MRPA Annual Conference 2024

September 24 - 27, 2024
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Mankato, MN

This year’s conference theme is Impacting Communities. Changing Lives. The 2024 conference team is devoted to delivering a conference that will explore all aspects of parks and recreation.

Call for Session Proposals:

The 2024 Conference Planning Committee is excited to bring to you the 2024 Minnesota Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference.  The Conference Committee is looking forward to providing diverse educational opportunities that will engage professionals from all backgrounds.

To submit an Educational Session Proposal please visit: ­­­­­
https://form.jotform.com/230257023726147

Deadline for Educational Session Proposals: Friday, March 15, 2024.  

If you have questions, the Conference Committee members would be happy to assist you:

Claudia Hicks, Conference Committee Co-Chair  
claudiahicks@mankatomn.gov   

Kevin O’Brien, Conference Committee Co-Chair
kobrien@ci.faribault.mn.us

Ben Boldt, Program Committee Chair
bboldt@rochestermn.gov     



MRPA Annual Conference 2023

Thank you to the delegates, exhibitors, volunteers, and sponsors for attending the 86th MRPA Annual Conference and Exhibit Hall at the Plymouth Community Center in September 2023. Also, a special thanks to the annual conference planning committee for an amazing conference! 

Thank you to the following 2023 Annual Conference sponsors:

Minnesota Recreation and Park Foundation - Education Partner

Landscape Structures / Flagship Recreation - Keynote Presentation

Bolton & Menk - Pre-Conference Institute, Breakfast on Thursday, and Golf Hole

KOMPAN - Pre-Conference Institute and Breakfast on Wednesday

St. Croix Recreation - Delegate Gift

SRF Consulting - Conference App

H+U Construction - Luncheon on Thursday

Stantec - Luncheon on Wednesday

OATI -- Luncheon for Off-Site Institutes and Students

TKDA - Breakfast on Friday

Hiway Credit Union - Keynote Presentation

WSB & Associates - Exhibit Hall

Musco Sports Lighting - Networking Event

RJM Construction - Networking Event

Sourcewell - Education Track

HKGI -- Directors' Forum

Confluence -- Session

Minnesota Wisconsin Playground -- Golf Hole

Spartan Promotional Group - Name Badges and Banners

Maintenance Rodeo Sponsors

MTI Distributing - Equipment and Prizes

Lano’s -- Equipment

Minnesota Equipment - Equipment

Caribou Coffee - Coffee

L&B Catering - Donuts

Bituminous Roadways, Inc. - Prizes

Pilot Rock - Prizes

Donaldson - Prizes


                                                



MRPA Annual Conference 2022

Thank you to the delegates, exhibitors, volunteers, and sponsors for attending the 85th MRPA Annual Conference and Exhibit Hall at Cragun's Resort and Conference Center. A 2022 Annual Conference photo gallery can be found here: https://mnrpa.org/2022ConferenceGallery




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