The NRPA Annual Conference brings together thousands of people across several different fields including parks and recreation, conservation, health, landscape architecture and city planning. We aim to fulfill the needs of our diverse audience by providing a range of topical and engaging education sessions presented by top leaders in their professions. We are looking for speakers who can resonate with our attendees’ passion for parks and recreation and inspire even greater impact in communities nationwide.

Important Dates - Call for Education, Speed Session, and Research Session Proposals:

• Submission Site Opens: Week of October 3, 2022
• Submission Site Closes: December 4, 2022, Midnight ET
• Session Acceptance/Decline Notifications: April 2023
• Speaker Roster Finalizations: May 2023
• 2023 NRPA Annual Conference: October 10-12, 2023

Submissions are closed.

Check back in October 2023 for information on the 2024 Annual Conference!