By Patrick Hammer, Director of Parks and Recreation Town of Erie, Colorado, United States Note: This piece follows the webinar on the topic organized by the WLO Special Interest Group (SIG) on Leisure Management, which can be watched here. Catastrophic weather events, acts of mass violence, health pandemics, cyber-attacks to operating systems or just suddenRead more
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The WLCE at Vancouver Island University, in partnership with the Heiltsuk Tribal Council and the North Island College both from Canada, has recently launched a report based on the findings and considerations after years of implementation of its Indigenous Ecotourism Training Program (IETP) titled “Enhancing Community Capacity and Evaluating Place-Based Pedagogy in Indigenous Tourism”. TheRead more
The launch of WLO SIG on Leisure and Human Rights occurred on October 24th, 2022, through a webinar which proposed a collaborative research project, ‘Holding nation states to account for leisure rights’. The online seminar, conducted by the SIG’s co-chairs Dr. Atara Sivan and Dr. Tony Veal, included presentations on these two elements and invitationsRead more
From September 28th to 30th, WLO Communication & Events Coordinator Dr. Mireia Iglesias attended PCMA Convening EMEAin Vienna, Austria, one of the biggest events’ industry conventions bringing attendees from over 40 countries with different background and specialties. The conference brought events’ practitioners together to solve the new challenges faced by the industry and also toRead more
The WLO Board of Directors hosted its 2022 Annual Board meeting from November 3rd to 5th in a hybrid format. WLO Board members attending on-site also participated in the parallel Forum “Talking About Leisure”, co-organized by Brazilian partners SESC and WLCE University of São Paulo and celebrated in the same facilities at SESC Guadalupe (Pernambuco,Read more
The World Leisure Organization would like to announce the new Editorial Board of the World Leisure Journal (WLJ). It is with great excitement that we greet this diverse and truly global Editorial Board with members based in over 20 countries. Members of the Editorial Board undertake a key role in supporting the Editor-in-Chief to maintainRead more
By Dr. Marc-André Lavigne, Professeur, World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Canada English version here Rendre les opportunités de loisir accessibles est depuis longtemps l’une des visées de l’intervention publique dans le secteur du loisir et du sport. Après tout, le loisir est (et doit rester) unRead more
By Dr. Marc-André Lavigne, Professor, World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Canada French version here Making leisure opportunities accessible to all has long been one of the aims of public intervention in the recreation and sports sector. Accessibility and inclusion are tricky issues for recreation managers andRead more
After the success of the first online discussion groups, we are happy to announce the Global Leisure Debate – Responses to Challenges on Leisure, Mental Health and Well-Being. We are extending this invitation to meet you in an online space for brokering ideas, stimulating debate, and offering creative solutions to the leisure field. On this occasion,Read more
17th World Leisure Congress 2022 in Dunedin, 12-16 December The Congress brings together leisure professionals from academia, government and industry to promote informative, stimulating and challenging discussion on the latest issues in leisure. The theme of the Congress is ‘Leisure: Learn well, live well. As the world continues to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemicRead more
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