We’re back on the East Coast!  Baltimore is known as Charm City for a reason and we challenge you to get in on the fun of the 2008 NRPA Congress and Exposition - Join thousands of park and recreation leaders, advocates, partners and suppliers to get in on MORE education opportunities, MORE networking events, MORE exhibitors, MORE sites to see and MORE memories to make! With something around every corner to either see or do, combined with our amazingly rich Congress program, Baltimore is certainly an exciting place to be this October.

Don’t miss an exciting Opening Party at Camden Yards – home of the Baltimore Orioles baseball club. Attend an exciting Opening General Session, followed by Keynote Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., one of the nation’s foremost activists on environmental issues. We have planned over 200 education sessions with more than 15 off-site institutes! Visit the largest exhibition on the American park and recreation calendar, bringing over 500 exhibitors to you to give you first-hand experience with the latest products available in the park and recreation field!  Close out the week by attending our sensational Closing Party at the Maryland Science Center at Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor!

What more could you ask for?  Baltimore is calling you to celebrate its history, legends and hot spots, to experience its diverse culture, and to enjoy its many ethnic restaurants.  However you decide to spend your free time in Baltimore, just don’t miss your opportunity to be here at the 2008 Congress & Exposition in October.