Seattle sight and sounds: participants attend educational sessions, cruise the exhibit hall, tour the city and reconnect with colleagues through a week of non-stop action at this year's NRPA Congress and Exposition.NRPA's Congress and Exposition in Seattle, Wash., gave participants a fun-filled exhibit hall, fact-finding educational sessions, firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first tours of the city and even flying fish. With attendees enjoying everything from the markets in the picturesque picturesque, term used in 18th-century England to refer to a landscape that looked as if it had come out of an academic painting. Used as derogatory criticism of such painting, the picturesque was considered pretty rather than beautiful. city to the dynamic speakers in the convention center, the 2006 Congress was a success. This year, close to 9,000 people attended the event, breaking previous records of attendance at last year's Congress in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . Participants this year raved about the quality of educational sessions, saying it was some of the best of any they had ever attended. The local host of Seattle operated more than 25 off-site institutes that provided participants with a look at park and recreation facilities in action across the city. The opening session also provided many highlights, including remarks from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne. The energy of the city invigorated in·vig·or·ate tr.v. in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" all the events, with the opening and closing parties hosted in some of the city's famous locales such as Freeway Park Freeway Park in Seattle, Washington, United States, extends from Downtown Seattle, where it adjoins the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, to First Hill. The park bridges over Interstate 5 and a large city-owned parking lot; 8th Avenue bridges over the park. and the Experience Music Project. Turn the page and take a look at some of what attendees experienced this year in the great Northwest. All photos by Seattle Photography |
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