"CREATE, EXPLORE, INSPIRE!" will celebrates play as a dynamic, multifaceted experience that fuels creative ideas, art, and design; facilitates exploration of place and perspectives; and inspires individuals and communities. By embracing the "Create, Explore, Inspire!" theme, the conference aims to highlight how play serves as a powerful catalyst for learning, creativity, art & design, investigation, exploration, and more.
The latest research and practices in the field of play will be presented at the play conference, which brings together play researchers, park and recreation professionals, camp professionals, educators, health scientists, architects, landscape architects, business and community leaders, psychologists, physicians, museum professionals, students and parents from across the globe.
At the National Conference on the Value of Play, we have long relied on scholars, practitioners and industry leaders to share their expertise on various aspects of play. We hope you will join us next year in Bloomington, Indiana on the campus of Indiana University!
Submit your application to present in one of the following theme tracks (detailed on the call website):
- Creative & Innovative Play
- Play Across the Lifespan
- Accessible & Inclusive Play
- Education & Play
- Health, Recreation & Play
- Nature Based & Outdoor Play
- Designing for Play
- Emerging Trends in Play
- International/Global Play
- Nuts & Bolts
All conference presentation proposal submissions are peer reviewed using a double-blind process. Deadline for proposal submissions is Sunday, October 27, at 11:59pm PT.
Submit your presentation proposal online at https://usplaycoalition.org/conference/call-for-presentations1.html. Click or tap if you trust this link.">https://usplaycoalition.org/conference/call-for-presentations1.html
Andrew Rhoda
Curator of Puzzles
The Lilly Library
Indiana University, Bloomington
arhoda@iu.edu