As the ILRTA and ITRS liason I wanted to send out an invitation to all ITRS members for the ILRTA conference which will take place on November 12th and November 13th at The DoubleTree Hotel Chicago/Alsip, 5000 W 127th St, Alsip, IL 60803. Sessions will include a Keynote address from Norma Stumbo; Managing your Life - 10 strategies from Calvin and Hobbes, Handling emotions and conflicts in the workplace; The impact of Physical Activity and Recreation on Autism; Enabling Gardens: Design methods and strategies for safe and comfortable lifelong gardening; a speed mentoring program to link seasoned professionals with students and young professionals; plus many more. The full conference costs is $215.00 for non-ILRTA members and will include a 2008 membership in ILRTA. It will be an excellent opportunity to link community TR programming with clinical TR and help improve care for our participants and patients. For more information please contact Kenny Riley at kriley@childrensmemorial.org and he can fax you a registration form and detailed description of all scheduled sessions. Don’t miss this opportunity to bridge the TR gap.