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Parks Spring Workshop & Trade Show - 45th Anniversary!

Thursday, April 10, 2025 (7:30 AM - 1:30 PM) (MDT)

Description

The CPRA Parks Spring Workshop & Trade Show offers parks professionals two rounds of education sessions worth 0.2 CEUs, a trade show with some of the best companies in the industry, a delicious lunch buffet from Georgia Boys BBQ, plus coffee & doughnuts in the morning.

Raffle items will be given out throughout the day!

Attendee Pricing: $80/members; $100/non-members

Registration fee includes education sessions worth up to 0.2 CEUs, Georgia Boys BBQ lunch buffet, trade show access plus coffee & doughnuts.

Registration Deadline: EOD on Monday, April 7th

NOTE: Do you need to register multiple crew members but aren't sure who specifically will be attending? You can register generic names, (ex: Broomfield One, Broomfield Two, etc.), and update these names in your account at a later date.

Exhibitors: Please click the Exhibitor Registration button on the right side of the screen or click HERE.

Event Agenda

7:30am – 8:30am: Check-in / Coffee & Doughnuts / Exhibit Hall is Open!

7:30am – 8:30am: Sponsor Equipment "Show & Tell"

8:45am – 10am: Round 1 of Education Sessions

10am – 11am: Exhibit Hall Time, Raffle Giveaways

10:30am - HawkQuest Presentation

11am – 12:15pm: Round 2 of Education Sessions

11am – 12:15pm: Directors Section Meeting (Separate registration required. Click HERE.)

12:15pm – 1:30pm: Lunch, Raffle Giveaways, 2nd HawkQuest Presentation, and extra Exhibit Hall time

Education Session Schedule

Session Title	Speaker Name(s)	Company-Organization	Session Time	Session Room
From Splash to Skate: Designing and Implementing the Splash Pad & Ice Rink Experience	Luke Bolinger, Mike McGill, Ty Sturgeon	Town of Erie & Wenk Associates	8:45-10	A
City Council Wants to "Go Organic"	Joshua Koss	Harrell's	8:45-10	B
Maintenance Strategies for Unique Park Elements	Mark Taylor & Suzanne Moore	The Architerra Group & City of Greenwood Village	8:45-10	C
Putting the AND Back in Parks and Recreation	Jared Musil & Erinn Koon	Town of Parker	8:45-10	Pawnee Buttes
Developing Your Playground Safety Program	Mallory Ives, Marlon Off	City of Fort Collins Parks	11-12:15	A
Trail Building and Maintenance	Dan Allen & Kylee Taylor	City of Colorado Springs & El Paso County	11-12:15	B
Electrifying and Automating Parks and Recreational Center Maintenance	Thejesh Bollineni & Sasi Prabhakaran	Snowbotix & The City of Greeley Public Works	11-12:15	C
Decorative Concrete in Parks	Torrey Demasters	Colorado Hardscapes	11-12:15	Pawnee Buttes

A delicious lunch buffet will be provided by Georgia Boys BBQ in Greeley!

See Colorado Birds of Prey!

We're excited to have HawkQuest back at the Parks Show! They are bringing some beautiful birds of prey that are indigenous to Colorado. You can see these majestic birds up close and learn all about them!