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 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY will be April 3-5, 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.