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Fingerprinting

8:00 am - 12:00 pm
All PAC officers and any PAC member who works with youth or or handles finances is required to be fingerprinted! Accurate Biometrics will be on site to conduct fingerprinting at this year's conference.
Note, if selecting yes, the Community Engagement team will contact you to schedule an appointment.
 
Session 1:

9:00 am- 9:45 am
Your mission and vision statements are the "why", the true north, for your PAC. The Chicago Park District's Arts & Culture Unit (ACU) will share best practices and tools for PAC's seeking to create or refresh mission and vision statements, along with helpful tips for partnering with your local park.
Since the formation of PACs there has been turn over and rebuilding. Learn how PACs can build bridges and create community in times of transition.
Just because your park is under 20 acres and may not have a fieldhouse that does not stop PACs from activating their spaces. Hear from PACs from smaller locations and how they activate their spaces.
PACs can't do it alone. Join Maceo Johnson, Area Manager and the Mandrake PAC and learn how they collaborate to help their parks.
    
Session 2:

10:00 am- 11:00 am
Learn strategies from Workplace Solutions take a journey to assess and learn what you can do differently, and how to "play nice in the sandbox" with a wide variety of people to increase your productivity.
Whether you are a new PAC or need a refresher this primer will cover best practices for PACs. Hear from a President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary on how they perform their functions.
Special events are the bread and butter of a lot of PACs. Hear how three PACs host special events in their parks. Regardless of your park situation there are models of events for you!
PACs follow Roberts Rules of Order at their meetings. Learn who Robert is and how to use his rules in running a meeting.
    
Session 3:

11:15 am- 11:45 am
When there are repairs that need to made in the park it falls into two categories facilities management or capital improvement. Learn the process of park repairs and how the capital budget works and how PACs can advocate and be involved in helping prioritize capital improvements in their parks.
Parks and green spaces are wellness hubs. Learn how PACs can bring wellness opportunities to their parks. From health fairs, walking clubs, to birding there is a lot PAC can offer!
Pictures say a thousand words. Learn how to take great pictures of PAC events and parks from a professional photographer.
Join the Chicago Parks Foundation for a fundraising brain storm! You will walk away with 3 ideas to fundraise for your PAC and park.
    
Key Note Address

12:00 pm- 12:30 pm
Dr. Decoteau J. Irby, Ph.D.: Professor, Activist, Writer, Creator, PAC Leader. Hear from Dr. Irby on the power in people.
    
Lunch and Learn

12:45 pm- 2:30 pm
Sponsored by the Chicago Parks Foundation stay for a working lunch. Sit at a topic table and collaborate with fellow attendees on topics that you learned about earlier in the day. Bon Appetite!
    

To request a sign language interpreter or other accessibility accommodations, e-mail accessibility@chicagoparkdistrict.com or call (312) 742-4298 at least 72 hours prior to the conference. 

 

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