Maryland Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference. April 2009.
City of Annapolis. MD. The Future of Tourism. Mayor’s Tourism Symposium. June 2009.
Resources for the Future, Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Group. Health and outdoor Recreation: Understanding and Enhancing the Relationship. Washington, D.C. January 2009.
Numerous speeches in Hangzhou, Beijing and Keifeng China. March 2009.
CT-Art Creation Pte Ltd. The Value of Play for Older Adults in Singapore. Singapore. April 2008.
American Institute of Architects. Providing for Play for All Ages: Reclaiming A Key Responsibility. Boston, MA. May 2008.
California Park and Recreation Association. Ten Trends Re-Shaping California's Recreation and Parks System. Beach, CA. Feb. 2008.
Maine Recreation and Park Association. The Future of Outdoor Recreation. Portland, ME April 2008.
National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. Trends Impacting Recreational Boating. Clearwater Florida. September 2008.
New Mexico Recreation and Park Association. The Future of Recreation and Parks in New Mexico: Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 2008.
Ontario Park and Recreation Society. Numerous presentations, Huntsville, Ontario. April 2008.
UNESCO Creative Cities Conference. Ahead of the Curve: New Trends in Tourism, leisure and Creative Time. Santa Fe International Conference on Creative Tourism. Santa Fe, New Mexico. October 2008.
National Park Service. The National Park Service. Relevance and Prospects. Intermountain Region, Superintendent's Conference, Midway, Utah. November 2007.
Pennsylvania Governor's Conference on Outdoor Recreation. The Future of Outdoor Recreation. Keynote Speaker, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State College, PA. March 2007.
Wroclaw Poland World Exposition Bidding Team. The Future of Leisure. Keynote speech. Academic Advisory Committee to EXPO 2012 bid. Conference of Expo bidding team, diplomatic corps and International Bureau of Expositions members. Wroclaw, Poland. July 2007.
People's Republic of China. Leisure and the Future of Families. The 2nd Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Family Harmony and Youth Growth. Beijing, China. May 2007.
Parks and Leisure Australia. Prospects for the Future of Parks and Leisure. Keynote speech. Sydney. September 2006.
Cooper Institute. Current Overlap Between Public Health and Parks and Recreation, From A Parks and Recreation Perspective. Dallas, Texas. October 2006.
Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department. Ten Trends Impacting Recreation and Parks in Miami-Dade County. Florida.. Best Practices Lecture Series. September, 2006.