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    MA SLM 602 - Innovation Movie: Livability

    Video by: Xie Zhen, Lakshit Bhanot and Sabyasachi SahooSLM 602 – Case studies in Sustainability Instructor: Dr. Nicole L.VaugeoisNovember 2014Livability

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    Erin Heeney, our very first published graduate

    Erin Heeney, our Master in Sustainable Leisure Management graduate from the very first cohort, became also the very first published student in the program.Her article "Connection and understanding: the basis of a positive mutual gaze between residents of a small island developing state and a...

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    2015 Annual Report

    2015 Annual Report

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    Innovation Infusion - Dr. Karla Henderson: Review and Reflection

    On March 3rd, Dr. Karla Henderson from North Carolina State University, US, gave a presentation on the topic: Gender Matters: Progress and Problems in Leisure, Recreation, and Sports. Her presentation sparked great discussion on the matter of gender and leisure.Reflections from Dr. Grant Murray,...

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    Webinar and report on economic need for healthy oceans - April 29

    Webinar and report on economic need for healthy oceans - April 29​The David Suzuki Foundation invites you to attend a free, one-hour webinar on April 29 at 1pm about the economic need to maintain healthy oceans. It will feature resource and ecological economists Dr. Kai Chan, Michelle Molnar, Ngaio...

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    World Leisure Congress 2016 - Call For Papers

    2016 LARASA World Leisure CongressCall for PapersThe first World Leisure Congress to be held on African soil aims to explore the main theme “Challenges, Choices and Consequences” by creating a platform for professionals from diverse fields to interact, share and present a context for leisure...

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    World Leisure Congress 2016 - South Africa

    14th World Leisure Congress - 2016 - South AfricaThis event will occur on Jun 27th--Jun 30th, 2016Category: World Leisure CongressesLocation: Durban, South Africa2016 World Leisure Congress Challenges, Choices and Consequences will be held in Durban, South Africa from June 27th to June 30th, 2016....

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    Student Travel Award: CMT 2015

    STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDConference website:  http://socialsciences.hawaii.edu/conference/cmt2015Conference poster:  http://socialsciences.hawaii.edu/conference/cmt2015/flyer/cmt-2015.pdfStudent Travel Award poster:  http://socialsciences.hawaii.edu/conference/cmt2015/flyer/cmt-2015-students.pdfSea...

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    Call For Papers: Inaugural International Conference on Tourism and Leisure Studies

    Inaugural International Conference on Tourism and Leisure StudiesThe Sustainability of Tourism and LeisureUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii22-23 April 2016We are inviting proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, or colloquia (See Proposal...

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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.