brainstorming focused on identifying workable, innovative solutions to recreation-management challenges. The Partners Ou
PARTNERS OUTDOORS 2018 RECx PRESENTATIONS: GREAT IDEAS FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS Do you have an outdoor recreation success story to tell? Do you have a wonderful idea about enhancing visitor experiences you would like to share? Do you want to reach an audience that can spread your ideas across the country? Here is your chance to share your great ideas with the outdoor recreation community. Make a RECx presentation at Partners Outdoors 2018! Partners Outdoors is a unique gathering of recreation community leaders from the public and private sectors that has been held annually since 1992. The sessions at Partners Outdoors are designed to promote public-private brainstorming focused on identifying workable, innovative solutions to recreation-management challenges. The Partners Outdoors Steering Committee, which plans the meeting, is issuing a call for presentations to be delivered during RECx: Great Ideas for the Great Outdoors at Partners Outdoors 2018. They are looking for presentations that are dynamic, brief – no more than 10 minutes – and focused on sharing new ideas or telling inspiring success stories that show how visitor experiences can be enhanced. Examples of the many possible presentation topics include: making experiences in the great outdoors both memorable and enjoyable, especially for kids; reaching and hosting diverse audiences; forging new partnerships; embracing new technology; innovative financing – and more! Proposals should be submitted to
[email protected] for review by a selection committee. The best 12 proposals will be chosen for presentation at RECx in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 2018 to an audience of hundreds of recreation leaders – and they will also be livestreamed to a national online audience. Each selected presenter will be reimbursed up to $500 to cover expenses associated with traveling to the nation’s capital for the event. All RECx presentations will be recorded and available for future online review as part of the new Partners Outdoors Virtual Library of Great Ideas for the Great Outdoors. Watch a terrific presentation from RECx 2017 here. See all the presentations from RECx 2017 here. The RECx Submission Form is available here.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION TIMELINE February 12, 2018: Call for submissions March 30, 2018: Submission deadline April 3, 2018: Presentations chosen May 30, 2018: RECx in-person presentations
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Presentations should be dynamic, engaging talks, complemented by striking images and/or media, not PowerPoint presentations with explanatory comments. Presentations should showcase creativity, problem solving and pursuit of a challenge and be designed to trigger further discussion and experimentation. Presentations should be no more than 10 minutes in length Presentations must be suitable for audiences of all ages. The selection committee reserves the sole right to determine what is and is not suitable. Proposals should include: a. Identification of the presenter, including a brief bio with information on his/her relevant experience and full contact information (no more than 300 words total) b. A detailed description (no more than 500 words) of the idea/ideas to be presented c. Copies of and/or links to (3 minimum) some of the images and/or media that will accompany the presentation Those submitting a presentation proposal warrant and represent that: (a) the presentation is their or their team's original work; (b) the presentation does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (c) they/their team have obtained permission from any person who is used in the submission or whose name, likeness or voice is used in the submission, if any; and (d) publication of the presentation via various media, including online posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third-party groups. Those submitting a presentation proposal give the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, which coordinates Partners Outdoors, permission to record and show their in-person presentation – with proper credit cited – at future meetings, gatherings, events and via online posting.
About Partners Outdoors: Since 1992, Partners Outdoors has brought together partners from the public and private sectors to unify and focus recreation community efforts on core issues and showcase innovation in thinking and action. Now more than ever, brainstorming, visioning and action are at the heart of Partners Outdoors. The program will be a joint undertaking of private sector interests, coordinated through the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, federal agencies coordinated through the Federal Recreation Council, and state park agencies coordinated by the National Association of State Park Directors.
