BC Recreation and Parks Association - Conferences - Symposium

On this page, you will find information on:

• Registration Rates • Group Registration • Workshop Registration Rates • Travel Discounts • Cancellations and Refunds Policy (and other policies) • Continuing Education Credits

Registration Rates

What's available:

Full Symposium Registration includes: Daily refreshments (morning and breaks), daily lunches, Wednesday evening Tradeshow Games & Social, and Thursday evening Reception, Banquet & Dance.

Wednesday Daily Registration includes: Daily refreshments (morning and breaks), Tradeshow lunch and Tradeshow Games & Social.

Thursday Daily Registration includes: Daily refreshments (morning and breaks) and Awards & AGM luncheon.

Separate fees and registration apply to Social and Networking Opportunities on Wed, May 1, and the HIGH FIVE® Workshop on Fri, May 3. Guest meal tickets for lunches and and evening events are also available separately.

All conference attendees are welcome to attend the Welcome Reception & Trivia Game on Tue, April 30. All conference attendees and BCRPA Members are also welcome to attend the Regional Engagement Sessions on Tue, April 30.

Please RSVP for the Tue, April 30 events when you register for the conference.

View the Program Guide for details.

Online registration has closed. Onsite registration will be available at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.

Early Bird Rates (ending March 20, 2024)

	Member Rate	Non-Member Rate	Student Member Rate
Full Registration for Wed, May 1 and Thu, May 2	$855	$1030	$450
Single Day Registration Select Wed, May or Thu, May 2	$486	$570	$340

Regular Rates (beginning March 21, 2024)

	Member Rate	Non-Member Rate	Student Member Rate
Full Registration for Wed, May 1 and Thu, May 2	$990	$1195	$450
Single Day Registration Select Wed, May or Thu, May 2	$560	$665	$340

Group Registrations

To register a group of four employees or more, please follow the instructions below.

Note: In order to meet the Early Bird deadline, your group registration information must be submitted by 4:00 PM on March 10.

Step 1:
Complete Form

Please complete this form .

Step 2:
Pay Invoice

Once we have received the form, the administrator will be sent one invoice for the entire group. Invoices will be sent via QuickBooks.

Once payment has been received, we will move onto step 3.

Step 3:
Registration

Once payment has been received, BCRPA will register your staff for their selected sessions.

If employees do not have a MyBCRPA account, one will be created on their behalf in order to complete the registration process.

BCRPA will email you once this has been completed.

That’s it!

Workshop, May 3

WORKSHOP • Fri, May 3, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Rate

HIGH FIVE® Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD) equips front-line leaders (anyone working with children aged 4 to 12 – i.e. camp counsellor, coaches, after school staff, swim instructors) with the tools to immediately enhance the quality of the programs they are leading.

Location: Penticton Community Centre (325 Power St, Penticton)
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

$99

Find more HIGH FIVE® course options.

Travel Discounts

Save on Accommodations in Penticton

Get a head start on your attendance at Symposium and secure your room at discounted rates!

Explore Accomodation Information on pages 7 & 8 of the Program Guide to find the deal that works best for you.

Save on Air Travel

Pacific Coastal Airlines

Pacific Coastal Airlines is offering 15% off Basic, Bravo, and Classic fares to/from Penticton Airport (YYF).

Use DISCOUNT CODE: BCRPA24 to take advantage of this offer.

Discount is valid for travel between April 29, 2024 to May 5, 2024 for flights to Penticton. The sale period begins Feb. 15 and ends on March 14.

Terms and Conditions:

Discount is applicable to Basic, Bravo, and Classic fare types (base fare only)
Limited uses available
New bookings only
Fares and seats are limited and subject to availability at the time of reservation
May not be combined with any other program, promotion, or discounts
Subject to applicable fare terms and conditions

Book online here.

WestJet

WestJet is offering 5% off Econo* and 10% off EconoFlex and Premium fares for travel within Canada and 2% off Econo*, 5% off EconoFlex and 10% off Premium base fares for guests travelling Trans-border. No discount will apply to Basic or Business class bookings.

To take advantage of this offer, you will need the DISCOUNT CODE: 2B0P3NI

Please visit www.westjet.com/conventions to make a booking online.

Discount is valid for travel between April 24, 2024 to May 9, 2024 for flights to Penticton Airport (YYF) or Kelowna Airport (YLW).

TRAVEL AGENTS, If booking in GDS, use promo code: YBH07

Cancellations & Refunds Policy

Conference Registrations, HIGH FIVE^® Workshop and Meal Tickets

Cancellation requests received prior to April 1, 2024 for conference registrations, HIGH FIVE® PHCD Workshop and guest meal
tickets will receive a partial refund of 70%.

A partial refund equal to 70% of the conference registration fee will be given for cancellations received prior to April 1, 2024.

Cancellations made starting April 2, 2024 are non-refundable.

Registrations are transferrable.

All requests for cancellations must be submitted in writing to the BCRPA office by email and received within the allotted cancellation times noted above.

Please note, attendees are responsible for canceling their own hotel and travel reservations.

Social Opportunities on Wed, May 1

Cancellation requests for Social Opportunities happening on May 1 (Tour de BCRPA and Talking Circle) received prior to April 1, 2024 at noon will receive a 100% refund.

Cancellation requests received after the deadline are non-refundable.

Registrations are transferrable.

All requests for cancellations must be submitted in writing to the BCRPA office by email and received within the allotted cancellation times noted above.

View all conference polices here.

Continuing Education Credits

BCRPA Fitness CECS, British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects (BCSLA) credits and Planning Institute of BC (PIBC) CPLs are available for attending Symposium.

In order to be eligible to receive CECs/CEUs, each individual is required to have their own registration.