
Jake Skinner's Third and Final Field Experience Blog Post
Reflections on a botched field experience.pdf
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Amazing Networking Opportunity in Victoria!
Living Future Symposium http://cascadiavi.org/November 9 @ uvic - b150, Bob Wright CentreThis one-day symposium will be held at the University of Victoria’s innovative Bob Wright Building. Featuring a collection of building professionals, authors and futurists, the Living Future Symposium will...
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ICECESS 2014 : 2014 Tenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability. Jan 22nd to 24th. Split, Croatia
Call for PapersThe 2014 Tenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic...
Read More 14th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. May 21st to 24th, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Call for Papers CCLR 2014
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Cultivating Artisanal Entrepreneurship: A Knowledge Exchange Forum
Part 3 of my SLM Field Experience TrilogyOn October 24 -25, 2013, Canadians gathered in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, to discuss the future of training for traditional craft trades in this country. Funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), this Knowledge...
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World Leisure International Innovation Prize Winning Projects Book Now Available
The World Leisure Organization is pleased to announce The World Leisure International Innovation Prize Winning Projects 2006-2012 book is now available for purchase.Twenty-seven prize-winning projects are featured in this edition and illustrate best practices in the management of leisure and...
Read More Student funding for conferences through VIU!
There are two sources of funding available for students (undergraduate and graduate) who wish to participate in conferences, workshops and colloquia; funding can cover the conference fees and travel to the conference.NOTE: application deadlines of Thursday, October 31, 2013 and Thursday, February...
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Exciting Internship Opportunity for SLM Students in Innovation Unit's Apprenticeship Programme (Application deadline Monday Oct. 14 12:00pm)
Our apprenticeship programme is a fantastic opportunity to work for a small, creative team committed to using innovation to transform public services.We are now recruiting for a graphic design trainee for a 9 month contract. We pay a salary of £18,000 pro rata. We are looking for a talented and...
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Vancouver Island Economic Alliance 2013 State of the Island Economic Summit. October 29th to 30th. Nanaimo, BC.
A panel of experts will look at accelerating the commercialization of 'greentech' innovations...
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Welcome Visiting Scholar Dr. Katherine King!
The WLC has already hosted Dr. Neil Carr as our first visiting scholar for the 2013 academic year. Now, we are gearing up to host our next visiting scholar, Dr. Katherine King.Katherine King is a Lecturer in Leisure Studies in the school of Tourism at Bournemouth University in the UK. Her research...
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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.