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World Leisure Centre of Excellence

  • Case volume 2

    Innovative Leisure Practices

    Cases as Conduits Between Theory and Practice Volume 2 - December 2016. The WLCE is pleased to present the second volume of Innovative Leisure Practices. The volume contains 5 case studies profiling innovative practices including: Implementing organizational change: A case study of a leisure...

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    Innovative Leisure Practices

    Cases as Conduits Between Theory and Practice Volume 1: December 2015. The WLCE is pleased to present the first volume of Innovative Leisure Practices. The volume contains 11 case studies profiling innovative practices including: Ecotourism, conservation, and sustainability: A case study of the...

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    Impact - Sustainability Travel & Tourism

    Great opportunity to connect with tourism peers and stakeholders this winter. If you work in tourism, care about tourism’s positive or negative impacts on communities and Canadians, and see the positive, sustainable growth of tourism in Canada as a key economic driver – IMPACT is for you. For more...

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    Call for Case Study Submissions 2019

    Call for Case Study Submission 2019 The World Leisure Centre of Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation at Vancouver Island University is inviting case study proposals to be included in the fourth annual volume of Innovative Leisure Practices. The intent of the volume is to provide a forum for...

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  • Pechakucha

    PechaKucha Night

    PECHAKUCHA IS BACK! Movement, transition and change have forever alighted the imagination and provoked fundamental truths about what it means to be human. Join us on Monday, November 19 for Journeys: Mobility and Metaphor, a PechaKucha night that will explore how we move and are moved, whether...

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    Visiting Scholars

    The WLCE at VIU is pleased to welcome the following Visiting Scholars for the 2018/2019 Academic Year.  Visiting Scholars 2018 / 2019 The NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences Academy for Leisure, Netherlands has just released their Visiting Scholar Call for Applications. Breda's World Leisure...

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    Lorie Tuma's Visiting Scholar Experience

    Dr. Lorie Tuma Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA Dr. Tuma is an assistant professor at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan and an expert in social media. Prior to this she taught at the University of Alabama and Central Michigan University. Her career in hospitality...

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    RPLC Webinar Series

        Rural Policy Learning CommonsJanuary 2018 - v.2.UPCOMING WEBINARSOCIAL ENTERPRISE: BUILDING OPPORTUNITIESThursday, JANUARY 18, 2018, 10:00 am Central CSTRegister: http://ow.ly/5NJF30h9Zb8ABSTRACT:In this webinar, you will hear about how three social enterprise organizations are empowering and...

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    2016 Annual Report

    2016 Annual Report

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    2017 Innovative Leisure Practices--Call for Case Study Submission

    Innovative Leisure Practices:Cases as Conduits between Theory and Practice – Volume 3 (2017)After the success of the 2016 volume of case studies, the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University is accepting case study proposals for inclusion in the 2017 volume of Innovative...

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Vancouver Island University and the World Leisure Centre of Excellence acknowledge and thank the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we research and share knowledge.

WLCE Mission

The World Leisure Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Leisure Management brings together established and emerging scholars from around the globe to share innovative ideas, engage in dialogue and collaborate in research and teaching.