Conference Postponed to 2021
3/9/20 Update
This decision has been made after a thorough review of the coronavirus threat and careful deliberation with our local partners. 2021 Dates will be posted ASAP.
Core Conference
Tuesday, March 17 - Thursday, March 19. 2020
The core conference will be an ‘unconventional’ convention. The conference home base will be the Record - which will host registration, the Indoor Expo, coffee & a la carte breakfast, and the Banquet lunches. The concurrent sessions and seminar sessions will be in sites all around downtown Bentonville. Learn more about the site!
Tuesday, 3/17
7:00 - 8:00 am - Registration, The Record
7:00 - 8:00 am - Breakfast in the Trail Expo, The Record
8:00 - 9:00 am - Welcome and Opening Ceremonies, The Record
9:15 -10:30 am - Concurrent Session A (multiple venues)
10:45 am -12:00 pm - Concurrent Session B (multiple venues)
9:15 am - 12:00 pm - Seminar Session 1 (multiple venues)
12:15 -1:30 pm - Keynote Speaker: Gary Vernon, The Walton Family Foundation & Banquet Lunch (the Record)
1:30 - 2:00 pm - Networking in the Trail Expo
2:15- 3:30 pm - Concurrent Session C (multiple venues)
3:45 - 5:00 pm - Concurrent Session D (multiple venues)
2:15 - 5:00 pm - Seminar Session 2 (multiple venues)
5:00 - 6:30 pm - Trail Expo Happy Hour, The Record
6:30 + -Dinner on your own
7:00 - 11:00 pm - St. Paddy’s Day part at the Hub
Wednesday, 3/18
8:00 - 9:00 am - Breakfast in the Trail Expo, The Record
9:15 -10:30 am - Concurrent Session E (multiple venues)
10:45 am -12:00 pm - Concurrent Session F (multiple venues)
9:15 am - 12:00 pm - Seminar Session 3 (multiple venues)
12:15 -1:30 pm - Keynote Speaker: Grady Spann, Director of Arkansas State Parks & Banquet Lunch (the Record)
1:30 - 2:00 pm - Indoor Expo & Networking
2:15- 3:30 pm - Concurrent Session G (multiple venues)
3:30 - 5:30 pm - Off-Site Location
5:30 - 7:00 pm - Dinner on your own
7:00 - 10:00 pm - Party at the Meteor (downtown Bentonville)
Thursday 3/19
8:00 - 9:30 am - Southern Farewell Breakfast, (The Record)
9:45 -11:00 am - Concurrent Session H (multiple venues)
11:15 am -12:30 pm - Concurrent Session I (multiple venues)
9:45 am - 12:30 pm - Seminar Session 4 (multiple venues)
12:30 pm - End of Conference
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent sessions and time slots are still being finalized.
Keynote:
Trails Are Life
Grady Spann
Director of Arkansas State Parks
Why Arkansas State Parks are committed to the largest expansion of new trail construction since the Civilian Conservation Corps built the first trails in the 1930s.
Workshops
PTBA offers additional hands-on training opportunities before and after the core conference. These are optional add-ons.