. IPRS and IAPD Past-Presidents Breakfast

—7:30 A.M.-9:00 A.M. Consultants Breakfast

—8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M. REGISTRATION OPENS

—8:30 A.M.-2:30 P.M. EXHIBITS OPEN

—8:30A.M.-10:15 A.M. POTPOURRI SESSIONS (Pick your topics and participate in small group discussions. Selection of topics includes: IAPD-IPRS; "Breaking the Blockade"—Park School Agreements; Programming Your Pools; Community Center Programming in Low Economic Areas; Conference Suggestions; Corralling Outside Funds; Park Districts Role in the Bi-Centennial; Profitable Summer Tennis Programs; Commissioners, Is Your Greenskeeper One Over or Under Par—How to Tell; Resident vs. non-Resident Fees and Charges; Your Recreation Department; Gold Medal Award Applications; Ground Cover Under Playground Equipment; Special Facilities.)

—9:00 A.M.-10:15 A.M. CURRENT LEGAL PROBLEMS (Four lawyers discuss answers to legal problems previously submitted and from the floor.)
THE "IDEAL" CURRICULUM (A look at the college curriculum from three points of view—the practitioner with over 5 years experience, the new practitioner, and the educator.)
LOOSEN YOUR GRIP (Spontaneous, creative, challenging opportunities to unstructure an otherwise adventurous program.)
LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND LOW-COST MAINTENANCE (Creative design of areas and facilities utilizing plant materials for low-cost maintenance.)
FEDERAL AND STATE MONIES AVAILABLE FOR PARK DISTRICTS (Experts advise how to get money.)
HOW TO COMPROMISE—DO IT MY WAY (The role of the administrator with respect to staff members responsibilities.)
5 WILL GET YOU 10 (What you need to know about the Federal Wage and Hours Compensation Laws.)
ARTICULATION BETWEEN EDUCATOR AND PRACTITIONERS (A discussion centered around providing a liaison between educators and practitioners.)
SPECIAL RECREATION DISTRICTS ARE DOING THE JOB (A presentation and slide show of existing community recreation programs for the handicapped.)
ACTIVITY ANALYSIS IN THERAPEUTIC RECREATION (A presentation of purposeful programming using the techniques of activity analysis.)
THERAPEUTIC AUDIO-VISUAL FESTIVAL ("Therapeutic Recreation for the Visually Handicapped," a videotape on blindness, eye disease, and the implication for the therapeutic recreation worker.)
Therapeutic Resource Room Open

—10:15 A.M.-10:45 A.M. VISIT EXHIBITS

—10:45 A.M.-12:15 P.M. INTERVIEWING (Role playing to achieve a better understanding of how and what should transpire in an interview.)
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES AS THEY RELATE TO PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES (A review of safety laws, responsibilities, penalties and recommended procedures.)
DINOSAURS ARE EXTINCT—ARE COMMUNITY CENTERS? (Trends in the development and the future of community centers.)
SHORT BIDDING (A discussion on eliminating the architectural and engineering costs of construction.)
IPRS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS—A NEED FOR ACTION— Session I (The mechanics of effecting good legislation for the betterment of parks and recreation.)
ACCENT ON AGING (Our fastest growing program area.)
SPECIAL RECREATION ASSOCIATIONS (A look at the organization, function, program, and role of this type of association.)
USE OF PRESSURE GROUPS TO MEET PARK DISTRICT GOALS (The Board as a pressure group; coordinating pressure groups; forming a pressure group for a particular project or effort.)
LEISURE COUNSELING USING GESTALT AWARENESS AND TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES (Using gestalt awareness and transactional analysis techniques, participants will have the opportunity to get in touch with their own attitudes concerning play behavior.)
RECREATION IN CORRECTIONAL SETTING (The current status of programs in correctional settings.)
THERAPEUTIC AUDIO-VISUAL FESTIVAL ("What Do You Do When You See a Blind Person," a humorous film depicting the proper development of attitudes and techniques with blind persons.)
Therapeutic Resource Room Open

—12:15 P.M.-2:00 P.M. LUNCH and VISIT EXHIBITS This will be the last opportunity for delegates to visit the exhibits. Lunch will be on your own.

—12:15 P.M.-1:30 P.M. IAPD-IPRS Joint Board Luncheon

—2:00 P.M.-3:15 P.M. PARK DISTRICTS ARE HERE TO STAY (Three case histories.)
TEEN DILEMMA (Can park districts do it alone?)

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IS THE VALUE OF YOUR SWING SLIDING? (Park and recreation professionals evaluate playground equipment design and its cost/benefit ratio.)
IPRS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS—Session II (Mechanics of effecting good legislation for the betterment of parks and recreation.)
PROVEN BUSINESS AND MONEY MANAGEMENT IDEAS FOR YOUR PARK DISTRICT (Control your money today, so you'll have tomorrow.)
FOR OSTRICHES ONLY (Politics, the parks, and YOU.)
HOW DO YOU WOO? (Advertising, promotion, public relations—luxury or necessity?)
THE FOOLS GOLD OF THE GOLDEN YEARS (Participants will examine and discuss societal/individual attitudes about the aged in relationship to working with the elderly.)
DANCE AS THERAPY (Participants will explore experientially various movement and relaxation techniques as related to special populations.)
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: BRIDGING THE GAP (Various uses of the community in the rehabilitation of physically disabled individuals.)
THERAPEUTIC AUDIO-VISUAL FESTIVAL ("Cast No Shadows," a film on the objectives, programs, and facilities of the famous Recreation Center for the Handicapped in San Francisco.)
Therapeutic Resource Room Open

—3:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M. IAPD ANNUAL MEETING

—3:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M. WHO'S ON FIRST, WHAT'S ON SECOND, SHE'S ON THIRD (A look at the role and effects of unisexual activities.)
FIELDWORK—WHO BENEFITS (The practitioner, the educator, and the student discuss the fieldwork program and who benefits—the agency or the student.)
IS YOUR POCKET BEING PICKED (The tax multiplier—state equalizer—and how it affects you.)
ROUNDING OUT YOUR RESOURCES (Tapping the full potential of available personnel and financial resources.)
THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN LONG TERM HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (A practical application of volunteerism in a nursing home setting.)
HUMAN SEXUALITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DISABLED (Special concerns of handicapped people in regard to attitudes toward sexuality.)
THERAPEUTIC AUDIO-VISUAL FESTIVAL ("The Surest Test," a film on the architectural barriers that face wheelchair bound persons in most communities.)
Therapeutic Resource Room Open

—7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Reception

—8:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. CONFERENCE BANQUET—Speaker, Mr. Basil Moore "A delightful evening with Abe Lincoln"

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23

—9:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M. ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE REVIEW—Robert A. Stuart, presiding (Delegates are brought up-to-date by experts on the latest laws and decisions affecting park districts.)

—11:30 A.M. ADJOURNMENT

1:30 P.M.- 4:30 P.M.

Dr. David Day will conduct a participation workshop on the consideration of alternate leadership styles available to managers, their impact on group effectiveness in different situations, and the factors which determine which leadership style to use in given situations.

Registrants will participate in the workshop directly through exercises designed for their work situation.

Seminar is designed for executives, administrators, supervisors and leaders.

Fee: $10.00 per person.

Noon- 1:30 P.M.

Light Luncheon—Speaker—Betty Bryant

1:30p.m.-4:00p.m.

Seminar (Participants will learn techniques for dealing with and managing conflict in your office or with the staff. This will prove to be an informative, entertaining session with James Carter, President of Personnel Development Inc., and former Director of the American Management Assn.)

Seminar will be designed for Office Staff, Secretaries, and Office Managers.

FEE: $15/person (includes Lunch).

$12/each additional person from same agency.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Sheraton-O'Hare Motor Hotel is located on Mannheim Road north of the airport. Take either Tri-state tollway (294), I-90 or Kennedy Expressway; then take O'Hare exit and get off at Mannheim Road north.)

REGISTRATION DESK—Hours Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Located outside Hall of Kings Exhibit Area.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS—Hours Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Located in Hall of Kings adjacent to registration area.

EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS—Hours same as commercial exhibits. Located outside Hall of Kings.

CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS—Located in the Oxford Room.

WIVES/SPOUSES— In order to participate in any of the activities or tours spouses must pay full conference registration. A special crafts room and lounge area will be open to registered spouses. Location will be conference Parlor 280 and 278 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

ADMISSION—By badge only, strictly enforced. BUSSES—Will load outside front hotel lobby.

1975 CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS

Booth No. Name 1 Iroquois Popcorn Co., Inc. 2 Manuel & Mildred Magnus, Sales Reps. 3 Iroquois Popcorn Co., Inc. 4 A.R.C. Associates, Inc. 5 Wendt, Cedarholm & Tippens,Inc. 6 Illinois Lawn Equipment, Inc. 7 Ralph H. Burke, Inc. 8 Wallace W. Weld 9 Skip Quip Corporation 17 Creative Materials 18 Frank B. Hall & Company 19 The Fixible Company 20 Select Service & Supply Company, Inc. 22 McFadzean & Everly, Ltd. 23 Wenger Corporation 24 Roa's Films 25 Miracle Recreation Equipment Co. 26 Triarco Arts & Crafts 27 Miracle Recreation Equipment Co.

Booth No. Name 28 Coca Cola U.S.A. 29 Owen Reese III and Associates 30 Chevron Asphalt Company 31 Owen Reese III and Associates 32 Austin Sportswear, Inc. 33 Owen Reese III and Associates 34 Paddock of the Midwest 35 Presley Tours, Inc. 36 Wai-Mor Systems 37 Clem Williams Films 38 Newtoys, Inc. 39 Newtoys, Inc. 40 Fitch/Larocca Associates, Inc. 43 Howard L. White & Associates, Inc. 44 Cedar Forest Products Company 45 Howard L. White & Associates, Inc. 46 Al-Chroma, Inc.

Booth No. Name 47 Bergfeld Recreation, Inc. 48 Stewart-Decatur, Inc. 49 Stadiums Unlimited, Inc. 50 Central Distributing Co., Inc. 51 Fox Valley Marking Systems 52 American Locker Co., Inc. 53 S & S Arts and Crafts 54 Landshire Sandwiches of Chicago, Inc. International Pretzel Corp. 55 Films, Incorporated 57 Gold Medal—Chicago, Inc. 59 Porter Equipment Co. 60 Murphy and Jones Co., Inc. 62 Warren of Chicago 67 Ned Singers Sport Supply Company 68 J. E. Barclay, Jr. & Associates 69 Kessler, Merci & Lochner, Inc.

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