The Annual Conference on the VALUE of Play

The Play Conference, as it is commonly known, is an annual professional conference presented by the US Play Coalition.

The latest research and practices in the field of play are presented at the conference, which brings together play researchers, educators, health scientists, architects, landscape architects, designers, planners, park and recreation professionals, business and community leaders, psychologists, physicians and parents from across the U.S. and beyond.

The 2021 VIRTUAL Conference on  the Value of Play  features dozens of headliners, workshops, educational and research presentations – all recorded live earlier this year and now available ON DEMAND through December 31, 2021.  This is a great option for groups, professional orgs and classes in addition to our individual play friends who couldn’t join us earlier this year.

The2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY will be April 2-6, 2022, in Clemson, South Carolina.  “THE NATURE OF PLAY” is a PLAY on words, allowing for broad interpretation by presenters!  As always, the play conference will explore play across the lifespan, play in the workplace, play in the classroom, play in NATURE and address universal issues of access, equity, inclusion and more.  The call for presentation proposals is open now through November 15, 2021.