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World Leisure Centre of Excellence

    WLCE Reading Circle 2016

    What: A reading circle is a group of people who get together to explore a topic in further detail through the medium of books.When: Kickoff Event Wednesday, March 2nd, 5:00 p.m. –6:30 p.m.Where: The Taphouse, 321 Selby Street, Nanaimo Register: Contact Jessyca Idi (jessyca.idi@stumail.viu.ca) 1...

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    MA SLM 602--Innovation Movie: Gender Equality in Leisure

    Video by: Angelica Granja Moreno...

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    Innovation Infusion: Massimo Morellato

    The World Leisure Centre of Excellence at VIU would like to invite you to the Innovation Infusion Series event on Tuesday, Feb. 16th, from 1:00-2:30. p.m. at Building 200-Room 203.The speaker Dr. Massimo Morellato is a lecturer at the Department of Tourism and Events at Auckland University of...

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    MA SLM 602—Innovation Movie: Care Farming

    MA SLM 602—Innovation Movie: Care Farming: A model for Enhancing Well-being and Providing Solutions for Critical ProblemsVideo by: Rio Bates...

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    MA SLM 602—Innovation Movie: We Humans Need Biosphere!!...

    Video by: Madhur Kanumuri and Manpreet NijjarSLM 602 – Case Studies in SustainabilityInstructor: Professor Joanne SchroederNovember 2015AbstractBiosphere represents everything that lives on earth, it is the fruit of billions of years of evolution shaped by natural processes. Designated by the...

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    TOURAVEL '16--3rd Tourism, Travel and Leisure Studies Conference

    Istanbul, TurkeyJune 30 - July 2, 2016The 3rd International Tourism, Travel and Leisure Conference in 2016 (TOURAVEL '16) held in Istanbul, Turkey will encourage interdisciplinary discussions on travel and tourism studies. The conference will cover a wide range of themes, including Culture and...

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    The European Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment 2016

    The Waterfront Hotel, Brighton, United KingdomThursday, July 7 - Sunday, July 10, 2016Organized by the International Academic Forum (IAFOR), the European Conference on Sustainability, Energy...

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    MA SLM 602--Innovation Movie: The Value of Nanaimo

    Video by: Wei HuangSLM 602 – Case Studies in SustainabilityInstructor: Professor Joanne SchroederNovember 2015AbstractEnvironmental pollution and food safety are two of the most important issues in current China. Air pollution and water crisis, in particular, have serious impacted on food safety...

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    MA SLM 602--Innovation Movie: Sustainable Seafood

    Video by: Michelle HarnettSLM 602 – Case Studies in Sustainability Instructor: Professor Joanne SchroederNovember 2015AbstractHow sustainable is seafood? With global fishing fleets operating at 2.5 times sustainable levels, 90% of the world's fish stocks are now depleted. Destructive fishing...

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    MA SLM Student Field Experience-Haina Wan

    --By Haina WanBeing a stylist in the MG fashion shopping organization -- an innovative online trading organization of Jiangxi China, has been an inspiring field experience. It is established by two newly graduated entrepreneurs who dedicated to bringing the local-produced fashion to thrive. We sell...

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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.