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World Leisure Centre of Excellence

    Pat Maher Visiting Scholar with the World Leisure Centre of Excellence Presents at VIU

    Pat a visiting scholar with the World Leisure Centre of Excellence presented at VIU on Tuesday the 16 of October 2012. Pat started his presentation by providing a definition of the following:Periphery: is a location on earth that is often consider rural or remote, has access issues and is removed...

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    Sustainability Case Studies in the Southern Gulf Islands

    The Masters in Sustainable Leisure Management students from Vancouver Island University are heading out to learn about how businesses, residents, organizations and governments are working towards sustainability in the Southern Gulf Island region from October 22-26, 2012.  Lead by Dr. Nicole L...

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    Public Presentation by Dr. Pat Maher

    Lecture Title: Periphery to Core: What can we learn about sustainability, innovation and change if we look from the outside in?How can you be sustainable if your community has no recycling program? How can you innovate if you're still on dial up internet? How can you change the situation if so...

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    Erin Heeney (VIU MA-SLM Grad-Student) Presents at the World Leisure Congress Rimini

    Erin presenting in RiminiErin Heeney a graduate student in the Master of Sustainable Leisure Management at Vancouver Island University (http://www.viu.ca/calendar/Business/mastersustainableleisure.asp), presented on her research at the World Leisure Congress in Rimini Italy. Erin focused on a...

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    VIU WLCE Information Booth Rimini 2012

    The VIU WLCE booth has been a busy place at the World Leisure Congress in Italy this week. As shown, our contingent has been reconnecting with field supervisors for our grad students, exploring linkages with new academic partners in Africa, and educating people on our grad program. There has been...

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    Visiting Scholar John McCarthy gives a presentation on the Revitalization of Port Cities

    Posted by: Llanavis Davies (Gareth) and Jake Skinner Vancouver Island University, one of the World Leisure Centres of Excellence, was pleased to welcome Dr, John McCarthy to campus on Wednesday the 26th of Sept. John presented in front of an audience of students and faculty on the revitalization...

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    WLCE Information Page

    This is the information sheet we are bringing to the World Leisure Congress in Rimini, Italy. If you would like to order any for your school people use the contact on the sheet. WLC One Pager

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    Marc Sorrie at HTW Chur

    Hi everyone, My name is Marc Sorrie and I am a grad student in Sustainable Leisure Management at VIU.Before I attend the World Leisure Congress in Rimini, Italy I am travelling to a few locations in Europe to visit some friends. One of those visits is to Chur, Switzerland to visit a previous WLCE...

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    2012 World Leisure Congress - Rimini, Italy

    Vancouver Island University and The World Leisure Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Leisure Management intend to have a strong presence at the years World Leisure Congress. This presence will be made up of faculty and students alike in a presenting and networking role. With the introduction of...

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    Update from the Ghana Field School

    Subject: Ghana up-dateGood morning (or late evening for you),Thanks Dave for sharing a bit of Costa Rica - we must have been channeling each other as our group just put something similar together that folks who are interested can check out. I also can not remember if I shared the blog address for...

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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.