More Live Webinars Coming Soon!

Getting the Most From Your TRPA Membership through the TRPA Website (August 18, 2008)
Join us here to learn the tricks and tips to accessing your membership benefits through the members onlyt areas of the TRPA website.

Administration/Management

Creating and Selling Sponsorships (May 12, 2009)
Join us for this timely and jam-packed session where you'll learn all about:
• Getting a Lift! Discovering incredible and ever expanding options available for generating and selling more sponsorship dollars
• Pressing the Right Buttons! Choosing the very best revenue options for your organization
• Riding to the Top! Creating and implementing a winning sponsorship plan

Learn how to create and sell opportunities to generate more dollars from corporate partnerships, suppliers, in kind donations, educational programs, your Web site, e-commerce, job fairs, consumer related products as well as events for your organization. You'll learn how to identify leaders who might spend dollars with you. You'll walk away able to identify and sell the elements that make your organization more attractive to sponsors and partners.

New Technologies in Data Collection (September 22, 2009)
Parks and recreation professionals have always had a need to feel the pulse of the community they serve. In this session the traditional methods of collecting citizen input will be reviewed in relation to emerging methods in the digital age with reference to the use of the Internet to supplement/replace traditional surveys and meetings. We will focus specifically on web-based surveys, web-based focus groups, use of portable devices for data collection and creating data bases for easy access to the data using the Internet. At the end of the session, participants will be able to make informed decisions about the optimal modes of collecting citizen data using the new technologies that are now available.

Sports Lighting Solutions: Go Green, Be Safe (September 22, 2009)
.Are kids safe on your fields every time you turn the lights on? We want to help you make sure they are. No more playability issues, no more maintenance issues, and no more spill and glare! We will help you put light on the field the right way, the green way, the safe way!

Aquatics/Wellness

Lease vs. Buy - The Fitness equipment Option Best For You (September 23, 2009)
(0.1 CEU) Many of you frequently ask the question, "Should we purchase or lease our fitness/wellness equipment for our indoor facility?" "What types and mix of equipment (cardio vs weight) are appropriate for my space and clientele?" These questions, and more will be answered - you won't want to miss this session! Speaker: Jeff Rainey, Fitness Equipment.

Administration/Management

Survival of the Fittest - How Parks and Recreation Departments can Survive the Economy and Come Out Stronger! (September 23, 2009)
How P&R Departments Can Survive the Economy & Comer out Even Stronger! Participants in this session will identify several factors that reduce cost and increase participation in programs and services. We will have some timely discussions about their role in delivering quality, inexpensive programming and will be exposed to innovative ideas that help overcome many of the challenges faced in recreation today. Participants will also write an action plan for implementing more efficient and inexpensive programming in their communities or organizations.

Aquatics/Wellness

Fighting Obesity: Sponsored by Duffield Aquatics (February 10, 2010)
Dare Bible and Rick Canada from The Tennessee Obesity Task Force will be joining us to share about their plans and provide us with resources and ideas for programming that are available at low cost and/or free!!!

Maintenance

Fertilizer and Soil Testing Sponsored by Musco Lighting (January 26, 2010)
Learn the importance of soil testing and how this often under utilized practice can help you determine what fertilizer to use on your fields. Learn how and where to send your soil tests as well as how to apply what you've learned to your turfgrass. Presented by Billy Clark of Clarkland Sports Fields

Athletic fields to greenways, choosing the right seed for your park Sponsored by Musco Lighting (January 26, 2010)
Choosing the right seed is the first step in making your project a success. From Fescue to Wild flowers, learn about the major types of grass seeds available and how to select the proper seed for your application. Presented by Stephen Callis of the Hogan Company

MSMA and the turf professional Sponsored by Musco Lighting (January 26, 2010)
Find out about the chemical MSMA and how and why it's leaving the turf industry impacts us and what we do. Learn what might be replacing MSMA and how to cope without it and also understand why the EPA decide to remove one of the most important herbicides that we use today. Presented by Clarkland Sports Fields

Programming

Biggest Winners and Losers (September 22, 2009)
(0.1 CEU) In this sharing session, participants will have an opportunity to brag on your best events and programs, as well as identify the ones that did not go as planned - a slate of the good, the bad and the ugly! Don't miss this fun session and take home some great ideas for next year! Speaker: Lucy Fleming, FunFest Director, Kingsport, TN.

Resource Management

Land Protection Institute (September 21, 2009)
(0.2 CEU) This special session will give an introduction to Land Trusts and conservation easements as a way to buffer parkland and protect open spaces and natural resources. The presenters will discuss how conservation easements work, tax incentives for conservation easement donations, and ways that communities can work with private land owners to save their scenic assets. The session will include case studies from all over Tennessee, and will equip participants with information and examples they can take back to their communities. Speakers: Roy Settle, RC&D Council and Chris Roberts, Land Trust for Tennessee.

Special Events, Arts & Marketing

Using Social Media to Market Your Programs and Events (July 23, 2009)
Join us for this timely and jam-packed session where you'll learn:
• What is Social Media and how to select the right platform for your agency
• What can you do with Social Media to Market Programs and Events
• Getting Started in creating your own social media experience
You know they are out there, but you can't figure out ho\w to get your information in front of
them. You hear they are sites like facebook and twitter and ning, but what are they? They are
social media sites. Ok, so "What is Social Media? And Why would I want one?" Join us for an
overview of the different social media sites, what you can use them for and how to get started
reaching out to your community through this thing called social media.

Public and Media Relations 101 (September 23, 2009)
(0.1 CEU) This session will cover how to work with media, deal with media competition and build great working relationships with your area media outlets. Participants will also define the steps in putting together a request for proposal (RFP) and how to select media outlets for specific events. Speaker: Craig Price, Director of Morristown Parks and Recreation

Association Management

Developing On-line Education (July 21, 2009)
Join us for this timely and jam-packed session where you'll learn:

What are the pros and cons of webinars
How to create webinars and on-demand education opportunities
How to offer continuing education credits through your webinars and on-demand education
We have all seen the trends. Fewer people being willing or able to attend face to face events and meetings. How do you reach out and engage those folks as well as the folks who would never travel to an event? Our answer has been the development of on-line education and on-demand education. Members see it as a benefit whether they use it or not and those who use it are willing to pay for the right (as well as the right to earn continuing education credits toward their re-certification). Join us and see how one small association has tackled this issue and made a success of it.

Instructor Candi Rawlins, CPRP, CAE, IOM, Executive Director, Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association. Candi is a graduate of the US Chamber of Commerce's Institute program and is a Certified Association Executive. She holds a Master's and Bachelor's in Recreation administration.



Before moving into the Association Management Field, Candi worked in public, private and non-profit parks and recreation. For the last 18+ years she has worked in varying areas of the association management field. For the last nine years Candi has served as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association. As such she also works extensively with the conference planning, program, and professional development committees to ensure the best possible educational program offerings for our members as well as full compliance with the IACET Authorized Provider rules.

TSAE's Grassroots Marketing and Advocacy (November 4, 2009)
Hear how Brannan Atkinson of Atkinson PR is using social networking sites and other media for his clients. One of Brannan's ongoing projects is the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Owners "Red, White & Food" campaign to allow wine sales in grocery and convenience stores.