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Note: The Board allows credit for making professional/technical presentations at meetings, conventions, or conference per OAR 804-025-0020(3)(b)(A). The RLA may qualify for up to 1 PDH for each presentation given on a distinct topic. PDH cannot be claimed for repeating the same or substantially similar presentations. A maximum of 4 PDH of this type may be accepted per renewal period . Karen Fuller, RLA From: Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 10:15 PM oslab.info@oregon.gov To: Subject: Fw: Congratulations on Your 2015 ORPA Conference Session Acceptance xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: stephanie@orpa.org <stephanie@orpa.org> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 3:39 PM Karen Fuller, RLA To:• Cc: Sheilagh Diez; Kate Holleran XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Subject: Congratulations on Your 2015 ORPA Conference Session Acceptance -- . . Ms. Fuller, Dear, Thank you for submitting a session proposal(s) for the 2015 ORPA Annual Conference. Congratulations! Your session has been selected for presentation. We look forward to including your presentation in the conference. As a reminder, the conference will be held November 2-4 at the Portland Hilton in Portland, Oregon. To confirm your participation in the conferen_ce, please do the following: 1. Reply to this email to confirm your participation. Review the scheduled date and time for your session and let me know ASAP if that date and time does not 2. work for you. Please note that the conference educational schedule is a very intricate puzzle that balances speakers' preferred time slots with sequencing of information and avoidance of overlap in concurrent sessions' target audiences. 3. Review your session title and description. Contact me by July 3 with any changes to either. (Please note that ORPA reserves the right to edit session descriptions for the conference program.) 4. Review your listed co-presenters (if any) and notify me by July 3 with any changes. 5. Review the session compensation and notify me by July 3 with any corrections. (If you did not request any compensation or consideration for your s.ession, "None" will be listed.) 6. Notify your co-presenters (if applicable) that your session has been selected for the ORPA 2015 annual . . ., . . ' ' conference. 7. Plan to submit your session materials in electronic form no later than Friday, October 16, 2015 for posting on the ORPA website in advance of the conference (if desired). Details of Your Session(s): Session Title: .. ,:n ... e.·~.-.'- it !V 1. 'i·e.·.¥ian.,tf!N·····.·.a.tu."fe·' .. 1···.l.i\r1··.· <;,q. .. o.,-.·,·v···.·;1.£W·e·'i,ap. •.p.-·.r ... o.· ...... ti .. n·g· . -,ri.·gffiom.".-.:.·:··.·.,,;''~JYl.uQ.r ·.'t·~. ·.a .. .• e·:·!)1·:·i!·····.·.~.-~ .. ;c;·:···e·:·o····.··.·,\·'c···. r·e··. a t. @.·· .• :jS'aftR~t~l'fiti~~f~~ffi's''.alfcfpfo"j'e_'ct[witffaJi:ifosblliuljdersery!!d:comfl)U,QJti(:Sj;. <wean'~day/N6v['4;~130'.fo'4:45p:m0' Session Date & Time: Length of Session: \75 minutes 1-S-e..:ss"'io_n_P-re_s_e_n-te-r-(s-)-----1-c,,,\ (Session Manager/Speaker) Karen Fuller Sh~ilagh Diez.· XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX Kate lf'ollera~ XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Self Enhancement, Inc. Staff (not yet confirmed) Session Description: Through a variety of equity initiatives, Metro is demonstrating its commitment to 1

xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ensuring that-its tagline-Making a great place-applies to all who call the region home. This session will showcase two approaches to bringing community representatives to the table from the beginning and as key decision makers. The Partners in Nature program builds partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) representing underserved communities to provide culturally-relevant opportunities for their constituents to experience nature. Metro and CBO staff work together to co-create programming that increases utilization of Metro parks and natural areas as places of stewardship, learning and recreation by youth from low- income families and communities of color, and improves capacity within partner organizations to lead educational and culturally-relevant programming in Metro parks and natural areas. Case Study: The Youth Engaged in Nature partnership creates a natural area restoration experience for Self Enhancement, lnc.'s Summer Academy that includes outdoor experiences in restoration, classroom- based conservation and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) education, and career exploration. Students ar~jntroduced to career pathways in natural resources thro~gh ' ,-- ?' • ,.. -~ • > ' • • • • • ' • • • • • field experiences, guest speakers, site visits, and intern opportunities. Connect with Nature focuses on identifying nature based activities, designing park facilities, and creating outdoor places in partnership with historically underserved communities, Metro is working with a project team that includes landscape architects and Community Based Organizations with knowledge and experience working with underserved communities. The project team will work with local communities to conduct a series of site-specific design workshops to identify activities and design facilities relevant to the local community. Approved Compensation $ All speakers will be asked to register for the conference, even if you are attending only for the day. You will receive an email once speaker registration is open. As a reminder, speakers receive a complimentary one-day registration to the conference on the day of your session. Speakers who wish to register for the entire conference may do so at a reduced rate of $250 for the entire conference. All speakers will be asked to sign a speaking agreement. Those agreements will be emailed to you in the summer. Lodging information will be made available in early July. We kindly ask that you support the Portland Hilton, the designated fonferericei'hoter, ifyou pfari to stay overnighfin Portland du ling tHe conference: We have secured a special conference rate of $149 per night - a great rate for downtown Portland. As a reminder, ORPA encourages you to make any session handouts available in electronic form prior to the conference. If you would like to do so, please plan to send a pdf of your session materials not later than Friday, October 16, 2015. ORPA does not provide printed handouts for sessions. If you have any questions about this information, your session, or the ORPA conference, please contact me at stephanie@orpa.org or 503.867.8447 (office) or 503.853.9126 (cell). Thanks again for your interest in speaking at the ORPA annual conference. I'll see you in Portland this November. Stephanie Redman, Executive Director Oregon Recreation & Park Association o: 503.867.8447 f c: 503.853.9126 f stephanie@orpa.org 2