It’s almost time for the IAPD/IPRA annual conference which takes place January 23 – 25, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. Ancel Glink attorneys will be speaking at 13 sessions this year, so if you are attending the conference, please come find us!

Date

Time

Session

Speakers

Thursday, 1/23/2025

10AM –
11AM

Session
112

Real
Estate 101: What You Need to Know About Acquiring, Selling and Using Property

Scott
Puma and David Silverman, FAICP (Ancel Glink)

 

Thursday, 1/23/2025

1:30PM –
2:30PM

Session
120

Can
We and Should We Have Video Surveillance in Parks and Facilities?

Megan
Mack and Tyler Smith (Ancel Glink)

Thursday, 1/23/2025

3PM-4PM

Session
133

Large
Event, Festival and Parade Security

Derke
Price (Ancel Glink) and Chief Steven Schindlbeck (Naperville Park District)

 

Thursday, 1/23/2025

3PM-4PM

Session
116

Social
Media & The Law: Facebook? Instagram? X?

Julie
Tappendorf (Ancel Glink)

 

Friday, 1/24/2025

8:30AM-9:30AM

Session
110

Legal/Legislative  I

Derke
Price (Ancel Glink) and Jason Anselment (IAPD)

 

Friday, 1/24/2025

10AM –
11AM

Session
123

Direct
& Deliberate: How to Successfully PASS a Referendum

Keri-Lyn
Krafthefer (Ancel Glink), Lauren Raspanti (Lemont Park District), Louise
Egofske (Lemont Park District) and Paul Hanley (Beyond Your Base)

Friday, 1/24/2025

3:30PM-4:30PM

Session
119

Regulating
Controversial Park Activities

Megan
Mack, Erin Monforti and Tyler Smith (Ancel Glink)

Saturday, 1/25/2025

10:30AM-11:30AM

Session
117

Having
a Healthy and Prosperous Relationship with your Executive Director

Derke
Price (Ancel Glink)

Saturday, 1/25/2025

10:30AM-11:30AM

Session
134

So
You’re Thinking About Going Solar

Adam
Simon (Ancel Glink), Karen Larson (Park Ridge Park District) and Shawn Ajazi
(Progressive Business Solutions)

Saturday, 1/25/2025

12:30PM-1:30PM

Session
122

Affiliates:
A Blessing or a Curse?

Derke
Price (Ancel Glink) 

Saturday, 1/25/2025

12:30PM-1:30PM

Session
118

Park
District Finance – It’s Not Intuitive

Adam
Simon (Ancel Glink) and Mari-Lynn Peters (Park District of Highland Park)

Saturday, 1/25/2025

12:30PM-1:30PM

Session
135

Crossing
the Line:  What Park Districts Need to
Know about the Migrant Crisis

Keri-Lyn
Krafthefer (Ancel Glink)

Saturday, 1/25/2025

2PM-3PM

Session
140

Board
Policy Manuals: Why They Are Essential For Your Agency

Scott
Puma and Erin Monforti (Ancel Glink)